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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1901
Page
8
A London Tit-Bits tale in a suburban train about a husband who exchanges gifts with his wife and her relatives. He recounts previous birthdays and Christmases when he received lace handkerchiefs, a velvet hat, a turquoise ring too small, and lace doilies, while he gives trousers, shoes, cigars, a meerschaum pipe, and tobacco, hoping for a birthday payback.
A Detroit man nearly loses money, watch, papers, and a diamond pin when two masked thieves rob him at his home. He later returns with a revolver and discovers the culprits are strangers, prompting a tense standoff before he recovers his belongings. His wife’s retelling ruins the tale.
A woman who lost a canary found a strikingly similar bird in a front window cage. After tests showed the bird could pick up a pin and place it upright in the carpet, the household accepted her ownership and let her take the canary home.
A boy in Idlewild fell from his bed and cried after family teased him. His mother stopped the teasing and asked how he fell, he replied he slept where he got in. The Memphis Senitar reports the lighthearted domestic incident.
After a performance benefiting John Brougham, an audience member threw a purse of gold on the stage. Brougham picked it up and said he would pocket the insult but would like to meet the man who would repeat it.
Pap Perkins, Postmaster, tells how Jericho’s charity drive for the sick widow of Tom Jackson began and closed when Lish Billings revealed she had died about an hour earlier. The crowd had pledged funds and names, but the effort collapsed as the widow’s death was announced.
In Cleveland on a calm street a large hound intervenes when a fox terrier fights another terrier. He initially watches, then strikes to separate the combatants. He carries the wounded terrier to safety and for the next hour tends to him, leaving both dogs closer and more obedient.
A dog in ancient Athens guarded a temple and followed a thief who stole treasures. The animal trailed the robber through towns until Cronyon, where the thief was captured and returned to Athens. The court ordered the dog to be fed daily at public expense.
In a private town school a boy named Rob cannot recall what an anecdote is yet writes a top quip about soup from an anecdote of an ox. The lesson highlights memory and effort as students learn the meaning of a short tale.
A Chicago Tribune piece depicts pugilist Pslugger angrily offering $5,000 to cause a fall in the fifth round. His reply and Mrs. Pslugger’s rebuke frame a feud over gentlemanly conduct in boxing.
The article traces the origins of insects to the Silurian period, noting the earliest known insect a cockroach fossil. It discusses ancient reefs made by an early polyp and references Goss's notes on an older insect found in Sweden, possibly Protocimex silurius, described as the original silurian bug.
The text argues that hoofed animals lack true feet, using nails instead and gaining longer strides and resilience. It notes upright running on toes, reduced injury risk, and compares arboreal and aquatic movement. Monkeys with four hands are cited as climbing advantages, while snakes and slow worms thrive without legs, suggesting natural selection removes limbs for adaptation.
A historical note on coast erosion along England s east coast describes Yorkshire losing about six feet of shore yearly. A 12 mile stretch shows cliffs 40 feet high eroded 132 feet in 40 years, with Spurn Head suffering the greatest loss and Ravenspur once a parliament town erased by the sea.
A quotation contrasts American women with the French aristocracy noting they seek diplomatic posts while dismissing humble government roles. A New York woman sent west is asked to lead local society and replies she does not see anything to lead.
Dialogues about Mr. Burbank's family ties are reported in a Denver gossip snippet. Miss Carolina questions his paternity while Miss Virginia notes multiple children and a vague lineage traced only to a common grandfather.
A diner approves killing a fish that had been on shore too long and would have drowned if returned to sea. The exchange implies a moral about preserving life and the prudence of action when a creature risks harm by lingering on land.
A brief Ohio State Journal quotation notes a collector debating mailing a dan to Mr. Grump despite the rule against posting bills. The manager consents to mail as a rare exception, highlighting the motto Post No Bills.
Poem excerpt describing a lone ship at sea guided by star beacons. The speaker notes that steady gaze upon the Great Beacon keeps a vessel on course through darkness and storm, with the guiding light a constant in life’s voyage. Arthur J. Burdick, Los Angeles Herald.
An amateur philosopher on Camp Street muses on how people never truly know their own bodies or voices. He recounts hearing his phonographic recording and feeling shocked yet strangely thrilled by the unfamiliar sound that reveals the mysterious self we inhabit.
Six riveters at the Pressed Steel Car shop in Schoenville labor inside and outside vessels, with one man keeping all his fingers. Five fingers are missing among the group as the hammering riveters learn by trial, their fingers often severed by rapid strikes, and injuries go uncorrected until blood spills from a stump.
To disinfect a room use a simple method with sulphur and alcohol. After washing surfaces, set sulphur in an iron kettle on bricks, pour one pint of alcohol, and ignite. Seal the room for a day and night, using about five ounces of sulphur per hundred cubic feet, then wash floors and woodwork with carbolic acid solution followed by soap and water.
A Boston haberdasher tells a tale of Daniel Webster asking for a dickey. The clerk sizes him up and says they lack his size, sending him to the next store. It notes a harness maker who specialized in horse collars.
Little Willie Pa asks what a financier is and is told a financier makes others pile up a fortune for him. A saying about redwood wood claims fallen trunks overgrown by forests stay solid as when they fell.
A proverb-like remark notes that a strong rider and horse can chase a tall giraffe, but even a small advantage given to the animal ends in loss for the pursuer.
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