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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1900
Page
5
A poem by R. K. Munkittrick in Woman's Home Companion portrays Bossy Bossy as a benevolent old cow roaming a dell. The verse describes her grazing on daisies and apples, watching clouds, and guarding sleeping chickens until sunrise.
The Charleston News and Courier essay critiques Boer women as unglamorous and fat from middle life. It mocks their skin care, heavy bonnets, veils, dental loss, and bulky garments, contrasting with Dutch beauty and calling their daily wear night clothes.
The article portrays the Samoa talking man or tolafali as the chief adviser and power broker of the village. Endowed with eloquence and immunity, he wields influence over chiefs and the people, guiding state affairs while a traditional chief remains the nominal head.
A Health Culture note warns against workers eating a hearty meal when fatigued, calling such food innutri tious and poorly cooked. It argues this habit is a slow suicide, better avoided than risking postmeal lethargy and health decline. It contrasts human behavior with a dog that rests after eating.
An Ohio collections lawyer uses bold cards showing a red blood drop with the motto Claims collected in cold blood. In Maryville Missouri another lawyer features a portrait and the slogan He that is not with you is against you See me early.
A Glasgow paper notes a scheme offering storage for a grand piano in exchange for use references, wondering if piano supply in Scotland exceeds demand. The snippet also mentions the common fir tree and a playful line about vein hearts and universal hand and purse.
Railroad veteran Henry Alquist recalls a remarkable wreck on the Rio Grande Western involving engine 1120 at Soldier Summit Utah. He explains a 500 psi boiler explosion from a runaway locomotive caused by compressed air after a failed safety release. The tale includes snow sheds wind and switchbacks high on the Wasatch divide.
A gawky country lad walked to the White House and announced his wish to see the president. He pursued the retreating president, exclaiming that the chief executive walks just like any other man as he pressed forward to get a closer look.
The castle is held by many as the most beautiful seat in England. Its large baronial hall features perfect armor specimens, luxurious furnishings, and abundant flowers with palm shows on every side.
A Pittsburg Dispatch report describes how humans and many animals stretch and yawn to loosen muscles. Birds, fowls, fish, dogs, cats, horses, stags, deer and cows all exhibit stretching behaviors after rest or activity, with cows needing to stretch to indicate health.
A Maine forest woodchopper uses a simple trigonometric setup to find a straight 60 foot trunk for a yacht mast. He places a pole equal to his height 54 feet from the tree, lies down, sights over the pole, and estimates the tree height where his eyes meet the trunk.
The Gourdon crew perished at sea when a father and his four sons worked the sinking boat. Three sons went down with it, while the elder clung to an oar. The fourth son urged the father to save himself, then disappeared beneath the waves. The father survived after terrible suffering.
One of the world’s most beautiful natural carvings is the Southern Cross on Grand Manan Island in Fundy Bay. It sits at the head of a rocky ledge jutting into the bay from a cliff foot at the southern end of Grand Manan. The carving resembles an almost perfect cross.
A bluejay confronts a mocking bird in a sharp exchange. The bird taunts the jay about envy and singing prowess, while the mocking bird counters with its own claim of superior song.
A Philadelphia Record account records a burglar insisting he is honest as the magistrate notes that their dealings occur at night. The exchange highlights crime, courtroom authority, and a defendant’s attempt at exculpation.
A historical data snippet compares criminal incidence by marital status, reporting 38 per 1000 bachelors versus 18 per 1000 married men. The figures illustrate a notable difference in crime rates between the two groups.
A compact note traces porcemeat to the French word farce meaning stuffing. It explains the term as meat used for stuffing and notes how the corruption of language shaped this culinary name.
Henry L. Dawes recalls a Pittsnell judge and a Boston Corners prize fight involving Morrissey and Yankee Sullivan. Sullivan paid a $1000 fine, Morrissey later faced similar penalties and fines in cash. Dawes notes Morrissey later greeted him in Washington with a wry reminder of their past meeting.
Visitors to East Gloucester meet the so called Madonna of the Tubs and learn she states Mrs. Eliz a beth Stuart Phelps Ward wrote a flattering yet false story about her. She recalls meeting Ward and insists most of the tale is untrue.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals including Roth James Louden A Howard Higley Bradshaw McKenney Klunt Lamson Roth Simmons Hawk Allender Louden Cassell Booker Walgren Ricksher Howlett Clarke Lamson Templeton Cambels Watkins Messer Parrett Manatrey Scott Prewitt Torney McLane Mowery Leggert Herring Fordyce and others, indicating a community directory or notice of residents and associates.
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