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Newspaper

Fairfield Tribune

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1888

Page

4

Insurance and railroad reports highlight Iowa state assets

The document lists 26 017 33 acres of railroad lands repatented to the State but reconveyed to the United States and notes 87 540 22 total acres donated to railroads. It details Iowa’s growing insurance sector, proposes an insurance department, and discusses banks, railroad earnings, taxation, and reform proposals including railroad regulation, courts of conciliation, topographic surveys, and enforcement of the Prohibitory Law.

J.D. Bads Samuel E. Rankin Samuel M. Dyer R. G. Orwig Executive Council State Capitol United States Clinton County Des Moines Cleveland Senate House Congress C.M Dickinson County O'Brien Tire Life Companies Iowa Towa General Assembly PG Tat NT Combi Ubi Bureau of Labor A. 1 Sg Additiona Tolman Fighteenth General Assembly Webster Hamilton Lane Issi Dudley W. Adams Allamakee County Wankon Sioux City Cedar Rapids

Grand Army Inspection Assistants Named for Coming Review

A Grand Army of the Republic circular lists assistant inspectors appointed to report to Inspector-General Ira M. Hedges for the national post inspection scheduled for January and February. The list includes numerous named comrades from states across the nation, with assignments to report for instructions.

Minneapolis Minn Grand Army of the Republic Ira M. Hedges Haverstraw N. Y Arkansas A. Fowell Little Rock California E. A. Daken San Francisco Colorado S. MetClouth Denver Connecticut Sanford E. Chaffee Dakota H. Jumper Abderdeen Delaware Peter B. Ayers Wilmington Florida Jacob Gambinger York A. Woodward New Orleans Illinois George G. Spooner Batavia Indiana David Paul Liebhart Iowa QC. Eaton Bozeman Nebraska W. D. Williams Culbertson New Hampshire J. E. Saunders Petersburg New Jersey Charles B. Parson New Mexico W. M. Berger Santa Fe New York Charles Appleby Ohio E. J. Pollock Oregon FE. B. McElroy Salem Pennsylvania Thomas F. Mahoney Harrisburg Potomac H. H. Smith

Canada Not in Favor of Annexation Says Sir Charles Tup per

Sir Charles Tup per premier of the Canadian Dominion and Lady Tupper, after a Chicago layover, say no Canadian party supports annexation to the United States. He notes no MP elected with pro annexation views. He argues there is room for both nations and favors free intercountry intercourse.

Tupper Chicago Charles Tupper Washington Charles Canada United States House of Commons North America Dominion of United States of America

A Traveling Post Office Inspector Encounters Crooked Postmaster

A traveling post office inspector visits Scott county and confronts postmaster Plummer over crooked dealings. The postmaster refuses aid, defends the office, and an altercation with Abe Smith leads to a struggle over a letter and newspaper. The inspector ultimately departs, noting the incident.

Scott County Poost Otis Abe Smith

Lunatics Cured by Kindness at Gheel and Leurneux

A Belgian experiment shows lunatics boarded with locals at Gheel and a French speaking colony at Leurneux near Spa aiding recovery. Cost of pauper inmates runs about 1s a day with no rise in insanity among natives due to contact. report from the St. James Gazette.

Gheel Belgian Campine Belgium Leurneux Walloon Spa Licurneux Janates St. James

Why She Remained Single and Family Record Quip

A humorous dialogue questions why a rich, elderly Miss Sonuredge remains unmarried. The speakers note her wealth and aging parents with quips about beating long life records, implying suitors have not pursued her.

No Funeral Baked Meats for Him

A sick man worries aloud about his death and his family. His wife reassures him and vows to arrange care, while he grows more despondent as he speaks to his wife about the future. The scene reflects a somber domestic moment.

Kidney diseases blamed for consumption and other ailments

The Brompton Hospital report links inactive kidneys to 90 percent of diseases, including consumption, urging investigation of kidney health. It warns of uric acid poisoning spreading through the blood and criticizes current medical treatment that neglects kidney origins.

Brompton Hospital London Warner

Knights of Leisure Hold Annual Reunion

The story notes the Knights of Leisure held their annual reunion last night and that the party broke up early. The couple discuss reading about it in the morning paper, with humorous self reflection on being “broken up.”

A. D. Few Watkinsville Mr. Younghusband Knights of Leisure Salvation Oil Prince Dr. Bull

Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises One Hundred Dollar Reward

Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. that the Toledo firm will pay $100 for every Catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad touts testimonials, internal use, and 75 cent retail price.

State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County Frank J. Cheney F. J. Cheney & Co Hall Frank 2 Cheney A. D Radway

Albion man credits Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup for recovery

E Larzilere, agent for Michigan Central Railroad at Augusta, testifies that after seven years with Bright's disease and failed remedies he used Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup in October and recovered, calling it the greatest medicine. Dakota prairies supply bread at the lowest price.

Albion Mich Michigan Central Railroad Company Augusta Arbor E. Larzilere Dakota Prairies

Dakota Territory Temperance and Prosperity Notice

A vivid editorial extols Moxie for temperance appeal and social relief, praising its broad popularity in Dakota Territory. It lauds the region’s robust growth, big farms, and diverse crops, noting increasing wealth and a shift toward stock-raising alongside tillage. It includes a testimonial for Brown's Trouial Troches from Felix A. May of St. Paul Minn.

Dakota Brown Felix A. May St. Paul Minn

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