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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1888
Page
4
Linda Allen, a western painter in a hill country home, sketches a lonely valley scene and blends art with family influence. Clarence Wright prizes her work while Vincent Vincentson seeks the artist’s hand, and a mining disaster tests loyalties before a hopeful romance prevails.
The preacher urges contentment with present conditions, arguing happiness comes from the heart not outward luck. He cites Scripture, contrasts home life with travel fever, and recalls biblical figures to illustrate enduring faith amid trials.
Two elderly travelers aboard a Chicago area train spot a distant white farmhouse with a red barn and rail fence. They ask the conductor who lives there, suspecting a relative from Indiana, sparking a humorous exchange about recognition and rural life.
A well dressed woman is seen placing money in her mouth at a street car and pocketing the purse. The writer warns this act spreads contagion and infectious disease, calling for caution and hygiene in public transport.
During the Creek War General Jackson suffered a cold and an improvised tent was set for him. A drunk hanger-on kicked the tent, tumbling it. Jackson emerged laughing, and spectators cheered for Old Hickory, a nickname that stuck afterward.
A Cincinnati man and his family who wintered in Florida grew fond of a colored waiting maid and invited her to join them with one condition she must never be sold. She believed moving north as a servant would end her status as a slave.
A Sunday school child Edith reports a teacher named Nollly or similar hinted about heaven and places for others in the afterlife. Edith mentions Jackson Horner and Mamie Saunders as going to the bad place, prompting her mother’s puzzled reaction.
F. W. Lepin a Swedish tailor of Chicago won the second capital prize of 100000 in the Louisiana State Lottery. He held one twentieth of ticket No. 71 478 drawn June 12 and plans to buy a home with a garden for his children while continuing his tailoring work. He is thirty and aims to invest in a future business.
A jilted suitor Ralph asks She-Ralph to wear a little red flag as a signal of anguish. Frank DeLashmutt has secured a position with the Santa Fe road after training at Elliott's Business College in Burlington Iowa.
A girl tells a lady caller that her sister cannot see visitors because she is engaged. The lady expresses sympathy and hopes the sister is not ill.
A sensational medical ad touts Dr Pierce s Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a quick cure for fever foul breath and stomach disorder claiming relief within hours. The piece also notes Queen Victoria s remark that her favorite color is blue versus public perception of green.
Advert says 75c bottle will mix with water to yield seventy five servings of energy without stimulation or harm. Claims strong nerve support and recovery from exhaustion with no drugs. Note mentions U S Courts validation and Queen Regent of Spain visiting related exposition department in Barcelona.
A letter from May celebrates dramatic health improvement after using Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She describes prior weakness and illness, then reports renewed vitality and urges the recipient to visit, attributing the cure to the medicine.
If you have catarrh use Dr. Sage four. The King of Sweden is described as an entertaining conversationalist who talks about two topics music and dyspepsia. The tone reads as a quirky aside about a royal figure and a medical remedy.
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