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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1898
Page
4
A reflective verse mentions reverent praise and prayer as night yields to dawn and new life appears in a slow procession. Clark W. Bryan contributes in Good Housekeeping.
A Lancet view argues that clay pipes are preferable to wood and meerschaum for hygienic reasons. It notes pipes' materials influence smoke flavor and oil absorption, warns against ebonite stems and amber substitutes, and claims tobacco’s nicotine yield is small while tarry oils drive toxicity.
In remarks cited by the New York Ledger, Lord Byron notes that doctors often fail to account for temperament and individual habits, urging caution against applying a single remedy to different patients. He is portrayed as a keen observer of medical practice and its limits.
The piece notes Shakespeare autographs are among the rarest with seven claimed examples across wills conveyances and a Montaigne translation in the British Museum valued at over 300 guineas. It also describes East Greenwich’s massive gasometer holding 12 million cubic feet weighing 2200 tons, 180 feet tall and 800 feet wide, costing about £40 000 to fill with gas using 1200 tons of coal. It mentions Roger Bacon as inventor of gunpowder, while Germany contests for later medieval contributors.
The Fairfield Tribune prints an offer from T. A. Slocum M D of New York claiming a cure for consumption and bronchial diseases. He pledges three free bottles of his New Discoveries to afflicted readers who write with their address to 98 Pine Street, New York. The note urges sufferers to act quickly and mentions testimonials from around the world.
A St Louis Republic summary explains hot water as a versatile remedy for nausea constipation dyspepsia and digestion. It advocates hot water before meals aids sleep and soothing coughs and colds with baths and compresses for aches neuralgia and sprains. It promotes facial care using warm water for skin and anti wrinkle effects.
The Century article recounts how Chancellor Pruyn acquired Burns autograph manuscript of Auld Lang Syne. Henry Stevens arranged its sale to Pruyn, who received it just before Albany memorial celebrations in 1859. The manuscript, bound in Russia leather, includes Burns’s letter to Dr Richmond.
A man reading a newspaper on a city trolley is challenged by a conductor about fare payment. The exchange repeats later when the man returns to the platform and again checks the conductor’s fare. The scene ends with the man smiling at home, as reported by the Philadelphia Times.
A correspondent recalls a British man who gave a ciagsepot rifle from Gravelotte with two bullets lodged mid barrel. The finder removed them and observed two bullets met point to point without bursting the barrel. The note includes a card.
Major William Pierce records debates supplementing Madison Yates and King as copies of convention propositions circulated secretly. A member’s dropped copy was retrieved by General Mifflin and shown to Washington who warned against leaks. The narrator confirms his own copy later and notes no one claimed ownership of the paper.
A newly arrived woman in town seeks to cash a check but must provide identification. She offers her handkerchief with the name Sarah Jones, which the teller accepts as proof, the prior day’s cashing delayed. A report also notes Antwerp slaughtered nearly 4,000 horses for meat and over 30 horseflesh shops in Belgian ports, while British thieves steal about 40 million dollars annually.
A testimonial from Mrs. B. MABRY of Macon Georgia describes a child afflicted with scrofula since infancy. She claims swift's specific cured sores and restored health after a dozen bottles, contrasting with doctors' inadequacy and urging use for blood diseases.
A Mich. minister overworked and exhausted by haste and stress recounts his breakdown. After physicians offered little help he regained health using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He resumes preaching and revival work and attests to renewed strength and stamina.
The article explains lace nomenclature links to pattern and locality, noting Valen ciennes laces move to Ypres Belgium while Bayeux makes chantilly. Normandy yields fine laces, Auvergne first to produce pillow lace, Bayeux leads black laces, and Brussels dominates Belgian needle points.
A retired police officer recalls a habit of officers growing fat after long patrols. He describes a deformity from standing and walking 12 to 20 hours daily, causing a protruding abdomen, hollow back, and larger feet. He notes shoe sizes have increased over decades.
Taupin No. 9022 is a jet black three year old approaching 1800 pounds full grown with fine style and action. Mignon No. 6188 imported from France in 1888 is gray with premier breeding quality. Taupin costs 8 dollars to insure a living colt and Mignon 6 dollars to insure a living colt.
A Chicago Record humorous piece describes a married man venting about his mother in law who visits unexpectedly. He warns comic writers he will teach them about their craft, recalling how his wife and mother in law clash and how the mother in law roasts both, yet remains good natured as the couple’s friction unfolds.
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