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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
8
A lighthearted tale of Celeste and a suitor who wooed across parental bounds. A river boat plan, a moonlit escape, and a dramatic reveal at the parlor window lead to a chastened ending as Celeste’s mother intervenes.
A Washington woman, near the Persian minister, has created an Omar Khayyam room patterned after a living room in a Persian home. Rugs and draperies cover the walls while rustic frames hold scrolls of Rubaiyat quotations and an idealized Khayyam sketch with a lion and a lizard.
Sir Robert Hart, director-general of Chinese customs, says the Chinese are destined to become a powerful nation but progress will be gradual. He adds they will temper strength with wisdom and will not pose special trouble to the world, despite potential industrial and trading competitiveness.
Santiago Hernandez, last surviving Mexican defender of Chapultepec from the 1847 war, died in Mexico City. A noted artist, he was 75, about 14 when he served as a cadet at the Colege Militar and was captured during an assault on Chapultepec. General Scott praised his valor.
The Delineator notes explorer Henry Morton Stanley was born John Rowlands in 1840 near Denbigh Wales. Orphaned at age three, he entered a poorhouse in St Asaph, then sailed to America as a cabin boy. In New Orleans he was adopted by Henry Morton Stanley, who renamed him.
Near the St Lawrence river in Canada a water slide three miles long transports pulp wood to the railway at a rate near 8000 cubic feet per hour. A company once piled pulp wood 1000 feet long 26 feet high and 40 feet wide moved to the rail by this method. Another slide seven miles long on a different job carries pulp stock to the river for mill delivery.
The article describes wind speeds from a gentle breeze around five miles per hour to a storm near fifty miles per hour. It notes boisterous gusts called blowing great guns reaching eighty to one hundred miles an hour and the difficulty of walking against such force.
A tree on a Pacific island grows to about 30 feet with umbrella-like branches and no leaves. The species has never shown buds. Sap has medicinal use but the wood is extremely hard and hard to burn, making it nearly useless as fuel.
A statistics minded observer tracks hourly government costs in France from Napoleon I to the present. Costs per hour rise from £4600 in Napoleon I era to £6000 under Louis Philippe, fall to £4120 in the second republic, rise to £9000 under the third Napoleon, rise further to £12280 during 1870 to 1880 wartime charges, and reach £14000 in the current period.
A family vignette contrasts modest means with a minister’s household. A daughter, the youngest of ten, learns of a baby sister in the night, then remarks that despite needs, some things are more essential than material wealth. Her father’s explanation frames the scene.
In Paris the number of horses rises rapidly while New York and London debate horse displacement by electricity and automobiles. The Parisian horse market and usage continue to expand despite urban modernization.
Fairfield completes Fourth street main from Madison to Jackson delivering full city fire coverage. Only a few small houses remain beyond reach while South D street work adds two fire plugs and completes protection in the Fourth Ward. First and Second wards already fully protected.
Clinton Iowa October meeting ends with Mrs John Nash state president announcing 366 women’s clubs in Iowa totaling about 13000 members. She notes Iowa has the most federated clubs in the nation, praises anti child labor efforts, and Clinton hosts two days of events for local club women.
The piece notes a universal shift to late breakfast, with breakfast hours near nine, lunch around 1 30 to 2, and dinner at eight or nine. It contrasts with continental practice of breakfast by seven and highlights the difficulty for those used to earlier schedules.
A young New York athlete at a city hospital has normal vision when supine but becomes blind when upright after a basketball injury six months ago. Specialists treat the eye damage with a new X ray process that uses periodic flashes of high intensity against the retina rather than a steady beam.
The Ladies of the W R C propose a one half million tax to fund a memorial for county soldiers both known and unknown. The plan, endorsed by the G A R, defers fundraising for a year and aims to place the levy before the supervisors for a vote at the next general election, not the upcoming November election.
Emma Morrison Perry King John Axline Daniel Walmer Anthony Jaques Newton Williams appear in a community notice listing residents or participants in a local event or registry. The fragment shows multiple individuals tied to a local matter, suggesting a roster or acknowledgment in the public record.
The program lists sessions at Bethesda Church on Sunday October 18 1908 starting 10:00 am with M. S. Randall, 11:00 am by Rev. T. S. Pool, 2:00 pm talks by Rev. W. L. Bright and C. E. Ward, 3:00 pm Isaac Castile and Ella Short, 3:30 pm Ringelspach Bates and A. G. Samuelson, bring "Sunday" song books.
Mrs Ada L Croom of Vaughn Mississippi credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing a severe cough and signs of consumption after months of illness She notes three bottles effected a complete cure The remedy is sold at F S Shriner s drug store 50c and 1 00 Trial bottle free October.
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