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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
4
A sentence from a Fairfield Tribune item hints at a provocative concept about influence of ink on public thinking. The brief note presents a curious angle on communication and mass perception attributed to the era.
The war department proposes a higher regular army ceiling, arguing the Philippines war requires larger garrisons. Critics call the measure an abdication of Congress and warn against imperial aims and executive overreach. The plan suggests a permanent standing force of at least 9,000 men, sparking constitutional and political debate.
A terse column assails Washington for inaction on China, mocks McKinley’s leadership, and questions Panama Canal influence. It notes Republican patience in Congress, debates volunteers versus a permanent army, and discusses Kruger, Eagan, and Speaker Henderson amid wartime pressure.
German reports say Russian and Prussian railways are negotiating a scheme to discriminate against American rails and machinery. States Vice-Consul Hanauer warns exporters to study the plan while noting Germany will ship Russian petroleum cheaply if Russia lowers rates for German iron, signaling a broader move toward commercial exclusion that harms American exporters.
A testimonial from J. A. Gardner of Idaville Indiana praises Electric Bitters for curing stomach liver and kidney troubles and restoring appetite energy and vitality. He notes improved health after use and claims he can eat anything with a renewed lease on life. Available at Geo D Clarke's Drug Store for 50 cents with a guarantee.
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A historical note explains the phrase not worth a tinkers dam. It describes tinkers mending tinware and using dough dams to hold solder, creating a useless heap once cooled. The origin traces to rosin use and dough dams, with the expression surviving though the method is little known.
Black diamonds are three to four times as hard as white diamonds and fire resistant, but explode if touched by water when heated. They are valued for dressing surfaces impervious to wear, used on emery wheels, scoring pencils for weights and measures, and by dentists for drilling teeth before fillings. Despite their appearance, their main role is commercial rather than ornamental.
A Boston Transcript writer argues the common rat is highly intelligent and could make a good household pet. He believes rat domestication could surpass current roles and that a welcomed rat becomes a playmate, noting the gray rat is attractive and tail styling might be seen as ornamental.
Dr. Westermark reports from Morocco that the arab ginn or genies are a race of beings created before Adam, shapeshifters like Proteus. Bad ginns attack men but fear salt, steel, and verses from the Koran. He argues belief evolved from older ages under Islamic influence.
Historian Francis Parkman helps a street boy who ate all the apple learn sharing. He plans to buy a replacement for the younger boy and have Johnny watch him eat it, illustrating a moral reform in a simple street scene.
A fragment depicts a barter moment where characters request camphor amid moonshine lore. The terse exchange hints at illicit preparation or curing of a burn or scent used in bootleg contexts. The snippet preserves a tense, vintage conversational tone.
A quip from the Exchange jokes that a nurse is needed for the baby but the father insists what’s needed is a night watchman. The brief exchange contrasts childcare with security in a light social commentary tone.
A birdseye view of Europe’s sanitary status notes the damp northern regions are healthier while the dry warm southern areas are deemed unhealthy. The assessment contrasts climate with health outcomes across the continent.
In Washington's time Philadelphia was the largest city in the country with about 60,000 inhabitants. A clear early American demographic snapshot highlights Philadelphia's prominence and population size during that period.
The narrator recalls a Parisian Sunday tour from the Rue de Vivoir to the Trocadero and Arch de Triumph. He notes courteous strangers aiding travel, views of the Seine and Bartholdi’s Statue of Liberty, and the city’s art and architecture. He contrasts Paris’s charm with reflections on war and fame, ending with admiration for French art and order.
A local note states B. D. Blanton of Thackerville paid over $300 to doctors for a running sore over two years. One box Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it, with a guaranteed cure for 25 cents per box. Sold by Geo. D. Clar, druggist.
The Swift Specific Company of Atlanta proclaims S S S as a powerful blood purifier and tonic. It claims to remove poisons from blood, improve health from the first dose, and cure blood poison, cancer, rheumatism, ulcers, eczema, and related diseases. Free medical advice is offered with no charge.
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