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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1883
Page
1
A San Bernardino county mine, claimed as the largest silver source in the state or Pacific coast, yields about 60 000 dollars monthly. Reports note no wheat crop damage yet, while emigration shifts and a new Des Moines Chicago rail line promise faster routes to the East.
A recipe for oyster maccaroni instructs boiling, layering with butter and milk, then baking with bread crumb topping. A six year old Pharisee prays for his big brother, asking God to make him as good a boy. A scientist notes careless cocs and hair poison link.
The clipping surveys housing demand in Storm Lake and mentions 22 175 volumes in Des Moines state library. It reports a $ 6 400 waterworks contract for Denison, a foxhounds gift to a Council Bluffs sportsman, and plans for a reunion of the first Iowa cavalry in Davenport next September. It notes anti license wins in Shelby Kellogg Osceola and Corning and rail-building progress in Palo Alto county.
The statement argues that virtue pursued for advantage is not genuine goodness. It cautions that such instrumental ethics yield only cunning behavior, lacking true moral integrity.
S H Turrill died March 14 in Chicago. W E Sebold store in New Orleans burned March 14 with losses of 39300. Two boys drowned crossing the Cairo river in a skiff. Mrs Alexander and son died from coal gas in Hamilton Ontario March 16. Henry Seibert's Philadelphia will, over a million to charity, probated. President appoints A N Wyman as Assistant Treasurer. Davis and Mrs Addie Burr marry near Fayetteville NC March 14. Fire reports include Rocky Point Rhode Island and Bloomington Indiana losses. Looters and crimes across states provoke police actions. terrorist and political notes from Ireland Portugal Germany.
A sequence of violent crimes and legal actions reported include the indefinite postponement of Palin's hanging in Plattsmouth Nebraska, a double murder in Roanoke Virginia, a Brooklyn murder verdict against Alexander Jefferson, and other cases across the country involving self inflicted deaths embezzlement forged checks and political upheavals. Also noted are international reports from Ireland Britain and Russia focusing on land acts dynamite outrages and governmental investigations.
Governor Sherman writes to the Temperance State Convention committee that a special session cannot be called. He cites constitutional safeguards, historical use, and preserving the ritual process for amending the constitution, insisting only regular sessions can address the Prohibitory Amendment and other relief measures.
A Louisville account recalls a night of rising floodwaters. Wilkes attempts a risky maneuver on a fence top seeking to save his family. His daughter Ida braves the torrent, lowers her hair as a line, and in a perilous rescue they both survive by securing a nail and a plank to reach safety.
A terse call to steadfastness before public scrutiny urges unwavering integrity and resistance to ridicule. The speaker warns against swaying from core principles despite deceptive rhetoric and social pressure.
A sturdy farmer speaks against idle wealth praising hard work and a blessed home. He argues daily toil builds dignity and security, with family love and health as true riches. He notes his modest means and steady labor yield more lasting happiness than gold. He values work, faith, and self-reliance over sudden fortune.
Herbert Spencer argues for aligning child training with natural instincts and desires. He suggests that early justice perception forms from personal relevance, not solely duties to others, and warns that overemphasizing abstract virtue without rooted values leaves adults morally blunted.
Hartford Times reports on Friday morning before his death Mr Jewell awoke and sensed trouble from news of Mr Dodge in New York. He pressed family to confirm via telegram and, upon seeing the message, insisted something serious had happened. He died about 38 hours later, believing the warning was true.
The text compares the mind to a trunk full of items, noting that proper packing allows many contents while poor packing wastes space. It uses a vivid metaphor to describe memory and organization.
An alleged telegram reports Signora Helen DeGeorge Ides, a female barber at 112 Hester Street, using a thread and oil method to remove facial hair from women. The process involves threading the arm to pull hairs, followed by ointment to soften skin, with monthly to triweekly visits for brunettes and older patients.
The article discusses population shift toward towns and cities, weighing benefits of rural farming against urban opportunities. It argues urban growth supports commerce and social life while noting rural life offers independence and stable farming success. Both city and rural life are presented as natural, interconnected conditions.
A Commercial Advertiser humorous sketch recalls Harpeton at Maplewood Hall stables testing if horses are gentle. Harrington claims the horses stood firm during a storm strike and even helped a city man after a train passed through them, then calmly returned to the wagon.
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