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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1898
Page
8
A Confederate officer recalls General James A. Walker crossing Sailor's Creek in Prince Edward county Va the day before Lee's surrender. Walker rode a steep bank to evade Federal lines leaping the stream and eliciting a cheer from his trapped comrades and the Union troops.
A traveler complains that Malaginians ignore visitors and rarely assist with services. He recalls a year you winter at Malaga where the post office operated briefly daily and clerks spoke only Spanish. The experience highlights Malaga as a life apart in Spain and the frustration of changing money or forwarding letters.
Judge George B. Mann recounts how the Second Company of the Richmond Howitzer battalion resisted electing a captain. Earlier leaders included George W. Randolph later Confederate secretary of war and John Thompson Brown later artillery colonel. None of the privates volunteered, forcing the unit to recruit a captain from another company.
A Tickton farmer bought a cattle trough that cow refused to drink from. An antiquary identified it as a font from the village church, revealing a historic artifact long kept hidden. The font has been recovered and reinstalled.
In the Boston Transcript passage Dixon grabs a rocking chair before Mrs Petter can reach it. He’s on a wedding trip, making him unlikely to be suspected while he also gets the daily news.
A Quoted verse counsels resilience through bleak years and dampened hopes. It urges facing future years with courage, noting hard work and love as sustenance while dawns of renewal rise beyond fear.
Lady Mary Vancouver, a renowned widow, loses a Louis XIV fan at a Weatherly hunt ball. The crowd, led by Sir Henry Willock, searches for the heirloom said to bring luck. M. de Lanteuil delivers a duchess's request and signals a turning point as intrigue and jealousy simmer among suitors.
In a tale from Loudon Sun, Lady Mary hosts M. de Lanteuil at Fotheringay where orchids dazzle and a hidden fan sparks romance. The duchess favors mystery as the marquis courts Lady Mary, and the fan reappears at a dinner wedding, widening suspicions of Sir Henry’s jealousy.
A Chinese notice printed for English readers advertises ponies and a dinghy. It lists four ponies Cavendish Tag Sally and a white Griffin with the first three capable of carrying a lady, plus a dinghy complete with mast sails and oars.
Tent pins are made from white oak for durability and length choices of 16 and 24 inches. They endure hard knocks and can be broken or lost, with high stock levels of 5,000 to 10,000 typical. War times boost demand, and production centers near western forests supply these wooden items.
A defense counsel pleads with earnest eloquence for a pocket picker on trial, moving the audience to tears as the prisoner sadly tugs at his own silk handkerchief. The barrister spots the thief using his handkerchief and exposes the ruse.
The Chinese divide the day into 12 parts of two hours each while the Italians reckon 24 hours round the clock, as opposed to two 12 hour divisions.
Colonel Calliper recalls Silas Zingtock of Storkville Centre Vermont who built a house blower to fly his son Rufus’s kite. When Rufus forced it to go faster the device caused a hurricane in the parlor, smashing windows and furniture. The tale ends with the father renouncing indulgence.
A Louisville Courier Journal account recalls a patient in a specialist's office who cannot sort worsteds by color. Dr C notes the man's defect in eyesight despite passing exams, joking that on a railway the engineer must know primary colors, highlighting a serious vision issue.
A dialogue reveals intense yet thwarted romance as a man proclaims lasting devotion and proposes marriage when circumstances permit, while the woman remains unmoved, noting her study of human nature shows true love yields no such reversal.
A northern observer recounts how eight steady helpers formed an advance guard to locate a boarding house on Bourbon Street after dark. The escorts, who used matches in a cautious flambeau parade, guided the couple safely to the address and respectfully declined thanks.
The London Spectator notes that bravest soldiers vary by army and leadership. It cites Marshal von Moltke’s point that many fear shells, while American officers say about 20 percent of their troops would flee if possible. It argues discipline, motive, and health determine who can face danger.
The first run on London banks in 1667 exposed liquidity failures among Lombard Street goldsmiths and bankers. Creditors gathered and a riot ensued as four bankers were hanged at their doors before order was restored.
A New York Art League talk shows Warner giving a wary reply on refinement. A student asks how to attain refinement and Warner jokes about inheritance and social norms. The fragment ends with a note on a Japanese marriage custom about the bride washing the groom’s feet.
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