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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
8
Opinion notes that good roads would boost farm property value and cut costs by getting crops to market faster. Idle horses would be utilized for farming, reducing wasted time and improving ground condition for hauling produce.
The Uniontown News Standard reports on rising interest in good roads driven by federal and state studies. Col F W Greene cites tests showing greater horsepower on macadam routes, saving money and labor, while Judge Ewing urges public duty and assigns road maintenance to townships. The Supreme Court affirms roads as vehicle pathways, granting bicycle users a right to proper road conditions and potential damages for injuries on poor surfaces.
An old river captain on Uncle Charley’s craft drifts toward Dock Street as fatigue from long workday shows. A casual maritime lark unfolds while the ship rides the current, and observers note the captain’s weariness amid the drifting Toward the dock.
The Uncle Charley crew Belay there and pull out a stuck hay wagon as the steamer backs clear of mud. The captain, eager for further adventures, refuses to give his name while steering toward new exploits by land or sea.
A High Street shopkeeper surprised a would be safecracker before dawn. He invites the burglar to sit and smoke while he retrieves the locked safe combination. The event ends with the thief exposed and the merchant joking about the late night mishap.
The Pacis Academy of Sciences withdrew its 500000 franc prize for a perpetual motion machine after 120 years. The条件 required a self active device that moves without external forces or momentum until worn out. No government or society now offers such a reward.
The Sphinxs great form lies between its giant rift and a compact temple. Tablet inscriptions indicate dedication to Hor emakhu meaning the sun on the horizon. Measurements show 172 feet 6 inches long and 100 feet high atop the base.
The struggle for life and accident insurance ads spurs a new tactic. A company offers a Miver medal to anyone who heroically saves a life or prevents injury, a two and a half inch medal with decorative sides.
Miners from the Yukon report Canadian authorities are building stone forts and breastworks on Forty Mile Creek and other boundary points. Police patrols scout passes into Alaska and Canada while aiding American miners. Forts aim to guard rich placer mines as tensions rise near the Yukon boundary.
A Cincinnati tale from the Times Star describes a barber’s cherished shaving cup kept for a dead patron. The cup’s presence delays sale or disposal, and it even aided detectives in tracing a wanted citizen hiding at his own home.
The Bay Psalm Book printed in Cambridge Massachusetts in 1640 was long claimed as Americas first. New findings contend books were printed in Mexico a century earlier, with Fernandes' Ecclesiastical History noting a 1535 Devotional printed in the City of Mexico as the model.
Two potatoes on exhibition in Manchester New Hampshire attract attention. Each potato is encircled near one end by a five link chain, with three links between them. The chain likely covered by soil when planted.
Paris streets grow dull after noon with bookstores closing at 10 pm and other shops already quiet. The only lights remain in restaurants as theaters begin to set out for the night, signaling a subdued urban scene.
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