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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1895
Page
7
A gentle verse for children describes a wakeful morning as a baby pig named No-No playfully signals for a name. The speaker thanks God for the sun and rose scent, ready to start the day with a cheerful heart and join in naming the baby’s toes.
A fragment from a historical reminiscence recalls Philip Desnouetten as a devoted page near Napoleon. The emperor teased him with ear pinches and urged loyalty, while reflecting on France and the young Prince Napoleon who had died in childhood, shaping the emperor's affections.
At Rosebud agency trader Charles Percival Jordan’s shop a Sioux youth nicknamed The Swimmer, later The Boy of a Hundred Scars, earned fame by defending a river ford against a Crow war party. Barely adult, his facial scar and missing digits marked a storied life among the Minnecoujou.
An account of a young lad known as Moon Gazer later called Wahtegisahsin and the Swimmer. He defended a ford against a Crow war party, wounded multiple times, armed with revolvers and a bowie knife, and finally survived to live as John Davis. Sioux and Minnecuajous figures feature in a dramatic tale of valor.
In Yoshino a traveler rents a garden tea-house with rooms that promise quiet sleep yet reveal the social bustle of Japanese hospitality. Noise from wandering watchmen and the night routine of tea-house staff contrast with calls for privacy and air flow in this vivid, period description of lodging customs.
In Los Angeles California oil shows in a hillside district near homes with eighty wells on twenty acres yielding five to twenty barrels daily, plus gushers. Investors shift from individuals to forming companies to secure land beyond the city. Also mentions earlier California districts Puente Santa Paula Newhall and historical brea deposits.
A vigilant resident taps two blocks of wood together to signal awareness of possible burglars, using a simple, audible alert to deter intruders and communicate a watched home.
A historical anecdote portrays Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington caring for a boy and his toad. On a country stroll he learned of the boy’s grief over school, promising to ensure the toad would be fed and looked after, a letter to William Harris records the pledge.
The text traces early France efforts to rival Oriental carpet making under Louis XIV and Colbert. It notes royal factories supplying furniture with tapestries, the 1789 revolution nearly halting them, and Napoleon restoring the manufactories for palaces. The national workshops are mentioned as part of the revival.
The narrative traces Sir Henry Morgan from his Bristol bondage to Barbados and Jamaica, where he embraced piracy. He built wealth through prize captures, allied with Mansvelt as Vice Admiral, and led a joint raid on St Katharine's Island and the Central American coast. Morgan, now independent, sieges Puerto del Principe and defeats the Spanish defense after a four hour battle, with Governor and many killed.
Wheat offers higher protein than corn and suits working horses growing stock and dairy cows, while corn favors rapid fat gain. Ground and soaked wheat benefits hogs, cows thrive on ground mix with corn and oats, and bran boosts minerals. Pig trials show efficient pork yields per bushel of wheat. The New York Central Railroad lists salaries with officers averaging 60380 and locomotive engineers about 1220 monthly.
A GeeMan statistician computed that Greece leads Europe in the number of centenarians attributing the result to its climate. Short fancy collarettes of ermine are described as pretty and dreasy for evening wear.
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