29 May 1879
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1879
Page
1
A long list of Iowa events is reported including deaths by accident and disease, drownings, and a few suicides. Notable incidents involve Ackley physician Dr. McDermott found dead, a Spencer lightning fatality, Des Moines slate collapse killing Alexander Whitted, and Cedar Rapids drowning of a young child. Other items cover fires, thefts, court appointments, school salaries, and local politics with multiple towns named.
The author analyzes Japanese sermons as plain but well studied talks that use vivid illustrations drawn from local life. Examples compare trial to seasons, faith and works to a hawk and a crow, and earthly hopes to a kite tied to the right spot where true ascent comes from tying to heaven.
A girl asks Jim to come at once in a letter saying Edward Kelderman insists on marrying her and hugs and kisses make restraint impossible.
An Atlanta resident described as a darkey was arrested after attempting to mail a child through the post office and using the act to blackmail.
A historic reflection praises women for thoughtful study in selecting Hop aesodiety to keep families well at low cost, suggesting a bachelor’s harsh remark about women’s thinking would be proven incorrect by their sagacity and thrift.
Captain Lincoln is acquitted after a trial for killing a mutinous soldier. Reports from across the region note a series of violent incidents including Burt Gaines a bushwhacker slain near Cumberland Gap by revenue officers and Absalom W. Ford hanged at Lake Charters for the 1878 murder of Dr. Joseph Bazo. A St Louis jewelry store robbery left about 3000 missing with no clue. In Georgia Shelly was hanged at Blackshear for wife murder and confessed the killer’s accuser was present. At Atlanta a quarrel involving Marshal Burroughs and brothers Thompson and Joseph Morris followed arrests and fines.
Reports place Gen Stalypine seeking Nihilists among Russian troops in Roumelia. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria to wed Princess Jussuppi of Russia. Austria may seize Novi Basear per a Turkish-Austrian accord. Macedonian forces bolster Eastern Roumelia readiness while panic and arrests occur in Samara over a May 23 burn notice.
At a May meeting the council urged qualified commissioners to prepare separate reliable reports on corn and meat raising capacities of the United States Canada Russia and Australia for England's probable food supply. The Times notes a treaty and revenue handover to Yakoob Khan. Prosecution of West of England and South Wales Bank directors ordered over misrepresentation. In India armed gangs rob Poona District amid rising bandit attacks.
John Bright criticizes British rule in India, denouncing a small council in Calcutta and vast imperial taxation. He highlights a large native army and English troops stationed to supervise 120,000 native soldiers amid Afghan conflict.
The Albany Argus recalls Henry Wells and the early American Express rail path from Albany to Buffalo in 1841. Strap rail and frequent runoffs made summer travel bearable. passengers endured rough roads in spring and fall, with long waits for locomotives in Utica and stabling at Auburn. The journey passed from Albany by rail to Utica Geneva Rochester Batavia, then forty miles by coach into Buffalo.
A Philadelphia druggist valued at 75000 dollars for thirty years curates rare coins and autographs. His latest effort is collecting signatures of presidential wives, adding Rachel Jackson's signature cited as the sole extant example.
A recipe describes making a Bordeaux jelly from red wine, lemon juice, leaf sugar, isinglass, and cognac. The mixture is heated briefly, strained through a jelly bag, and cooled to set.
While strolling in the moonlight a man intends a kiss but forgets a lit cigar in his mouth. The moment of romance ends abruptly as the flames and smoke disrupt the scene, leaving consequences unclear.
A child jokes about a man’s stumbling appearance as his mother watches. A courtroom scene follows with an eminent counsel urging the jury to restore a supposedly persecuted bachelor to his wife and children, but the court corrects him. Queen Victoria received 220000 dollars from the duchy of Lancaster last year. At reign’s start revenue was a quarter of that. A red man’s grave is the sole Indian eel white men will not disturb.
Advice on making a cornmeal batter dish with buttermilk eggs and sour cream followed by reflections on poultry care and winter egg production. A travelogue outlines a rapid world cruise via Suez and Mediterranean routes with stops from Yokohama to New York.
A quoted exchange recalls the legend of William Tell as the couple engages in archery. The woman’s poised attitude and the man’s feigned injury echo the famous tale with playful self reference.
Exports of provisions to Europe plummeted in April to about 8.5 million dollars, down by 1.5 million from April 1878, indicating a sharp fall in trade activity for the month.
A Hartford Times report recalls a New Haven case linked to Elder Miller’s millennial fever. A man claimed divine authority to sacrifice a woman, cutting her head with an axe and sprinkling blood before police intervened. The episode ended fanatical fervor and a man’s confinement.
A cautionary note warns that kissing the wrong person poses a risk of contracting a harmful ailment. The speaker emphasizes prudence in romantic actions to avoid illness or danger.
A simple proverb story centers on a straw hat that reveals the breeze’s path, guiding a village minstrel to safety as the wind shifts. The folktale highlights practical cleverness and humble, everyday wisdom in a rural setting.
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