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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1896
Page
7
In a secluded valley the Signora Nicolini faces her dying husband after eighteen years of a life bound by a cruel oath. He begged her to renounce a former love and live in punishment, and she vowed never to see the lover again. The deathbed vow grants her burdened freedom yet seals a perpetual exile.
The article surveys Panama Canal work under French oversight with 100000000 estimated to complete using modern methods. It cites 1000 workers near Panama, extravagant buildings, misorders for iron spikes, and 500 rusting locomotives, urging improved machinery and management. It also includes a Century essay on humanity seeking equality and a note on Italian fire engines using electric signaling for water flow.
A Philadelphia Telegraph account recalls Clarence Stover, 17, who killed a full grown doe after a hand to hand struggle. He tackled the deer with a rusty pocket knife, securing the kill and returning home as a local hero. The deed followed a chance encounter while his father and an ally rode separately nearby.
An elderly prospector, with white hair and beard, visits a Washington hardware store to buy blasting powder for his fifty year search for gold. He lives alone in a mountain cabin, digs daily, and funds each blast by sale of minimal finds, never revealing his secret to others.
A new device using onboard electro magnetic coils steered a nearby compass to trigger an instantaneous reaction among sailors. The test occurred six miles away and suggests a method to prevent maritime collisions.
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