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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
4
A Detroit Free Press cartoon feature contrasts a secretary's raise with silent propriety. In a separate Philadelphia Press dialogue, two businessmen debate balance between work and leisure, one urging steady effort and the other warning against acting the fool.
A collection of witty exchanges and snippets from a bygone era. Jokes about football talent airships marriages and public figures mix with punny lines and comic miscommunication. Features sketches of domestic life and theater humor with names and scenes suggested but not fully specified.
A collage of witty exchanges from Philadelphia and Boston papers features humorous lines about football rules, divorce jokes, Christmas gifts, and school watches. The brisk snippets show social banter and everyday gags, with playful misreadings and punchlines in mid 19th to early 20th century style.
A republished science note from the Indian Mirror claims lemon and apple juices destroy disease germs. It cites a Japanese bacteriologist and says citric acids kill cholera in fifteen minutes and typhoid in about thirty, even when diluted, suggesting lemons and oranges as a cheap preventive in India’s epidemics.
The article recounts W. H. Frith's efforts to paint a coronation scene for the future king of England, detailing challenges in securing sittings and fabrics, the Duchess of Brabant's robe, the Maharaja Dhaleep Singh's jewels, and the Princess of Wales's restless posing. It notes varied satisfaction with the completed work among sitters.
Bobby enters late to breakfast after a dream involving a strange time slip. The dialogue centers on confusion and a fleeting story fragment. A distant railroad promo note offers colonist homeseeker tickets with sale dates on November and December Tuesdays. G A Melin in Ft Wayne is listed as contact.
Local talk centers on a vehicular mishap where a car ran over a baby wagon. Mrs. Sighmus blames the scene on common missteps and a torn tire, while Mrs. Showfes suggests a careless moment and bottle use contributed to the incident.
The New York Sun reports bank tellers prefer old money to new greenbacks. They note new notes stick together ink smears and count errors in rush periods. Tellers say they would rather payout a million old bills than a hundred new ones and caution about counting new bills repeatedly.
The piece highlights Western Canada’s appeal to immigrants due to fertile prairie wheat lands, free homesteads, rising rail access, and strong agricultural prospects. It cites harvest figures for 1906, notes 160 acre free homesteads with $10 entry, and mentions a strong public school system and stable law and order as further incentives drawing settlers, including significant American migration.
A West Indian trader brought mahogany logs as ship ballast. His London physician brother built a house and proposed using the timber for ceilings. Tools failed until new implements were crafted, enabling workmen to cut the hard wood. The doctor then ordered a bureau made and its beauty drew wide notice.
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