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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1890
Page
4
A poem fragment contrasts youth and age with vivid imagery. It speaks of young love and carefree days then urges returning home in old age to find a loved face there, offering a somber reflection on life’s cycles.
A boastful man named Jaynes dismisses graphology as a fraud until he tests it with his own handwriting. After two opposing readings from the professor, he realizes the device exposes his vanity. Emma Gordon’s misattributed verses reveal the ruse and shift his trust toward truth and love.
An Austrian claim to inventing the screw propeller centers on Ressel and others ahead of Ericsson. Centenary festivities in Vienna honored Joseph Ressel, described as a pioneer who proposed Archimedean screw propulsion long before Ericsson's 1836 patent, despite financial ruin and early trials.
A historical survey notes European rulers collecting unusual human curiosities. It cites the Prince of Baroda purchasing a twelve fingered man, Maximilian I keeping tall bearded spectacles, Frederick the Great employing giants, and Stanislaus of Poland paying premium for the dwarf Bebe.
A simple method explains making a copying pad by dissolving glue in warm water, adding glycerine and carbolic acid, then pouring the mixture into a shallow pan to cool. The result yields a ready to use pad, and the text notes that the man who brings a flask often plays the considerate host.
The piece traces snuff use from its perfume origins around 1702 to the rise of snuff boxes during the second empire, noting Napoleonic ties and famous users. It also covers Tudor gendered dress shifts, Henry VII inventories, and Chinese attire emphasizing long skirts, ornate fabrics, and mandarin accessories.
A late nineteenth century discussion explains Galton’s fingerprint method as a supplementary aid to Bertillonage. It highlights classification of prints, independent of age, with identical impressions matching across dates. The process is simple, requiring little equipment and no undressing.
An expert ventriloquist argues the art relies on mimicry and facial mobility, not true voice projection. He says distance tricks are impossible and that belief comes from audience imagination and direction rather than actual remote speech.
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