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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1879
Page
4
A reflective lines poem fragment recalls a woman who died years later and whose sorrow was not captured in official records. Those who concealed her legacy claim violets were pressed over her heart, near her silent breast.
In a May St Nicholas piece set in 12th century Ireland, Olaf narrates the Odin myth of Iduna and her apples. Loki steals Iduna, Thjassi abducts her, Baldur sets fire to Thjassi’s eagle plumage, and the gods trap the Frost-Giant, restoring youth to Iduna.
Olaf explains to Thorold and Thurida that Iduna represents spring and youth while Thjassi signifies winter. The priest’s teaching links Norse myths to seasonal cycles with Iduna's apples renewing life and sunshine melting the cold. Olaf vows Iduna's return will bless Iceland, the sunlit land.
A Boston reporter named Miles forged a pro Union booklet in a Savannah printing office during Sherman's march. He praised the general in a lead piece but Sherman resisted, forcing Miles to drop the attribution of his name. After a brief standoff, Sherman laughed and offered a conciliatory note, ending the incident.
The article tours Morocco noting fertile lands and abundant fruits while contrasting farming methods with long standing practices. It also describes caravan towns, social amusements, and the popularity of Arabian Nights tales recited in public squares by performers to entertain locals and travelers alike.
The text contrasts quiet healing narratives told to soothe pain and aid sleep with vivid street entertainments that parade danger. It notes physicians recommending storytelling to calm agita tion and induce sleep, while snake shows and jiggler acts inflame public sense and heighten fear of the grotesque.
Secretary Wadst mond reports a publicly tested process to extract sugar from maize and sorghum. A Maine farmer reportedly earned similar profits from one acre as thirty acres of wheat, suggesting a major shift in U S sugar production potential and the viability of sugar cane alternatives in most states.
Across April 21 to 25 the Senate debated the army appropriation bill with Bayard Blaine and others and the House introduced numerous measures including currency, Chinese immigration, and Indian policy while adjourning for executive sessions. A later item reports a legend of a ship timbers found high in the Sierra Nevada with copper fastenings and possible ancient Celestial seafaring.
The text explains exchangeability of silver coins for lawful money in $20 sums, and that subsidiary silver coins become legal tender up to $20. It notes post office receivables up to $3 and mentions the House committee on the legislative appropriation bill and army bill debates with speakers such as Williams, Jones, Blaine, Butler, and Groome.
The piece lists Dr. Pierce and Dr. Sage remedies, including Golden Medical Discovery, Purgative Pellets, Favorite Prescription, and Catarrh Remedy, praising their virtues and wide popularity. It promotes Crook's Wine of Tar for lung troubles and Carboline as a hair renewer, urging use for various ailments.
A kidney patient vowed Kidney-Wort would be his last dose yet recovered. He reports blood circulation restored and pain gone in back and side. Sold by druggists.
Out of Door Sports notes Chicago merchant John Wilkinson of Parkhurst & Wilkinson, famed for scroll saw goods, now pursues archery and base ball with his usual policy of high quality and fair prices. He manufactures Graves Patent Rubber Target Gun and operates two large factories to meet demand. Send for his catalogue.
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