08 May 1879
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1879
Page
1
The article describes Russia as in a critical state due to large foreign debt and financial derangement. It notes defiance of law, assassinations, and looming revolution while war losses exceed gains. Famine fears and widespread idleness and drunkenness worsen empire destabilization.
The author argues that modern boys confront more temptations and a demanding world. He cautions against the belief that life owes them success and emphasizes that opportunity is universal but success requires moral courage and effort, similar to past generations.
A Western Agricultural Weekly highlights Barb Fence as a major topic with forty two thousand miles erected in three seasons. It notes Iowa’s past fence production and argues farmers seek cheap, efficient protection, underscoring claims and rights of steel barb fence patentees.
Washington issues a proclamation forbidding white settlement in the Indian Territory and warns the military will remove intruders if the movement continues. Indians largely oppose the plan to move five to ten thousand settlers onto lands along the Canadian and Cameron rivers.
A boy victim of the recent flogging at Neponset's Minot School testifies to how severe the punishment was. He denies whipping to leave marks and describes the inquiry as part of the questioning by reporters.
A Pittsburg physician jokingly told a woman to try Hop Bitters for her illness. She used the Bitters and recovered, leaving the doctor rueful he lost a patient while the joke cost him a valued patient.
Reports mix multiple Iowa items from an 1879 era: Des Moines election on May 1 against prohibition by 403. fires in Keokuk Sioux City and Corning Grove Park injunction. thefts, suicides, murders and court actions across Marshall town Waterloo Burlington Ottumwa. notable deaths and political shifts including Rush Clarke and a Waterloo tragedy.
A man entering a bank demanded change for a dollar with a cocked revolver. Walter wrestled the weapon, fired twice at each bandit, and the robbers fled after dropping $700 of loot. They later carried off $2,300 but the dropped package was recovered. The pair headed for the river, and clues were lost after crossing.
The President warns that White settlers preparing to occupy lands west of Arkansas in Indian Territory face immediate removal under federal law. He states the territory is reserved for Indian tribes and officials, with enforcement aided by military forces if necessary.
The Senate and House report and debate on the army appropriations bill and the revised statutes. House action on a sundry civil service act repeal and coinage bills. Death of Representative Clark prompts funeral committee appointment. Adjournments mark shifts in daily proceedings.
The speaker recalls Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise and fall from Toulon to Saint Helena and rejects the imperial icon as a symbol of force and murder. He imagines preferring a simple peasant life with family over siding with Napoleon’s glorious legacy, ending to loud applause.
A young man notes his weekly Sunday walk covers two miles plus one lap as he travels to visit his girlfriend living some distance from town. The minimal journal entry records a simple routine and distance.
A naturalist contends that when in large groups crows conduct organized courts. They gather to cry out offenders, forming a crow bar as a cited behavioral court among the birds.
A Baltimore Sun correspondent extols Irish charm in Dublin belles praising their beauty wit and ease of conversation. He contrasts them with American standards noting their long figures lively eyes and soft voices and claims rare sightings in America with regret.
A New York Times tale recalls financier Henry Greeley refusing to take responsibility for loans extended to Corneel by the Commodore. The Commodore bursts into Greeley’s office demanding repayment, but Greeley retorts and the men reportedly never reconcile.
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