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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1893
Page
3
A collection of witty observations on human conduct and language. It notes that anonymous letters lack impact if signed with false names and that proposing remains awkward for many young men. It cites tobacco use costs in the United States and recalls a San Francisco burglar who inherited 830,000 after conviction, reflecting on justice and fortune.
The text estimates humanity at 1.5 billion and lists livestock totals: sheep 500 million cattle 300 million hogs 100 million horses 60 million, suggesting a global tally of major animals.
The article notes two revolutions in progress in Honduras, crowding noncombatants but drawing little complaint. It comments that two revolutions are plenty yet warns of the dull monotony if no revolution occurred.
The quotation reflects a life cycle view as it moves from morning innocence to noon disillusionment and night weariness. It uses concrete imagery of ages to convey evolving human experience. The passage emphasizes changing perceptions and enduring fatigue across a single day.
Miss Frances E. Willard, president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in the United States, enjoyed the pleasantest reception on record as she arrived among her English colleagues who competed to comfort and impress her.
A proposed amendment to reduce attorneys' fees was quickly defeated at Sacramento. The measure aimed to cut costs but faced strong opposition from lawmakers and legal professionals who argued it would hamper necessary legal work.
A Pennsylvania man hired a young woman to collect bills from his customers. The plan backfired as customers refused to pay, using her appeal to stall payments.
A Sacramento Bee report describes a legislative push to relocate the state capital from Sacramento to San Jose. The episode highlights intense factionalism and claims of a flawed majority within the body.
The Rev Madison Peters of New York says top young women in elite homes earn about 7 dollars weekly with averages from 3 to 4.50 dollars while cash girls receive 1. to 2.50 dollars weekly. He praises their honesty despite low pay.
A writer argues that true courtesy avoids making others the butt of jokes. He compares risking discomfort for a laugh to boarding at strangers or asking for favors, insisting good manners and policy condemn humor at anyone's expense.
A convicted burglar named Gentleman George faced the bar in Providence and vented strong curses during the proceedings as the judge weighed his case. The outburst interrupted the hearing and drew attention to the defendant's attitude.
A historical note describes a man sentenced to twenty five years with unclear split between burglary and “not being a gentleman” as the records do not show the proportions or precise reasoning behind the punishment.
A St. Louis doctor who vanished six years ago returned home claiming voluntary exile to gain cosmic insight through self mortification. The tale hints at ascetic practices but notes exile may not have been needed for his goal or his return.
Within four years four teen offenders connected to bank wrecks have received executive clemency. The list includes Harper, who collapsed the Fidelity Bank of Cincinnati, and Classen and Simmons whose joint fraud ruined three banks.
The British lion, tired of being outdone, sends an exhibit from the London and Northwestern Railway showing the greatest English inventions in locomotive design and passenger carriages. Americans are urged to see it, while the piece notes America leads in railway transit but leaves room for improvements from England or elsewhere.
A provocative and satirical craving for a butter sculpture of Ada Chan sparks debate over artistic display. The text contrasts melting humor with cultural mockery, mentioning an Ephesian dome incident, color imagery, and a bid from Montana and New York to honor the actress.
Customs officers seized 1000 tins of opium valued at $10,000 hidden between false and true floors of the Oceanic. The concealment required nails driven into thick planking, yet ship officers were not held responsible. The irregular tactic suggests that thorough investigation of vessel officers may curb smuggling more effectively.
A criminology discussion notes 44 percent of 98 male criminals did not blush and 81 percent of 122 female criminals did not blush. It argues novels must reflect scientific findings, showing men blush and women’s sensitiveness less in emphasis, with advice on recognizing signs such as a gaze toward the left ear.
Chicago reports exhibits arriving daily for the World’s Fair with 30 000 car loads needed by May 1. Transportation teams ready for tenfold volume. 2 400 car loads received so far. Krupp gun exhibit nears completion in Jackson Park. unloading handled by exhibitors with tracks to lake front. House cleaning crews prepare to clear debris ahead of opening in ten weeks.
General Davis tours the grounds inspecting wreckage and materials as officials vow a massive house cleaning before the fair opens. He estimates 0,000 workers needed for a month to clear rubbish with 700 acres to sweep and 150 under roof as exhibits are unpacked and set in place.
The unloading department places a postal car on a track inside the government building to arrange the Pottstown Iron company steel plate exhibit. Wisconsin red sandstone blocks and six cubic sections are installed, with tracks laid from the railroad entrance to key buildings. Machinery Hall cranes handle twenty ton loads as displays are set for the fair opening. Henry E. Abner returns to Metropolitan Opera House management after the fair, and the company plans $1,100,000 in six percent bonds to cover mortgage costs.
An old advertisement extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a preventive and remedy for sea sickness, nausea, malarial and rheumatic troubles, and general stomach liver and bowel disorders. It claims travelers from steamboat captains to mariners rely on it against climate, diet, and impure water, noting a century of use and broad protections for feeble health.
A Maiden Lane firm received a telegram reading a mosquito fit to implicate a confiding sender. Clerks misread the note to imply illness of clerk Amos who was absent that morning. The operator, either stupid or fanciful, failed to clarify the mystery.
Medical ad claims deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It asserts local applications fail to reach diseased parts and promises a $100 reward for any deafness caused by catarrh that Hall’s Cure cannot cure. Endorsed by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio. sold by druggists.
Quotations about a surgeon’s passion and a jab at self praise appear in the Buffalo Express. The text mentions a patent medicine, Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant, urged for lung or throat trouble with a warning against Fuss. Navarr is noted for self-critique.
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