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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1900
Page
5
A humorous tale from the Chicago Journal shows a boastful youth overcharged in a saloon scheme, ending with a sting of bad money on a streetcar. A London Standard piece then explains battlefield first aid, noting limited wound care, splinting, and field dressings used to stabilize casualties after combat.
A Cleveland World report cites a veteran circus man asserting that animals are trained only through punishment and fear of hunger or pain. He argues that true training ends once lessons are learned, while circus tricks demand ongoing use of the whip.
Armies frequently salvage and repair incapacitated guns after bombardment. Gunners rally or new crews take over, and even crippled artillery is often restored by nearby wagons, leaving few guns permanently out of action. Prince Kraft notes many guns were towed, wheeled, and quickly returned to service.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a criminal lawyer urges the accused to plead guilty after the man admits stealing $20,000 and reveals only $10 remains. The lawyer quotes the fee for advice as ten dollars.
Cassidy proclaims becoming a millionaire is not a job. Mulligan questions the idea. The passage, quoted from the Philadelphia Press, includes dialect and mock caution about giving money away to avoid being called stingy.
A Providence angler recounts observing a snake with a hooked tail grabbing grasshoppers and transferring them to trout, claiming this explains the apparent extinction of brook trout near Oakland Beach, R. I. The tale attributes predation dynamics to a tail-structure acting as a trap.
Thomas Harper of Bellevue Pennsylvania challenges anyone to show a copper or bronze piece tempered to steel edge quality from ancient times. He examined hundreds of alleged tempered specimens and found none beyond modern metal workers' capability. The belief in ancient superior craft is called a persistent fable shattered by current science and practice.
A rail magnate rebukes a reporter explaining he did not rise from humble toil. He says he was kicked through college by his father, inherited a fortune, and maintains his post through votes and influence. He notes not all can be self made, or they would become tiresome.
The Detroit Journal notes the king orders costly temple construction to deter smokers from imagining ownership, praising art's resolve to aim high despite dangers of excess.
A father asks if marriage will ensure his daughter continued luxuries. The suitor admits he may not provide as many theater admissions as before, suggesting financial constraints in the arrangement.
In 1725 the French built a sawmill near today’s Pittsburg Reduction plant to supply sawn lumber for Fort Niagara. The note places Niagara River power as an early resource in regional industry.
A concise Chicago note remarks that hunger quickens choice and action, implying practical appetite outweighs deliberation when meals are scarce. It reflects a plain spoken, utilitarian view on appetite and timing.
The Indianapolis Press describes Lost River in Orange and Washington counties Indiana, its underground system of subterranean streams and multiple sink holes, with surface tributaries like Stamper Creek and Lick Creek. It notes caverns, eyeless aquatic species, and historic mounds, plus nearby West Baden and French Lick springs.
A Devonshire clergyman fired a clever gardener who stole fruit and vegetables. To spare his wife and family, he gave a character that read in part I certify that A. B. has been my gardener for over two years and that during that time he got more out of my garden than any man I ever employed.
In Norway cremation requires a declaration by the deceased in the presence of two witnesses for those over 15. For individuals under 15 a parental declaration is needed.
Public notice offering money to loan at fair rates for short or long terms secured by real estate or personal security. Acts as custodian of wills and valuables without charge. Interest paid on deposits for at least six months.
J. KE. Roth and colleagues J. Ricksher F. A. Howard Dillon Turney Lee T. Gobble J. 3. McKenney John Davies R. W. Lamson and D. M. Parrott are named in the roster for the forthcoming board meeting.
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