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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1899
Page
5
The third week of the second court-martial trial of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus opened in Rennes with large attendance at the lycee. Labori, lead defense counsel, was expected to appear but remained absent due to medical advice keeping him quiet.
Gen Fabre testified about comparing a captured letter to Dreyfus handwriting and noted strong similarity. He described the accused’s general conduct as suspicious and recalled a 1894 court-martial claim of no personal knowledge of Dreyfus.
A historic notice discusses an upcoming Ku Klux Klan reunion in Atlanta Georgia. The piece traces the Klan from its post Civil War origins to its violent rise and later decline as a feared, lawless shadow that terrorized citizens and exploited fear to enforce brutal “justice,” with later members abandoning its methods.
In Paris the Austrian military attache Col Schneider faces prosecution for forgery of a document alleged to concern Dreyfus. The Paris Court of Assizes will hear the case against General Mercier amid claims by anti-Dreyfus journals that Schneider was a tool of intrigues.
Witnesses clash over handwriting and paper identification as Fabre and Col Aboville confirm handwriting links to treasurable papers. Dreyfus refutes Cochefort and Gribelin, recounting the dictation test and cold fingers causing handwriting differences amid court partiality and a tense adjournment.
In June nineteen persons were killed on railways and 175 injured. General Otis at Manila has asked for 100,000 emergency rations in wrappers.
The piece profiles Joel Chandler Harris known as Uncle Remus, noting his dislike of notoriety, preference for staying home in Atlanta, and rare theater outings. It recounts how James Whitcomb Riley and Frank L. Stanton surprised him during a Southern tour, revealing his cordial, musical friendship with Riley. Harris maintains a steady routine at the Atlanta Constitution and writes for Saturday Evening Post.
The Secret Service uncovers another batch of counterfeiters and seizes a quantity of bogus bills. Counterfeiting targets valuable goods such as Toosterter's Stomach Bitters with imitators, while genuine remedies for indigestion like Quod Coustiparien stand unmatched.
Two travelers recall hometown figures Harrison Mebelt and Alfred Mebelt now working in journalism and a museum. The skullcap wearer notes Harrison writes for a New York paper at ten dollars a column while Alfred, a 487 pound man, earns a good salary in a dime museum. They conclude both brothers achieved life time success as space fillers.
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allea's Foot-Ease powder shaken into the shoe. It eases tight shoes and corns, blisters, and bunions, claims to cure growing nails, sweating, and arching feet. Available at druggists for 25c with free trial by mail from Allen 3S. Olusted, LeRoy, N.Y. Emperor Franz Josef of Austria reportedly refuses to shake hands with anyone but fellow sovereigns.
The story recounts two Irishmen Mulcahy and Mulcooly who avoid greetings to prevent a quarrel. They explain their extreme friendship makes them fear a dispute, so they vow not to shake hands. This odd tale highlights a humorous overreach of friendship and wit.
A fragment from a periodical shows an ornate comic setup with a maid and Miss Flirtie as a plot hinge. It references moralizing lines about households, social calls, and a gimmick cure for consumption cited by testimonials and ad blurbs from streets and newspapers.
A letter from Mrs. Roer Well of Grand Rapids Michigan and L G of Newark New Jersey praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female complaints. They report relief from weakness womb trouble ulcers kidney and bladder pain after using the product and following advice.
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