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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1898
Page
8
A city observer questions sentimental stories of noble newsboys and rescues saying real street life includes cynicism and mockery. He recalls a rescuer bootblack overwhelmed by jeering youth, noting readers include both skeptics and believers.
A New York hotel keeper argues waitresses lack personal attention to individuals. He says they neglect selecting the best dishes for a guest, unlike waiters who add value through special service. He contends tips do not change this dynamic and that such attentiveness sustains the waiter's superiority.
The article explains careful training routines for young and old pigeons, doubling outbound distances from half a mile to 40 miles with weekly rests after 40. It notes 100 miles as a first year target, two mile starts for seasoned birds, and a possible 400 mile peak with patient trainers. Male birds preferred for long runs while hens may still work despite family duties.
In a San Francisco News Letter riff, Dr d Ancona boasts of a monkey in his office as a demonstration of evolution, while Dr de Marville counters with his own passion for ornithology and a home cage containing a bobolink. The exchange blends science, humor, and rival interests in a light literary jab.
Judge Prioleau visits Pendleton and his blunt verdict on Calhoun shocks locals. He says he hates a man who makes him feel his own inferiority after three hours of trying to follow him through heaven and earth, leaving Pendletoniety unsettled.
A bachelor quips that the first baby receives quarterly photos while others wait years for a single shot, highlighting class or social gaps in parental care and record keeping.
The Washington Star reports on Panbesa's ancient letter to Amenemapt, dating about 15 centuries before Christ. The perishable papyrus survived over 80 centuries in the British Museum and depicts life in Pa Rameses under Rameses II with fields markets wine and music.
A crowded Columbus avenue car during heavy rain shows a young woman seeking a seat among well dressed men who ignore her. The rough laborer finally offers seating and a subtle lesson in manners as she endures the splashing water from above.
A London Standard report notes that in Burma gooseberries grow on trees over 25 feet high rather than bushes, are as hard as marbles, and Burman grapes hang from tree branches in thick skins. The cachou or monkey nut is a large juicy fruit with a kernel attached to its outside.
In a Walla Walla divorce case the defendant failed to appear. The referee reported that the plaintiff appeared with her attorney and no one appeared for the defendant, noting the defendant did not appear.
The report notes F D Arnold the sole Baxter Springs massacre survivor at a Kansas reunion. Lumberman Rudolph Otto dies in State Line likely from apoplexy. A Chicago incident saw a soldier and a bartender detained as three robbers robbed a cash register. Senator Hoar linked to a recall post in Great Britain. Admiral Cervera and squadron travel to Spain after POW captivity. Lafayette post 40 G A R Chicago plans to present an American flag to 586 Porto Rican schools.
President Faure still bars the way to a revision of the Dreyfus case. Europe contemplates an international compact to oppose anarchy. A carrier pigeon on Lake Shore rails was killed by a Rock Island engine. F. W. Lincoln former seven term Boston mayor is dead. William Chambers died of delirium tremens after a short prison stay. Frank W Rollins nominated for New Hampshire governor. Amsterdam reports claim the Wilhelmina assassination and Countess Limburg-Stirum plots are unfounded.
Secretary Long assigns the ship to Union Ironworks San Francisco to be named Ohio while the Maine goes to the Cramps and Missouri to Newport News. Utah Democrats turn the war into a political issue. Obituaries note Professor J W Johnson former Oregon State University president and Dr Samuel Eliot ex Trinity College president dead at 78. A Jersey City court attendant finds Franz Muller dead in his hotel room with death by own action suspected. Sons of Veterans elect Colonel Frank L Shepard of Chicago as commander in chief.
Josiah S. Lindsay a plumber and real estate operator files for bankruptcy showing assets and liabilities of 378 600 dollars.
Second Assistant Secretary Adlee serves as acting secretary of state until Mr Hay arrives and qualifies. Kansas City's fourth annual horse show begins at Fairmount Park on Saturday. Professor Willoughby Cardell Tindall of Missouri State University dies in Kansas City Saturday.
The ceremony joined Chaplain of Roosevelt’s Rough Riders Rev A B Morrison and Miss Elma Boyd of Anthony Florida in Ocala Florida. The report notes surrounding civic items including international and local events of the era.
Paris dispatch cites Jules Perivier explaining that ministerial transfer to an examining commission does not decide revision but signals public sentiment in favor of it. Army chiefs fear a coup to block revision while Esterhazy’s promised confession awaits independent corroboration.
In St Louis at dawn two plasterers from union No 1 were attacked on their way to work. William Kane was mortally wounded and Edward G. Jackson was beaten unconscious but likely to recover. The assault followed a union strike by International Plasterers' workers at a downtown building. Matt Brown and Joseph Lee were identified as the attackers.
A Toledo dispatch quotes a distress message from two large steamers anchored about three miles off land on Lake Erie. The vessels are engulfed in flames and burning to the water’s edge with no verified names or crew counts due to remaining in port.
Captain Allyn K. Capron of the First Artillery died at his home near Fort Myer Virginia. He served with the Rough Riders and was killed in the first battle before Santiago La Quasina. The father fought in the next engagement with his battery. He returned home with typhoid symptoms and may be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Ex Governor F M Drake donated 24000 dollars to Drake University in Des Moines Iowa on September 19. Twelve thousand goes to finish the Mary J Drake endowment fund in memory of his wife and the rest to the general fund. This brings his total cash gifts to about 150000 while adding substantial real estate to the school.
Gov. John R. Tanner opened the Republican campaign in Golconda on September 16, reviewing state political issues and reflecting on national political questions.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals proposed a branch in a leading Spanish city and the municipal body warmly accepted offering to hold a grand bullfight to raise funds.
The passage notes early advertising in 1612 by the French in the Petites Affiches and a 1630s London printing of a newspaper. It highlights mercantile ads as among England's first, with a tea sale advertised in The Mercurius Politicus.
The Boston Transcript quotes Synnex and Sweese debating love and self love. They claim affection mirrors self regard and conclude the cycle resembles loving oneself through the other.
From an 18th century view cited in A. W. Nson’s Life of Marlborough, the author argues England inflicted more disasters on France than Europe’s monarchies combined. He claims English forces captured Paris twice, ruled French capitals, and that many French disasters were won by English generals and soldiers, with Napoleon’s monuments spared by English aid.
The piece compares elephant weights and tariffs in Malay peninsula transport work and Lao routes. It notes peninsular elephants carry 900 to 1000 pounds plus rider and howdah, with tuskers around £56 and females £45. Lao weights around 300 pounds, prices vary from £24 to £150 for males and £50–£100 for females.
A six year old girl, dining with her parents at a hotel, assumes the waiter should be tipped. Her mother notes the waiter’s courtesy, and the child, hearing only “tip,” misunderstands and says she forgot to dump the waiter. The anecdote appears in Youth’s Companion.
A matron questions a maid about desired husbandly traits in a brief Chicago Post notice. The maid answers, the matron sighs, and the exchange ends with a pessimistic remark on disappointment.
Mrs. Giddibus replies with a blush that she dresses her daughter short so people won’t mistake them as sisters, asserting the daughter is as tall as she is. The exchange appears in the Cleveland Leader.
Naval experts note modern battleships have about 15 years of active life. A century ago ships stayed in service much longer, with Nelson’s Victory 40 years old at Trafalgar and the Royal William built at Chatham in 1670 lasting until 1813 after several rebuilds.
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