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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1898
Page
4
A critical reflective piece questions colonial ambition and transatlantic dominion. It argues that distant settlements harmed domestic prosperity and security, citing historical contrasts between Spanish and English empires and noting past large colonial holdings versus current influence.
Des Moines Leader recounts a temperance lesson from naval history. It contrasts grog aboard captured ships with Farragut and Dewey choosing coffee over alcohol to sustain courage and duty. The piece argues liquor harms judgment and that coffee supports steadier action.
A promotional note touts Ely's Cream Balm as a reliable remedy for catarrh and head colds. It advertises a trial size for 10 cents and a full size at 50 cents from Ely Brothers of New York City, with an endorsement from B W Sperry of Hartford Conn.
Harper’s Bazar questions pin safety as germs spread under pin heads and warns that many pins are not new but found in streets. It notes nurses and women who mouth pins risk infections and suggests wrapping coins and banknotes in paper before use.
The first run on London banking institutions occurred in 1667 when Lombard street goldsmiths and bankers could not meet demands. A crowd gathered, four bankers were killed at their doors, and order was restored as creditors believed they were not being swindled.
Charles Dudley Warner advised students on refinement during an informal New York talk. He paused to consider the ideal before answering with a cautious remark about inheritance as a possible path to refinement.
The piece denounces McKinley era protectionism linking annexation of Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Philippines to a flood of pauper labor. It questions how a free trade outcome could be avoided as territories join the republic and asks how protectionists will defend labor from alleged pauper competition. It warns Republican policy risks upsetting national traditions of isolation.
A period verse praises a single maxim for health. It claims Hood's Sarsaparilla improves appetite, nerves, complexion, vigor, and banishes dyspepsia rheumatism gout and fatigue by purifying the blood. The ad tone urges readers to take the remedy.
Eminent New York chemist I A Slocum offers three free bottles of his New Scientific Treatment for consumption and bronchial diseases to Fairfield Tribune readers. Send name and address to 98 Pine Street New York for delivery. the doctor cites thousands cured worldwide and urges prompt action.
In a brief exchange, a man protests eternal affection and asks for marriage, offering to wed if circumstances allowed. The woman remains unmoved, noting her study of human nature shows true love ignores finances, ending his plea.
A brief wartime era quip from the New York Journal features a shy father warning that harmony may fail over minor trifles, and a lover quipping that they could hire a nurse to patch over the discord.
In 1863 the USS Wyoming under Commander McDougall fought amid sunken reefs and shore batteries at Simonoseki Strait. Facing three Japanese gunboats and coastal fortifications, the Wyoming outmaneuvered foes, burned batteries, and compelled the Prince of Nagato to pay indemnity totaling near two million dollars after a fierce single-day engagement. Five were killed and six wounded aboard.
A Richmond Dispatch item notes a miscommunication where a doctor says a medicine sent through a man benefited his wife. The patient disputes the plan, recalling his own hospital stay after taking the medicine. The exchange highlights medical mix ups and patient confusion last week.
Paris hosts a large English colony that shapes daily life from church gatherings at Rue d Aguesseau to the citys shops and culture. Exiles include retirees, professionals, students, authors, and merchants who either fund the Church of the Embassy or contribute little, and Americans are noted as key patrons sustaining Parisian commerce.
A famous novelist received a letter from a lady asking to borrow his book because it was unavailable at local booksellers. His witty reply notes a lack of many items in her town and offers help only if she can supply a string to parcel the book and stamps for postage.
A Mexican Herald column mocks an American editor for misspelling Spanish words with double m s noting that double m s do not exist in Spanish and cites examples such as Commerciol and incommunicado.
An excerpt from the Siam Observer notes the king of Siam awarding an Italian a grand cross of the Siamese crown for painting a wife from a photo. The king jokes the cross will allow the man to marry twelve wives, a rare honor he hopes will be used well.
A Ithaca New York girl under eighteen nearly wasted by dizziness kidney disease and fainting improves dramatically after nine boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The testimonial cites renewed strength weight gain and restored health with a notary public verification.
An Empress of Japan officer reports a Hong Kong street clash in which 150 English and American sailors defeated 400 Russian, French, and German rivals. The fight started in a saloon, involved jinrikishas used as a wedge, and ended as loud sung anthems rose while authorities halted the melee.
The original greening apple tree on Solomon Drowne’s Mount Hygeia farm in North Foster Rhode Island still survives after nearly two centuries though showing decay. Once grafted to spread the famous Rhode Island greenings it may soon become only a neighborhood memory.
The passage recalls Tom Keene recounting ten years buying costumes from a single dealer while part of the California theater stock company in San Francisco. On leaving the West for the East he bids farewell and a clerk is sent to fetch a cigar, two for a quarter, whispered privately.
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph reports a birthday toast in honor of Mr. Frankstown Spiffin. A smoker is proposed though Spiffin abhors tobacco scents and does not use cigars.
Describes transacting general banking business with loans on real estate or personal security at four percent interest for deposits of six months or longer. States handling wills and valuable papers as custodian without charge and conducting business liberally within safety limits.
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