27 Feb 1901
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1901
Page
1
A college man visiting a mountain town ridicules locals during a public meeting. He insults their manners and morals in grandiose terms, prompting uproar and a plan to leave town. A book agent later sells Webster’s Unabridged to locals as the controversy wanes.
A Chicago Record quote frames a politician who defends pride in humble origins as essential political capital. The remark frames public perception and rhetoric in a streetwise comment on campaign strategy.
An old traveler fad of collecting lanterns from convents mosques and shrines persists via Birmingham and New York makers who produce durable machine made imitations. Lanterns range from four inch cylinders to two foot high pieces in bronze silver and glass with electric lighting creating jewel like glow similar to Gothic clerestory windows.
The subsidy bill's champions retreat on passage and content, with Senator Hanna and Frye guiding shifting aims. Opposition predicts failure as session winds down and 15 to 20 lengthy speeches await delivery, framing the bill as a massive transfer to shipping interests. Fear of the dead ends the excerpt, noting an instinctive human caution.
A New York Sun anecdote recalls an ambulance surgeon’s shift from Chelsea to Broadway as he ferried a drunken man and a drunken woman after separate leg breaks. The pair quarrelled, reconciled, and entertained onlookers with singing and melodrama during the city ride.
George Inness Jr recalls dining beside a charming woman who turns out to be the widow of General George Custer. He had planned to discuss horses and cavalry but avoided army topics after realizing her identity.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quote contrasts founding fathers with modern inventions such as railroads telegraphs sewing machines photographs typewriters rubber bands and electric lights highlighting the gap between 18th century life and contemporary tech.
Queensland undergoes a shift toward an expansive orange growing effort. Proponents promise steady fruit supply as local cultivation expands to meet demand while other nations face seasonal gaps in production.
The passage traces opposition to the subsidy bill and its political handling, highlighting press bureau efforts to shape opinion, alleged legislative gymnastics by supporters, and widespread distrust. It contrasts parliamentary maneuvers with public sentiment, ending with a related anecdote from Dr. John D. Quackenbos on fear of death.
A amused passenger recalls a humorous exchange at sea about a misused metaphor. A witty remark about terra cotta being mistaken for terra firma leads to a motherly correction from an English family member aboard the steamer. The tale ends with a light, self-deprecating note.
The Zoo era claim says elephants go berserk from toothache aggravated by tusk decay. Zanzibar is cited as a major ivory market with warehouses housing tusks, one tusk showing a decay hole near the base. The expert argues pain drives elephants to strike rocks, tear forests, and attack keepers, a common but overlooked trigger.
A 20 year old man admitted in despondency had swallowed parts of his suspenders. An a nec probe and skia ngram revealed buckles in the chest area. Surgeons opened the throat, removed a brass ring with a string, then a suspender segment and buckles, then a probang reached the stomach. Wound closed with silk sutures and patient recovered.
Not an Indian Mrs H Boal daughter of William F Cody lives at B X Ranch Wyoming. Visitors ask if she has Indian scalps or keeps buffaloes as pets. On the ranch her father rode by and a stranger mistook him for an Indian until she affirmed he is Colonel Cody and a gentleman.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Cuba's finest tobacco comes from a riverland strip, where a north wind can ruin crops. It remarks that Virginia tobacco in Germany becomes German tobacco, not Virginian, and that Borneo leaves lack character. Sending Havana seeds to the Philippines yields a superior Manila.
A Philadelphia Telegraph column advises parents to avoid rewarding crying and to use calm humor and restraint. It suggests not giving undeserved rewards, promising items only after stopping tears, and praising good behavior to reduce crying habits in children.
A Baltimore anecdote recalls John Reilly touring Philadelphia in the era of stagecoaches. He forged the letters F R S on a hotel register to imply Royal Society fellowship, prompting a deferential reception before a later lecture invitation was declined.
The article recounts General George B. McClellan asserting that clams sinking in sand inspired the water jet concept. It notes his 1852 use of a water jet via a rubber hose and gas pipe nozzle to scour sand and sink piles for a wharf.
In a quip from a Chicago Tribune exchange, Qp tim notes fewer stones in grocery coffee as proof the world grows better. Pessim counters that grinding at purchase removes stones, and grocers pick them to protect mills, suggesting selfishness drives progress.
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