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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
3
John Burroughs notes that while birds are wild by nature they adapt poorly to human environments. He cites robins using human materials and a phoebe nesting under sheds, risking exposure by bold, unnatural choices that betray their secret.
A jumble of misspelled sayings and misquoted lines on honesty happiness and virtue. The fragments mention names such as Makespeare Saudl Sir Tl Siteh Wouasenn and Addison with scattered reflections on life opportunity help and restraint. The text reads like a collage of aphorisms and incomplete quotes.
A fragment from a Boston Traveler piece shows a child questioning guardianship and care arrangements. The dialogue mentions a nurse and a grandmother, with the family debating who took care of a baby and the roles of the mother and hospital staff. The text is garbled and reads as a casual overheard exchange.
An 19th century note questions the derivation of blind from folding a cloth over the eyes and links “buttery” to “butting” in bottling terms. It discusses how words may resemble common terms yet have different historical roots and mentions the term bawman’s buff and bottler versus butler.
A garbled account describes an elderly squire near death and a servant’s quip about life and longevity. The fragment hints at a bedside scene with a derailed conversation and a remark on time and fate. The text preserves historical tone and rustic dialogue without clear names or dates.
Fragmentary text mentions military preference and uniforms with scattered phrases about books and colors, lacking clear events or identifiable entities to confirm a specific news item.
A fragmentary Chicago Post item mentions Anne knocking once at Jeroen s door and Samy being generally clever though disguised suggesting a brief, cryptic society sketch with unnamed individuals.
An exploration of how long ant queens live in nature and in artificial formicaries. It recounts Sir John Lubbock’s observation of a seven year old queen and the 1887 discovery of her death, with workers mourning and dragging the body. A second queen reportedly lived to fourteen.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reprint notes men in Ute country who seek snake bites daily to combat fatigue. The observer compares venom to morphine or cocaine, describing cravings, tolerance, and the ritual of provoking bites to avoid overdose.
An old fashioned ginger beer method uses two ounces each of bruised ginger cream of tartar and lump sugar two lemons with rind two gallons of boiling water. After several hours strain and add a tablespoon of brewers yeast let stand twelve hours then bottle and press corks firmly. Ready in one week.
A folkloric note describes how rain at a burial is an auspicious sign in the West Indies. It also records beliefs that measuring one’s height with a rod used on a corpse foretells death within the year and that a blow from a corpse’s hand can cure pains or ailments.
A fragmented dialogue describes a mother’s instruction to Irene about stopping activity at an hour, noting she may practice until the hour ends and should be told to stop if she is playing.
A London Globe style piece recounts the famed round robin sent to Dr Johnson over Oliver Goldsmith’s epitaph. It details how signatories around a circle agreed to share leadership, naming Gibbon Burke and Reynolds among others, and notes Johnson’s bright refusal to English Westminster Abbey verse.
A cook from the country delivered a letter to authorities saying she must return home for a few days because her father is very ill. The note included many details and ended with a postscript joking about bringing the undertaker along in the wagon.
A rehearsing actor mimicked Sir Henry Irving to amuse the troupe. From the auditorium comes a familiar voice agreeing the impersonation was so good there is no need for both in the company.
The text traces early estimates of fish species from Pliny who put ninety four to Linnaeus who classified 478, noting the 18th century guide and the dramatic rise to 13 000 species listed by contemporary fish specialists catalogues. It highlights the growth of ichthyology across eras.
In a Detroit Free Press exchange Priscilla asks if long engagements are wise. Maayme replies that wealth and lavish outings make a long engagement tolerable, but if the partner lacks funds a quick engagement and a fresh start is preferable.
A fragment from Magnazine of Ho nor describes a rain storm scene in an old New England play. Uncle Henry’s coins supposedly hurt him during the downpour.
A fragment from the Atchtaon Globe notes a list of two concerns with social dining habits. The line hints at personal habits and warnings without giving full context or names.
The piece explains living pictures seen when waking or falling asleep, comparing them to after images and hallucinations. It discusses retinal and cerebral origins, noting experiments by M. Yves Delage showing eye movement shifts the images if they form on the retina while the brain also shapes them.
An Irish traveler named Corry O Lanus recounts a encounter where Joe O Brien overhears a remark about Coriolanus. The exchange centers on knowing people from Roscommon and the lines blur between identity and fame in a social setting.
Leaf cutting bees resemble honey and bumble bees and earn their name by cutting leaf pieces for nest cells. They cut circular pieces for cell ends and oblong pieces for sides. Many nest in burrows in wood, similar to carpenter bees that cut holes in wood.
A Youth's Companion summary explains that the Mississippi does not flow uphill despite its long southward course. Differences in Earth's shape and gravitation affect plumb lines and navigation. Dense landmasses and underground density variations cause minor deviations, aiding mapmaking and geodetic calculations.
The excerpt describes a steep dream world where reality reverses and the impossible appears. In this fever dream the mind of the insane is mirrored as inanimate objects morph into creatures and rooms transform into forests where dancers mock the observer in scant attire.
The sea monk or monkfish was described by early writers like Aldrovandus and Stow as a North Sea and British Channel creature common until 1414 when a plague reputedly drove them to extinction. Stow’s tale recounts a manlike beast caught in 115% that devoured raw meat and ignored church reverence before vanishing.
The article reports experiments on cooking meat showing a small piece of one to one and a quarter pounds loses about 45 percent of its weight, while five to six pound joints lose around 30 percent. Larger joints show even less loss, highlighting inefficiency in smaller portions.
A London Tit-Bits excerpt notes a humorous chat where a young man calls trust in a woman’s affections solemn while another man with a pink necktie counters that it is less solemn than a woman not trusting a man with his wages.
Nell Maude begins a daily walk as part of a sudden push for exercise. Belle notes she has many new clothes to wear on outings, reflecting her renewed activity and wardrobe interest.
A schooling master’s aphorism notes a mother’s constant care for her children. If noble she prays for them, if ambitious she schemes for them.
The article explains fly casting technique from setup to finish with emphasis on rod motion, timing, and line tension. It notes precise placements within a foot or two, fly travel height above water, and how expert casts attract fish quickly while clumsy drops lose the opportunity. Collier's Weekly is cited.
A schoolboy finds a snake egg that hatches into a creature the boy feeds at school. The creature grows huge, the boy dies and the monster mourns, the mother kills the monster’s tail, and the beast returns yearly to the Moo Soon San mountains to unleash storms called the typhoon as payback.
The Little Chronicle notes five year old Georgie showing a keen interest in physiology and anatomy. After relatives studied a dissected porcupine and drew bones, his sisters dismantled a lounge, sparking Georgie to exclaim that anatomy study was ready and waiting.
A diaristic exchange exposed in the London Telegraph where Bridget is scolded for wearing a borrowed Bvenir gown to a public event. The mistress accuses shameful impropriety while Bridget offers meek apologies and deflects blame with a playful tone about breaking an engagement.
A photographer persuades a stern sitter to relax for a campaign portrait. The sitter reveals he is a candidate for judge and signals permission to proceed with the photo session.
A dialogue unfolds with Mrs. Cumrox rejecting a physician's costly remedies like flaxseed tea and mustard plasters for the rich. The Washington Star reports the exchange highlighting care expectations and economic sensibilities in medical treatment.
A reflective line notes how people praise their dead over the living and warns against judging by appearances. It urges kindness toward neighbors and cautions about letting biased view shape the heart.
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