08 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
1
A patchwork of social notices, visits, and ads from Fayette. Mentions of residents traveling to Minnesota and Cedar Rapids, gatherings at the Ash and Herwig families, and local business chatter from Rickert & Davis. An old farm sale near Fayette lists standing timber and hardwood, price 27300, and local tradesmen like carpenters and fountain pen references appear amid holiday chatter.
Frederick William Langerman, born February 21 1840 in Schwerin Germany, died Monday November 28 after a life of farming and family devotion. He came to America in 1862 married Mise Carter in Freeport Illinois 1864, lived in LaFayette Wisconsin then Fayette County. Survived by wife six children seven grandchildren one brother and one mate. Funeral Wednesday November 30 conducted by Rev Zimmerman. many relatives attended from Maynard and Watersong area. The family thanks friends for help and flower offerings.
The piece notes prohibition actions in Des Moines with Lafayette Young excluding liquor ads, forecasts a dry year, and discusses rising temperance sentiment. It cites 2000 illicit whiskey seizures, Ballinger’s order touching Minnesota prohibition, and reactions from carriers and workers, while urging abstinence and referencing a cough remedy promotion.
A dramatic monologue unfolds as a speaker denounces social evils behind a bar. A pale figure, styled as a preacher, pleads for courage to confront alcohol and poverty. The scene climaxes with the speaker dying, while the crowd confronts the consequences of vice and social neglect.
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