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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1898
Page
4
The wife of a Greensburg, Indiana clergyman recounts years of neuralgia of the heart and insomnia cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She notes relief after reading of a prior local case and attests to complete recovery after eight boxes, with affidavit from a notary. promotes the pills as a remedy for nervous system and blood-related illnesses.
A veteran in a grocery store recounts his Civil War service with the Eleventh Pennsylvania reserves. He boasts of heavy losses in battle, claims he led Company K more than most, and clashes with a man who calls him a deserter and liar before walking away.
A survey traces the old custom of leaving rags and worthless objects at wells across regions. Travelers report rag tied trees in Persia and Africa linked to ague beliefs, while scraps and trivial items once served as offerings at saints shrines. The practice faced canonical bans in medieval England and persists mainly in Ireland’s holy wells today.
An aggressive philosopher argues that shoes reflect their wearer's character and habits. He claims footwear reveals much about a person, beyond common sayings about spending or worn toes, as a worn shoe can tell a deeper story about its wearer.
A demure woman reveals a long narrow shoe with a pointed toe while a reader of character in footgear judges others by their shoes. The exchange hints at personality and the caution of sharing readings from the science.
A mother asks Ethel to fetch a quart of vinegar but the dutiful girl, tearful and sober, insists on a pint because she cannot pronounce quart, declaring she can say pint but not krort in a humorous New York Sun anecdote.
A Cincinnati Enquirer exchange notes pride in lineage saying one speaker can trace ancestors a century before William the Conqueror while another doubts tracing that far yet believes some forebears lived earlier.
Dialog excerpt from the Philadelphia Record features Nell and Belle debating May's fiancé, noting a supposed white haired elder and a plan to dye his hair black as a romantic gesture.
For long times religious incantations replaced by litanies and remedies in healing. In Egypt pharmacy appeared at an early date with practitioners blending faith and medicine.
A quote from Josh Billings on frugal eating: with plenty of mackerel for breakfast one can stretch to two more meals with water. The humorous remark reflects thrift and practical resource use in daily diet.
Greece relies on imported fish for most consumption with annual imports around 700000 units, showing a heavy dependence on external supplies for seafood.
Hon George James of Scranton Pa reports twenty years of catarrh with coughing throat drip and head pain. After using Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder relief was instant and symptoms vanished after a few bottles. Sold by J D McDowell and D G Higley.
The speaker lauds the country editor as a multitalented figure in politics and charity, likening him to a cousin of the Democrats. He is described as a pack-horse for communities, promoter of enterprises, underpaid laborer, and a leader in morals and humanity.
A Sioux City Tribune analysis recalls the U S war department reindeer relief project. It notes 600 horned animals shipped, dehorned, and sent to Alaska with 131 Lapps, creating a speculative outcome about a Lapp colony in the territory and a stretch of unintended consequences.
Itching burning creeping and crawling skin eruptions relieved in minutes by Agnew's Ointment. It relieves instantly and cures tetter salt rheum scald head eczema ulcers blotches and all eruptions. Soothing and quieting it acts like magic for baby humors rashes during teething. Thirty five cents a box sold by J D McDowell and D G Higley.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by a remedy sold by J. D. McDowell & Co. Druggist Fairfield Iowa. Claims immediate relief from back pain and urinary retention in men and women with prompt cure arguments.
An old advertisement extols Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a pleasant medical discovery that cleanses the system and cures various ailments. It urges readers to buy a box today with prices listed and notes the product is sold and guaranteed to cure by druggists.
In a reflective moment inside the Chicago Fest scene a boy asks if spanking stems from love. His mother answers that punishment comes from love, while a follow up questions reveals tension about affection from the father.
Mrs L M Haynes of Springfield Missouri reports her cure of female weakness with four and a half bottles of Pe runa and urges others to try it Health and Beauty a free book on catarrh will be sent to women by Pe runa Drug Manufacturing Co Columbus Ohio Dr Agnew Liver V is promises restoration of beauty and health with forty small rubies in a vial sold by J D Dowell and D G Higley
The Washington Post story recounts how Abraham Lincoln, then leader of the House, briefly noted a request to appoint a friend to a territorial judgeship. A later visit unfolds a humane interruption as a woman with nine children pleads for bread. Lincoln replies he will still act, jotting the name on a blank page from a hatful of papers.
The Fortnightly Review notes Henry George’s sincerity and plain speaking as key to his influence. It highlights how his book Progress and Poverty, forged from personal experience rather than academic training, unsettled politicians and economists and reached over 100 000 readers, boosting his power to promote his doctrines.
A school board inspector at Southwark police court described mothers who keep children away from school to escape fines as lying like gas meters. A woman who admitted lying to protect her husband admitted prior dishonesty in a separate incident.
A witty exchange contrasts a tonic for nervous persons with a need for one for those living with them, highlighting humor about people's irritations and social frictions.
A humorous fragment from the Chicago Tribune shows a servant rushing in to warn of a fire while a Boston mistress refuses to be disturbed, insisting on tea and a discussion of the crime of the split infinitive. The scene blends domestic urgency with linguistic idle curiosity.
A historical snapshot recalls 1860s efforts to connect the United States and Europe by submarine cable. Engineers believed 40 miles was the limit, a Russian Extension company formed, stock surged then collapsed as the Atlantic cable proved successful, leaving paper profits in ink.
A retired policeman told the New York Sun that lengthy patrol duty leads to corpulence and deformity. He explains officers gain weight on the hips from standing and walking long hours, causing a hollow back, sore feet, and larger shoe sizes over time.
A French scientist describes frog song as their love vocalizations. Frogs breathe through their skin and sing without opening their mouths. They use drum like chambers and distant calls to attract females, with menacing danger signaling patterns.
A young artist in arrears hides from his landlord by painting a portrait of his trunk on the wall opposite the door and quietly leaving with his belongings. The tactic earns praise for clever, if inartistic, humor as noted by the Catholic World.
A witty exchange shows two poets plotting revenge on an editor. One claims to have sent a poem and poisoned the gum on the return envelope, illustrating a diabolical scheme in a satirical London Fun moment.
Officials decree all eateries in St Petersburg must provide a Russian version alongside any foreign language menu. The order stages immediate compliance and aims to ensure accessibility for local patrons and readers.
Observers note that peasant women in Japan wear no headdress or headgear in daily dress. The absence of head coverings contrasts with traditional regional customs and reflects practical attire among rural workers.
Transacts general banking business and makes loans on real estate or personal security at reasonable rates. Provides custodial service for wills and valuable papers without charge. Interest on deposits for six months or longer at 4 percent per year.
J. E. Roth, J. Ricksher, E. A. Howard, A. F. Cassel, Lee T. Gobble, J. B. McKenney, C. D. Leggett, K. R. W. Lamson, Thos. Louden appear in a civic or organizational roster with multiple individuals named. The fragment provides only names and initials, lacking context for roles or event.
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