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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1894
Page
5
A Boston writer recounts uncanny dreams, visions, and ghostly encounters tested through a personal method. He cites cases of telepathic horse dreams, a river pilot’s warning, and a piano ghost, framing them as evidence evaluated by the Society for Psychical Research.
Professor E. C. Sawyer of Philadelphia calls the horned toad one of the strangest animals he has encountered. Common in Arizona and New Mexico, these toads are larger than garden toads and inhabit the sandy plains of the southwest. They have three horn like projections and reportedly spurt a liquid from eye areas that stupefies animals.
Berlin city railway introduces 20 improved machines for busy hours. The coin drop mechanism returns coins on wrong input, preventing ticket issuance until correct payment is made.
Sweden marks the 300th anniversary of Gustavus Adolphus birth December 9, with global commemorations. The Lion of the North forged Protestant victory in the Thirty Years War, aided by Axel Oxenstjerna, and his legacy spurred Swedish settlements in America near Philadelphia and Wilmington.
A long eight foot wrought iron breech loading gun at the Charleston navy yard shows early Chinese experimentation in artillery. It has a one and a half inch bore, three fourths inch wall, and a stock bound in wood with Chinese inscriptions. Another China made firearm, a sixteen chamber double barreled magazine gun from 1607, about three feet long, resembles French bronze and may be among the earliest magazine guns known.
A physician warns that pursuing a professional life may endanger marriage prospects for young women. The piece discusses independence, emotional needs, and the risk of delaying matrimony as women seek careers, questioning whether unmarrieds can be as happy as married couples.
An elderly Irish woman on a Madison Avenue streetcar demanded the vehicle stop at Forty-second Street. The conductor was nearby. a young man refused, prompting the woman to scold him and declare he is not a gentleman while claiming he should support her request.
A dialogic proverb mocks an indicted man claiming he cannot be convicted due to lack of witnesses. The exchange hinges on the claim no one will testify against him, implying friendship barriers. The piece uses cynic humor to critique the justice process.
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