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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1914
Page
8
The fragmentary clipping blends thoughts on finance jargon and social aphorisms with quirky quips. It references a Nile river claim, taxi drivers, and a taxi of time value while sampling humor from Chicago Journal and Puck style gags about hash and horses. The tone suggests a miscellany page with stray lines and misread OCR.
Lafayette and surrounding towns report a Battle Ground Institute reunion with about fifty alumni returning to inspect historic grounds and oak-shaded battlefield. The gathering featured addresses by KE Staley of Frankfort at ninety, Dr. George W. Switzer, and a response by Mrs. W. P. Youkey.
A Martinaville man, A L Cure, aged 1 year 1X, committed suicide at his residence in the Central hotel by shooting himself in the right temple with a 32 caliber revolver. The cause for the act is not known.
North Vernon eases in change of local telephone manager as A B Archy replaces J E Thurston. Purdue professor Beavers and County Agent Hayes begin a wheat-raising campaign. Linton child injures arm during a play accident. Talbott fall while trimming trees. a picket injures him. Milton birthday celebrations for Barbara Kern and Anna Rothermel. Brooklyn contract awarded to Carr & Pullmann for John M Schebler macadam and Saltcreek township contract valued at 9960 dollars. Newcastle county commissioners deny wholesale liquor license for Chalmers Shaul. Terre Haute Mary Boudinot, nearly 99, injured after birthday celebration. North Vernon Frank Morin dies by suicide after ill health. his father died recently. Lawrenceburg Thomas Cravens resigns as bar association secretary. library board vacancy filled by William Gooden. Avonshire hall hosts illustrated lecture by W S Gilbreath on good roads aiding the Lincoln highway. Jeffersonville fifteen-year-old Nannie Phillips files for divorce from Robert Phillips. she has married four times before. Rushville a mayor court verdict clears Charles Sweet of bootlegging. witness testimony concerns purchase of whisky. Rushville mayor’s court hangs jury on Nieher case. theater manager claims business license not required. Sullivan Albert Nichols called to pastorate First Christian Church to succeed Titus. Columbus Bartholomew county rejects gravel-road funding method under three-mile road act. concrete highway project proceeding with contract awarded.
The Genoa tale of the sacred green octagonal dish long believed the Holy Grail. Crusaders seized it, Napoleon sent it to Paris, then it returned to Genoa in 1515. Modern view calls it an antiquity of probable Phoenician origin used as a liturgical vessel, not a table utensil.
Work crews uncover a water tank unearthed at Reade and Centre streets in New York. The tank was erected by Aaron Burr, noted for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel, and had supplied the city with water.
In Orange New Jersey Miss Eliza beth Day marks her ninety ninth birthday by inviting relatives and friends to attend the centennial celebration of her hundredth birthday, signaling a milestone gathering for the family and community.
Miranda strolls through a meadow toward her lover who awaits in a Sandow embrace. He confesses the day feels long, then reveals it is the twenty first of June as they share a moment of ardent happiness.
In a provincial English theater an actor’s cue was interrupted when a man in the gallery shouted an offstage bid, breaking the second act. The unexpected interjection caused evident audience reaction as the actor paused before resuming the scene.
A witty exchange unfolds as a young man pressures for a kiss while the woman rebuffs with humor comparing herself to a talking doll. He jokes about wearing a catcher's mask after the kiss, highlighting caution in romance and the era's playful gender dynamics.
Creston Iowa woman describes relief from weakness and nerves after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites improved health and happiness after a protracted struggle with female troubles and heavy work. The ad notes vast use of roots and herbs and invites letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
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