30 Nov 1882
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1882
Page
1
A brief notes peanut based olive oil in Salt Lake City used by Mormon brethren. A Boston judge voids a Utah divorce citing lack of territorial jurisdiction for Massachusetts citizens never resident there. Dakota coal mines expand with seven foot veins, medium quality, shallow roof.
The piece notes Nevada highways laid over copper ore of unknown extent with 45000 tons dug out to test it. It mentions a Pittsburg company with 750000 dollars capital forming to build steel nails and spikes works never before done in the United States. It references Piute customs and a joke about preventing medicine men from Billing the Piute Congress.
The London Live Stock Journal notes sunflower oil is widely used to adulterate sand oil and its leaves are used to adulterate tobacco. It adds the oil is praised as a superior lubricant and soap made from it softens the skin.
The article notes copper formations across a vast region near Lake Superior, claiming immense mineral wealth with only a fraction mined and predicting over 50 000 tons of ingot copper in 1882. It also recounts a transcontinental telegraph test by the Santa Fe line and reflections on human enterprise.
A compilation from Dubuque to Primghar covers Burglary at Cascade and Sioux City butter-house, bank and depot robberies, a county courthouse raid near Primghar settled, taxes in Dubuque ledgers, a Masonville bank theft, and legal actions including Ames College reorganizations and Burlington bond suit verdict. Also reports deaths and accidents in several counties and notable marriages and elections.
Malvina M. Dean born on an Onondaga County farm in 1819 rises from an uncultured country girl to a fortune via sewing machines. She marries Alexander Bessie, ships to Brazil, builds a Brazil market, then divorces and remarries, amassing wealth before a controversial later life in Oswego and Lisbon. She dies at sixty three with an estate around $400,000 reverting to kin.
A Chicago man on jury duty asks to be excused claiming he owes five dollars to someone and intends to hunt the debtor to pay. The judge questions the honesty of the statement and excuses the man, saying he does not want a juror who would lie to win release.
E Asenith Hall of Binghamton New York writes of months of left lung shoulder pain and loss of spirit appetite and color. After using BuRpOCK BLoop Btters as directed she felt no pain within the first week and is now well. Price 1 dollar.
A sweeping weekly review reports the death of Prof Henry Draper in addition to long casualty tallies. It notes fires in Cold Springs New York Burlington Vermont Providence Rhode Island and Brookfield Missouri with multiple fatalities and losses. Wars conflicts among tribes and robberies plus shipwrecks near Ushant and Lisb n are described along with accidents in Chicago Indianapolis and St Louis.
Rainey the blacksmith who boxed Sullivan in Washington has died from injuries. Sullivan evades police. Sergeant Bertz of Fourth Cavalry was killed in Leavenworth at a house of ill fame on Nov 14 with unclear cause. John St Hogan, Ellenwood, Kansas, shot himself and died from his wounds.
News From Abroad reports William Bradshaw convicted of sending a threatening letter to the Prince of Wales and sentenced to ten years penal servitude. The article details royal attendance at a ceremony with 570 total decorations, plus Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy updates.
Thurlow Weed died on November 22 in New York, surrounded by family and staff. Born November 15, 1797 in Cairo New York, Weed's career spanned journalism, politics, and factional leadership from the Whig era through Civil War debates. He shaped editorials and campaigns, influenced Albany Regency policy, backed Taylor Scott Seward and Lincoln, and pursued an extensive autobiography and correspondence prior to his death.
Secretary Teller resists lowering patent costs in his annual report arguing the current 45 cent fee for an eighteen year patent keeps the system accessible while remaining a steady revenue source. He notes other nations charge far more for longer terms and sees no proof fees deter invention.
Mrs W J Lang of Bethany reports fifteen months of ear trouble ending in complete deafness. After ten minutes using Hamas Electric Oil she felt relief and soon regained her hearing.
The narrator travels from Huntsville to a cotton mill, observes a black worker supervised by two white men, and notes a twelve year old boy headed to school. He recalls violence by outlaws Jack Belden and Don Peters and reflects on regional fear, progress, and the difficult mission of missionary work in the South.
A reflection on luck as a deceptive guiding light. The speaker warns that luck leads to ruin, not success, and asserts that even the noblest man faces an ongoing inner conflict despite hopeful pursuits.
The text cites Mr. Spencer praising American wealth and invention while warning freedom is fading under professional politics. He notes vast mineral wealth and fertile virgin soil fueling prosperity, alongside a work driven, determined populace. He predicts a high future civilization but questions republican liberty and the need for character and self restraint.
The writer notes Norwegian character shows kindness to animals in country life. Foals follow mares, horses trained to obey voice, not by whip, and overloads avoided. Animals such as cows and even cats are tame around people. Rural life contrasts with urban practices on slaughter.
A man on a wagon in Arkansas injures his knee and requests medical help. The doctor prescribes a dozen leeches. Two days later the doctor asks about the leeches and the woman replies he could only eat ten. The tale ends with a quip about care, knowledge, and the value of interrupting routine.
The piece recounts mid class Russian courting rituals from the first betrothal to wedding day. Families stage dramatic promenades, parental negotiations over dowries, and a sequence of presents. The betrothal ends with a kiss, and the bride undergoes a ritual washing and dressing before Greek Church marriage. Bridesmaids persist as guests throughout feasts and farewells.
The Arctic scene describes the ice bound wreck of the steam whaler North Star near Point Barrow. The ship was crushed by ground ice while 48 men survived after rescue by nearby ships Bowhead and Belvidere. Relief was provided by the signal station crew and fleet distribution followed. The piece ends noting that with good men religion will be the first consideration.
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