10 May 1883
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1883
Page
1
Across Indian country in Texas nearly 14 million dollars worth of cattle graze now. The Indian territory becomes a major cattle market as 200000 head are expected in the Cherokee nation alone, fueling distribution to northern and eastern markets.
A Workington woman, Margaret Fletcher, elopes with her husband’s jewels and apparel valued at 60 dollars, faces divorce, a theft charge, and a three month jail term after her husband sued and won. The Century Magazine plans to focus on books of permanent value and modern literary trends.
The survey of Mount Pleasant dates to 1837. Keokuk raises saloon license to 500 a year while Sioux County grows by about 4000 since 1880. New Netherlanders arrive in Pella, Perry suffers burglaries, and Des Moines 101 saloons close under a 1000 license. Fire losses, political conventions, and notable deaths populate Iowa notices.
May events include a multi town fire in Fort Fairfield burning nine stores, a deadly blast in Troy injuring two, a Danville saloon tax dispute, yellow fever concerns on the Lower Rio Grande, and a fatal shooting in Eagle Rock Idaho. Also reported are emigrants landing in Philadelphia, ship loss near Leith, and a Baltimore assault leaving a woman near death.
A pudding using French bread soaked in custard made from four egg yolks two whites two eggs one quart milk and three tablespoons sugar. Layers with raisins and brandy, baked covered then browned with a meringue top. Ends with moral quips from Joubert.
A broad sweep of court actions includes murder indictments in Kentucky and Ireland, conspiracies to murder in the United States, and sentences for Park murders. European affairs cover Germany Egypt and Britain with political tensions, while U S matters report debt reductions, corps appointments, and civil service changes.
A practical 19th century method for preparing tongue: brown in oven, baste with butter and water to form a brown gravy, and serve with a bread crumb, butter, and sage dressing. Trim ends for a roastlike appearance, then use cut scraps browned in butter with breakfast potatoes and corn muffins.
Cut off the white portion to expose a length and scrape lightly. Boil in salted water, drain, and serve with white sauce oil. Fry by dipping in a flour egg paste and frying in hot butter on high heat until well fried. For milk method, simmer asparagus pieces in two ounces butter and a pint of milk with salt and white pepper. A sugar variant adds sugar and egg yolk after ten minutes to finish. total about fifteen minutes.
A verse from Mrs. W. B. Griffiths portrays persistent autumn rain keeping children indoors yet prompting creative play. They endure damp days then salvage fun building bridges and boats as rain finally eases and smiles return.
A Civil War account praises a Union artillerist who galloped a cannon up the ditch faced by Hood’s men at Manassas. Despite heavy fire from Confederate lines, the crewmembers and audience recall the dramatic escape and the gun’s preservation.
A blaze in Burlington caused twenty thousand dollars in damage during the night of May 2. Fire crews responded but the loss totaled twenty thousand dollars in property. No injuries were reported.
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