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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1898
Page
8
A vivid recounting of serf life showing a prince and a family under harsh discipline. The narrative describes Makar the piano tuner punished with lashes, a cruel household ritual, and the broader pattern of police flogging of peasants. It notes the father's severity contrasted with societal attitudes among landowners.
A Washington Star quote notes the difficulty of distinguishing infantry from cavalry at 2000 yards. At 900 yards movements become clearer, and within 750 yards heads of columns are visible. Dust and equipment impede perception, even with field glasses, making identification unreliable in dry weather.
The text describes a system where the poor sustain themselves by reusing and selling waste from wealthier households. Coffee grounds from rich kitchens are dried and sold to the poor, and oil drippings from repeated frying are gathered and resold, illustrating a frugal, resourceful economy among Italy's poor.
Plodding Pete asks why wake at 5 AM and Meandering Mike replies he savors the ease of idleness and would rather begin an early day to enjoy doing nothing. The exchange appears in the Washington Star.
A playful calculation imagines moving the earth a foot using a 10 000 horsepower engine. It details mass figures energy needs water vaporization coal consumption and an enormous train that would circle the globe many times. It ends with a reflection on human pride in the vast scale of the universe.
A St Louis Republic writer ranks the peccary or wild hog of Mexico as the bravest most intelligent creature facing man. They scent people with precision and outrun most, forcing a man to flee or climb a tree as the herd circles and devours wounded prey while other beasts avoid them.
The report notes three days of brisk clear dry weather after a spell of wet clammy days. London’s travel remains muddy despite cleanup efforts, described as paint like mud that clings to surfaces. The writer compares city mud to countryside conditions before drying on a windy day.
An Ohio visitor in Boston recalls a moment at Copp’s Hill burying ground where she almost stepped on a grave with an iron cover bearing only the initials B. W. W. Her sister-in-law explains the mark means Boston Water Works, highlighting local historic emotion.
The British and Foreign Sailors' church on Ratcliff Highway preserves four hourglasses once used to regulate sermons. They remain in perfect condition, mounted together in a solid brass framework, a rare relic now kept by the church.
The article denounces Chinese customs as dominated by superstition affecting all life from birth to burial. It describes dinner etiquette with 40 to 50 courses, female taboos during construction, and gendered roles. It covers funeral rites guided by astrologers and extreme cruelty toward sick children as punishment for misfortune.
Mrs Wicklins and Mrs Dimpleton discuss friendship among couples including Mr Caddsley and former engagement. Mrs Dimpleton notes her fiancé married a woman older and less attractive, finding comfort in observing him compare them both during gatherings.
Public libraries invest heavily to fill gaps in their holdings. The Boston Public Library houses a Shakespeare related collection valued at fifty thousand dollars.
A poem from Harper's Bazar reflects on silent companionship and memory. The speaker laments a lost beloved, describing a deep, wordless connection and the ache of shared moments now gone. The verse evokes longing, spiritual distance, and the coldness of returning to crowds.
The article explains early methods using hourglasses and describes two modern chess clock designs. One uses a seesaw base with perpendicular clocks, the other fixes both clocks on a level with a finger touch switch. Each move alternates clocks starting and stopping with players’ moves.
The New York Sun describes reins for single harness about 18 feet and double harness about 15 feet, using stout leather and steel hide for durability. It notes tracks use three loop Boston hand holds, road use single loops, and mentions patent metal holds and wooden button hand holds with threaded stems.
W F Bailey recounts the Pony Express saga from St Joseph to San Francisco. Early schedules planned ten days then eight, with average speeds rising from eight to ten miles per hour. The Lincoln inaugural address ride took seven days and 17 hours, 10.7 mph, and Pony Bob rode 120 miles in 8 hours 10 minutes.
A Westminster Review tale recounts a Neapolitan coachman famed for cruel treatment of his horse. After death he finds no entry to paradise, but is advised to seek the animal’s afterlife in a neighboring paradise. The door opens to the same worn hack, now a celestial steed, yet the horse refuses him as well.
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a corn fed philosopher on staying to see a tooth pull through. It notes in France oxen used in fields are regularly sung to as encouragement, with peasants believing the animals listen with pleasure.
Early October is ideal for sowing pansy seed outdoors to avoid house heating stress and red spider. Prepare rich porous loam beds, cover lightly, keep soil moist, and protect with forest leaves as winter litter. In spring, prick out seedlings to bloom beds.
The British Weekly extols living by the day as a blessed secret. Each person can bear burdens till nightfall and live sweetly by today's duties. Focus on present days and resist looming toward unseen futures beyond our grasp. God grants nights to close the curtain on our small horizons.
A Bradford Pa era interview reports glycerin workers largely accept fate in blasting work. They say die when their time comes and claim cautions limit fatalities, while noting railroad workers face more deadly risks.
A Baltimore Jewish Comment notes a witty exchange about a woman described as a miss with a mission. The joke centers on her aim being to seek a man with a mansion, highlighting social expectations of marriage and wealth in the era.
A fragment notes Miss Glover described as superb and perfectly formed yet imperfectly informed, reflecting mixed judgment in a casual remark.
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