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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1894
Page
4
A Pittsburgh lawyer notes two typewriter operators in adjoining rooms and a telegraphy based note transfer. The interroom system allows Miss Blank to finish dictations from Miss So and So unseen. The pair reveal telegraphy as the real link behind the claimed telepathy.
Cassier's Magazine reports a French proposal by M Isazio to build an Atlantic liner on eight rollers. The design aims for thirty knots and a four day Atlantic crossing, with rollers entering water 26 feet deep and driven by engines. Critics note claimed stability and lower cost in construction, with a test vessel proposed. A separate note mentions a practical tip about airing beds and laundering clothing to reduce nervousness.
The fiscal year 1893 saw 7,131,027 pieces of dead mail received, up 34 percent from the prior year. Total treated items reached 7,350,038, with most unclaimed letters and many addressed to hotels or foreign destinations. Numerous items were unmailable or misdirected, and many parcels remained unclaimed.
A plan proposes forty four families form a colony with fourteen staff to run all housework. A baker, cook, gardener, superintendent, two engineers and helpers perform duties, cutting salaries for ordinary domestic staff. Meals are delivered via electric carrier, each house a station, with multiple courses served at set prices. Monthly cost estimates promise affordable living for working couples.
A hungry traveler at a wayside inn complains the supper sausage is poor though acceptable, while joking about the innkeeper’s cooking. The man quips that the ends are too close, and a separate line of humor notes Smith leading a dual life as a bull on the stock exchange and a bear at home.
An explorer details learning to make and throw the boomerang in Australia. He describes its origins uncertain, various types for war hunting and amusement, and diverse shapes and craftsmanship across tribes. He also notes the hut design and practices of a nomadic hunter in Aboriginal life.
A description of ostrich breeding on Karroo farms notes that natural incubation persists alongside incubators. Male ostriches form monogamous pairs, guard eggs for six weeks, and grow red during breeding while defending the nest. The hen crouches camouflage itself, and both parents share incubation duties.
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