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Newspaper

Fremont Eagle

Location

Fremont, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1900

Page

5

The Funny Man widger and a love the wreck story

Widger recalls a near poem turning to tragedy as a railway wreck exposes a long buried love. He reveals saving a former love, Miss Smith, from a wrecked train and carrying her to safety before returning to humor writing at the Daily Record. The tale ends with a clipping hinting at unresolved consequences.

Jones Miss Smith the Gazette Perkins

Freak Romances Last Year’s Crop Labeled Love Stories

A collage of sensational cases across the United States reveals marriages born of elopements and improvised ceremonies. Stories range from quick beach weddings in bathing attire to staged ceremonies amid church fires, with brides, grooms, and lovers crossing states and social norms.

New York New Jersey Cowley County Kansas Atchison Mason City Iowa Amana Society St. Louis Kane Atlantic City Vienna London Missouri Atchison Bridge Australia Newbury Napoleon Ohio William Sloan Rose L. Edwards Boston George N. Boeck

Baby News Weighs on Widger as Joke Ends

Widger faces heartbreak after the birth of a boy to the Jones family prompts sorrowful reflections. Perkins offers quiet support and urges him back to his work, noting the moment as better left behind.

Billy Widger Perking Perkins John Jones

Their Remarkable Record at Deacon Kendrick’s Fiftieth

A Dashville couple marked fifty years of marriage with a family gathering at their home. Neighbors praised the couple for harmony, noting they have reportedly never exchanged a cross word in fifty years. A social toast and speech making followed, ending with light humor from Mrs Kendrick. A closing remark comments on a woman's coaxing voice being disliked.

Deacon Kendrick Dashville Deacon Mr. Brown Mrs. Kendrick Abner

Muir Glacier and Other Explorations Highlight 1878 Discoveries

A survey of Antarctica and the Pacific notes Muir Glacier in Alaska near Sitka, named in honor of John Muir who explored the area in 1878. It also covers advances in railcar axle lighting, Roman Forum archaeology, a New York cyclist’s tack problem solution, agate beaches near Plum and Goose Islands, and new Ring Nebula photographs from the Lick Observatory showing a central star and interlaced rings.

Muir Alaska Sitka Chilkat Dyea Mount Fairweather Glacier Bay John Muir California Romulus New York State Long Island Watch Hill Plum Island Goose Island New York Crossley Lick Observatory Lyra Keeler

She Yearned for the Romantic

A humorous exchange about leaving a last place. Mary explains she could not bear it as the couple there lived very happily, making life dull for her. The remark reflects a flirtatious social milieu with light, witty tone.

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