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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
5
Editorial urges using convict labor to construct roads across Illinois within ten miles of the penitentiary. It cites abundant local stone gravel and brick clay and envisions macadamized routes to ease farmer isolation during rains, appealing to Governor Tanner to adopt the plan.
State highway officials urge drivers to stop using a single track as horses and wheels wear the road. About fifty signs were posted in towns with the message Don’t drive in the middle of the road. Repairs cost roughly 2500 dollars to fix wear from repeated use of one path. If motorists spread wear, roads last longer and motorists gain more from them.
Athol drivers tell commissioners that state road work speeds travel and reduces horse wear, even as many segments remain unbuilt. The state road program spurs a new industry in trap rock surfacing, with Massachusetts stone rated at twenty two by French standards, higher than any in France.
Knox County TL supervisors passed preelection resolutions decrying rival convict labor and urging convicts to prepare stone for road building. A major highway funding bill similar to Massachusetts is slated for the New Jersey Legislature.
Members of a Plymouth club reenact a colonial day to honor Old Colony history. The morning cannon salute frames a visit to Howland Inn where a simple feast is served, including venison and clams, reflecting ancestral restraint. The afternoon parade ends with speeches, singing, and cheers.
Mrs. M. K. Fritz, widow of William Fritz, works a dam shaft called the California east of Butte, splitting her own wood and tending to household duties. The shaft is down about ten feet and progressing, with gold-bearing ore streaks showing in assays.
A family employed by Bridget discusses moving the well as a wood-house is built. Crean mentions relocating the well to a more convenient spot and Bridget questions the plan, fearing a misunderstanding about the water supply.
An obscure ritual recounts the Vaden authorities announcing the Pope is dead and Cardinal Chinaberkiin presenting the name at baptism. The ceremonial bed ritual follows with the dead named thrice, a final proof, and the Pope’s death acknowledged.
On Africa’s western coast a fatal malady called the sleeping disease strikes natives. Victims feel drowsy, struggle to rise, then drift into deep sleep that ends in death. The text notes the paradox that the patient appears well aside from sleep and includes a separate odd observation about a party and blame.
agricultural column covers growing strawberries for home or market with row spacing and test planting tips. It notes the 1905 potato crop quality concerns, how wet seasons affect tuber quality, and advises on marketing. Also discusses healthful pork feeding, milk and wheat mix benefits, and fertilizing orchards with barn manure.
A horticultural note explains top-dressing fertilizer must share its benefits with the grass, supporting growth yet not fully realizing fruit yield. It argues the quantity required is greater when applied this way to ensure the tree and fruit receive adequate benefit.
The article explains ripening cream by holding at 60 degrees for 12 to 14 hours after slight acid appears and notes room temperature control. It discusses warming methods, using starter from previous churning, or a fresh skim milk starter heated to 85 to 90 degrees until thick, then added at 3 to 5 percent.
A long note extols Irish girls as having the keenest wit and the most beautiful hands, contrasting them with American, English, German, and Spanish hands and claiming Irish hands are superior in grace and dexterity.
An English writer comments on Scottish pronunciation as misleading asking Do you be buns and replies You if they are made with sultana raising not currants. The governess blushes and clarifies she meant the poet Buns.
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