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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1901
Page
4
The article reprints Bryan’s responsive critique of Harrison's address on imperialism and expansion. It contrasts Bryan’s stance with Harrison’s on annexing territories and granting self government, arguing for a constitutional approach and immediate Philippine independence.
The last session of Congress will include seven new members due to deaths or resignations. Among them is William Richardson, once sentenced to be hanged after aiding a Confederate spy named Mr Paul. Richardson escaped with the spy during a pre dawn attack led by General Forrest. Later he returned to Alabama, studied law, and now represents the state in Congress succeeding General Joe Wheeler.
An Illinois writer mocks so called wise men from the East who settled in Illinois Egypt for 40 years. He recalls outdated notions about railroads, telegraphs, and Morse, ending with a schoolmaster legislator remark that wires may suit small packages but not large bundles.
The article explains ocean depth and pressure, salt content, and temperatures from pole to equator. It notes waves seeming stationary yet moving energy, storm waves up to forty feet, speeds over fifty miles per hour, and immense force at Bell Rock. Evaporation drives sea water loss and salt deposition.
A historical note explains how yearly evaporation lifts the sea fourteen feet into clouds and rains back. It imagines lowering the Atlantic by 6564 feet to halve shore distance, and by 19860 feet to create a Newfoundland Ireland land bridge used for Atlantic cables.
The article surveys chemistry as the century’s keystone science, crediting its vast practical fruits from hygiene to industry. It highlights Boyle as father of chemistry, Ram say and Rayleigh’s argon discovery, and lauds chemistry for preventing plague, expanding analyses, and powering everyday life.
J. A. Gardner of Idaville Indiana praises Electric Bitters for restoring strength and appetite after stomach liver and kidney troubles and general malaise. He says he can eat anything and has a new lease on life. Available at Geo. D. Clarke's Drug Store for 50c guaranteed.
Quarterly publication by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway issued free for one year. Sent to farmers by subscription. Address requests to John Sebastian G I A Chicago.
A Mexican money panic is described as silver circulates through El Paso at about 50000 dollars daily on the way to the Orient. Chinese Japanese and South American buyers are depleting Mexico’s circulating medium, hurting local business while foreign coins sit idle. A prominent El Paso banker says relief lies in using the reserve silver stored by the government. The banker declines to be named.
A terse survey of McKinley administration sincerity on the Nicaragua Canal bill amid court and imperial tensions. It notes publicity battles over press censorship in South Africa, congressional perks, and debates on China and the Hay Pauncefote treaty. Suggestions touch on Porto Rico and Li Hung Chang while lampooning trust magnates and wealth.
The piece notes Secretary Root urging more troops to the Philippines despite a war’s end and criticizes President McKinley’s economy advice. It highlights a River and Harbor bill at 60 million dollars as a record allocation, suggesting Republicans face pressure to economize or raise taxes after the Treasury surplus is used.
From Medical Times, a list of common weeds used in cooking. Dandelion, wild hickory, charlock, dock, purslane, nettle, milkweed leaves, sorrel, fetticus, and chevris are noted as edible greens and flavoring herbs. Readers are told to harvest young leaves for best flavor and market use.
Thackerville man paid over 300 dollars in two years to doctors for a leg sore. After doctors proposed amputation he used Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and was cured. Piles claim priced at 25 cents per box, sold by Geo D Clarke.
The Tribune promotes a clubbing list linking Fairfield Tribune and Homestead combination with several papers including St Louis semi Tribune and Des Moines Weekly Republic. The offer applies to renewals and new subscriptions and promises savings on other publications.
No external symptoms yet poor appetite weak digestion and run down health indicate blood lacking nourishment. S S S builds up blood supplying missing elements to restore strength and vigor. J F Duff of Princeton Mo reports marked improvement after using S S S as a blood purifier and tonic. The company offers a free book on blood and skin diseases and free medical advice with no charge.
Mr John Cooper and Captain Warren Moseley recount a Macon News tale from the Civil War about a Yankee hat found on the Winchester battlefield. Four Georgia soldiers wearing the hat were killed in head wounds near the same spot, leaving the hat on the field as others refused it.
The Rev C T Brady recalls a westward cyclone as the most appalling power from an earthquake upward. He cites feats of destruction and odd pranks such as horses lifted and set down unharmed and a house roof pierced by a ten foot hole, all showing the cyclone as an almost omnipotent terror.
The Boston Transcript portrays Boston's Little Italy in the North End where Paul Revere lived, noting the Old North Church district now hosts a mix of Franciscan chapels and Catholic cathedrals. It highlights thrifty Italian residents turning to property ownership, their love of music and art, and free Museum of Fine Arts days drawing crowds in ragged attire admiring masterpieces.
While traveling in the highlands Sir William Harcourt and Lord John Russell talked with a boatman about the loch. The boatman claimed the loch water has special value for making the finest toddy in Scotland, a remark noted by Chambers' Journal.
At a Mansfield House meeting Mr. Percy Alden recounts the mother of Robert Louis Stevenson describing walks with a Samoan chieftain who killed thousands and ate hundreds. The novelist's mother interjects the caution that it was only 11.
The squire consoles Mrs Hodge as she mourns her dying husband. She bluntly says she will gain comfort once he is gone and claims she has him in four different clubs. Judy notes the morbid quip amid the scene.
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