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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1898
Page
4
Wisconsin Democratic candidates vow to refuse railroad passes and travel on their own fares, aiming to prove reforms in line with party pledges. The contrast with Governor Scofield, accused of past favors to corporate interests, underscores anticipated Democratic success this fall.
The article discusses the heliograph's unreliability in variable weather and its unsuitability for shipboard daylight signaling. It notes the flashlight as superior for night signaling in all conditions, with rare cases where electric searchlights communicate across wide distances.
W T Stead chronicles William Ewart Gladstone noting his shift from defender of the Irish church to its demolishment and his changing stance on Egypt Russia and Ireland. The piece highlights his pacifist leanings on Russia, his wars in Egypt, and volatile governance including Parnell imprisonment and later consideration of Irish governance.
A New South Wales country school teacher assigns a compound proportion problem mentioning workers toiling ten hours. The next day a student’s letter arrives from Abram Blank, refusing to let Jim do the sum and alleging it slurs the eight hour system.
The speaker argues Manila is crucial for U S commercial policy and trade with China. Manila would mirror Hongkong as a commercial base enabling competition for Chinese trade, securing possession and access against rivals.
In a Detroit Free Press anecdote, Boucicault stops by Union Square theater after rehearsal with Owen Fawcett and Joe Polk. He confesses he stopped dyeing his fringe, noting years of hair coloring only deceived himself as Polk commends the change.
The text cites Irving Babbitt in The Atlantic on a perceived Spanish callousness to suffering. It recounts Madrid gallants striking their shoulders as a sign of favor and notes insensitivity to animals across Latin countries, attributing it to medieval religion and a lack of recognition of other beings' feelings.
A dialogue from Sir M Grant Duff's Diary recalls a week long fog and a sermon at St Margaret's where a clergyman denounces Mr Tooth the ritualist. The preacher's name is withheld but muttered about loudly among parishioners. The anecdote ends with the clergyman turning red from embarrassment.
The earth casts a shadow visible as a rosy arc opposite the setting sun on clear evenings. The arc rises with the sun and can pass the zenith, revealing the earth’s shadow to observers.
Mrs Parvenu notes a corner portrait belongs to an old master. Mrs Swartleigh remarks on the assured legal guarantee that the painter was over 75 before painting any stroke, as reported by Chicago News.
A domestic quip from a Chicago Tribune humor item shows Georgie denying napkin use while tying a dog to the table leg. The remark captures family life and playful misbehavior at breakfast.
The text argues that artificial coloring in foods mostly serves aesthetic appeal rather than to mislead. Candies are colored to attract the eye, and butter and mustard are tinted to enhance appearance without harming purity.
An exposé of stewards on passenger steamers enforcing a rigid tipping culture. It describes fixed fees for state room, saloon, deck, smoking room, and bath services, with typical amounts and the social pressure to pay. Refusal allegedly leads to degraded service and deliberate neglect, while hints signal future mistreatment.
A young man asks Henry Ward Beecher why he would join a church with hypocrites. Beecher replies the presence of flawed members helps keep out fools like him, noting that the good Lord permits such people to test sincerity and commitment.
A peasant plants potatoes hoping for tenfold return while his son plants miscellaneous items for a reward. The boy imagines each item will yield ten, prompting a harsh parental scolding and a reflection on why the soil yields different results. The tale uses a fable like ending about cause and effect.
A letter from a laborer to an English prime minister asks him to visit St Matthew's Church on a Sunday to hear a curate described as earnest, sound, and deserving of a clerical promotion. The writer cites character references from Sulivan and Alcroft and emphasizes not to miss the opportunity for his advancement.
A brief exchange discusses Mr. Skowler. Mrs. Brown notes his oddity and apparent dislike of children while Mr. Brown identifies him as the babies photographer at Smiler's studio making infants look pleasant.
A reader recounts severe blood poisoning with copper colored skin spots and sores. After wasted money on doctors and patent medicines, the 8 8 8 remedy allegedly clears all taint, restores weight and skin clarity, and ends illness with no mercury or potash.
New York chemist T A Slocum claims a universal cure for Consumption and bronchial diseases and offers three free bottles of his New Scientific Treatment to Fairfield Tribune readers. He cites thousands cured and requests readers send their address to 98 Pine Street New York to receive the samples.
The Hum boldt Herald notes F. A. McCarthy and Miss Nannie Fisher were united in marriage on Wednesday July 27 at 10 am. The ceremony was followed by a lavish repast and the couple expresses deep joy in their union and blessed happiness.
A quoted exchange discusses the harms of overeating and undereating. It argues indulgence overtaxes digestion, creates deleterious products, and harms health, while extremes of appetite are evils unless tempered by experience.
An old tale notes the fox tormented by fleas. He gathers moss and backs into a stream to flush the pests onto the moss. Once the fleas board the moss, he releases it and returns to shore, free from his tormentors.
Offers real estate or personal loans for short or long terms with prudent conditions. Provides custodial services for wills and valuable papers. Mentions a 4 percent annual rate and deposits held for at least six months.
The fragment lists individuals J. E. Roth J. Ricksher E. A. Howard A. F. Cassel Lee T. Gobble J. B. McKenney C. D. Leggett R. W. Lamson Thos Louden.
A fragmentary OCR shows a roster-like slate of individuals including Roth, James Louden, A Howard, Higley, Bradshaw, Hunt, Ball, Rateliff, Roth again, Simmons, Allender, Cassell, Booker, Walgren, Ricksher, Howl, Clarke, Lamson, Templeton, Watkins, Messer, Parrett, Turney, McLane, Mowery, Vidaed, Parrett, Gobpie, Anderson, Herring, and Fordyce, indicating a community directory or committee list.
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