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Newspaper
Fayette Reporter
Location
Fayette, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
2
The Moon Jaw ruling shuts about 480 saloons, 100 in Davenport, 160 in small towns, and others in cities. Citizens condemn vandals harming property and accuse neighbors of trespass. Fayette life valued for picnicking and riverbank solace, urging punishment of vandals to defend the community’s good name.
A St Louis parishioner reports the Compton Hill Congregational church has halted mid week prayer meetings. Rev. Jacob Meeker is accused of leaving town to oppose prohibition while collecting money, making public prayer at the church unnecessary as members now pray at home. The piece criticizes the pastor and laments the church as a prayer meeting center.
A mix of editorials and notices cites Rev Meeker attacking saloon politics while defending ministerial neutrality. It notes Polk county tax authority issues with a Burlington revenue collector, a settled Southampton seamen’s strike except White Star terms, and a rise in mail order liquor shipments to prohibition states. Other items cover embezzlement charges, a Seattle suicide, a rainbow parade in Buffalo, a Springfield assault on a Chicago Tribune writer, and a Detroit convention choosing a new board for the National Children’s Home Society.
Farmers in Lima and Wadena report busy hay and barley harvests after recent rains on Sunday and Monday. Local residents attend funerals, make visits, and return from trips. townsfolk discuss garden pests, weather, and everyday remedies while sharing community notes and light humor about health tips and household routines.
Wadena notes wedding tours returnees and local illnesses as Raftis work progresses on a cement block basement. A couple visits Dubuque July 3 and returns with congratulations. A temperance meeting led by George W. DeBar is planned at Union church in five weeks with J. Hector speaking. A baby born July 7 in Culberts dies the same day, and Chamberlain’s remedy is recommended for summer diarrhea in children.
The piece contrasts China halting opium traffic with the U S tolerating liquor via licensing for revenue. It argues government revenue from whiskey and tobacco harms society, urges moral stamina, and warns of decline if we ignore reform. It cites comparisons to Rome and calls for action before civilization suffers.
A canvassing salesman encounters college girls at a city house and meets a bold ruse as a seventeen year old lead insists on showing the parlor. The salesman touts a folding bed with various claimed uses while the girl replies with sly questions about a husband and autos. The scene exposes a comic trap and the agent’s cautious response.
The report links a derailed Colorado cruiser incident in San Diego harbor to a Boston phase on a playwright spouse arrest in Detroit. A seven week drought fray at Leavenworth signals national tensions. A Lake & Co firm faces embarrassment in a stalled market. A picnic near San Bernardino sickens sixty five children from ice cream. Clarry Adams of Atlantic City loses sight after a mirror flash.
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