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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1880
Page
1
The Queen has placed the apartments at Hampton Court Palace at the disposal of Lady Mountmorris widow of the nobleman killed in Ireland.
The American branch of the Irish Land League is sending weekly remittances to Dublin. Between 300 and 400 pounds have already been received.
The American Bible Society's September receipts totaled 30 789 62 with 21 831 for books 5 749 from donations and the rest from legacies and rents. Payments for the month were 49 833 54 with 97 701 volumes issued. Grants for books reached about 10 800 including 5 000 for calportage. Auxiliaries recognized in Dakota Iowa Texas and New Mexico.
Berlin dispatch reports the Czar's health remains precarious after a recent stroke that supposedly affected his brain. An escort of Russian officers with 8 million roubles, tied to the Czar’s private fortune, has passed through Berlin bound for abroad investments, though the purpose remains unclear.
In Galway Ireland James Redpath urged the Irish to choose their future service and stand firm without charm or crime. He predicted Ireland would be held and tilled by its people, becoming a heritage for the Irish race.
An 1834 Geographical Society account details the daring ascent of Peter Butte Mauritius. Climbers dangled over an 1800 foot drop to reach a narrow neck and hoist a line drew a ladder, with the Union Jack wine, three cheers, and a sleeping walker secured to a companion.
A November Atlantic reader berates literary pretensions urging literacy over illiteracy. The writer condemns unsolicited poetry and calls for penalties on first efforts while lamenting cheap fame and urging cultivation and polish before publishing work.
A deacon explains to a parishioner how Hop Bitters kept his family well during a sick season and saved on doctor bills. He claims spending ree dollars worth maintained health and work readiness, noting neighbors likely spent much more.
Reports recount deaths from a wagon fall near Ball town and severe injury from a threshing machine near Bassett. Davenport butcher disputes diseased meat claims while Guthrie County licenses saloons. Fires destroy properties in Council Bluffs and Wolcott. A child drowns near Leon and a baby’s death case arouses inquiry.
Secretary of State announces official Ohio returns for October elections. Townsend leads for Secretary of State with 362 021 votes over Lang 343 016 and 19 005 majority. McIlvain tops Follett for Supreme Court by 23 047. Hosmer leads Jackson by 23 052 for Board of Public Works. State ticket averages show solid Republican margins in multiple districts.
A Vanity Fair writer recounts an Irishman who claims to be half landlord and half tenant and plans to join the popular cry of Norint. The exchange turns on rent income and the appeal of political posture amid shifting fortunes.
A Farm and Fleet note touts Kidney-Wort as the most effectual cure by removing the cause of dyspepsia billious attacks headache and other ills including habitual costiveness claimed to affect millions of Americans.
Collector Clark reports thirty illicit distilleries seized within thirty days in Atlanta area, with about one thousand gallons of illicit spirits. A Washington dispatch notes Chief Brooks stating counterfeit U S six percent bonds from 1861 linked to Doyle and Brockway. bonds allegedly hypothecated in Europe. U S Treasury officials warn dealers to beware a dangerous counterfeit.
At a Land League meeting in Dublin Orf Wrd with John Dillon presiding a London based conservative reporter was ordered to withdraw. Members Justin McCarthy and Frank Hugh O'Donnell urged joining the League. A resolution called for global Irish organization and Davitt to stay in America to direct action in the United States.
The narrator describes James Merrill guiding a mountain field trek with keen observations of forest life. They identify tracks of squirrel and bear, note partridge nests and hedgehog behavior, and explain defense tactics and predator dynamics involving fisher cats sable and bobcats.
The Rev H McCook of Philadelphia praises ants for cleanliness in confinement noting dirt removal and thorough washing after meals and sleep. Ants kneel to be cleaned and cooperate in grooming with acrobatic moves and grass clingings as moisture from the mouth is used for washing.
Public notice urges calm in gatherings while praising Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a cure for coughs and colds. The ad claims 25 cents and targets those afflicted, urging attention to the remedy.
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