08 Apr 1880
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1880
Page
1
A collage of brief items reports robberies at Emer son depot, fires destroying farms and homes in Keokuk and Woodbury County, a Belgian mine disaster with many deaths, large grain yields for Iowa from 1876 to 1879, and various incidents across the United States and abroad including strikes, railroad accidents, weather events, and political notes.
The piece argues recreation means renewal, not idleness, by alternating physical and mental activities. Rest for body and brain comes from varied tasks and new pursuits, such as walking or reading, rather than monotony. It cites Rachel the actress and a French actress to illustrate changing activity prevents fatigue.
A Burlington Hawkeye notice urges workers to start spring health precautions with one bottle of bitters this month to prevent ague bilious fever and other spring sickness, promising long term savings in time illness and expense.
London elections show liberal momentum with voting totals 720000 to 521000 for Tories and more gains noted. Prince Leopold plans Canada voyage, while Peru and France reports describe Chilean advances toward Arico and Ferry's educational bill passage.
A rare South Asian vampire, likely the only living specimen in the United States, measures about eighteen inches, with black diamond eyes, a double row of teeth, and two and a half foot wingspan. It hangs by claws in a cage, resembles a closed umbrella at rest, furred body, doglike head, and large shell ears. It is almost blind by day but eyes gleam at night. Kept at about seventy degrees to mimic its homeland climate.
A Kentucky girl expresses a desire that after her death tobacco be planted over her grave so the weed nourished by her dust may be chewed by her bereaved lovers, a notion described as having poetry in it.
A sailor on a warship tumbled fifteen to twenty feet from the rigging and landed on a lieutenant. The officer accused him, asking where he came from, and the sailor replied I came from Ireland Your honor.
The Keene Fire Department reports losses from the March 24 fire reaching substantial figures with structural damage to several buildings and several residents displaced as investigators assess the blaze and its causes.
Time is money and Dr Bull's Cough Syrup promises quick relief from colds and coughs in under a day. An inexpensive 25 cent remedy sold widely.
The document lists acts from chapters 1 to 50 including appropriations for inauguration, capital punishment amendments, town incorporations Lime Springs Ida Grove Olin Reinbeck Malvern and other municipal and district actions. It notes approvals and effective dates from February to July 1880, with numerous actions on tax relief, school funds, highway and railroad matters, and welfare provisions.
An Olympia Transcript report describes a railroad slide above Seattle that uncovered Indian graves in bluff graves and log caskets. Chinamen employed on the railroad located $40 in English silver coins from Hudson Bay traders. shortly after, another grave yielded $4 more. Indians traditionally bury valuables with the deceased according to superstition.
A Boston man mistook his own son for someone else on the street, extending his hand and asking about his father’s return, reflecting a lapse in memory and social cue recognition observed recently in the city.
A. D. Mayo urges structured work for children to support the family. Assign definite labor to each member to reduce household friction, save money, and teach young men household economy. Mothers should train daughters in modern housekeeping to prevent broken down wifehood and anxious maidenhood.
In a Washington Senate lobby a lighthearted moment unfolds as Senator Baldwin introduces W Livingstone Jr to Senator Blaine. Livingstone compliments the man who should today be in the White House, a jab at Michigan’s jackass delegation. Baldwin, then governor, realizes his own prominence in that delegation.
Samantha and Centennial figure talk of work and honest bread, yet fear and anxiety linger in the night. A humorous frontier voice compares worry to a holiday’s burden and imagines graveyard scenes, while recalling Josiah Allen and a playful poem about tented fears and vanishing ghosts.
The article argues true friendship rests on sympathy, taste, and character rather than wealth. It criticizes envying the rich and urges judging people by personality, not money, citing Burns and the idea that society should value individuals for who they are, not what they own.
The piece argues for directing rich young men toward productive paths, noting England’s example of public service. It critiques leisure and gambling habits in America and suggests business involvement or politics as avenues for value, stressing honest intent over self-interest.
The Sunday Herald notes newspapers avoid naming Hop Bitters in prize and rowing event promos. It argues that references to donors and regattas still promote Hop Bitters and urges direct mention rather than dodging the brand.
A young neighborhood favorite was sent for milk and, while crossing the track with a pitcher, was run over by a passing train and killed instantly. A crowd gathered as grief and sorrow filled the scene, until an elderly woman asked gravely what happened to the milk.
A California young man, cut off from New England friends, wakes interest by forwarding inquiries about the price of a decently large farm to his native statesmen. Seven cordial replies arrive by return mail, with two or three more daily, including one from an old sweetheart.
A country girl writes to a male acquaintance inviting him to visit. She notes they have a new lamp at their house that can be turned down to the point where only a faint glow remains in the room.
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