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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1896
Page
3
A reading of Nansen’s Arctic voyage notes he advanced four degrees beyond all prior explorers and neared about 200 miles from the pole. He left Fram and most companions, returning with maps and photographs after three years, with no decisive triumph but potential for future attempts.
The National Executive Committee of the gold Democrats in Chicago issues an address outlining the party platform and reasons for dissent with the Chicago convention. An Indianapolis gathering will adopt another principles declaration, but the Chicago outline remains a core statement before the nation.
Joseph Land established a stone dwelling and endured a harsh winter. The Jackson Harmesworth expedition reached Franz Joseph Land the next spring amid extreme hardship and peril. They faced numerous narrow escapes, intense cold, and weeks of starvation with bear meat and blubber as the sole food. The Fram became locked in ice over thirty feet thick as temperatures plummeted to 62 degrees below zero.
The August fruit condition report shows apples improving overall but uneven in Ohio Indiana and Illinois with some counties near failure. Peaches decline in Delaware Maryland New Jersey Virginia Georgia and California while Michigan Ohio show strong prospects. Grapes remain generally high though rot from moisture appears in some areas and the Belgian officer Lothaire case was discussed anew in Brussels.
An old account describes Indian deer hawking where trained hawks pursue deer to tire them for hounds. Col. H Ward details a day with Bashi Bazuk and Persian greyhounds, noting deer selection, hawk tactics, and dangers from eagles and other birds. The piece ends with a queried quotation about a proverb.
Fort Wayne reader objects to Hannis Taylor on England's colonial claim, argues Scotland’s role in forming Great Britain. He cites 1707 union, montages of Scotland’s rights, and urges using Great Britain not English Empire, stressing Scotland’s long fight for union and equality.
John M. Smyth Company of Chicago announces a free 400 page catalogue on September 1. The illustrated book provides wholesale prices for household furniture and related goods, reflecting the firm’s 30 year record and over 500000 homes furnished in the United States. Readers may request a free copy by writing to 150 to 168 West Madison Street, Chicago.
An inquisitive visitor questioned a man under sentence for tossing his wife into a well. He said he could not bear to see a woman cry, adding that she was crying and he acted from pity. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the remark as the source of the explanation.
A visitor remarks on the vast hay at Clover Meadow farm. Farmer Redneck jokes there is no feed for it except bicycles, highlighting rural humor in a brief, rustic exchange.
A. B. Encampment in St Paul announces excursion tickets available Aug 80, 81 and Sept 1 on through trains via Chicago with sleeping cars and diners.
A humorous quip from the Indianapolis Journal shows Mrs Farmer asking why Watkins walks aimlessly and he replies that he has no bicycle, illustrating a light local humor tone.
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