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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1894
Page
5
Money to loan at 4 percent per year on deposits for six months or longer. Real estate or personal security accepted. Library acts as custodian of wills and valuable papers without charge. Business conducted liberally within safe banking practices.
OFFICERS: J. E. ROTH, Prest. JOS. RICKSHER, V. Pres. E. A. HOWARD, Cashier.
A long list of individuals appears in a civic or organizational roster. Names include J. E. Roth James Louden E A Howard D G Higley James Sullivan W E Bradshaw J S McKenney Ed Hunt Jos Ricksher T M Byrnes T R Howlett J F Loehr Geo D Clarke Safe Coop Ward Lamson R W Lam son Geo W Ball R F Ratcliff W A Lamson J W Burnett Joseph Roth E F Simmons Chris Roth D W Templeton Eugene Campbell 8S H Watkins Adam Messer Mrs R N Slagle D M Parrett J P Manatrey Will Prewitt Wm C Hawk J H Allender A C D Bradshaw H B Rodgers J S Louden A F Cassel F O Danielson August Walgren W S Vaught John McLane George Mowery Chas D Leggett
W H H Rhodes fifty four, his sister Lydia Ann Packers forty four, and Rhodes's two sons Louis twelve Ira ten, walked from Dayton to Cameron county Wisconsin. They slept in Chicago Englewood after half the journey, raised two fifty in Wisconsin, hope to reach destination next month.
A Barcelona newspaper claims a burglarproof clockwork iron fighting machine soldier is ready for the Spanish government. Offered at £200000 with 100 units, it fires 40 rounds a minute and carries internal ammunition. If captured, an electric trigger detonates dynamite in its head. The paper says experts witnessed tests.
The army adopts whistle commands under certain conditions. Infantry officers must buy whistles at their own cost, about 3.75 dollars each for purchases of 50 or more, with higher costs for smaller lots. Springfield Armory and Rock Island Arsenal are to implement the change promptly after arms arrival.
Notorious train robber Oliver Curtis Perry rode the Central from the west chained hand and foot. bound for the Mat teawan asylum from Auburn prison, guarded by three officers amid depot onlookers. Authorities deem him insane and have disciplined him at Auburn.
Report from the Midway plaisance notes travelers carrying large sums in cash as summer industry profits are converted into foreign coins. A Cairo street donkey boy shows $700 in silver for French francs, a camel driver pockets $1,000, an Arab a Turk a Nubian soldier and an old Egyptian attend, and a Persian dancer has about $1,500 in silver.
The London Figaro notes that Morris Roberts, a Birmingham prize fighter, left a will advising solicitors for a clean division of property. Executors may face trouble and high costs if no legal aid is sought. The bulk of Roberts property is to stay in the Bank of England for 20 years before equal distribution to relatives.
Edwin R Lang acts Rip Van Winkle on the west, Keene writes reminiscences, Kernell’s new comedy by Frank Dumont titled McFadden's Elopement. Pizzi's Gabriella in England. Drury Lane benefit. Jekyll and Hyde English rights bought. Blondin to celebrate seventieth birthday with a tight rope in Crystal Palace. Henry Petit dies after melodramas. Wilde’s Lady Windermere French version irritates Hading. No past Sedan remark stops Catherine the Cunning. Noah’s Ark at Covent Garden features many animals and a woman orchestra. Realism in battle scene shoots two supers with gatling wadding. Bandmann’s wife plays Hamlet in England alongside Cushman and others.
French blouses with belt accessories and Russian styles with full skirts remain in favor for the theater. Black lace inserts and trims appear on sheer winter evening toilets. snakeskin appears in small leather goods and accessories. Velvet gowns use fur collars and rich trims. peacock blue and amber cashmere dresses feature Chantilly lace and silk braiding.
Catalog touts whisker brushes of ivory and silver, filigree bonbon holders, shovels, burnished silver applied work, silver covers for microbe era, leather umbrella straps with raised buckles, salve boxes in silver ivory glass enamel and pearl. Russia leather cases hold six scissors, pen handles of dark pearl, and mother of pearl pen and pencils in cases.
The Pullman company employs 14 635 people and Engine 999 of the New York Central tops 100 miles per hour. Pullman formerly required two tickets for a drawing room but now one first class ticket suffices. Adirondack winter travel gains night service with through sleeping cars New York to Adirondacks and Montreal. A farcical rumor claims New York Central seeks Erie control to Chicago. both firms deny the report.
The article argues the true nature of electricity may remain unknowable, likening its mystery to gravitation and other phenomena. It contrasts metaphysical speculation with empirical science, praising future discoveries by Hertz and Tesla while cautioning against idle theorizing.
The passage argues that true success comes from rising after failure and learning from mistakes. It cites Howe as an example of decisive action, noting Lord Hawke’s counsel that Howe never questions plans but proceeds to execute.
The piece discusses nitrous oxide as an anesthetic and its intoxicating effects, noting its old name laughing gas. It also profiles Mrs. Blaine Bull, wife of William T. Bull, highlighting her divorce from James G. Blaine Jr, remarriage, travels, new home, and high social status with an income near $50,000 a year tied to her husband’s profession.
The London Standard notes knighthood rites varied from a box on the ear to a sword stroke on the shoulder. John of Salisbury says ancient Normans used a bare fist blow to honor Henry, son of William the Conqueror, before the custom shifted to a flat sword blow on the shoulder.
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