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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1879
Page
4
Poetic meditation on land hunger and labor scarcity. The speaker contrasts fertile nature with economic inequality, noting that while soil and flowers are gifts, many idle people crave acres and many acres lack workers.
An old Norwig pastor is abducted at night by two masked men who force him to marry a couple in a packed church. The ceremony unfolds in a lit church with a mysterious noble groom and a terrified bride, amid a chilling, silent crowd and a newly dug grave.
In a remote Danish community a pastor witnesses a bizarre wedding in which the bride Feodora appears lifeless and revived by an ominous bridegroom. A towering man and a scheming old woman guard the ceremony as a ship sails away. The bride is found murdered in her coffin, the diadem gone, with a pistol shot to the heart. The pastor keeps silence as officials insist on secrecy and an unexplained link to Russian intrigues lingers.
A tragedy links a Courtland princess as victim to a principal actor identified as a grandson of Peter the Great. Details remain sparse in the fragmentary report, with authorities not disclosing full names or charges.
The text details Henry Astor's assault verdict of 20 000 dollars and the Astor wealth handling. It contrasts John Jacob Astor and William Astor with a behind the scenes look at family pride. It notes stock declines at the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company and hints at bankruptcies.
A religious newspaper argues for church engagement with the stage as a positive influence. It cites John Wesley on music, urges better informed church members about theater realities, and says the church cannot harm the stage but can improve it and strengthen its own appeal.
In a tea time tale, Mrs Diffendorfer recalls Mrs Biffen who endures years of tragedy from a murdered father to a jailed brother and a dead baby. After fear of suicide, a church raffle yields a seal skin sacque, matching the proverb the darkest hour is just before dawn.
A Yankee who paid only twenty five cents before was charged seventy five cents for a ticket to see the Forty Thieves. He kept the ticket and quipped that he did not want to see the other thirty nine. The Sabula Gazette relaunches with a new dress and a proprietary ad from Fairbanks & Hand.
The State Insurance Company of Des Moines Iowa reports higher business volume for 1878 despite hard times, with premiums up by 725.70 and surplus increased by 32 098. President Jno A Elliott expresses gratitude to Iowans for patronage and appreciation of a sound home institution.
The March sessions in Washington feature a string of communications from the Postmaster General and Interior Secretary, proposals for railroad settlements, and bills on infectious disease prevention. Key figures include Beck, Harris, Wallace, Blaine, and Conkling, with debates over secretary appointments, army appropriations, and rules in the run up to adjournment.
The Astorian notes that the Columbia River salmon is believed not to feed there. Evidence from Astoria suggests silver-sides feed elsewhere with hooks used by Northern Indians and clams as bait catching many fish in northern waters. Fish improve in size and quality when caught in Columbia River nets, yet stomachs show no food.
A Covington woman restrained a mad black and tan terrier for over two hours to prevent bites until her husband returned and drowned the animal. The action drew comparisons to Jim Bludso as a display of courage in a domestic crisis.
From the California Legal Record, a Kentucky eccentric Haggin insisted on deeds that say payment should not be hurried. Courts ruled he may be slightly hastened, and the tale links him as an ancestor of J. B. Haggin, early California pioneer and famed San Francisco millionaire.
A French physician argues that groaning and crying help ease pain and speed recovery after accidents or operations. He cites a case of pulse dropping from 126 to 60 after venting emotions and warns against over suppressing a child’s crying, linking repression to nervous disorders.
A collage of ads and notices inclinations for cures and travel. Cites Uncle Sam's Condition Powder for stock, Windsor Hotel rooms in Chicago, McIntosh Electric Treatment, Palace Tremont House rates, Dr. Crook's Wine of Tar cures for lung ailments, and Hop Bitters for spring sickness. Also recommends Carter's Extract of Smartweed for female complaints. References Leadville travel and various druggists.
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