11 Jan 1883
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1883
Page
1
San Francisco completes the first Garfield monument amid national notes on aging Peter Cooper and civic progress. The Century’s Midwinter issue will feature George William Curtis with an engraving by Cole and an article by S. S. Conant of Harper’s Weekly.
The article recalls academy guidance on isolation periods for infectious diseases from forty days for scarlet fever diphtheria measles and small pox and twenty five days for chicken pox and mumps It also notes a Nevada senator once worth a million dollars now diminished by ventures and describes a Parkersburg iron house building with iron walls floors sills and chimneys plus an artificial wood process from cellulose and starch and ends with stewed apples and oyster sauce recipes for table use.
The remark frames folly as a state of being rather than a fault to punish oneself for, urging action over self-criticism. It counsels moving forward instead of dwelling on errors.
Short Breath. C Bolle of Nenchester New York suffered asthma for eleven years and endured ten to twelve nights of trouble. He was treated with Tromas Feieergic Oi and is now entirely cured.
A sprawling summary notes numerous Iowa and Missouri incidents including fires in Dubuque Marshalltown Davenport and Council Bluffs, fatalities and losses totaling thousands, strikes by miners, building booms, saloon conflicts, and the Stillwell murder confession tying together multiple cases from 1877 to 1882. It references Mount Pleasant Mt. Vernon Ottumwa and Keokuk among others.
A packed weekly column reports fires at a flouring mill in Baltimore and a depot in Zuni station Virginia, extensive losses in Peoria and South Bend, and multiple boiler explosions. It notes political appointments and statewide measures, including a Missouri governor's reward plan and Maine legislature elections.
A woman alleges misconduct led to her discharge and pursuit of compensation. She is described as excited and nearly manic during arrest and prison transfer, then placed in standard inmate attire and assigned to work at the Tennessee jail.
News From Abroad reports Alan and his wife starving at Ballinaloe. Sanitary works at Killerush promise relief in Carrickon. Shannon guardians note many small farmers lack stock or ford. Dublin police arrest two men over assassination attempt on the Haynes juror. John Sheridan Jr found murdered near Bellingmere after eviction. Delaney convicted of conspiracy. ten years penal servitude. A farmer shot dead at Bradford January 31, likely agrarian murder. London Times notes Gambetta death shifts French politics. funeral may draw 200000-300000. Berlin reports floods a public catastrophe. Raine dam breach near Ludwigshafen endangers hundreds. relief efforts underway. Northern press cites Moscow and North German Gazette on no imminent Russia-German conflict.
The Maelstrom lies midway in the London strait near Muskeng cape, a large naked rock rising from turbulent waters. Strong tidal currents swirl around the rock in spirals, creating dangerous conditions for boats, though fishermen still seek fares in fair weather and ordinary times.
Miscellaneous items note Dubuque miners organizing a protective league. Ottumwa reports 1882 building improvements totaling 516,683 dollars and 39 cents. A quip about scholastic discipline and a proverb about money lending closes the fragment.
Paris wakes to the death of Leon Gambetta on January 1. Dispatches from Paris note a profound national sorrow and the loss of a devoted ally of the United States. Reports discuss Gambetta’s career from 1860s liberal opposition through the 1870s defiance of Versailles, and rumors about his death involving a Paris mistress and a pistols shot are debated by multiple sources.
Gravy is made by browning a sliced onion in butter then adding beef stock gradually. Thicken with flour rubbed smooth in cold stock and season with salt and pepper. Add chopped parsley or Worcestershire sauce if available. A touch of tomato ketchup suits pork.
Mr J Marsh of the Bank of Toronto in Ontario reports long standing indigestion and stomach discomfort improved after using Burpock Bicop Birrers. He praises the remedy as a blessing and notes the price is $1.00.
The Nez Perce boy chief Prince Otto gave a sensational rifle exhibition before an international audience at Platts Hall. He pierced a coin, split razor edges, broke glass balls, and extinguished lights with precise rifle fire, performing complex vaulting and tumbling maneuvers with his weapon.
An elderly man in Cincinnati Saturday Night heckles a demure passenger by posing as a detective and accusing him of theft. The scene escalates as witnesses relate supposed evidence from footprints to a torn fabric and hat holes, ending with the conductor jokingly instructing payment of the fare.
A father explains to his son that an employment agent is a man eager to find work for others while avoiding work for himself. The exchange frames the agent as a broker who matches labor with jobs yet prefers not to take on tasks personally.
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