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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
6
A long portrait of John Rawn, born in a Texas village, framed as a boy destined for greatness. The piece traces his stern demeanor, his father the minister, and a banana episode where he enforces rights, symbolizing his future genius.
Laura Johnson, a twenty five year old saleswoman, hesitates then accepts John Rawn’s proposal. They marry and live together scarcely noticing each other, with Laura seeking affection and support while John treats marriage as a minor life event. The tale ends with their unhappy, disengaged domestic life.
Laura Rawn's quiet life is split by her husband John who claims a breakthrough will double national speed. He hatches a plan to gear up the country, drawing on a casual remark from two young engineers and a connection to Grace, his daughter, in a tense family moment.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper quotes social prejudices and odd anecdotes. It cites a friend who challenges superstitions about African Americans and recalls an elevator bay interview. It also notes jokes about chickens and a Quaker family tale where a boy swears in a dispute.
The article explains crowned road design to shed water into side ditches, the role of ditches, driveways interrupting drainage, and underdrainage in cuts. It describes embankment roads on wet land, ground water, and construction details like a trench and stone bed to carry water away.
A prominent advocate cites the American association arguing gravel or earth roads suit non permanent use, while concrete roads endure with lower repair costs. The Baltimore American praises 20 year old concrete roads as better than macadam, suggesting a narrow concrete core with gravel sides as ideal. Cars follow the concrete, while a gravel track aids horses and drivers in bad weather. The piece forecasts a broader push for permanency in roads.
Willie Keeler recalls watching a western sand lot game where a lanky boy challenged a call. The kid captain argues with the umpire while Keeler, then a Giants scout, weighs in with a veteran batter’s blunt verdict about the strike.
An Ohio reader from Hillsboro recalls a case of eczema in a child on the lower limbs. After trying various remedies, a sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared the outbreak within ten days, prompting the writer to request more samples and a Skin Book.
The article traces billiard table growth from early large rooms to the standard carom table. It notes the earliest tables measured about 30 by 18 feet and describes gradual size reductions culminating in the 1864 Samson hall Philadelphia tournament mark.
An advertisement extols Postum as a safer coffee alternative. It cites a Wisconsin man who swapped coffee for Postum, reporting relief from headaches and improved health for his family. The copy promotes Regular and Instant Postum and urges readers to try the two forms sold by grocers.
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