07 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1879
Page
1
Iowa notes a $35,000 flouring mill to be erected in Sheldon. Reports show extensive farm activity with creamery shipments to Brazil, new glass works in Keota and other developments across the state.
The N. E. Homestead urges a daily green food ration for hens. Vegetables cooked or raw are enjoyed and partly replace green diet. Onions chopped and mixed into feed are wholesome and may prevent issues. Growing chickens crave green food and should receive it even in bad weather. onion tops cut fine are especially beneficial.
Five hundred acres of strawberry beds lie in the Paris area with sales averaging $125 per acre. The figures suggest substantial cultivated acreage and strong per-acre value in the region.
American capitalists offer to build a Sebastopol navy yard for cruisers while Odessa Chamber protests deeper Mississippi mouth facilities aiding US wheat exports. Russia states only three Bulgarian cavalry regiments remain. Durham collars threaten 57,000 workers under Lord Derby's wage reductions. The Colo-
The Tlemcen Courier reports miners blasting near the cascades uncovered a cave opening and an underground river that widens into a large lake of clear water. A raft and candles let them explore about three kilometers underground, noting stalactites stalagmites and blind fish. It may connect to Sebdon and the Tafna sources.
A popular remedy for soothing infants called Dr Bull's Baby Tt is advertised as non opiate. It is sold for a few cents and marketed as safe for babies.
A July 30 1879 Des Moines gathering of Iowa liquor dealers elected J F Daugherty as both temporary and permanent president. May or Sneer gave a welcome, committees drafted a constitution and by laws, and delegates adopted resolutions urging a licensed regulated trade and opposing current prohibitory laws. The State Protective Association of Iowa was formed with officers including J F Daugherty president John Bauman vice president Louis Fritz secretary and C Magnus treasurer with an executive committee spanning districts.
An interview recounts the founding of Overland Monthly, its early struggles, and how Bret Harte became a key contributor and editor. The narrator details Harte’s first cover idea, a grizzly on the Pacific Railroad, and the initial relief when Harte agreed to furnish monthly articles despite pushback from partners and critics.
A memoir style excerpt recalls Bret Harte’s tale being accepted for publication after a vivid office moment. The narrator recounts rushing the piece to press, the reaction of his wife, and the favorable reviews that followed in San Francisco and the East, crediting his wife as sponsor.
A family morning memory recalls a boy's rare privilege to fire a heirloom fusee. The scene centers on a grandfather’s flintlock, the father’s careful coaching, and a child’s mix of fear and pride as the blast echoes across the hills. The narrator and sibling remember the incident years later, pondering how peers’ opinions shape behavior.
A Baltimore hotel tale recalls Beau Hickman, famed by Washington circles, who after praising the hotel’s best for his money, ran up an extravagant bill. He flashed a quarter and argued it covered his stay, prompting angry clerk and a comic bargain that sent him to Washington with extra dinners.
A brisk domestic exchange ends with Mrs Jones revealing she is twenty four after she is asked how old she is. The dialogue underscores a witty, sharp retort about persistence and propriety.
A board of eminent physicians and chemists announced that by combining well known remedies a remarkable medicine Hop Bitters was produced curing a wide range of diseases. Despite initial skepticism, proofs from actual trials dispelled doubt, and the discoverers are honored and blessed by all its benefactors.
A Boston Pilot correspondent in Rome reports the liquefaction of Saint Januarius blood in Naples. The tri yearly festival on May eve, September 19, and December 16 draws crowds, observations, and prayers, with relics shown and phials kissed.
The piece mocks charges to view famous American wonders. Niagara Falls Watkin's Glen Mount Washington Au Sable Chasm Franconia Notch are cited with fees ranging from fifty cents to eighty cents. It suggests a wall along the coast so the ocean would cost a dollar to gaze upon.
Detroit Free Press reports a Lime Kiln Club gathering at Paradise Hall interrupted by a member’s prank. Mrs Gardner’s fall over a fence caused by climbing for a drawing of lard led to a sprained ankle, delaying the president fifteen minutes. A playful melee ensued with hats, water, eggs and laughter as the crowd recovered. The president quipped about the nineteenth century and the hat collection finally gathered over ten dollars.
A Cincinnati pair living with snakes as pets, charmers and eaters challenge hostility toward reptiles. The man, once billed as Wonena the Indian Snake Charmer, recalls a life with snakes from childhood and says he would rather eat them than chicken. He and his partner, described as Dutch and Spanish by the man, exist in harmony with a sizable snake family.
A Boston corre spondent recalls Sumner recalling a breakfast with Lord Brougham. The statesman read a critical article and launched a volley of curses while Brougham’s mother remained unmoved and composed. The tale ends with a calm, pleasant breakfast despite the profane outburst.
Mrs H A Doty of Bloomington Illinois fractured her leg due to muscle contraction from inflammatory rheumatism. Doctors call the case very remarkable. She is described as an Albany lady who told a visitor she planned nicks in walls to place statutes and in one of them the burst of her husband.
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