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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1897
Page
4
A rambling column mixes a temperance sermon by a priestly figure with witty courtroom quips, social observations, and a string of anecdotes. It blends jokes about a Viscountess and the French ambassador with tales of a Baptist parson, a sea captain, and everyday civic humor.
A local arrangement involved a lawndress washing him each week and sending him home in a basket with clean clothes.
The first Paris conference by the arts decoratifs committee aims to engage women in French art industries. It plans exhibitions and a school for needlework, with Mme Forrier wife of General Fevrier as president and a list of noble and artistic members including the Princesse de Beagle and the Duchesse de Demont.
A fragmented ditty from the Detroit Free Press puzzles section features garbled lines about Miss Oldly and a humorous exchange on matrimony and honesty. The text blends playful misprints with comic banter, hinting at a broader humorous column style.
Plans for Tennessee’s centennial exposition reveal a grand scale with fifteen main buildings, including the Parthenon replica for fine arts, a 1000 foot commerce building, and a large agricultural dome. Other structures cover machinery, transportation, forestry, a woman’s building modeled after the Hermitage, a dedicated negro exhibit, children’s pavilion, and a 2000-seat auditorium. The fair runs May 1 to October 30 with exhibits from other states and nations.
An Evansville Indiana analysis warns the city may lose its riverfront if the Ohio River floodwaters continue eroding Mound Slough and Horseshoe Bend. The river’s shifting path could push water inland, harming commerce and growth and prompting calls for federal levee funding.
The article reports Congressman Bailey refusing the White House dinner invitation to avoid wearing a dress suit. President McKinley advised him to attend in any attire, prompting public shock over the etiquette breach and Bailey's regret message.
John K Gowdy known as Oom Jack is appointed consul general to Paris and is a leading Republican in Indiana. He chaired the Republican State Central Committee and farms in Rush County near 60 years of age, with a quiet life and a war view that nostalgia should not be rekindled. The state's year output reached over 2 million dollars.
Letters from readers tout Hood's Sarsaparilla as curing long standing sores and erysipelas. Mrs M J Harrier of Lovett Georgia reports a 25 year leg ulcer healed after four bottles. Mrs M J Hantey confirms no sore or erysipelas since earlier cure. Product sold by druggists with price details included.
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