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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1900
Page
8
Chiefs of the Salus Moros Kill a Failing Thief
Harper's Weekly describes Moros governance with a dato ruling a district, armed men, and slaves. A follower who gambled away the chief’s money is warned thrice, then executed in ritual fashion by a retainer with a large native knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolo
Data Jokanine
Johanine
Harper's Weekly
Getting Acquainted Amid Move In New Neighborhood
A newly moved family hosts their neighbor Mrs Markley who calls to welcome them and chat about the task of moving. They discuss the ordeal of unpacking and settling in, with humor about the hardships of moving compared to illness or fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Fruits as foods and condiments in nutrition claims
The article notes pulp fruits consist of water and extractives including sugar and acids. It states sugar is assimilable and a food, with bananas dates and figs highlighted as hydrocarbonated foods. It argues most fruits are not very nutritive and fruit juices act as condiments rather than foods, per M. Ballagh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Ballagh
Humorous Salary Cut Marked Hearn’s Japanese Naturalization
A story about Lafcadio Hearn gaining Japanese citizenship and a joke at his expense. His salary dropped from 150 to 50 yen a month, highlighting a lingering foreigner distinction. The university president quips that the change removes the last remaining distinction, and Hearn pretends to enjoy it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafcadio Hearn
A Peculiar Plant in New South Wales
A plant species in New South Wales bears showy flowers with a glossy mucilaginous juice. Chinese ladies use the juice to dye hair and eyebrows. In Java the flowers are employed to blacken shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Java
Ancient Chinese Lexicon Pa eutshe Antecedes Christ
The oldest dictionary and glossary in the world is the Pa eutshe lexicon for Chinese. It was compiled more than 1,000 years before Christ, making it a landmark early linguistic work.
Emory Sources from Naxos Kituls Island Trade
All the emery in the world is said to originate from the Kituls Island of Naxos near Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naxos
Greece
Singular Dreaming A Lawyer Who Solved A Knotty Case
An Edinburgh somnambulist lawyer narrates two dream linked incidents. In one, he writes a full legal brief overnight, then finds it solved when awake. In the other, a railway journey dream leads to entrapment in a steamer’s anchor chamber, ending with a startling escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Washington Star
Remarkable Coincidence At Pine Creek Settlement
A passage in John F. Maggi nness recounts that on the day the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed, a small Scotch Irish band gathered at Pine Creek near Williamsport and declared themselves free from British rule without knowledge of the Philadelphia events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Magginness
Old Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Pine Creek
Williamsport
Britto
Fox uses grass decoys to catch mallard on highland lake
An elderly observer recounts a fox feigning calm by floating grass to drift among ducks. The wily predator then dives with only ears and nose above water to seize a mallard. He notes the fox’s skill in trapping many animals to feed his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland
Omaha World-Herald
Death knell for classical quotes in Congress
A Boston Herald note recounts Edward Everett finishing a Tacitus citation in Congress only to trigger a frontier state member who broke into Choctaw shouting about free speech. The humorous scene reportedly ended classical quotations in Congress as lawmakers failed to share the same language and flow of ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Herald
Edward Everett
Congress
Tacitus
West
Massachusetts
Cicero
Farmer Horrell Rumor and Calf Claim Stirs Dexter
In Cowley county a boastful farmer known for lies visits Dexter and proclaims a calf milks nine months and yields three quarts. The Dexter town paper notes Horrell remains in town and jokes the calf is a wonder, reflecting local skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowley County
Dexter
Horrell
Kansas City Journal
The Harem a Prison Reveals Hidden Perils of Eastern Homes
The piece argues harems deny law access and expose inhabitants to constant danger. It notes women can be enslaved elevated to rulers or killed or poisoned, with no outsiders able to intervene or safeguard life and liberty.
Father and suitor clash over marriage ask as girl seeks counsel
In a Detroit Free Press item a rich girl's suitor Frank presses for marriage while her father weighs the best reply. The daughter asks how to answer, pondering if the right choice should favor her or the persistent applicant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Papa
Detroit Free Press
Any Fool Can Ask Questions Quotation Cited
A student recalls a quotation from the Boston Transcript saying Any fool can ask questions. The teacher, a professor Mr Drone, expresses astonishment at not remembering today's quotations for the lesson.
Real Qualities Win True Affection Says De Moy
A short aphorism notes that hearts are drawn by apparent traits but only real qualities keep affection fixed, attributed to De Moy.
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de Moy
Spanish Crown Guards Finest Emeralds Known
The article notes that the Spanish Crown possesses the finest emeralds known, highlighting their exceptional quality and value as a premier collection.
Lost lode of the Gore range tale of fool's gold
A Kansas City Star tale recounts how a Iowa mining party in 1896 found glittering rocks they mistook for fool's gold in the Gore range. A Denver assay valued the specimens at 15 000 to 17 000 dollars a ton, prompting a lifelong hunt that yielded no trace of the lode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Reese
Gore Range
Reese
Iowa
Routt County
Colo
Steamboat Springs
Rock Creek
Colorado
Towa
Gore Pass
Denver
Burlingame
Kansgas City
Weighing the Baby in Pediatric Practice
Dr. Graham notes a Philadelphia Pediatric society paper on weight benchmarks for infants. He cites a rule: a child should double birth weight by five months and triple by twelve to fourteen months as a useful health indicator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Griffith
Philadelphia Pediatric Society
Do Not Be Selfish Promote Others Happiness
Do not live for yourself and fear not diminishing your own happiness by aiding others. The one who laboriously serves others and forgets himself finds greater joy than the person who makes himself the sole focus of affection and effort.
Apothecary Translation Debate Turns on Perfumer Term
Some authorities argue the original Bible word for apothecary better translates as perfumer, affecting historical interpretation of ancient trade and craft. The debate centers on linguistic nuance and how it shapes understanding of early commerce and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perfuwer
Saw Too Much in Farm Hand Payoff
A farmer dismisses a laborer after the man reports seeing a carriage and gunfire near the woods. He names figures Colonel Jones Major Peters and Tom McSniffer and mentions breech loading guns, gray and roan horses, and 19 wild pigeons. The farmer ends by saying no more work for the man until needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Jones
Major Peters
Tom McSniffer
London
The Doe and Her Fawn Behavior Described
A historical note describes a doe nursing and guarding her newborn fawn after birth. The mother paces at a distance, bleats softly to rouse the fawn, and flees when danger approaches. She returns only after ensuring safety and leads the fawn to stand, then moves away along the easiest path.
His Very Own Jones
Two old friends meet after ten years and discover one married a Miss Jones of Philadelphia. The other recalls tagging along with the Jones girl from their school days, and learns the couple share the same name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Miss Jones
Philadelphia
Jones
How to Cure a Cough from Mr Dooley Advice
A humorous 19th century quip suggests home remedies for a cough with a cold on the chest. It advocates Casey's mixture for men in distress, bed rest, and a stiff plaster to tire the cough out, ending with a light wish for the patient to survive until morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Mr. Dooley
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ayer
Great City For Prayer In Moscow Seen By Visitor
A visitor describes Moscow as a holy city with cathedrals and shrines every few hundred feet. He notes constant church bells and people praying in public streets at all hours, illustrating the deep piety and distinct everyday life of Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Holy City
The Smoke of London Belches to Devonshire Waters
The article notes smoke from London traveling with wind to sea and reaching Devonshire, darkening water for miles and illustrating the vast reach of urban smoke across the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Devonshire
Bears the Isitoria The Kind You Have Always Bought
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MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isitoria
Philanthropist Finds Hidden Hunger in City Tenements
Mrs. Clarence Burns recalls visiting the poor and finding hunger unseen by most. In one cold room a starving family refused aid, claiming the children had eaten today, though records show three days on stale bread. The mother’s reply underscored a recurring struggle she witnesses in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Burns
Burns
Original Court Sentence Shocks Western Observer
A western judge recently handed a unique punishment. A man unable to read or write was jailed until he learned, and the next inmate must stay until he taught the first prisoner. The page ends with a reflection on misjudging companions for friends and urges self-examination.
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John James Meehan
Criterion
Salus
Jefferson Market Court
New York Exchange
Jewett
Metuchen Inquirer
Metuchen
N. J
J. E. Jewett
77 Bible House
New York City
New York
DF Williams
DR. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady, N. Y
His
Bears
Cocago Daily News
Gure
United States
J.C. Ater
Lowell
Wass
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