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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1890
Page
5
A rugged speaker defends his land against a new railroad claiming eminent domain. He vows to protect his farm with a fence and gun, denouncing intruders and urging locals to walk if necessary. The monologue portrays rural resistance and the clash over property rights.
Pasquale, a seven year old in Mulberry Bend, endures tragedy and crime as he cares for a sick kitten and sister Camilla. After his mother’s death and his sister’s murder, he confronts violence and poverty, ends his days in an ambulance in a grim alley, muttering love-a-not as he dies.
The piece promotes making paper flowers from crepe paper as elegant decorations. It explains delicate orchids and morning glories, hints at buying sets, and describes using these flowers to finish lids, edges, and boxes. It notes an Eastern city craze with screens and table spreads and mentions a forthcoming bazaar with varied color schemes.
A Good Housekeeping inspired tale describes an independent woman who turns soup stock into a revenue stream by supplying 20 to 25 cent quarts to dozens of families daily. She expands to a cart delivery service, establishes soup depots, and offers distinct daily soups. The venture proves steady demand, modest capital needs, and potential for other women to start similar operations.
The French master plasterers use six parts plaster to one part freshly stacked lime to create floors. The mix is laid quickly with minimal trowel work, then left to dry thoroughly before soaking with sulphate of iron to harden the surface.
The text compares zinc and iron as surface materials noting zinc yields the strongest surface and twenty times the strength of plaster. It mentions zinc sulphate keeps floors white while iron causes rust color. Linseed oil boiled with literage yields a mahogany finish, especially with an opal varnish coat added.
Marble care advised to prevent stains and dullness. Start with thorough washing, then address stains with cautious methods using acids sparingly or chloroform for paint spots. For general soil mix baking soda paste, apply overnight, then wash and polish. Regular washing preserves luster, neglect leads to spotting and gray, dull finish.
A plain guidance piece by W Db Boynton of Outagamie County Wisconsin describes a seed based walnut cultivation method. Gather nuts as soon as they fall and cool them on a cellar floor then plant in spring under four to five inches of earth. Avoid sprouting by checking in spring and crack shells if the sprout starts. Remove taproots in fall to encourage lateral root growth.
The piece notes 19th century wills granting annuities to animals, including a widow who left 200 guineas to her parrot with a guardian for its welfare. It cites a similar case where a parrot trust raised whether payments endured beyond the caregiver’s life, ultimately ruling for the woman. A brief, unrelated aside echoes a late night medical joke.
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