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Fairfield Tribune

Location

Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1881

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Davenport News Briefs Include Accidents and Local Notes

A man named Smith killed by cars at Epworth is linked to a recent bank robbery in Warren. R W Fryer of Independence sails with Coup’s show next season. A Fort Dodge area girl is found dead after going missing on a school run. Census figures for Davenport show slight variance in six months. Lincoln township orders vaccination within five days under penalties. Snow fence plans eyed by railroads alongside winter snow removal costs. Coal mine sale rumored to be to Chicago & Northwestern. Snakes in Davenport area den den snakes described with bizarre details. News spans fires, murders, naval purchases, train launches, and late 19th century local and world events.

Man Smith Epworth Warren R. W. Fryer Independence Philadelphia Coup

Wood Impresses Clay With Cigar Making Trick

The piece recounts Fernando Wood impressing Henry Clay in Washington by quickly making a cigar from tobacco. Clay, astonished, learns Wood had learned cigar craft during the cholera season in the tobacco trade. The anecdote becomes a popular joke in Congress.

Fernando Wood Washington New York Sun Henry Clay Clay Mr. Wood Kentucky Wood Congress

Parable of the Virgins Mentioned By Backwoods Preacher

A backwoods preacher recalls an ancient custom after marriage where couples were met homeward by ten virgins with lighted lamps, five of these companions being male and five female. The statement reflects a folkloric interpretation of the parable and highlights gendered participation in wedding lore.

Tenant’s Night Dance Sparks Morning Retort

A tenant keeps dancing through the night above the landlord’s room. At 6 AM the irritated landlord confronts him saying he has slept none. The tenant retorts he has not slept either but refuses to complain.

Hop Bitters Promoted for Spring Health in Burlington Hawkeye

An old newspaper ad urges Workingmen to use one bottle of Hop Bitters this month to cleanse and strengthen the system before spring work. It claims protection against ague bilious or spring fever and promises saved time sickness and expense.

Burlington

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