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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1879
Page
4
The text presents a poetic fragment about Theocritus by Maurice F. Egan published by Scribner for March. It laments the death of Pan and the silent master voice while praising past idyls and the enduring fame of ancient poetry despite changing tastes. The verses reference gods, nymphs, Sicilian nightingales, and the enduring echo of classic verse.
In the haunted Berkely House a long hidden tale unfolds. Millicent Berkeley and Simon Berkeley uncover a dying ancestor’s confession and a secret dowry. They marry on Christmas Day and restore the estate aided by a legendary surviving heirloom and a memorial to Harold Mortimer.
A Providence Journal correspondent praises Pisa for its cathedral’s sublime architecture eight centuries after its creation. He highlights the Roman and Greek columns gilded ceiling stalls altars mosaics Michelangelo paintings Galileo’s pendulum lantern and the leaning tower offering panoramic views of the surrounding Appennines and sea.
A Peck’s Sun humorous sketch on a man’s awkward search under a sofa for a dropped zephyr ball. The scene ends with the red faced gentleman trying to salvage his look as ladies giggle at his improvised wardrobe mishaps.
An Albany physician’s obituary in a Denver paper sparks a comic fuss as undertakers, editors, and cemetery officials react to the living subject. The item also notes Centennial Mutual Life’s strong policy growth and includes a recipe for mutton pie.
Proceedings detail the Southern Claims bill actions, pensions, river and harbor measures, impeachment debate on Seward, and conferee appointments. Voting scenes show votes on pension arrears, Davis exclusion, post routes, and legislative bills. The Senate and House adjourn without day as the 45th Congress ends amid disorder and resignations.
Dr Paul Memeyer advises fresh air and open windows for lung patients stating closed rooms worsen breath. He touts Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as cures in six months, and promotes Dr Pierce s Invalids Hotel in Buffalo for treatment. Also lists teething syrup from Dr Winchell, Eilert s Daylight Liver Pills, Uncle Sam s Condition Powder, Hop Bitters, and electricity pamphlets offered by McIntosh Electric Belt Co.
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