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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1890
Page
5
A fragmentary dialogue reveals Ned debating a hopeful courtship. The speaker hints at a sought spouse, speculating whether Nell or another woman will accept. Cupid’s net entangles the scene as concern grows over Ned’s courage to propose.
In 1868 I sailed from Sydney to Auckland on the brig Josephine under Capt Delano. A hot calm, a monstrous shark, and a mysterious wreck lead to a perilous boarding attempt, the loss of two crewmen, and the captain and mate vanishing. The yawl and wreck were never found, leaving Sydney baffled and guessing at drunken fate or tragedy.
The New York Recorder extols the salt rub using coarse sea salt soaked to a slush and rubbed over the body. A cold water douche and brisk towel rub follow for immediate elation and a fresh satiny skin. The method suits both well and ill and can be performed at home or in bathhouses offering the treatment.
A mild man in Detroit becomes violently irate when using the telephone. He swears and kicks the wall, threatens neighbors, and vows to have the device removed before sleep. The man admits the new electric line between his house and office is dangerous and that the wire seems tailored to his temper.
Sir Samuel Baker recounts a hunt where Taher Noor uses a family sword to kill a young rhinoceros guarding its mother. The Arab hunters coordinate with ropes to trip the calf, while the musician bravely strikes a fatal downward blow as the creature charges.
The article discusses cloud aging, noting John Aitken’s shift from a density proportionality to water particle size. It explains that older clouds featured larger water particles, making density seem proportional, while newer clouds have smaller particles, altering the relationship and suggesting a growth law similar to living beings.
In 1835 the author recalls fleeing a ferocious pack of wild hogs near the Wabash Valley. He ran toward a hill, sought a tall tree, and used a maple as a shield while facing the swine. The recollection illustrates the danger posed by roaming hogs in frontier settlement days.
A man recounts being ambushed by a dozen hoga dogs on a hill. He fought them off for fifteen minutes using a club until his brother arrived with a gun, scattering the animals and saving him from likely death.
The author describes life in Ajaccio as shiplike with the city square as the deck and eating and coffee houses as saloon and smoking room. Residents pace a hundred yards or less, converse with exclamations, and measure walking distance by a bar’s half mile reach.
Washington Star quotes a treasury official lamenting counterfeit bills and noting the Treasury sometimes accepts bad money. He cites a recent case where two counterfeit $2 bills were detected by a Redemption Department clerk, and a genuine-looking note failed due to a misaligned initial.
A Shelton Center veteran with a wooden leg used to frame tomato supports. He drove a nail through slat and post into his wooden leg and became stuck, mistaking paralysis for injury as neighbors heard him call through a bunghole in Ansonia Sentinel’s humorous report.
Prince Hugo Boncompagnol of Sora, a long prominent Italian nobleman, plans to enter the church after years in Rome society. A widower with five children from two marriages, he joins peers who have lost wealth to speculation and seeks a convent life while relatives prepare for the family’s care.
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