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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
4
A Brahman believes his little finger is unclean after contact with an unclean object. He seeks amputation to gain sustenance. A carpenter pretends to sever it with a hatchet but tricks him when the finger remains intact, while the Brahman’s act of putting his finger in his mouth adds further defilement.
The piece explains that in ancient Greece and Rome no mustache existed without a beard. During Rome’s expansion, several conquered peoples tried shaving to imitate Romans but lacked proper tools, leaving hair on the upper lip. This “barbarous accident” spread among Gauls, Dacians, and others, and the Latin language has no word for mustache.
The article traces how the main meal shifted across centuries from early morning to late evening. It notes historic dining times in England France and during reigns such as Henry VII and Cromwell, detailing shifts from 7 to 2 and later to after noon as dinner grew later.
In Jane Welsh Carlyle’s New Letters and Memorials a humorous note to her husband recounts Alfred Tennyson receiving a £260 yearly pension after Peel’s recommendation to Queen Victoria. The letter also recalls Lady Harriet’s remark that Tennyson would marry a maidservant if he cannot afford a wife.
The passage contrasts small chalky teeth signaling weakness with large yellowish teeth as normal. It notes vivid fiction sometimes exaggerates with two rows of pearly teeth, but debunks pearl teeth as ghastly and unnatural. It ends that only store teeth have a high polish.
A fragmentary exchange contrasts anxious fathers urging study for gain with young hopefuls indifferent to the future. The dialogue cites marriage as a focus for society’s youth and mocks their perceived lack of life plans. A stray line muses on discussing calamities after events unfold.
The Boston Globe and other writers argue hard work preserves youth and rejects inaction as the cause of aging. They contend Americans appear young due to purpose, while some actors age in roles, and that purposeful toil keeps vitality.
The article recalls moated residences like Helmingham Hall in Suffolk where a draw bridge has been raised nightly for three centuries. It notes Leeds Castle near Maidstone with a moat almost a lake, and Wells Episcopal palace enclosed by walls and a moat fed from St Andrew's well, with a venerable bridge and tower gateway.
A German biologist studies animal tissue activity after death noting brain cells can live over a week in certain solutions and frog hearts may beat hours postmortem. The piece also shares two humorous anecdotes about love and memory, including a quip from One Was Enough and a widow's tale of a husband without lasting memory.
Mrs Sut ton appears heated when selecting a photograph from her husband’s office desk in the Boston Transcript note. Jaynes comments on the reason for her heat, suggesting it involved an old flame of his.
A town oracle weighs betting morality saying it depends on circumstances. If you cannot afford losses it is wrong and should be avoided. The remark is attributed to Louis Lumberman in a quirky exchange about risks and finances.
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