28 Dec 1882
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1882
Page
1
The Louisville community has collected 200000 dollars as a guarantee fund for a cotton exposition to be held next year. Additional notes cover oyster canning totals, private education gifts, and various international and regional economic items.
Mix juice of two lemons with seven to ten apricots peeled and pounded with kernels. Add half a pint water and two ounces sugar. Stand an hour and a half, strain, then fold in the whites of three eggs beaten stiff with four ounces sugar. Freeze. A cautionary note ends the recipe.
A roundup of Iowa items reports county court actions and fines for saloon keepers, a fire at Smithland honey works, a Montezuma firm failure, a court ruling on county seats, a fatal railroad accident near Pulaski, and a dramatic mule tale from Guatemala.
W C Anderson, a Montreal telegrapher, inherits 750000 dollars from an uncle in Scotland. The week also notes massive coal region powder use, tobacco tax action by cigar makers, and a fatal train accident near Vincennes.
London dispatches report Lord Derby under fire for guarded speech on Irish and Egyptian questions, with cabinet entrance doubts. Other items note the Thomas petroleum store explosion in London, Irish murder trials and emigration appeals, and Eugenie’s request about property, alongside Gambetta’s health update.
The weeklong session covers the bonded whisky extension bill, tobacco tax rebate debates, and civil service reform. Senate votes on amendments to the whiskey and tobacco measures and consolidates discussion on Indian and army appropriations. House adjourns for the holidays amid recess moves and discipline actions, while committees push post office, foreign relations, and post roads bills forward.
Four men play draw poker at Prairie du Chien military post in 1834. Jefferson Davis, a U S officer, allegedly cheats, provoking a savage insult from Harrison. Davis faces no retaliation, aided by Harrison being a famed pistol shot.
The notice mocks gullibility with satirical warnings about con men and scams. It reports Wm. McCartney of Buffalo who sprained his ankle, with his employer H. Anderson listing Thomas' Eclectric Oil as aiding his return to work after a few applications.
A local crime brief reports that F L Jones is linked to the murder of Thomas in a case moving through court with investigators detailing motives and evidence against Jones.
A brief reflective note argues that personal introspection is essential to prevent vanity and overconfidence, urging individuals to assess their actions and motives to maintain humility and integrity.
An advertisement promotes BuRDOCK Blood Bitters for liver biliousness indigestion constipation and sick headache. It claims to give rest to ailments and reinvigorate all body organs with a price of 1.00.
John Talboy Binns, a famed Philadelphia almshouse resident, died at 69. Born male, he believed himself a woman and lived as Sallie, joining theatre circles in youth and adopting feminine dress, voice, and mannerisms throughout life. He entered the almshouse Feb 16 1853 at age 41 and remained famed for his gender identity and theatrical fixation.
Aesop style fables arrive with moral lessons. The first tale describes a peasant who sharpens a knife to ambush a daily spring visitor and injures himself. The second tale follows a goose and a hare fleeing danger with a biting moral about luck and cleverness.
A brief aphorism notes that without faith or spiritual grounding a person lacks a resting place for the mind and soul. The line hints at the comfort or shelter religion can provide in troubled times.
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