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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1892
Page
4
A historical campaign verse urging liberty and fair elections. It promotes Grover Cleveland and Stevenson, attacks tariffs and trusts, and calls for equal laws, honest work, and ending coercive taxes. Issued by the Democratic Congressional Committee as a campaign book.
The Democratic congressional committee releases a 64 page campaign book modeled after a railroad guide. It promotes freer trade and covers tariff, the force bill and other issues. costs 1 cent and can be obtained from Lawrence Gardner or John H. Mitchell. Compiled by Representative Bynum of Indiana.
Hon A J Baker accuses the Republican party of deception on prohibition pledges. He cites the recent convention and ticket as leaning against prohibition this year, promising support next year. He questions saloon allies in Davenport Dubuque and Des Moines and urges prohibitionists to answer to conscience.
Satirical guide mocks umbrella etiquette with exaggerated tips on injuring others and flaunting devices. It contrasts claims of grace with harmful, humorous instructions about handling an umbrella around stairs, crowds, and women, ending with a jab at men’s supposed mastery.
The piece surveys 19th century indemnities paid by the United States for foreign deaths and injuries, noting Chile’s $75,000 settlement and other cases involving Italy, Japan, France, and Spain. It honors Thomas Cook, praises Andrew D. White as Russia envoy, and comments on Austria quarantines and arbitration.
The Salton Sea formation last year transformed a desert into fertile ground. Mud and marsh replaced sand and dust while vegetation now covers the area signaling rich soil. Water from the Colorado break will be used to irrigate Salton Lake enabling orchards gardens and grain fields to feed thousands.
The author urges the Senate to create a national highway commission through the Interstate Commerce Commission to improve U S roads. Instead, the piece argues for placing country roads under the Agriculture Department to utilize existing machinery and farmer interest, with bicyclists as a secondary voice.
Samuel Gompers says organized labor will take no unified campaign action. Union members will vote individually by party or for emergent labor groups, aiming for absolute economic independence for workers across fields and industries.
An editor argues both men and women can fall in love multiple times. People change, and ideals shift with growth. The lasting love is often the memory that remains clearest, especially if it becomes the marriage partner’s true, evolving ideal.
A coast of New England observer noted wind storms hurling sand against window panes, wearing them quickly unless protected. He used nature's hint to create a machine that can etch glass by blasting sand, a method unmatched by any other process.
Grave mistakes are made by physicians in treating heart disease. Sudden deaths are rising daily. One in four persons has a diseased heart. Symptoms include shortness of breath, palpitations, irregular pulse, and chest pain. Dr Miles New Heart Cure is advertised as the reliable remedy with thousands testifying. Books free. Sold by Bradshaw and Thoma.
Dr Medhurst notes striking parallels in Buddhist ceremonies and Catholic imagery. He cites titles like goddess of mercy holy mother and queen of heaven, and a virgin with a child and crescent, suggesting missionaries were unsettled by similarities in Chinese worship when converting locals.
Dr Miles announces a new discovery that regulates the liver stomach and bowels via nerves. Miles' Pills claim to speedily cure billiousness bad taste torpid liver piles and constipation. Suitable for men women and children. 50 doses 25 cents. Samples free at Bradshaw and Thoma.
In Kaoyao Hsien Kuangtung the gentry report three people over 100, about 180 aged around 90, and 3000 aged eighty, underscoring perceived long life in China. The fragment also advertises Little Early Risers pills by Geo D Clarke, claiming they make the dull bright.
The notice promotes turpentine as a cheap cure for hard or soft corns with two weeks of nightly application. It warns of mild skin soreness if contact occurs with surrounding skin. An ad block cites SHILOH's Vitalizer for constipation and dyspepsia, with prices 10 and 75 cents, sold by Bradshaw and Thomas. Also mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers and Sarsaparilla as medical tonics from Geo. D. Clarke and Mrs. L. R. Parton endorsing their efficacy.
The New York Weekly notes Gotham area farming thrives in a seemingly perfect section. Observers report crops booming and hailstones described as large as hen eggs signaling extreme weather with strong impact on agriculture.
An old ad notes De Witt's sarsaparilla by Geo. D. Clarke praising health boosts. Odd lines claim Eskimo exceptions and ambidexterous spear throwing. It hints at a right handed implement origin for the inventor.
A local vendor offers Shiloh Cough and Consumption Cure with a guarantee claiming it cures consumption. The remedy is sold by Bradshaw and Thoma.
An old newspaper advertisement urges parents to give Castoria for children and offers Shiloh's Porous Plaster for back, side or chest pain. It lists Bradshaw & Thoma as the sellers and mentions a 25 cent price for the plaster.
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