23 Nov 1882
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1882
Page
1
Louisiana reports five million dollars invested in its rice sector and annual cleaned rice production of three million two hundred fifty thousand dollars. The tally reflects a growing agricultural economy with strong regional yields and economic activity across parishes.
Henry James Jr presents a satirical sketch The Point of View in which letters from an educated Englishman and a French Academician study American institutions and manners. An American letter writer critiques Parisian life, giving distinct characters and engaging contrast to Daisy Miller.
A boy answers his class riddle by combining counts from Genesis through Acts. He multiplies Jacob’s sons by the Jericho circling rounds, adds Boaz measures of barley to Ruth, then divides by Hamans’ sons, subtracts creatures in the ark, equals the number of men who pursued Elijah, adjusts by Joseph’s age before Pharaoh, adds David’s sling stones, subtracts Bethany’s distance, divides by Paul’s shipwreck anchors, and subtracts ark occupants to yield the class count.
A sweep of short Iowa items covers Dubuque libraries Denison bonds for water works Creston milliner sues Pilgrim for defamation and remains of J M Griffith travel from Paris to Dubuque. Davenport lists 325 telephones link to thirteen Iowa towns and twenty four in Illinois.
A New York Times summary warns Americans especially women overusing nervous energy. It notes fatal accidents from accidents and fires, and urges restraint, calmer breathing, and moderation to protect health and longevity across society.
Mrs. Seigfried of Marion Ohio says Thomas ECLECTRIC OIL quickly relieved her severe cold and internal pain within minutes, supporting a bold claim of fast relief from a home remedy.
A lecturer uses a parable on hearing and a speaker reports a sermon in New Haven. Dr. Newman Smyth opens with Arise, let us go hence, but the newspaper misprinted Amen, let us go home, to the confusion of readers.
Os eNOVALING Kemply is to be found in Burpock BLoop Bitters as an antidote for sick headache female weakness biliousness indigestion constipation and other diseases of a kindred nature. Price 1.00.
News from abroad notes Gladstone will re sign the Chancellorship of the Exchequer with Sir Hugh Childers leaving the War Office for the Exchequer and the Earl of Northbrook taking the War Office. Egypt policy inquiry and parliamentary rules debates continue as Forster’s anti slavery motion advances in London.
Gustave Pennilli, in the Gillis mountains, reported a sudden shower of aerolites at about 3 PM as rocks and dust rained from a hillside. He felt a heavy explosion moments earlier but saw no blasting crew or reports, and hurried down the mountain to safety.
The lamented minstrel Billy Manning, famed for wit and poverty, faced a string of mock deaths from friends. While hearing of each demise, he doffed his straw hat and mourned, until he declared the last tale ended and that hat could not bear more.
A motivational exhortation emphasizing that true success requires more than minimal knowledge. It urges resolve to acquire and apply a comprehensive understanding in all endeavors.
Advertisement claims women with pale faces will gain mental and bodily vigor from Carter's Iron pills. It asserts the pills work for blood nerves and complexion and encourages readers to ignore male laughter about sacrificing desire to duty, promising lasting happiness.
A fragment from a 19th century column mocks spending on liquor cigars and ice while offering a French farmer’s view of communism. The dialogue includes a church anecdote about pew usage and a pun about a stranger mistaking a pew for a Christian.
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