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Newspaper

Fairfield Tribune

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1888

Page

4

Kate Middleton Bravely Races to Save Train in Flood

Kate Middleton, a spirited woman, races across a swollen creek to warn of a rushed train approaching a destroyed bridge. She reaches the station in time, saving many lives, while her husband Tom realizes her strength and pride in her daring deed.

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An Imaginative Californian in Space Travel Humor

A San Francisco Chron tele humorous snippet imagines a Californian traveler joking about honeymooning through the solar system. The narrator recalls Neptune and Venus stays, poor hotel quality, thunderclouds a million miles away, and balloon cars with rude conductors amid a Mars like climate.

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Not for these times for I hate all work

In Rome on the Quirinal Flavius laments life as a dreary failure and disdains labor while Sempronius replies that he should have lived centuries hence as a baseball umpire, a wry exchange captured by the Detroit Free Press.

Flavius Rome Sempronius Detroit Free Press

Sour Vinegar and Staunch Symmetry in a Divine Sermon

The Rev. DeWitt Talmage preaches in this city on Sour Expellentes from John 19 32, urging sympathy with Jesus who took the vinegar in his crucifixion and inviting listeners to seek relief in divine mercy amid betrayal poverty illness and bereavement.

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Wearing Teeth as Charms in a Dental World

A West Thirty-fourth street dentist says nine of ten patients, especially young women, request their extracted molars wrapped for keepsake. Many carry polished teeth as charms in small thimble-sized cases, and some wear dentures or bracelets incorporating teeth, tipped with gold or diamonds.

West Thirty-fourth Street New York Telegram

Editor Sees Visitor Who Aims to Mop the Floor

A man outside asks to see the editor. The editor fears trouble but opens the door thinking it is a threat to his paper. He discovers the visitor intends only to mop the floor, relieving the editor.

Rutherford and Goldgate Exchange Eastward Banter

A brief exchange shows Rutherford of New York asking has East been explored. Goldgate of Sacramento replies confirming past travels including Salt Lake City three years ago.

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Burlington Route Leads in Passenger and Freight Traffic

The Chicago Herald notes the Burlington Route’s heavy business in both passenger and freight. It carried large numbers to Chicago during the National Republican Convention and dominated livestock receipts at Union Stock Yards. For the first half of 1948 its average shipments stayed strong despite a strike, with about 24 425 cars, roughly a quarter of the total, underscoring its lead among railroads.

Burlington Chicago Herald Chicago Union Stock Yards

Lucky John Harrington Wins Lottery Prize

Mining Gazette reports John Harrington, a longtime Atlantic Mining stamp mill engineer, won 23 000 from the Louisiana State Lottery May drawing. He invested in Calumet and Hecla stock, earning 5 per share dividends totaling 100 for July. Harrington has lived in the Lake Superior copper district 25 years. two of his sons also work at the mill.

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