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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
1
In a dim library Miss Acton confronts Arthur Irving Vale, an escaped convict and presumed heir, as she offers aid despite their estranged family ties. He seeks money to flee abroad, while she hints their father’s lingering love and a chance to start anew if he avoids prison.
A convict seeks escape with Miss Acton's help by robbing a safe in the library. Dr. Vane, the elder Vane's son, returns as a pursuer, reveals the thief Irving, and Mildred helps her lover. the dispute over marriage shifts toward reconciliation and a new union with Mildred.
A New York inventor develops chemically treated straw as a cheaper durable lumber substitute. Railroads, blackboard makers, frame and packing industries report success, claiming straw lumber can be nailed and fastened like wood. The article notes forests decline and calls straw lumber a potential historic breakthrough in interior construction.
A snippet promoting prune consumption as brain food and digestive aid but cautioning that prunes do not build muscle and should be avoided by people with liver ailments.
Geographical statistics show fifty two volcanic islands have risen since the century began, nineteen disappeared, and ten are now inhabited. The nutmeg fruit is pear shaped with four parts including mace. Anesthetics like chloroform and ether are fatal, especially in large doses. The body stores or burns dietary fats. Powdered sugar differs in sweetness due to glucose formation. Lungs use two separate circulations influencing pneumonia. Porto Rico is densely populated under Mark W Harrington. War points are found as old battle grounds. Vega and Arcturus stars emit heat. Aluminum shows superior conductivity and nonpoisonous properties for cookware and printing and military gear.
The text extols aluminium as a versatile metal whose properties closely resemble copper and brass. It argues aluminium and its light alloys could replace copper, tin, nickel, and German silver, offering weight reductions, resistance to tarnish or blackening, and potential cost advantages in bulk production.
The article tracks rail length by region: British India leads with about 21,000 miles, Asia-wide totals include 3,200 miles of Transcaspian and Transsiberian lines, China concessions for 3,000 miles, and Japan at 8,200 miles. It notes French Indochina with 120 miles now and 2,400 forthcoming, Dutch Indies with 1,000 miles in Java, and limited Persian rail progress. Turkey in Asia holds 1,500 miles with 600 more planned.
State Librarian Galbreath secured a valuable old map of the United States dating to 1706. Found at a Philadelphia bookshop, the copper plate chart mounted on linen shows Ohio as a territory with vague outlines and omits Cleveland and other details.
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