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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
5
A nostalgic reminiscence of a cozy trundle bed, its comforting pillow and old fashioned spread. The speaker recalls stars through the window, winds in the trees, and a mother’s lullaby, woven with memories and fairy tales from childhood.
Austin, Forsythe, and Dillard jostle for Marguerite’s hand as a busy day of nerves and schemes ends with her choosing the man in a million over the man with a million. In Martin’s restaurant the couple shares a quiet dinner after the surprise engagement.
A historic note on the locust swarms in Natal and the Transvaal, detailing government expenditures for locust eggs, the enormous scale of destruction, and the peculiar cultural take that the insects serve as food for natives and animals. It mentions an ostrich episode with sauerkraut and pork, dying of indigestion.
A collage of light anecdotes and quips from Chicago and New York papers. Jokes touch on manners, marriage, money, and miscommunications with playful regional humor and familiar character types.
Associate Justice Brewer of the Supreme Court is praised as a genial storyteller. He recounts a tale about an Indiana justice of the peace who claimed jurisdiction over a border fence, only for the fence to tip into Ohio as he shouted, I’ve lost my jurisdiction. Brewer favors plain argument over flowery prose, illustrated by a NY speech where a crude speaker wins more applause than a polished orator.
A San Juan hotel scene shows Americans trying to converse with Porto Ricans. A loud visitor shouted boiled eggs in one word, scolding locals as donkeys and fools, while others laughed. A waiter and a Spanish-speaking friend helped calm the situation as the incident unfolded.
France relies on England for Transvaal war news as cables fall under English control. The piece likens this to dyspepsia sufferers wasting fortunes seeking relief and endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a reliable cure for dyspepsia, constipation, and biliousness.
The passage notes a line from Goldsmith's Deserted Village that mystifies readers and cites Foster's life of the poet. It claims Charles I framed twelve rules for his children including Urge no health, Profane no divine ordinances, Touch not state matters, Reveal no secrets, Pick no quarrels, Make no comparisons, Maintain no ill opinions, Keep no bad company, Encourage no vice, Make no long meals, Repeat no grievances, Lay no wagers.
An incomplete OCR passage discusses catarrh and a claimed cure with references to ingredients and penetration. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or dates but suggests a product or remedy claim. Further context is needed to identify entities or outcomes.
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