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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1888
Page
4
The preacher outlines Joshua’s ambush against Ai as a model for faith and discipline. He urges believers to retreat from sin, to ambush temptation, and to aim clearly at God’s targets, using historic examples to urge courage, consistency, and missionary zeal among Christians.
A preacher laments hypocrisy among believers as he urges a united march with Joshua against Ai. He warns of coming mercies and judgments, inviting crowds to accept the Gospel while forecasting calamities if they refuse.
The family book-case evokes country days its hidden history and wartorn pages. It held Foxs Martyrs Crusoe and Latimer scenes mangled by youthful art, while schoolbooks magazines and odd odds end up on its shelves. Father keeps razors mother herbs Susie rubbers Bob skates. The closet brims with old odors of horse medicine.
A Science Association report praises Japan’s small earthquake research society, noting its nightly, dangerous fieldwork and constant strain on finances. The professor urges aid, joking that cast-off pantaloons from supporters could help clothe weary investigators.
A Philadelphia Record story recounts Forrest seeking revenge after Broughams affair with his wife. Mrs Brougham left John Brougham for Henry Wallack, Wallack died, and his widow became a tramp actress in England.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt shows a young wife bragging to her husband about buying 100 doses of Snook's appetite invigorator for a dollar at a downtown sale. He warns the bargain will fuel more appetite and higher spending.
A dramatic note from the York Sun describes an urgent moment at a gate where a youth named Sampson appears in haste. The caller reflects on a rejected suitor and fears a desperate action after being asked about the Crescent saloon crowd.
A Washington Critic joke plays on a customer asking for whisky to cure ague. The druggist pretends to diagnose a drink habit and questions the customer as they joke about medicinal liquor. The quip reflects period humor about medical practice and temperance.
New York Post reports a contract between the Valley of Mexico board and J Gladwyn Jebb representing London Mexican Prospecting and Finance Co for the Toquixquiac Tunnel. Cost 2 350 000 dollars funded by 7 per cent city bonds at 82. It caps at ten years but liquidates in thirty. a sinking fund is set at one half percent annually. Completion limit is two and a half years with a daily fine of 3500 for delays beyond three years and a 30 premium for earlier completion. The tunnel will be 9 520 miles long with 23 shafts, brick lined with cement inner coating. The bonds must fund only the tunnel.
A passerby asks about the presidential nomination and the other person confirms Republicans have a candidate. They discuss campaigns, accusations against the nominee, and what happens after election, noting meetings parades and disputes as common in politics.
A Milwaukee to Hartland summer resort train tale ends with a flannel shirt party laughing when a man, mistaken about a bundle, discovers the parcel was his wife's washing. The misread bundle caused a comic scene as the train halted at Gifford's station and a large audience laughed.
The piece contrasts a sentimental farewell from a student to her teachers with a later blunt remark from another girl claiming relief and criticizing the school staff. The tone shifts from praise to humor, capturing student perspectives at graduation time.
An old lady questions belief in signs as Fogg recalls past credulity. The dialogue shifts to a merchant’s dubious deal selling goods below cost and a garbled meal scene, ending with mutual skepticism about signs.
The British report recounts the explosive chloride of nitrogen, its history from 1811 with Dulong and Faraday, and the danger of handling it. Dr Gattermann at Gottingen shows the oil’s impurity and light sensitivity explain past accidents, highlighting risks in early inorganic chemistry.
A Arkansas traveler recalls a lifelong bond with Jack Haskel and a shared life with two women. Tensions arise as earnings threaten their friendship and a unfulfilled love leads Jem Ef to a desperate decision on the bluff. The narrator reflects on loyalty, love, and tragedy in a rural life.
Freedwoman Lizzie a good servant married to an unworthy husband complains of his unkindness. A young lady asks how she married him. Lizzie says Watt was educated and used guileful words and clever phrases to court her.
A careful land lord queries a steward about billing changes in a hotel. He notes added salt and pepper as dishes, rooms charges for meals, fruit from the table, and policy on second orders. The exchange ends with toothpicks marked free.
An aging opera singer living quietly in Brooklyn auditioned as a church choir singer to supplement teaching income. After a powerful reading, the music committee declined, offering only a fractional salary than she requested, and she declined to join.
A city theatrical manager notes the San Francisco Chronicle has moved to housekeeping. A cook loyal to her craft refuses theater life, snubbing dress circle seats and even a private box. She says she would be sick seeing actors pretend love and tragedy. The item moves through daily life vignettes from farms to colleges and health remedies.
The era boasts fierce competition and fatigue driven consumption. Chemists decide Moxie stays safe after trials, sold as a syrup bottle that mixed with ice water yields a seventy five drinks. A Chicago trip is mentioned and an ad offers training opportunities from B F Johnson & Co in Richmond Virginia.
A farmer near Greenboro Georgia faced heavy rat damage to corn. He devised a trap using a three gallon jar half filled with water and a top layer of cotton seed. Rats were lured to the seed and drowned, catching a gallon and a half of rats the first night.
Fragment from a 19th century dialogue showing a woman sobbing asking how near death is and a hesitant John responds with a morbid joke about burying her. The excerpt centers on fear of death and a practical, if insensitive, retort.
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