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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1888
Page
4
An advertisement asserts Warner's Safe Cure is a longtime, reliable treatment for kidney, liver, and stomach diseases. It claims pure blood relies on healthy kidneys and cites millions of testimonials and widespread endorsement to urge readers to try it.
In Galveston Texas a young porter George Henry Ashe won 15000 in the Louisiana lottery at the Mallory Steamship office. He plans to keep working as office porter for Captain Sawyer, with his wife purchasing the winning ticket. He has invested the money for his family and will continue lottery play.
Country minister tells Mr Wrangle he saw a boy on Goosecreek bridge snaring for suckers before service. Wrangle questions the observation as the parson confirms the detail and asks about Juck’s activity.
A daughter reports to her father that Mr Sampson asked to marry her. She agrees to wait, receiving the offer of thirty days or 5 percent off for cash. The father cautions that the suitor is very businesslike and cautions against a quick yes.
A fierce legal battle pits rival interests in U S Courts challenging Moxie as a fraud while proponents from New England hail it as a life changing nerve food. Paralytics and nervous women credit strength and health to Moxie, chemists call it harmless with little alcohol, and California apples are praised for size but lack flavor.
A vintage ad verse recalls Castoria as a remedy from infancy to motherhood. The verse highlights the product as a trusted cure for a child’s ailments across generations.
The Brooklyn sermon argues for a cooperative alliance between churches and secular newspapers to advance religion. Talmage urges Christians to stop denouncing newspapers and to welcome reporters, editors, and printers as partners in spreading high moral and religious values across a broad urban audience.
A collage of witty lines and quips from various papers, including jests about composers, dentists, dogs, baseball Sundays, and price notes. Highlights reference the Rochester Post Express, New York Tribune, Yonkers Statesman, Puck, and others in a light, opinionated snapshot of era humor.
Readers are advised on safe jumping into a fire net describing breath holding, air expansion, body posture, and minimal effort. The guidance cites Mrs. G. O. Starr of New York Evening Sun noting a non stopping watch to inspire confidence in the net’s safety.
Chicago Herald notes despotism spreading from the Nieman to the Rhine as the Emperor nears death. Dispatches show state over individual with liberal institutions fading and revolutionary pressure rising. The piece contrasts Russian and German unnamed foes with a modern democratic warning.
The home for Mrs. Hancock in Washington is a new three story brown stone and brick mansion on R street at Twenty first, built with funds from prominent Democrats and a five thousand dollar contribution from the late Mr Corcoran. The house features a corner tower and elegant parlor and dining rooms with a well equipped basement. Mrs Hancock will reside in Washington, aided by the General’s brother John Hancock.
A note from the Academy of Sciences highlights antipyrin to treat seasickness. Dupuy reports 3 g daily for three days before and after sailing, with others continuing on voyage, posting Atlantic crossings free of seasickness. Ossian Bonnet confirms about sixty Atlantic voyage cases, with doses mostly 1.5 g and rarely 3 g, and even a 1 grain hypodermic in hard-to-absorb cases.
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