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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1892
Page
8
Poem notes the thrill of battle and the silence after, contrasting the roar of cannon and drums with the sobering ride home. It evokes the heroic image of soldiers and the moral weight of cost, glory, and revenge in the aftermath.
Abithar Achish Higgins, called Ab, frets on a stump at Barker's Clearing as he longs to leave for Saint Louis after hearing tales of wealth from a visiting law student. Melissa Rankin pleads for him to stay, fearing abandonment, while Ab contemplates becoming a local hero abroad.
In a Kentucky mountain tale Ab Higgins vows to seek Saint Louis rich and marry Melissa Bullock. Storm floods Raceway Creek. Ab rescues Melissa from the torrent, saving her life but loses his own. He dies in her arms, honored as a humble hero.
In a cheeky exchange, a man on a modest salary gifts his fiancé a cluster diamond engagement ring. Mr. Smarttchapp jokes the ring helps prevent her from slipping it off and leaving it upstairs when male friends visit.
A London Standard report notes a surprising social shift among Paris chickweed sellers who meet outdoors near the fortifications to conduct business. The society votes on admitting confich et vendors of songbird cakes by placing a cork or onion in a basket, and the corks prevail. Among members are two doctors, a lawyer, chemists, merchants, brokers, jewelers, and craftspeople, illustrating dramatic reversals of fortune.
A Muncie report describes a gas line near Mill Grove where ice in a frozen pipe, struck by fire, burned as a torch and melted, releasing gas to keep burning. Observers believe freezing natural gas into blocks could create a portable fuel source, with experts to decide if high pressure caused liquefaction. Capitalists study the potential for a new industry in the Indiana gas fields.
A London Truth report notes a scientist’s invention of shot proof spectacles manufactured on the Strand. The glasses supposedly withstand almost any impact short of a point blank charge and protect the eye’s side, where injuries are most serious.
Four travelers J F Cheatham John Howard E W Caston and Miss Lon Howard set off from Seattle toward New York pushing a wheelbarrow. Men alternate pushing and the woman rides only when exhausted. Stops exceeding twelve hours require sickness and Chicago is planned for a three day stay before continuing to New York in five months.
A Boston man died before receiving any of a large New York estate he had long anticipated. Though a first payment check was sent, he was bedridden and unable to endorse it, dying without handling any of the property.
A report from the Exchange says a mountain of onyx has been found about thirty miles from El Paso Mexico. The stone is described as superior quality with calico streaks and variegated colors. It is claimed to cleave into large slates making it saleable as cheap as common stone.
James Wardner discovers a baked clay edible bread substitute in Okanogan country. The substance will be canned and sent east along with boned turkey from a cat ranch, as reported by the Washington Press Times.
A rich pendant with pearls and a central diamond, an oxidized silver lizard ring with a garnet head, holly sprig pendants in variegated gold, an infant silver brush with Mary Washington rose, a silver sparrow nest baby rattle, a diamond heart ring with pigeon blood ruby, a 6 inch silver fir tree cologne holder, and a pearl and ruby bracelet with emeralds are profiled as prized pieces from the La dies' Home Journal.
A survey highlights Gladstone's 20000 volume library and Columbia architecture expert Professor Ware. It notes the Duke of Devonshire with 193000 acres and an 850000 dollar rent roll. Signor Luzzati, Italian treasury minister, is Jewish and a famed financier. Nothnagel links grip decline to centuries past. Lucien Johnston, Baltimore, earned a Rome theology licentiate, son of Colonel Johnston. Nubar Pasha, Egyptian prime minister, rose from the Russian consulate to field marshal. Roustan once received Washington soup shipments from New York. Curtis and Cable are the tallest and smallest in Congress, often together. Daly donates geography books to the American Geographical Society, enriching its premier collection.
New England owner F H Foster who runs Viking 2 19 plans to retire from breeding. A Minnehaha yearling by Stamboul 2 11 died at Rosemeade Cal after being sold for 10 000 but not delivered. Also notes on Arion and various trotting lines.
A nostalgic verse fragment set depicts a man pressing a woman and a rival suitor for verdict on affection. The speaker questions riches and intent while the rival speaks at last and the scene shifts to a period ad about Hood's Sarsaparilla reinforcing health claims.
A quip from the Chicago Tribune features clever wordplay on an engagement. A friend congratulates the couple while considering a best man, and Freddy reacts with amusement at the idea.
A Nebraska resident reports dramatic relief after using Dr. Miles New Heart Cure, claiming twelve years of heart disease ended after four bottles. The advertisement touts testimonials and notes sales through Bradshaw and Thomas.
A mother exclaims in alarm that Isaac has swallowed a penny while a voice calms the child and jokes the coin might be gold. The exchange echoes a humorous tone from the cited Figaro quotation.
A claim that Cubed Cough Cure relieves a hacking cough in one minute. Not a cure for consumption but offers relief and prevention. Endorsed by druggists who say it gives better satisfaction than all others. Sold by Bradshaw and Thoma.
A collage of vintage notices mentions a sailor quip about whaling, a Bucken's Arnica Salve ad promising cures for skin ailments, a Mothers Friend testimonial from Marion Ohio, and claims about William C. Murphy as Texas liberator survivor. Also English Spavin Liniment for horses and a Chicago congressman dubbed Adonis of the West.
Mrs L R Parron of Rockford recommends DeWitts Sarsaparilla as a cure for impure blood and general debility. Ex Governor Nathaniel Berry of Bristol NH, age ninety six, walks daily in good weather. Shilohs Cure touted for a terrible cough with Bradshaw and Thoma as sellers.
Senator Sherman declares he will not run for any political office in the future and will retire from political life at the end of his current term.
An advertisement touts the Little Early Risers pills by promising quick bright people will recognize a good thing and buy them. Geo. D Clarke endorses the product claiming it makes dull people bright.
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