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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1900
Page
6
Libertyville locals report visits and illness including Mrs Whitlock and Miss Wilson. Church events include a German Baptists love feast at Pleasant Hill and a district Sunday school convention at Hebron church with social at Mr Hiseli’s near Fairfield.
Septizes mark Cedar Township with plentiful water after rains. Pastures good, cattle buyers scarce this fall. Crew Bros baling hay. hay sells well. Visitors: Mrs. Fisher with cousin Mrs. George from Milwaukee to Fairfield, Mrs. Gus Adam hosting mother and sister from Illinois. Grace Adam accompanies them. Phillips reunion next week for Grandma Phillips pioneer. Oscar Phillips of South Dakota seeks state senate seat as Democrat. Rev. Brodine to fill Ebenezer appointment Sunday Sept 30. attendees include Mrs Ball and family.
Helfenstine will travel overland to Missouri this week to visit relatives, reporting plans for the trip and family gathering.
Sept 25 notes include Ida M Johnson of Fairfield and George Wangt of Burlington visiting on the weekend. Mrs Chas Bates of Salina returned home from Mr Pleasant Monday. Oliver Schillerstrom spent Sunday with his daughter in Burlington. Wesley Cassel and Mrs Cassel of Fairfield visited A F Cassell. M Damm was a Fairfield visitor Monday. Cole Thompson of Burlington spent Friday night with M Damm and left Saturday with his father's newly bought driving horse. Young people plan a Pie Social at the church Saturday evening Sept 29.
In Buchanan Township Mr. Jonathon Louder is very ill. Mrs. R. T. Wray and her Kansas City children visit H. D. Davis. Miss Davis, a Kientz relative, is seriously ill in Trenton after catching typhoid while visiting from South Dakota. Local residents attended Buffalo Bill's show in Ottumwa. Anthony Kurtz visits Ottumwa relatives. Oxall Anderson and Perry Bates attend Ottumwa street fair. Mt. Union contact Mr. Anderson visits Lutes home.
Sept 25 report notes Safe Coop made a business trip to Washington last week. Perlee may soon have telephone contact with the outside world. Lew Easton of Fairfield works on moving F. J. DeMarsh’s house. DeMarsh is rebuilding on the site of a fire. J T Ellison visited Perlee today for the new Telephone Co. W W Israel of Fairfield came by to look after local interests. Mrs S W Wright is gravely ill with typhoid fever.
San Antonio Fox man J. M. Garrettson credits relief from years of asthma after a roaring fire allowed him to rest and Dr. King's New Discovery cured his misery. The ad proclaims it the only known cure for asthma and lung diseases with 50 cent and one dollar prices and free trial bottles at Geo. D. Clarke's Drug Store.
Sylvanus O Sheldon born February 22 1817 at Underhill Center Vermont died September 17 1900 in Iowa City. He married Mary Burnham October 1846 she died three years earlier. They moved to Iowa in 1855 and lived in Jefferson County until death. He was the last surviving family member and leaves adopted children distant relatives and friends to mourn.
F M Higgins editor of the Seneca Illinois News reports long suffering with piles until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him after two boxes. He endorses the salve as infallible for piles and guarantees a cure. Only 25 cents. Sold by Cev D Clarke, druggist.
The piece lists notable defections from the McKinley camp in favor of William Jennings Bryan. Figures include Dr. H Leonard of Clifton Falls, Colonel William E. McLean of Terre Haute, James Alexander of Lockport, former Gov. Andrew J. Felt of Kansas, Herman C. Mueller of Zanesville, Paul Schuh of Cairo, H C C Church of Parkersburg, John J. Finnerty of Chicago, Alexander Elias of New York, and others citing imperialism and trust influence as their motivation to back Bryan and Stevenson. The gatherings and statements underscore a broader anti-McKinley sentiment among prominent Republicans.
The policy described by Liberty Congress claims the current policy has turned Filipinos from friends to enemies, caused thousands of deaths, and ruined the country. It argues that after the next election the policy will become the responsibility of every voter who re elects the president, sharing accountability for future bloodshed.
William Bergon alias Barron and several names lies under $25 000 bond in Greenfield after presenting forged deeds transferring land from John Jacobs of Massillon Ohio. He posed as a cash buyer and secured a $2000 loan with a check drawn on Adair County bank. Identified as Barron linked to similar Fairfield swindle, he faces hearings in Cres ton and Greenfield with Sheriff Black and County Attorney Jordan involved. Bergon, aged 53, claims detective protection to deter exposure.
The Tribune requests correspondents in all townships of the county and invites interested readers to call the office or write to the editor for terms and details.
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Fractured text suggests a dubious health claim about a product named Oascuvers Caney Cathartic. The garbled lines mention a supposed cure for constipation and resemble an old advertisement or misread OCR fragment without verifiable details.
The advertisement touts Mother's Friend as an external liniment for expectant mothers. It claims to reduce pain by applying to the abdomen and stresses that it is never taken internally.
An old advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life pills as a safe alternative to powder or mineral remedies. It touts quick relief from headaches and consumption and notes a 25 cent price at Geo D. Clarke’s Drug Store.
Quarterly free-for-one-year publication offered by the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railway invites farmers to send an address by letter or postal card. John Sebastian signs as general passenger agent in Chicago.
Democratic voters in Black Hawk township will meet at Center schoolhouse on Thursday evening September 27 at 7 30 pm to nominate township officers. The event will be addressed by a county talent. All Democrats and locals are invited. E J Johnson, Com.
The Rock Island Wall Map of the United States is advertised as the best public map, large and school approved. It will be sent post paid on receipt of fifteen cents. Address John Sebastian G.P.A. Chicago, Illinois. For sale a seven room house with summer kitchen and outbuildings at 1118 C. C. Walker Fairfield Iowa.
An old fashioned health advert promises cure for many ailments by fixing the bowels. It touts CASCARETS as a genuine candy cathartic with a metal box and stamped tablets, warning against imitations and offering a 10 cent start.
Carl Schurz releases an open letter to Lyman J. Gage secretary of the treasury accusing him of a political motive behind an Aug 26 interview. Schurz says the plan to pay government obligations in silver would unsettle financial interests and urges Republicans to fix monetary laws.
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