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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1898
Page
9
A Baltimore lecturer recalls a night on a sleeping car that misfired into a series of violent shunts. He tried to sleep between trains, but the car’s switches tossed him about, ending with him fleeing to a hotel. The tale warns of the hazards of opportunistic sleep on moving sleepers.
A veteran in a grocery store recounts battles and losses of his unit, specifically Company K, Eleventh Pennsylvania Reserve. A quiet listener presses for his name, and the veteran admits desertion and reckless boasting, prompting a sharp confrontation that ends with the visitor’s departure.
A poet notes a woman in a red gown and golden hair amid a maple scene. The narrator fixates on her beauty rather than the autumn colors, the scene described with phrases like dull red and golden hair. The piece reflects a lyrical mood from Julia Panshawe Brinckerhoff in the New York Times.
The Plaza de Madrid hosted an extraordinary match between Cesar the Bengal tiger and an Andalusian fighting bull before 1,200 onlookers. The tiger and bull exchanged blows in a 17 yard square cage, with Cesar sustaining multiple wounds and five broken ribs before appearing to die, then reviving and escaping to his van.
A Sioux City Sunday School tale shows a catechism lesson on God’s power. When asked if God can do everything, a teacher asks if God can make two and two equal five. A student answers by adding one to the sum, resolving the puzzle with a clever remark.
A druggist and clerk in Chicago reveal a miscalculation in a prescription charge. The clerk admits he was rattled and miscomputed ingredient costs, charging 75 cents instead of the correct dollar. The error is explained as a hurried arithmetic mistake.
The exchange notes a preacher whose sermons linger yet end with a pointed closing. A reader recalls last Sunday's message as concluding with a succinct remark.
The name California, from caliente fornálli meaning hot furnace, was given by Cortes in 1535 to the peninsula known as Lower California, which he discovered, due to its hot climate.
The Fairfield Tribune reprints a sensational offer by T A Slocum M D of New York promising three free bottles of his alleged cure for consumption and bronchial diseases. Readers are urged to write for the medicine and to mention the Fairfield Tribune.
A deadly blast hit the Santa Isabel mine at Belmez in Cordova province, Spain. Sixty bodies have been recovered with many workers still missing, as officials confirm the catastrophe.
The senate committee on privileges and elections approved a favorable report on Hoar’s amendment changing the expiration of federal term dates from March 4 to the last Wednesday in April, to take effect in 1901.
At 12 30 this morning fire broke out in the fifth story of the large furniture warehouse of May Stern and Co near Olive and Eighteenth streets. The six story building was filled with furniture and the loss was estimated by Manager Elliott at 50000 dollars.
Indianapolis March 22 memorial services for Frances Willard were held in many Indiana churches. Professor Ball of Butler University delivered the address praising the late W C T U leader for her character and services.
London March 23. In the house of commons yesterday the Irish local government bill passed a second reading without a division and amid loud cheers.
The Pall Mall Gazette argues Britons lacked construction skill for stone bridges and Romans built wood structures. Evidence notes Thames bridge likely wooden, as London lacked local stone and abundant timber forests north of the city supplied materials. The first stone London bridge began in 1176.
The article surveys the old practice of leaving rags and junk at wells as offerings to saints and fountains across various regions. It notes travelers finding rag trees in Persia and Africa, lists of humble items used as thanks, and legal prohibitions from medieval canons to later reforms. It also mentions Ireland maintaining pilgrimages to old holy wells and the ongoing yet dwindling custom.
A French scientist studied frog vocalization and wrote the frog song as swamp music. Frogs sing with closed mouths using arin chambers and skin breath, distended drums, and leg-strong tones to communicate fear anger and courting calls to females.
A witty New York Sun anecdote shows Ethel, small yet sober, tasked by her mother to fetch a quart of vinegar. She hesitates then offers a pint, explaining she can say part but cannot say krort, prompting astonishment from her mother and brother.
A London Fun quip about revenge features a poet claiming to have poisoned a return envelope with a note sent to an editor. A Cincinnati Enquirer exchange jokes about tracing ancestry to before William the Conqueror and predates.
In the Philadelphia Record excerpt Nell and Belle discuss May’s fiancé. Nell recalls a white haired octogenarian remark, but Belle notes his hair is jet black and jokes about dyeing for her. The exchange is humorous gossip in a society column.
For centuries religious chants and remedies formed treatment methods. In Egypt pharmacy appears to date from early times as healers combined ritual and practical medicine.
Henry J Butler of Fort Scott who held Pennsylvanian interests in Kansas reportedly disappeared. The Brazilian treasury deficit for 1896 stood at 515000 pounds. Russia withdrew advisers from Corea at Corea's request. Elgate Wenkhelm, noted South African financier, died by suicide in London. The Interstate Base Ball league met in Springfield Ohio with 550 each for forfeits. Al Stewart of South Norwalk Conn was arrested in Omaha on forgery charges.
France refuses the petition of Mme Dreyfus wife of the former captain to share his imprisonment on Devil's Island. Budbreak at Braceville bank robbery and related offenses reported. Oregon Railway declares 1 percent quarterly dividend on preferred stock payable April 1. Vermont Governor Grout receives 1500 the lowest gubernatorial salary in the nation. Edna Wallace Hopper sues De Wolf Hopper for divorce in San Francisco and New York. Hoffman cancels engagements after bicycle incident. Socialists riot in Budapest breaking windows. thirty eight arrested.
Investigation at Athens finds the circulating report claiming United States purchase of Greek warships is false. Georgia Populists nominate Tom Watson for governor. Francis Collier of Lancaster Ky accepts Governor Bradley’s maid of honor post for the Kentucky christening.
Reports include Pr George Clinton Hubbard a U S N assist ant surgeon committing suicide at St Elizabeth asylum in Washington. Trains delayed by snow in Montana. Kentucky Governor sends militia tents to Middleboro and Richmond for smallpox patients. Britain deploys over thirty warships in Chinese waters. A Bangor druggist marks 100000th prescription with friends. Florence St John dies in London. Roland Worthington dies at 81, ex Boston port collector and editor. Henrik Ibsen's 70th birthday celebrated. Ex Street Commissioner Croly shot by burglar in Sacramento.
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