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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1879
Page
4
A lyric meditation on fading love and time as roses fade from red to white. The speaker traces love from bloom to death, from season to season, describing an hour-glass of sandless time and relics that leave no trace as gardens close and reefs of roses fade.
The Senate and House clash over the legislative and army appropriation bills, district attorney funding, and a bill to exchange trade dollars for legal tender. Key figures include Ingalls Logan McPherson Davis Conkling Blaine Kirkwood and Thurman as partisan votes shape the proceedings amid adjournments.
The Chicago Times notes Iowa as broadly favorable, with Des Moines county wheat at 25 bushels per acre and Jefferson's crops the best in 15 years. Descriptions cover Johnson, Webster City, Scott, Polk, Denison, Wapello, Fort Dodge, Clarke, Lucas, Waynes, Appanoose, Winton, Corning, Hampton, Albia, Mahaska, Davis, Mason City, Cherokee, Henry, Hardin, Marshall, Cerro Gordo, Eldora and more, citing higher acreages, good yields, and strong corn and small grain prospects across counties.
A series of pointed reflections on human conduct and wealth. The speaker notes honesty when watched, pennies in purses, madness as restraint, spending with others’ money, and the paradoxes of wealth. He argues selfish prayer, self-justifying deception, and money’s powerful hold over reputation and ambition.
A reader criticizes a father who neglects his infant’s distress while his wife cannot sleep, suggesting Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup as a quick remedy costing 25 cents to quiet the crying infant.
A simple ginger cracker recipe uses one cup each sugar molasses and butter with one teaspoon of soda one teaspoon of ginger and half a teaspoon of cloves. Boil these ingredients before stirring in enough flour to stiffen then roll thin bake quickly.
A dispatch reports the Prince Imperial was killed in South Africa near Blood River. Eighteen assegai wounds, no bullet injury, a locket found around the neck, and a calm, unmoving face. London confirms the news and notes Imperialists mourn. Empress Eugenie may be informed at Chiselhurst.
Eli Perkins presents a cautionary theory about emigrants moving west of the drought line drawn from Austin to Bismarck. He argues that dry, descending air from Mexico and Arizona creates a perpetual desert west of the 100th parallel, with rains failing eastward due to mountain barriers and wind patterns.
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A historic note suggests men break ice to baptize and for marriage, mixing ritual with a humorous view of rites and unions. The line reflects tradition and social customs around water, faith, and union without detailing specific events or dates.
Washington Star details widespread counterfeiting as a national issue. It explains how counterfeiters use plaster molds antimony lead type metal and pulverized glass to craft near perfect coins. The process includes sweating to steal genuine silver and edge milling to mimic real coins.
A Globe Democrat report quotes critics describing Leadville Colorado as a health hazard and a rapid growth town with high altitude sickness. It notes pneumonia and respiratory issues, warns newcomers, and mocks local press coverage while describing the editor’s harsh rebuttal and a coach driver’s rheumatic pain.
A discussion on lifelong learning urges young men to overcome regret over poor schooling and start reading. It cites examples like Prof Sumner’s father, a self taught reader who gained social and financial advancement. The piece argues illiteracy in adulthood can be remedied by determined study and aspiration.
A fashion conscious woman joins a rural audience as a clergyman prays for rain. The scene centers on hopeful parishioners seeking relief from drought through faith and community ritual.
A collage of quirky quips and witticisms on courtship, law, health, and humor. Jokes compare medical men to early doctors, discuss fashionable folly, and note playful contrasts from Boston to London Fun. The item cites Mark Twain and a Paris kitchen maid as lighthearted cultural critiques.
A Detroit Free Press tale shows Mr Slick bragging he can beat a twelve dollar bonnet price by four dollars. He shops with craft, meets a nervous shopkeeper, and returns with an eight dollar bonnet. His wife discovers the cook next door paid four dollars.
The piece extols dyspepsia as a national complaint and touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior cure. It also recommends Carter's Extract of Smartweed for female suppression and mentions a deodorized petroleum extract for skin and hair benefits.
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