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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1895
Page
7
The piece argues for improving country roads to aid physicians, horses, bicycles, and overall travel. It cites higher speed, less fatigue, better patient care, and broader societal progress, with support from medical and civic voices across states. It also notes industrial manufacturing advances and a survey of road-related ideas from various sources.
The article notes physical culture followers prize eyebrow and eyelash work as crucial to expression. It claims the eye itself rarely conveys emotion, while the slight lift of the under eyelid creates a languid look admired since ancient Greece. Historical examples include Sir Peter Lely’s belle and desert peoples’ eye makeup.
A Pennsylvania politician recalls a debate over the phrase muniments of war used about General Hazen. He credits a quick lookup by Ainsworth Spofford in the Congressional Library, citing Coriolanus to justify the term and turning the moment to his advantage in the discussion.
The Great Wall served as a major military fortification shaping Chinese defense for fourteen centuries. Sentinels spanned its crest, gates held garrisons, and mountain passes housed camps. Towns and agriculture grew along the wall to sustain soldiers, increasing frontier population and protection.
A small boy, Harold, attending church for the first time notes the congregation’s noisy, repetitive responsive reading of Psalms. He asks if the minister is reading, then observes the crowd grumbling after each passage, highlighting the comic irritation in a simple church moment. A stray metaphor about spring mud follows.
A concise inquiry asks if farming yields are profitable in the Northwest with wheat prices shown under fifty cents per season, signaling concern over agricultural viability and regional income expectations.
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