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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1888
Page
4
A Yorkshire reverend known for eccentricity tests his lazy 12 year old son with a solemn warning before the boy goes to fetch the horse. The boy fears death but when the charge ends with a stern hope for return, he speeds the task and catches the horse in record time.
A rabbit head and forepart were found attached to a tree limb in the garden of Gil bert Clow in Coeymans New York. The rest of the body vanished except for one shriveled leg. Likely blown into the tree by the blizzard and preserved by freezing, with snowmelt leaving the preserved head and front.
The minister and his wife discuss a summer trip to Europe for Jas per and a noble church grant. The wife expresses envy but accepts the church’s generosity. The minister states the biblical line the poor ye have always with you.
A landlady tells an applicant they never take children. The applicant reveals she had a boy who died last summer, and the landlady responds that she is fortunate as they never take children.
A Pittston Gazette interview reveals M A Kelley received 30000 from the Louisiana State lottery via Miners' Saving Bank after buying one fifth of ticket 55315 which won 150000. Kelley plans to invest 30000 in a household appliance business and expand agencies nationwide, viewing the windfall as beneficial to himself and the public.
A reflection on individual significance within a vast population. The text notes the fear of acting on personal convictions due to potential mockery and urges awareness of one’s own small but active role in society. It emphasizes humility and self-awareness amid public pretensions.
A vast outdoor sermon by Rev. T DeWitt Talmage in Talmage, Kansas, on a June day drew attendees from several states. He preached that turning many to righteousness will cause believers to shine like stars, detailing methods of influence through example, prayer, admonition, and swift, universal reach of faith.
A tired mid November night brings a stubborn doctor and his wife from a comedy of doorbells to a burst of harsh business satire. Letters reveal how retailers face harsh scrutiny from wholesalers and lawyers, ending in the comic image of a boot man entangled in a misadventure over credit and trust.
A Pennsylvania boot and shoe shop owner recounts a troubling encounter with a supposed local commercial agency agent who questioned inventories and debt history. The shoemaker defends his privacy, recounting a scuffle after resisting invasion of his sales records and stock details.
In East Saginaw a horse car conductor was approached by a young woman who claimed he is her missing brother from near Harrison two years ago. The family identified him as Henry Schaeffer, but he denied knowledge of them and said he was born in Saginaw. Asa Adams, recent Elliott's Business College graduate, has secured a position in Burlington Iowa.
Two Pittsburg boys boast feats of strength in playful boasting. One claims to have pulled up a tree yesterday while the other says his father pulled up the river last week.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, swears to the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The remedy is sold by druggists for 75 cents and is claimed to act directly on the blood and mucus surfaces. A notary public notes the oath on December 6, 1886. Also noted are new luxury enamelled picture frames with oxidized silver and gold book clasps.
A remark notes that even the most delicate girl faces cold ice cream without fear, suggesting playful resilience in public taste and social norms.
A humorous domestic exchange centers on a woman weighing much more than hay scales. She tells her husband she loves him the most after mentioning the child and the dog. He replies that he loves her and the child, and that he loves her more than the dog, balancing the gap.
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