10 Nov 1881
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1881
Page
1
Notes describe the steamer Jennie Gilchrist wrecking near Davenport on October 27. The engine failed after leaving Davenport with freight and passengers, hitting the bridge in a high current and drifting downstream. About eleven lives were lost. the boat was owned at Rapids City, Illinois.
A cotton and plant experiment from a half acre in Delaware County by the Fallon brothers of Philadelphia attracted attention at the Atlanta Cotton Exposition. Seed planted May 28 with sandy fertile soil and dry weather limited early growth. Bloom appeared July 10. bells formed by September 10 and opened ten days later. Yields reached about a half bale per acre, proving successful enough to plan 300 acres planting.
An elderly Harrisburg man Henry Stewart dies after drinking whisky adulterated with strychnine. Stewart was insured for 125000 and several policyholders allegedly ordered liquor vendors to supply him whisky and bill the insurers. Relatives plan to enjoin the insurers from paying those with policies.
Mahaska County reports eighteen divorce cases on the court docket and Cedar Rapids burglars visiting six locations. Other items note Belville smallpox, Keokuk anti vice group, a Cherokee taw mill investment, Dunbueque railroad dividends, and assorted local incidents, incorporations, and deaths from the region.
The Ottumwa Democrat reports tax figures for Wapello County with the B&Q railroad paying 6507.59 dollars, Rock Island 2460.40, Water Works 925.00, Wabash 891.21, and private citizens over 2000 dollars each. It notes a total county tax of 180951.11 dollars. It details the wreck of the sunken steamer Jennie Gilchrist near Davenport with two bodies recovered, seven men and four women missing, and divers inspecting the hull. The Iowa State Board of Health met in Des Moines on Nov 2 with elections and committee appointments for drainage, health law amendments, and transportation of corpses via rail. The next meeting is planned for Muscatine in May 1882.
The saying advises judging a person by his own actions rather than blaming him for the misdeeds of family members. It cautions against collective guilt and emphasizes personal accountability.
The Pennsylvania Railway increases freights on grain from Chicago to New York to 25 cents, with the standard two cent advantage for Philadelphia and Baltimore, reflecting a typical regional pricing pattern.
A subscriber reports his mother suffering neuralgia and general prostration found relief after three months with Hop Bit. He claims she now feels young again and credits the remedy over doctors and medicines. The letter hints at Providence and local origins.
A sweeping weekly digest notes a million dollar fire in Manilla China, Manitoba and Minnesota relief funds, rising California taxes, a fast NYC-Chicago rail plan, and large Confederate bond activity. It reports shipwrecks near France, immigrant arrivals, Arctic exploration talk, and various accidents, crimes, and political items across the United States and Britain.
News from abroad details clashes in Ireland with police firing on crowds in Bernasted Mayo and Belmullet, resistance by tenant farmers in Limerick, and arrests in Cork. It also notes Kilmainham jail letters by Parnell, reactions from Gladstone, and Irish World editorials. European reports describe Nihilist plots in St. Petersburg, threats to the Czar, and finance commentary on Confederate bonds. France and China updates follow with Gambetta’s potential government and a Ningpo pirate encounter yielding heavy losses.
A special to the Galveston News from San Antonio reports William Petty was convicted of stage robbery and sentenced to nine years in the penitentiary. Archibald King, proprietor of King's.
The Tribune Printing House announces it is equipped with the latest type styles for plain or ornamental book and job work. It offers printing of invitations notes programs business cards and all kinds of printed matter with prompt attention and satisfaction guaranteed.
A public school incident reports a young student asked to name a body part. He pauses and responds with a clever line about bowels being five in number and listing letters a, c, i, o, and sometimes w and y, showcasing humorous misdirection in class.
An advertisement touts Kinney-Wort as a beneficial remedy for women of all ages and marital status. It claims effectiveness in treating varied health complaints in both dry and Squid forms.
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