26 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1896
Page
1
The report claims Nansen has reached the North Pole and is returning. The feat will be repeated, and soon a syndicate may own that region. A future piece promises a sunny ice resort with abundant cooling drinks.
An aerolite explosion over Madrid portends divine wrath but Spain persists in pursuing the Cubans with vigor. The American legation was wrecked yet the United States maintains its policy of non intervention amid the war reporting in Havana.
A historical account on the brutal murder of Pearl Bryan contrasts with a wish for an actual Sherlock Holmes to identify the perpetrator and secure justice. The piece reflects on investigative prowess and public desire for clear resolution.
Carl Browne, once General Coxey's spiritual adviser, now pursues painting. His portraits feature his first wife, his current wife, and himself, and are described as not wholly bad. County auditors advocate a longer term and higher salary, noting they lack resignation due to pride and derive a martyr's pleasure from their position.
The senate reads Washingtons farewell address as a seed sown by odds and ends of counsel. Congressman Kulp of Pennsylvania is ridiculed for franking coffee through the mails as thrift by one class, a minor abuse compared with unreadable speeches mailed for campaigns. Bellicose utterances by Senators Morgan and Lodge are not to be overemphasized, as the Senate appears eager for public attention.
Readers see debate on a comet near earth and its impact on Ignatius Donnelly's Job interpretation and Ragnarock theories. A brief prize fight comparison and a snappy critique of a writer Bill Nye appear in the same column, reflecting light, era tone.
An essay argues the state is an artificial mechanism, not society itself. It contends legitimate civil power rests on clear warrant, limits on coercion, and individual rights, with governance arising from a corporate state rather than universal social consent. Kansas City by John Sherwin Crosby.
The Arena surveys arguments for government control of telegraphs. Judge Walter Clark counters objections, citing 1866 act and Pensacola v Telegraph Co. Judge Brown’s Yale Law School address urges state ownership akin to railways and utilities, arguing public franchises belong to the state amid civil service reform.
An unsigned note from St. Louis dated December 1895 comments on the significance of language as a fair indicator of the current trend in judicial opinion, signaling evolving interpretations and approaches within the courts.
The Tribune frames Lincoln birthday festivities as nudges for Republican candidates and urges voters to back the poor house proposition on March 5 after weighing arguments for and against the issue.
McKinley holds the lead for the Republican presidential nomination with Allison still favored in Iowa but not by a wide margin. The state shows many Republicans preferring McKinley over Allison as the primary nears.
Prohibitionists call a state convention at Des Moines on May 13 to elect seven county delegates, choose national convention delegates, and nominate a state ticket. Twenty-dollar bond usually accompanies local party actions.
Senator Bell introduces a curfew bill setting that children under fifteen may not be unattended on streets after nine PM in part of the year and after eight PM in the rest of the year. The measure aims to curb juvenile loitering and improve public safety.
Democrats in the South show strong sentiment for ex secretary of the navy William C Whitney of New York as a potential presidential nominee. George Matthews of Indiana and supporters of William R Morrison of Illinois and Horace Boies of Iowa also back their respective candidates.
The levy for the poor house cannot exceed one mill per year. This means an extra dollar per thousand dollars of assessment. Even half a mill could raise 2,500 dollars annually, paying principal and interest on 20,000 in under ten years.
The piece argues the Democratic Party should avoid self destruction over the money question and back its regular nominees. It urges harmonizing differences to uphold party integrity and support honest bimetallism, warning that defeating the party risks Republican reign and past frauds.
Congress met on December 2 and has 80 days in session with no holiday recess. A weak coin bond bill died in the Senate after a free silver substitute, while a half ready McKinley tariff bill passed the House and awaits Senate action. Predictions of adjournment around June 1 or six months spark debate over Republican policy and prosperity.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and to cure piles or no pay. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded at 25 cents per box from Geo. D. Clarke.
Free sample box promotion from H. E. Bucklen & Co. Chicago for Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Claims ease of constipation headache malaria and liver problems with vegetable ingredients and no deleterious substances. Regular 25c per box sold by Geo. D. Clarke druggist.
Report states the president will reconvene Congress in a special session if financial bills are not enacted before adjournment. Republicans react with astonishment, accusing Democrats of blocking progress while offering no alternative actions.
The article argues every vote for the poor house proposition saves public funds. It warns defeat leads to re submissions at higher costs and notes inmates and dependents would suffer higher expenses and reduced care.
On February 15 the Cleveland chamber of commerce voted five black balls to deny Andrew Carnegie honorary membership. Before the vote L A Russell, a leading attorney, spoke claiming to be led to suspect Carnegie as an oppressor of the poor due to tariff protection and the Homestead strike. Carnegie threatened to vote against admission unless convinced otherwise.
The A P A jealously issues a secret meeting pledge to support only A P A appointees, pressuring Des Moines Republican municipal candidates. The piece criticizes Republicans for backing the group and concludes it serves them right to be bitten by their own trap.
The text quotes Republicans arguing they will not vote for the poor house proposal due to doubt about the present board's ability to manage funds and construction. The author defends the current board, asking why voters would question capability only after backing party nominees, asserting the current board can handle both county affairs and building the poor house project.
Mr Gilman Brown of 34 Mill Street South Garden Mass told doctors his son would die within a month after typhoid malaria and years of illness. After spending 375 dollars with physicians he found relief with Dr Kings New Discovery and was able to work again. Free trial bottles offered at Geo D Clarke’s drug store.
An Ohio reader testimonial extols Simmons Liver Regulator as the best spring medicine to purify blood and cleanse the system. I M Hysell of Middleport endorses it as a preferred remedy and keeps it on hand.
An advertisement extols blood purification as essential for vitality and function, urging the use of the well-known Ayer's Sarsaparilla to achieve pure blood rich in life-giving elements.
In Des Moines on Feb 24 the Iowa Legislature enjoyed visitors as lawmakers pressed business. The senate and house adopted a full code title, quelling talk of an extra session. Speakers like Bowen and Bills dominated debates on the cigarette bill and age of consent. A sugar beet bounty bill and pharmacy malt liquor ban drew focus as early legislative battles ended without expected victories.
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