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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1898
Page
4
Board of Supervisors notes focus on general condition and proper management of the premises and inmates. Board adjourned until 9:00 tomorrow morning with R. D. DuBois as chairman and Gro. R. Horn as auditor.
The district court clerk Wm L Long submits two months fee report totaling 815.60 charged and 220.40 collected with 15.48 due. The board abates taxes on several parcels, adjusts valuations for clerical errors, transfers 995.50 to county fund, and fixes the county attorney salary at 600.00 for the coming year. Highway consent for F W Lyon et al in Lockridge is approved, and several bridge petitions are referred to the bridge committee with adjournment set for June 16, 1898.
The Oregon result hurt Democrats as Republicans won big. Fusion between Democrats, Populists and free silver allies failed to unite voters. War sentiments and government support are cited as factors. The paper warns against assuming Oregon's victory predicts nationwide gains next fall.
Aubrey notes John Milton as a tall, well proportioned 80 year old with auburn hair and fair complexion called the lady of Christ's College. He spoke with a tuneful voice, played an organ at home, had a strong memory aided by method, drank temperately, and displayed cheerful yet satirical wit in conversation and meals.
I suffered three years with ringworms on my cheeks until Hood’s Sarsaparilla cured me after six bottles. After two years I remain perfectly cured and attribute it to Hood’s Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier. Peder I. Hendrikson Deer Creek Iowa shares his experience.
A southern Kentucky legislator recalled attending a Welsh rabbit lunch at the Capitol hotel where the dish proved fried cheese and light bread. He joked it was not rabbit, and he later avoided more lunches. Another tale notes German-tavern nights drawing a mountain member who wondered about people upstairs and Dutch dancing.
A printer’s error turns a Jerusalem journey description into a comical misread. The dean’s chapter uses the contraction Jers for Jerusalem and the ascent to the Holy City ends with the line that the eyes meet the sight of Jones as the sun gilds hilltops.
An eminent New York chemist T. A. Slocum claims a universal cure for consumption and bronchial diseases and offers three free bottles of his New Discoveries to Fairfield Tribune readers. He asserts proven worldwide success and asks sufferers to contact him at 98 Pine Street New York for prompt delivery.
A promotional note from Ely Bros offers a 10 cent trial size or mail order for 10 cents while full size costs 50 cents. Testimony from Alfred W. Stevens of Caldwell Ohio claims complete cure of catarrh after other remedies failed.
A historical note cites European tourist expenditure with Swiss hotel receipts rising from 2.8 to 114.8 million francs between 1880 and 1894. Paris hosts 60,000 foreign visitors with daily hotel bills about 10 francs per person, totaling near 250000 dollars daily. Overall European tourist spending nears 700 million dollars annually, led by Americans, then Russians and Brazilians.
Andrew Wilson cites cases of somnambulism from McNish and Abercrombie to show that sleeping minds can act with purpose. A shepherd lad walked miles in sleep, scaled cliffs, and returned home. a Scottish lawyer wrote a formal opinion in bed after dreaming it.
The St. Louis Republic recalls the elusive sequence car number 12 845 not seen by any railroad man or traveler in depot yards. The writer bets readers will search yards and fail to spot the car, despite its supposed ubiquity among freight cars nationwide.
The earliest playing cards known to our forefathers were ancient Tarot packs. They contained 72 77 or 78 cards and are still used in remote parts of Italy France and Switzerland. Florence is noted for making these designs handed down through generations.
Ostriches raised in southern Russia flourish in cooler conditions, producing good quality feathers and healthy birds despite the expected warm climate limits.
A historical health guideline states a man should weigh 28 pounds for each foot of height to be perfectly proportioned. The measure links weight to body height, suggesting a simple ratio for ideal body size.
The piece portrays Ivan idle on holy days and in the kabak, his wife Masha bearing the burden. The drink drains income from farm sales, leaving the family with black bread and little to eat while Ivan and friends linger in drinking shops.
A reader notes makeup use grows among New York women with daytime rouge becoming common. The piece criticizes heavy application and poor blending while sharing a humorous anecdote about a father’s reaction to his daughter’s makeup and colorless cheeks.
A blind man in a New York morgue identified his dead wife among two Bellevue deaths by tracing faces with his hands. The moment of recognition came as he whispered Mary and noted how thin and cold she had grown. In eastern Australia a vast flock now sustains a reformed desert region, with 100 million sheep feeding on vegetation.
The British Museum Library houses complete editions of Shakespeare's works translated into fourteen foreign languages. This reflects broad accessibility and scholarly interest across diverse linguistic audiences.
A reader shares a testimonial about cancer arising from skin blemishes that begin as seemingly minor sores. The letter claims eight bottles of 8. 8. 8 cured the cancer after months of worsening symptoms and medical treatment, with the final scab dropping off and no relapse.
A local health note recounts a twelve year old girl who grew weak and nervous from overstudy and confinement. After failed medical care, a family friend recommended Dr Williams Pink Pills which allegedly rebuilt her blood and health, restoring strength and ability to study.
Mr Dooley, a Mobile ship carpenter, recalls a blockade era tale of triangle mine rafts fitted with torpedoes. Wind drove some toward U S gunboats but shifted and forces the mines to Frascati bay, causing explosions and public panic along the shore.
A Die Staats Zeitung writer challenges the notion that hard wood heats more than soft wood. Repeated tests show soft Linden wood has the highest heating value, followed by fir and other soft woods. hard oak and beech rank lower, confirming hard wood heats the least.
London correspondence recounts a bookseller chat about audacious thieves. A clerical looking man, who bought an abridged Littre’s Dictionary from the stall, was later found to have stolen it and several other volumes from nearby shops, and was caught after the seller recovered some works.
A courtier penned what may be the world’s longest love letter during Elizabeth I’s era after the Armada voyage. It filled about 400 sheets of crabbed handwriting and contained around 40 000 words.
A witty exchange centers on Blokely and a wife with an independent fortune. The elderly man laments not sharing in her wealth, while others note the fixture of her financial independence in the social circle.
Transacts general banking business including loans on real estate or personal security at 4 percent interest for deposits of at least six months. Provides liberal savings within safety limits and acts as custodian of wills and valuable papers.
J. E. Roth, president. Jos. Rickshier, vice president. John Davies, cashier, stipulate that demand deposits will not bear interest.
A long list of stockholders includes J. E. Roth James Louden E A Howard D G Higley W E Bradshaw J B Louden A F Cassell H F Booker August Walgren J Ricksher T R Howlett Geo D Clarke Ward Lamson R W Lamson T L James D W Templeton Eugene Campbell H Watkins Adam Messer Mrs N M Slagle D M Parrett J P Manatrey A B Scott Will S Prewitt J Turney & Co John McLane George Mowery Chas Leggett A C D Bradshaw Mrs Hester Parrett T Gobble A P Anderson C A Herring Dr W Fordyce.
A Louisville Post note describes a freakish unutilized well on the Tennessee river that refills in summer with limestone water and dries in winter, with varied mineral content and a belief it is haunted. It also notes the sultan’s guard along the Constantinople route for Friday prayers by 30 000 troops.
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