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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1893
Page
4
A lyrical reminiscence recalls orchard lanes, meadows and river scenes from youth. The speaker cherishes fond memories of simpler times with imagery of birds, cattle, water lilies, and playful wonder, contrasting with later life and lost innocence.
A Jan 20 1795 Amsterdam scene shows Master Woerden negotiating a marriage to secure a 400 000 herring order for the French army. Father and son marry into wealth, trickery ensues, and a clever Brock merchant counters to force fair dowry terms. The tale blends commerce and betrothal as the two families outmaneuver each other.
A San Francisco Examiner piece recounts S C Lillias describing a Europe trip after Parliament, where false tails were fitted to six rat tailed horses for Queen Victoria, provoking astonishment. The narrative also notes pet dogs reacting to hunted game and mischief by birds and rodents, reflecting kennel satire and animal behavior observations.
A Brooklyn boarding-house keeper expanded her four brownstone homes into one block without warning. Each morning she greeted the book agent by opening the door and declining his sales. Across four houses he repeatedly rang and was sent away pale and puzzled, fleeing after the final door. The scene, described by the New York Evening Sun, ends with his hasty retreat.
An animal humor essay recounts pranks by jackdaws waking sleeping setters by tugging at toe hair and a magpie attacking a kestrel. The tale notes games around stableyard water pails and the kestrels perched nearby, illustrating mischievous behavior among birds and dogs.
A rural New England geography class recites the western cape in North America and learns it is named for the Prince of Wales. A student connects the cape to England and misnames the king’s heir as Miss King’s oldest son.
A Minneapolis Journal fragment presents a nameless couple in a dreamlike night scene. The husband, John, pretends sleep after a late working night and debates alcohol in all things while a breakfast kitchen scene unfolds with a cook preparing beef steak.
Report notes turacos in Africa turn tawny or copper when dry and regain color in wet weather. Color change traced to copper in a pure state and to bananas in which turacos feed. Bananas tint aborigines and turacos differently. North American Indians unlikely to owe copper hue to bananas. Source cites San Francisco Catholic press.
A quirky Delaware o fficially reveals a mix of surnames linked to counties. Families named Colts, Peppers, Mustards, and Peaches populate Kent, Sussex, and Newcastle. A man named his three sons after the state’s counties while Leonora Missouri stands out as a rare given name. Cannon drew a vivid comment calling the name sentimental patriotic and explosive.
An old-fashioned observation notes how a wife endures a husband who believes he can cook, implying domestic friction and comedic restraint within household duties.
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