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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
1
A Cleveland woman upgrades her home while painting over a wall of old masters. An artist hung cherubs and relics, she objects, and orders them dumped into the attic where they await disposal. The piece appears amid a Philadelphia Record note on locomotive rentals and rail work.
The article cites Golf Illustrated noting top players like W. Grace and John Roberts crediting daily mirror practice in their bedrooms from early career stages to refine true style and technique. It emphasizes the value of self observation as a cornerstone of skilled performance across sports.
The sneeze wood tree from Natal and other African regions yields wood whose dust acts like strong snuff, provoking sneezes. Its bitter wood discourages insects, making the timber valuable and long lasting.
A medieval Paris debate links a plague to planetary alignment Mars and Jupiter. Officials argued cleansing of streets and swine penning failed, while physicians advised the king in a lengthy discussion about the cause and health crisis.
A clipped, fragmentary note touches on Willie's sister and a curious scene with a child climbing, mentioning a rink atop a head and a mock confession. The text references 19th century industry shifts and coal use in smelting, with scattered phrases from Brooklyn Life and Atchison Globe.
A Cassell’s Magazine feature explains the London bus built of ash and oak with mahogany paneling, plate glass windows and a £145 price. It outlines licensing costs, a £2 10s daily earning threshold, a £2 number plate, 15s wheel duty, and a 64 mile daily route. It notes 12 horses per bus, five working daily, with each horse averaging 13 miles per day and rest every sixth day amid busy streets.
A distressed speaker describes overpowering love for a man, fainting at his name, longing yet speechless in his presence, and torment from unreturned affection. The excerpt quotes Mrs. Craigie's Robert Orange, detailing love as torture, madness, and a consuming curse.
The New York Telegraph notes an amusing yarn teller called Lawrence d Orsay, an English actor, who regaled the Lambs club with a joke about a smoker who loses memory then remembers to quit smoking. A guest exits with help from a friend who knew him in the past.
A brush maker explains that camel's hair brushes are not made from camels. Real camel hair is rare and the trade now uses European or American squirrel fur for bristle softness durability and cost.
A man sues a dog owner after being bitten while attempting to break into the owner's house. The lawyer questions whether the man provoked the animal and whether the incident occurred on the owner's premises, seeking to determine damages and liability.
In Miranda, Mrs. Hayseed reports Cous at Miranda's noting the establishment hosts twins. The city scene hints a local buzz around the family event as neighbors recount the moment.
Retailer announces a closing out sale of a large piano stock due to remodeling starting January 1. The inventory includes celebrated brands and models, inviting quick purchase to clear the lot.
A local ad lists Webber Fischer Emerson Shaw Schaffer Kingsbury Smith Barnes and others offering a large stock of splendid organs. Emphasizes cash purchases with special bargains, easy payments, and trade ins. Also notes several good second hand instruments sold cheaply with a strong guarantee.
A Paris charity bazaar stalls features a bold young dandy who asks to buy a ringlet of a saleswoman’s hair. She clips a lock and asks 100 dollars, the man pays and leaves amid a listening crowd. The piece also recalls a train robbery tale where a porter pockets hundreds and laughs about luck.
An American Bell Telephone officer argues telephone numbers have real monetary value as they anchor a business’s identity. Patrons pay to keep old numbers when relocating, preserving familiarity and goodwill, with firms sometimes moving offices while retaining historic exchange numbers Cortlandt or Broad.
Chicago Times Herald lauds the descriptive vigor of T. E. Brown as exhibited in a London book from the McMillans. A sample poem about a fishing smack shows gritty nautical imagery and blunt colloquial force, likened to brutal stockyards and pig slaughter in its rhythm.
The Caroline Islands lie among coral and basaltic islets with rivers and springs. A maritime legend says a westman carried soil to create an island for a weak mother, then a son left a trail and trod it to finish the land and its inhabitants.
A poised officer fresh from Sandhurst commands in a South African camp that every man in his army change shirts. The Imperial Light Horse have only one shirt each, so the officer suggests they swap shirts among themselves, insisting his orders are imperative.
A dialogue fragment from Fliegende Blatter features a photographer and a father discussing a Kodak camera. The Poor Lover questions why the camera is present as the father asks about a daughter’s fund, hinting at a social or photographic intrigue.
The piece recalls the real Hobson’s choice tale of Tobias Hobson Cambridge innkeeper with 40 horses and travelers forced to take the horse nearest the door. It notes Venice archives old visiting cards and a Padua professor’s curiosity about Italian student customs.
In a state murder trial a talesman faced questions about prejudice against an alibi plea. He claimed no prejudice and defined alibi as the defendant not being there, reflecting the gravity of juror interpretation.
The term blues is linked to melancholy among workers in indigo dyeing, or to the German blau meaning lead, a metal associated with heaviness and gloom in old beliefs.
A heated exchange ends with Dr. Quick vowing revenge after a quarrel with the undertaker. The Philadelphia Press notes the undertaker's sly reply asking if the doctor would retire. The piece also explains that by hook and by crook refers to a historic manorial custom allowing the poor to take wood from the forest using shepherds' crooks.
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a claim that 200 inmates are on a prison roll and 100 are registered voters, hinting at a silent vote controversy. The item reflects concerns about inmate suffrage mentioned in the daily papers.
A note on how certain flowers emit scent aromas produced by microscopic organisms. The interaction enhances fragrance through microbial activity, revealing a complex ecological partnership that shapes pollinator attraction and plant chemistry.
In Scotland all licensed premises except hotels close Sundays and a person must be a traveler to legally obtain liquor.
Sir Lyon Playfair of Edinburgh for 17 years noted that most eminent English doctors had not met patients who feared death. Only Sir Benjamin Brodie and Sir Robert Christison reported one exception each, a girl of bad character with a sudden accident. Health.
Sammy hints that iron was discovered by smelting according to a father's tale. The dialogue presents a folk origin of iron through smelting rather than a precise historical event.
The bishop of London jokes with a fellow sufferer about a windy speech. He identifies the speaker as Thomas Kot, noting the man uses many aliases. The exchange highlights the speaker’s evasive identity in London news.
An 1880s comparison notes The Tribune printed more agate lines of paid advertising than The New York Herald on April 16, including a Brooklyn and New Jersey section. The Herald, even with supplements, lagged by about 1,000 lines in actual paid ads. Over four Sundays, The Tribune led by roughly 1,084 agate lines.
Permanently cured by the masterly power of South American Nervine Tonle. It cures stomach weakness and indigestion with the first dose. Relief is marvelous and surprising, never disappoints. Sold by Bradshaw & Thoma, Druggists, Fairfield, la.
Candy Cathartic promotes constipation cure with Cascarets 10c or 2c refund by druggists. Subscription offer for THE TRIBUNE.
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