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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1892
Page
8
The speaker revels in shared human riches and nature's gifts. He emphasizes that life’s true wealth lies in communal sharing, with heaven opened to all rather than to one alone. The meadow path and mountain scenes evoke unity with others and the divine mystery.
A captain hired a man seeking passage aboard the Warrior. The man, tormented by cowardice from a past drowning, volunteers to risk death to save others during a gale and a naked sandbar chase. The selfless act ends with the man facing the storm and smiling as he dies.
The article notes an era of Latin riddle making during late seventh century intellectual revival led by Aldhelm bishop of Sherborne the first Anglo Latin poet who produced many enigmas in hexameter. It recalls Symphosius earlier collection used by Aldhelm with three hexameter lines per riddle.
The Buffalo Times reports a scheme at a boarding school where girls meet academy boys by having a girl acquainted with them arrange an appointment at a place described as out of bounds. Crowds then parade to the spot, are formally introduced, and return home with their guardians unaware of objections.
Wires as fine as a human hair three thousandths of an inch in diameter are measured by instruments called micro meters. These devices are described as beautiful pieces of workmanship and precision in mechanical contexts.
An old promotional snippet extols Hood sarsaparilla as superior linking economy and strength to a one dollar for a hundred doses claim. A short dialogue from the New York Weekly notes affection and marriage plans, reflecting era advertising tone and social chatter.
The item cites Nathan Allisons of Glen Rock Pennsylvania who with shortness of breath and chest pain improved after one bottle of Dr Miles New Heart Cure and one box of Nerve and Liver Pills. Also mentions Veter Jaques of Salem New Jersey who after twenty years with heart disease slept through the night following use. Bradshaw Thoma druggists offer the cure and a free book.
A sharp punchline from New York Weekly notes the owner is missing after a deadly blaze that killed forty. The servant asks where he is and the owner’s whereabouts are tied to price checks on fire escapes.
A retired prairie physician claims to possess a simple vegetable formula capable of curing Consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and all lung diseases and also nervous debility. He offers to mail free of charge complete directions in German French or English to anyone requesting it by sending a stamped self addressed envelope to W A Noyes 820 Powers Block Rochester New York.
An 1890 Marion Ohio letter promotes Mother's Friend as a help for expectant mothers. It claims a late night labor with little pain and credits Mrs. B F Warrenerhus for recommending the product. The note says Clarke's drug store sells it.
Hortensia finds Western stage robbery account charming while Uncle John questions the notion. The quip reflects a lighthearted take on danger as a social curiosity.
A humorous line from Harper's Bazar where Harry admits he whispered news of his sister's forthcoming marriage to a schoolboy, prompting mamma’s chiding reminder not to share family matters. The exchange highlights a moment of innocuous gossip and family constraint.
An advertise promising a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia states cures in 1 to 8 days. It claims rapid system action removing the cause and ending the disease, with immediate benefits from the first dose. Price 75 cents. Sold by D. G. Higley, Druggist, Fairfield, Iowa.
Poem line reads of a morning scene where someone searches for slippers on an oilcloth floor as they start the day. The fragment mentions a clothier and furnisher in a likely ad-like context.
An advertised cure claims Woll ford’s Sanitary Lotion cures humans and all animals in 30 minutes. The product is sold by D. G. Higley, a druggist in Fairfield, Iowa.
In reflective lyric style a woman muses on her hairpin as gloom surrounds her, while a reader from Rockford Illinois endorses DeWitt’s Sarsaparilla for impure blood and debility in a short testimonial to the New York Herald.
A portrait of a groom now in slippers and shirt sleeves promenading the hall each night, replacing the past image of him in evening dress calling before the marriage. The shift hints at informal domestic routine shaping soon after the wedding.
An old constitutional advertisement touts DeWitts Sarsaparilla as the fastest path to good health via pure abundant blood. The copy cites figures like Geo D Clarke and mentions Rider Haggard and Oliver Wendell Holmes in a parodic note while urging readers to buy Little Early Risers pills.
Description of strain from a jerk or twist with lameness and difficulty touching the ground. Heat pain and tenderness mark the stifle area with possible patella displacement. Causes include sliding on slick roads or awkward turns. Treatment advises thorough bathing of the leg with T. H. Jackson's Common-Sense Liniment.
Prompt attention advised for foot mischief after pounding the feet on hard roads. Saturate the hollow between the fetlock and heel with T. H. Jackson's Common Sense Eliniment to dissolve hard shells, relieve inflammation, and cause corns to disappear.
A historical medical notice describes founder as a condition from drafts, cold, or overfeeding, causing rapid blood flow to the feet and inflammation. Symptoms include uneasiness while standing, shifting weight, hot tender feet, and walking stiffness with proposed treatment via bathing shoulder cords and muscles.
Daily application of Common-Sense Liniment to the leg and fetlock with lifting of the foot. Pour liniment freely into the hollow below fetlock. Also feed daily the Common-Sense Renovating Powders as directed.
Instructions describe sciatica or hip sweeny in horses caused by hard pulling and slippery ground. Lameness appears after rest, with inner skin and muscles attaching to bone. Cure advised by daily thorough bathing from flank to hoof with Jackson's Common-Sense Liniment.
Sores on shoulders caused by harness friction. Treat by bathing from the withers to the shoulder point with T. H. Jackson's Common-Sense Liniment to reduce inflammation improve circulation and promote healing.
Set fast and sore back caused by the saddle or harness. Thoroughly saturate twice a day with Jackson's Common- Sense Liniment.
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