Fairfields First Electric Light Celebrated in 1882
Thirty years ago Fairfield marked its first electric lights with a park fete a band concert a grand supper and a ball. Ten thousand visitors from surrounding areas attended as the city unveiled its electric tower built under Anthony Demarce with a Brush system contract for six lamps all year at two thousand two hundred dollars annually. The event drew skeptical cheers and showcased Fairfield as a progressive Iowa town leading in electric lighting. The period also noted visits from Mr and Mrs Wheeler and the Maasdam horses arriving for local stock farms.
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Fairfield
Weekly Tribune
Conscientious Chronicler
Fairfield Silver Corner
W. T. Burgess
Albert McCalla
Opera House
Iowa
Anthony Demarce
Brush
Former Fairfield Girl Weds Near Batavia
Ray Fresconi and Mable Curray were married at the bride’s parents home near Batavia. The couple, both raised locally, were supported by about forty guests and received many presents. Rev. O J Fix officiated with Mendelssohn’s march as Helen Blough played. The Batavia News notes the couple’s Christian upbringing and social regard.
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Mable Curray
Parsons
Ray Frescoli
Curray
Batavia
Miss Curray
J. A. Curray
West Broadway
Parsons College
Fairfield
Batavia News
Ray Fresconi
O. J. Fix
Methodist Church of
Mendelssohn
Helen Blough
Seymour
Iowa
Nellie Julian
Florence Laughlin
Winnie
Rolina Curray
C. F. Fresconi
Maasdams and Wheelers Return From the East
Mr and Mrs J G Maasdam return from an eastern trip with family and local friends noting travel experiences and next steps for their home community involvement.
Ladies in Carriage Meet With Accident
A party of ladies riding to the Joe Sheron farm were thrown from a carriage when a wheel broke. Mrs. Clyde Bell Mrs. Walt Wilson Mrs. Milt Fry and Mrs. Ed Davis were thrown and injured. Mrs. Davis suffered a severe fall and hemorrhages but was said to be greatly improved the next morning.
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Joe Sheron
Clyde Bell
Walt Wilson
Milt Fry
Ed Davis
Shelton Place
Water filtration improves city supply purity
Tests of the city water run through the new filter show daily quality gains. Initial algae levels have dropped to near undetectable and the former strong odor is no longer perceptible.
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Colorado
Salt Lake City
Western Pacific
Grand Canyon
Feather River
Ogden
Southern Pacific
el Paso
New Mexico
Why Dr Wiley Is For Wilson
Prominent chemist Harvey Wiley argues that public health and food laws favor the Democratic ticket, urging voters to back Wilson and Marshall over Roosevelt Taft and urging a restoration of integrity in the Department of Agriculture. He appeals to Republicans to support Wilson based on environment and devotion to public welfare.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Taft
Wilson
Marshall
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
U. S
McCabes
Washington
Taxing Poor Man's Coat Under Tariff Provisions
The piece argues that tariff policy shifts large costs onto the working class, detailing how duties vary by item and price level. It cites examples such as wool blankets flannels wool plushes knit fabrics stockings hats gloves carpets and other goods to show higher burdens on cheaper articles and lower on pricier ones.
Tax schedules show the poor taxed higher than the rich
A survey of various duty and price schedules reveals higher percentages for cheaper goods and essentials like underwear silks and matting, compared with finer items. The tally of items from leather to firearms shows a pattern where the poor pay more in relative duty, while the wealthy incur lower rates on numerous luxury items.
Roosevelt Sees Labor, Finance Work Despite Political Career
The Third Term candidate derides Gov. Wilson as relying on obsolete political economy texts not on knowledge. The Colonel is depicted as starting in labor and rising to political life, with a note that Roosevelt has endured hardship early in life through labor.
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Gov. Wilson
Roosevelt
Emerson Ponders Celestial Symbols in Anarchic Verse
A reflective note questions whether Ralph Waldo Emerson gazed on a moose calf while composing a cryptic line about owning a sphere seven stars and the solar year, hinting at mythic or symbolic inspiration in his early poetry.
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Emerson
Taft Hails Republican Victory in Maine
President Taft congratulates the Republicans of Maine, calling it an old fashioned victory as Hilles describes. He warns that another such result could tilt Vermont and Rhode Island to the Democrats in November.
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Taft
Maine
Hilles
Vermont
Rhode Island
Missouri Taft Electors Pledge Third Term Vote
Eight Taft electors in Missouri announce they will vote for the Third Term candidate if Taft is elected. The move signals continued card-stacking at Armageddon with party maneuvering ahead of the vote.
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Missouri
Supporter Says Hilles Not to Blame for Candidate’s Exit
Those who know and feel for Chairman Hilles say he is not to blame for the Republican presidential candidate’s announcement that he is out of politics. The remark follows internal party tensions and a broader shakeup within the campaign.
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Hilles
Western Third Termer Calls Out Roosevelt Timing
A Western third termer regrets Roosevelt cannot say all he means before election day and believes he will have more time to speak after the vote.
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Roosevelt
Denmark Association Sessions at Keosauqua
The semi annual meeting of the Denmark Association of Congregational churches met in Keosauqua Iowa September 17 18 1912. Delegates A F Newell and Philip B Hammond represented the Keosauqua church. Talks covered church work for the coming half year with papers on Robert Browning and a significant Women’s Board address. The spring meeting will be at Keokuk with A F Newell elected alternate preacher.
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Denmark Association of Congregational Churches
Keosauqua
Iowa
Conference of
Congregational Churches
A. F. Newell
Philip B. Hammond
Bickens
Danville
M. Dana
First Church
Ottumwa
Robert Browning
Naboth Osborne
Burlington
Association
N. Osborn
Bickers
Keokuk
Arthur F. Newelli
Paper Bag Cooking by M Soyer at Brooks Club London
Recipes for bag cooking designed for frugal households with a mother and children. Steps detail Sunday to Tuesday menus using beef, vegetables, potatoes, and dumplings, plus a jam turnover and old fashioned porridge. Oven timings, bag preparation, and portions emphasize minimal waste and practical weekly dinners.
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M. Soyer
Brooks’ Club
London
Sturgis & Walton Company
Old Settlers Meeting Planned for October 10
Reports from committees set plans for an Old Settlers celebration to be held October 10 in the park. A buffalo barbecue is proposed from Singmaster farm with funds to be raised by subscription and ceremonies including an industrial parade at 11 AM. Committees on publicity coffee and parade named. hospital refreshments pledged. fund solicitation ongoing.
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Singmaster
Keota
E. R. Smith
R. W. Lamson
C. L. Cox
S. S. Crane
Hl. P. Thorne
High Stevenson
C. C. Brown
Ralph Maddox
L. D. James
Frank Black
Richard Gaines
R. C. Leggett
Eli Blough
Jefferson County Hospital Board
Evening Tribune
Nellie Easton Expected Home Tonight in Denver
Nellie Easton of Denver is expected to return home tonight after a short visit. She plans to spend a few days visiting friends and relatives.
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Nellie Easton
Denver
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E. G. Wheeler
New York City
Maasdams
New York
Wheeler
Europe
Wheelers
France
Wheeler and Maasdam
Adams Express
J. G. Maasdam
California
North Pacific Coast
Atin Island
T. F. McNew
Towa
Sam
The
New York Herald
DR. Wiley
T. R
Harvey W. Wiley
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Chemistry
Denmark
Association of Congregational Churches
Old Settlers Meeting
Chas. H. Gage
Day Hunt
C. E. Anderson
George Banfield
J. E. Gribbin
Optometrist
Gilchrist
Michigan
A. M. Sargent
Fairfield, Ia
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