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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1890
Page
4
The poem lauds a veteran horse bearing years of labor with silent fidelity. It argues that a horse cannot voice grievances or seek praise, yet remains steadfast, faithful, and content with duty done, even as neglect and hardship come. The verse contrasts human patriotism with animal loyalty, ending with quiet resolve.
Peter Macbray’s firm faces upheaval after a long running theft is uncovered. Simeon Sleek is accused while Macbray’s rise to baronetcy leads to a London move and a hostile office feud. A junior partner Fitzsharp is found to have looted the bank and vanished, leaving questions about the affair and motives.
The word hurrah, described as widely prevalent, is traced to various uses across cultures. From mahouts in India and Ceylon to camel drivers in Kygypt and Turkey and even sportsmen in France, different cries mimick its sound. The piece notes a possible origin from a Norse battle cry Lfurai or Lfuraie.
The piece catalogs global instances of deification and worship of notable figures. It cites Queen Victoria in Orissa, a Tumlong temple in Tibet honoring her majesty, General Nicholson as Nikkal Sen, Captain Cook in the South Pacific, Lander in Africa, and Lord John Lawrence among Sikhs. It also recounts Jurjung Tain’s self-deification in Siberia and his dramatic downfall.
The article recounts life in early New York under Peter Stuyvesant, noting strict public conduct, the magistrates called Most Worshipful, and fines for slander and blasphemy. It cites cases of heated phrases, fines, and public censure for insults to officials and debt disputes.
Dr Manfredi reports vast microbe counts in city dust with up to a billion microbes per gramme in busy streets. He finds tubercle bacilli and other deadly microbes in inoculated guinea pigs. A medical paper urges tests of American city streets for microbes, warning of a harvest of deadly germs. Prof Uifelman’s investigations amplify the concern.
Experiments show cholera bacteria can remain alive on letters and postal cards for up to 24 hours after infection, with bacteria persisting longer on wool and linen. Flies emerge as the most effective disease carriers, capable of transferring sizable bacterial quantities to meat. The lesson is that scrupulous cleanliness is essential during epidemics.
Grace Greenwood recalls Marvin F. Tupper and Senator Tom Corwin joking about where love resides. Corwin suggests the liver, provoking Tupper to defend poetic heart and rhyme while pondering physiological truth.
Violinist Spohr infiltrated a royal gathering by posing as a horn player in the Erfurt orchestra during Napoleon I’s 1808 congress of princes. When ordered to play with backs to the audience, he used a pocket mirror to glimpse the princes, including Napoleon, from his station in the front row.
The New York Tribune recounts a tale of Ethel and her aunt, who longs for quiet. Ethel jokes that wealth would let her hire a real soldier to guard the door, while Auntie quips she would be the first to be shot. A stray note mentions a tennis player and lines about weeds and wives and children.
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