10 Apr 1879
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1879
Page
1
Gloucester fishermen and backers urge abrogation of the fisheries treaty while the Senate contemplates quick termination. Evarts proposes Britain keep the $5 500 000 and end the treaty immediately, ending duties on Canadian fish and oils.
The export of live cattle has rapidly become important. Twelve years ago it was rare and in the last three years has surged. Data show 37 810 head valued at 1 342 598 in six months ending Dec 31 1877, rising to 75 856 head valued at 4 974 328 in the same period in 1878 with most shipments to England and Cuba and smaller shares to Canada and other regions.
Senator Grover of Oregon introduces legislation to extend the main line completion by ten years under conditions. The company must begin work within a year from enactment near Umatilla and extend 200 miles eastward annually. The Portland to Umatilla segment must run on the south side of the Columbia River. Except for lands already owned, agricultural lands within the grant become open to purchase by settlers at 2.50 dollars per acre in 160 acre tracts.
Iowa condensed items report population counts for Ottumwa Creston and Mason City along with recent deaths fires and accidents. Notable notes include a Des Moines pension payout of 264 179 to 9 395 pensioners in March a bridge collapse incident near Council Bluffs a bank fire in Miles loss of life from a horse kick in Buena Vista and a hatchet attack resulting in a death after Glass was jailed in Burlington.
Reports describe a March 30 fishing accident at Storm Lake fatal to Bowman, a fatal coal-mining collapse in Jefferson county, and sudden deaths from poison near Fairfield. Fire losses total millions across Iowa and adjacent regions with incidents at Bainfield and Canton.竞 The article notes a military tournament in Iowa City and a push by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union to ban alcohol at the state fair, plus corporate incorporations and new rail ventures.
Two boys in a vacant Paterson lot report a ball of fire from the sky striking Edward Brain on March 22. Brain, 15, was burned on the chest and hand. a storekeeper smothered the flames. Doctors say injuries are painful but not dangerous. meteorite theory treated with doubt.
Gov Gear issues April directives to state military and city officials to arrest and prosecute tramps and vagrants. Sheriffs may summon troops and call out militias to curb depredations on property and railways. Mayors urged to post notices and force work for arrested tramps to deter further incursions.
W W Woolnough reports from England on the reception of American meats in a London market. English buyers scrutinize Chicago hams and bacon, weighing cuts, testing odor, and questioning origin while prices run five to seven pence per pound, about ten to fourteen cents. The trader notes American beef sells cheaper than British produce.
An 81 year old man says six years of bed sickness costing 1200 dollars ended after his wife took Hop Bitters. He reports she has since done all housework for a year without missing a day and urges others to hear the lesson for their benefit.
The autopsy of Captain Lahrbush aged 111 years reveals a constitution that withstood numerous ailments. He was a long time opium eater, yet survived renal loss, liver cysts, heart fatty degeneration, and aorta ulcers. A storm related lung congestion and a thigh abscess led to drain deficits and eventual death from debility. He was a veteran of Napoleon I.
A man who mocked New Jersey as “no great shakes” changed his view after visiting the state and catching the ague. This illness led him to reevaluate his opinion of the region.
A farmer advises sowing four quarts of clover and eight quarts of timothy per acre on well-drained rolling ground and mixing blue-grass with red and white clovers and timothy for pasture. He praises salt to preserve timber and notes corn fodder for dairy cows, plus views on stock selection and breeding.
A French style sauce tartare described with ingredients: one raw egg one teaspoon mustard oil lemon juice chopped onion parsley capers and vinegar. The instructions call for mixing eggs mustard and oil then adding lemon juice onion parsley capers and vinegar to finish.
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