10 Jul 1879
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1879
Page
1
Reports from Iowa mention several drowning fatalities including J Sullivan in Jackson County and Charles Freeman in Chariton river near Centerville. Track laying on a Wall Lake to Sac City road progresses with 160 workers. Grain and grasshopper activity noted in Northwestern Iowa amid beefed up railroad and capitol construction.
A tale ridicules a man who posts a land sale notice in a hotel and warns buyers to beware. A buyer condemns such advertising as a sign the vendor would steal possessions. A church fair anecdote mocks a young man urged to gamble for a pound cake and a dollar in a drawing, promising to turn over a new leaf only on January first.
A series of legal and criminal updates note Lester Brotherson’s sentence reduced to life imprisonment in Albany. Margaret Shaw receives life in the Rhode Island state prison for murder. Nimrod Spatten Huber was hanged in Lebanon after a 1878 murder. William Golsen faces a year in jail and a $1250 fine for post office fund embezzlement in Chicago. An Eureka dispatch reports Auditor Duff of the Eureka and Palisade railroad as a defaulter between $5000 and $40,000. Capt. R R Clyde of Valley Springs Dakota was killed by his son in a self defense shooting. Lame Johnny, linked to a Buffalo Gap coach robbery, was hanged near the scene while being moved by deputies.
A codicil to the Prince Imperial's will confirms the heir as the oldest son of Prince Jerome Napoleon, with the Queen Mother urged to back him. Reports note Bonapartist factions, a Berlin ultramontane tariff plan, and tensions with Bismarck. Egypt debate. Russian Servian border friction. Nihilist trials conclude in Odessa with twenty sentenced.
For years James Findley of Syracuse earned the nickname The Horse Catcher by stopping runaway horses and saving lives and property. Born in Albany and now 23, he began catching horses twelve years ago, notably saving a mother and child near Auburn. His methods include running with the horse to harness it, and in May he heroically turned racing young horses away from the Empire Bank, earning a bronze medal from witness Patrick Lynch.
Public figures are criticized as mere caterpillars reaching high offices by crawling. Sentimental young ladies lament lost nests while practical businessmen fail to voice that there are no birds in next year's nest either.
Washington reports recap of Senate and House activity across June 30 and July 1. Key actions include passage of the free quinine bill, a funds bill for marshals, adjournment resolutions, and a joint resolution for extra pay. Messages from the President and executive sessions are noted, with remarks on government needs and appropriations. The Senate and House approve or suspend rules, debate pay, and extend adjournment to a specified time.
A London investor marries his landlady after a paralytic illness. He dies leaving a will favoring her, ignoring children from a former marriage. An executor discovers a missing marriage link to a potential £80,000 estate, found at a village church last week. The judge will decide whether the widow or the old man’s eldest son inherits.
A Canadian woman in Ottawa invited friends to a church wedding with her father threatening bans and a shotgun. She and her beloved William wed quietly at another church and left, remarking that where there is a Will there is a way.
A Great Enterprise. The Hop Bitters Manufacturing Company rises as a leading Rochester business. Their Hop Bitters reach sales beyond all precedents and enter households across the land.
The Inter Ocean argues an American could lead France if Bonapartists regain power. It details Jerome Bonaparte’s American lineage via his Baltimore marriage in 1803, his later return to France, and his descendant Colonel Jerome Bonaparte of Newport Rhode Island. The piece notes Jerome’s popularity in France, contrasts with Prince Napoleon, and suggests romance and justice could sway French voters toward an American-born Bonaparte.
Hal and Lucy visit Dakota long ago as relatives recall the era and the Ter tory gains a Hal Lucy Nation nickname in local memory.
Advert shows Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup claim to stop crying after one dose. Parag says it cures pains of children with a price in cents.
Prince Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte was born March 16 1856 at the Tuilleries. He was the son of Napoleon III and Eugenie de Montijo and grew up a linguist and student of history. His early life included harsh discipline and he later joined Woolwich as a cadet before pursuing a military career. He witnessed exile with his family after the Franco Prussian War and later sought a commission in the British service before joining the Royal Artillery staff.
The article recounts Napoleon III promising to join English Army maneuvers at the Cape to watch the Cape War, travel to France, and remain loyal to imperial ideals. It notes his departure from England, royal gestures, and public reaction to the Prince Imperial as he sails to Zululand.
The New York Times notes longevity more often follows prudent living than sheer vigor. It cites Peter Cooper as an example of a frail child who thrived late in life and argues that heedfulness, avoidance of risk, and simple tastes promote longer life, while arrogance of health and poverty wear down longevity.
The piece contrasts New York and English burial customs, noting how firehouse funerals became public spectacles with music and resolutions. It recalls a foreman's quip about delaying Chawls’ burial for a picnic and describes an English half pay officer’s funeral conducted by a Dissenting minister with a musical program and luncheon.
A short aphorism contrasts virtue and popularity, noting the joy of generosity versus the unpopularity of giving. The line frames charity as noble yet undervalued in common practice.
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