29 Sep 1881
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Newspaper
Fairfield Tribune
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1881
Page
1
The Tribune announces its Tribune Printing House now offers the latest type styles for plain and ornamental book and job work. It prints envelopes statements invitations note heads bill heads program letter heads business cards and similar items with prompt mail orders and satisfaction guaranteed.
The Executive Department of Iowa declares a national bereavement after President Garfield is assassinated. Des Moines seals state mourning, drapes public buildings, and flags at half mast as the nation mourns a fallen leader. Governor Gagan issues the proclamation dated September 20, 1881, with Secretary Hunl.
Gov Gear issues General Orders to the Iowa National Guard directing 30 days of mourning. Officers wear the mourning badge and sword hilt on duty. flags draped. Armories and State Arsenal to be draped from the funeral day dawn Monday 26th inst. guns fired at funeral and hourly until sunset.
A long-running Iowa digest records reacts to President Garfield's death, including remarks from the Pall Mall Gazette, train collisions near New London, jail escapes in Muscatine, hog cholera losses, and state fairs premiums. It notes rail consolidations, a Davenport church bell chime, land leases near Emmetsburg, and inquiries into Guiteau's trial. Military dispatches and financial notes accompany civic events and editorial reflections.
This article discusses horse feeding with specifics for work levels and body types, noting a medium horse requires about 10 pounds oats and 8 pounds hay daily, more oats for hard work, and less for idle. It adds nitrogenous and cellulose intake guidelines per 1000 pounds weight and includes sleep guidance and horse handling tips from the Turf, Field and Farm.
The column notes brown as a popular color, chenille embroidery, white satin shoes with pearls, and a London style mockery of high heels. It cites screen embroidery motifs of hollyhocks and thistles, plus advice on lace costs and a word on titles for girls before and after majority. It also quotes Grace Greenwood on illness abroad. A humorous take on neighborly duty ends with a playful rural proverb about lending tools and debts.
A claim extols Hop Bitters as a glorious remedy saving the strong and healthy from sickness and suffering though the text is a fragment. The Philadelphia press column urges readers to see another column for more details.
Doctors may disagree on the best methods for curing constipation and disordered liver and kidneys. Those who have used Kidney-Wort say it is by far the best known remedy with thorough, lasting action. Get a box and try it.
A brief note on new umbrella covers crafted by industrious hands for city fairs. It reflects on habits as heart thistles and indulgence as seeds that yield future outcomes.
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