20 Apr 1882
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1882
Page
1
The German iron king Krupp expands his workforce to 40,000, likely the world’s largest single employer. Also notes on Erie Railroad paying employees by bank checks, and convict labor in New Jersey with trade limits causing idle men.
A humorous episode in an Austin suburb grocery shows Old Bill McGammon misreading labels as he refuses a visitor asking for doctors. The man, claiming Dr Prunes and others, is brushed off until the shelves reveal the word Dr on many drawers and barrels prompting a comic confrontation.
In Washington April 10 12 reports from Senate and House cover Anti-Polygamy law salaries for election commissioners 5000 a year Dakota admission bill adjournments due to Missouri representative death river bridge law and canal relief bills while other measures on public buildings purchases for a president residence and currency stamps pass or advance.
James Rice of Chicago pleads guilty to eight burglary charges totaling eight thousand dollars. Thomas Carr of Hudson Wisconsin travels to Illinois to buy horses, loses twelve thousand to swindlers. Patsy Devine of Clinton Illinois to be hanged May 12 for 1870 murder of Aaron Goodfell, his second sentence. William Stock implicated in past Chicago murder shoots Martin Manahan in Kansas City. Washington Pennsylvania bank cashier confesses to stealing sixty thousand to cover grain losses. J M Butler Indian school teacher shot dead at Perryville Arkansas amid alleged affection for a widow. Executions March 31 in Alabama and Virginia for murders. A deadly incident near Farwell Michigan ends with Jacob Smith killed by Jacob Bucher over custody of children.
A potash and soda based paint remover is introduced delivering rapid wall and woodwork cleansing in minutes and safe for cushions and carriages. It also describes a simple breakfast biscuit method using milk butter salt baking powder and flour baked in tins for light results.
Alliance News critiques a national song by the Poet Laureate for linking patriotism with alcohol. It argues that the chorus praising freedom through drink risks offending loyal sections and risks turning virtue to vice. The piece urges restraint and a nonalcoholic framing of national sentiment.
The text notes a woman’s role in leadership within a family and asserts a fighter may win battles on the field but not as a prisoner. It cites Linn county election law where a person betting on an election outcome is not a proper juror in a contest over the sheriff's office.
The Pioneer Press notes that those affected by ague should keep their liter vowels and kidneys in good order to stay safe from attacks. It recommends Kidney-Wort as the remedy, in either dry or liquid form.
A Barnum show monkey named Minnie gave birth to twins, with one stillborn. The surviving twin measures five inches, while Minnie mourns the loss and protects her living offspring. Keeper Sam Hodges recounted the dramatic scene, noting twin births in captivity are rare. Minnie, four, and Jock, ten, are African-born circus animals.
The Laramie Boomerang lampoons the repeated obituary of Jesse James the Missouri outlaw. It mocks federal searches and suggests his death would boost national morale. It blames him for violence, jokes about yellow fever, and forecasts an uptick in population and a Missouri holiday.
Postmaster General Hatton informs the Cincinnati postmaster that postal clerks and other employees may accept municipal office unless the position conflicts with postal duties.
A Kansas City Times chronicle traces Jesse James from his 1845 Missouri birth through his Civil War guerrilla days and a crime spree that included bank and train robberies. It details the Centralia massacre, 32 soldiers killed, and a string of robberies with Cole Younger and the James brothers, ending with a dramatic pursuit and controversial murder.
AnAdvance excerpt recounts Daniel Webster’s refinement from a rough farmer’s boy to a college-bound student. A careful Squire uses a fellow student to model proper knife and fork use at table, then praises reform and the boy’s improving manners after a kind correction.
The Tribune Printing House announces updated types and styles for printing plain or ornamental books and all job work. They also offer envelopes statements invitations note heads bill heads programs letter heads business cards and related items with mail orders given prompt attention.
Real estate valued at 908780 dollars shifted among multiple parties in Des Moines and Polk counties during the first quarter. Transactions encompassed residential and commercial parcels, reflecting steady market activity in early 2024.
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