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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1893
Page
4
A satirical item from the St Paul Daily Globe mocks a boastful boxing claim. The speaker asserts extraordinary skill to defeat famous fighters from John L. to Jack Dempsey and more, insisting only one opponent remains unbeatable the Columbian tain.
In a Coyote Canon raid aftermath, 10 year-old Apaches the two twins of Squaw Mary mock white threats with a trumpet and rattle as John Thacker lies wounded. Thacker aims a rifle at the twins but is foiled when a rattlesnake swerves danger. Squaw Mary intervenes as the twins disappear behind rocks, while Thacker contends with his own life and the vengeance of the Apache.
An African explorer recounts a solitary elephant encounter. He hid along a water-crossing, faced an eight-elephant herd led by a massive bull, fired at the stomach, and survived as the herd halted and retreated, aided by timing, courage, and a deafening shout.
A well dressed man notes that newsboys and cheap gallery patrons love Shakespeare and quote lines from Hamlet and other plays. He observes street youth attend comedies and tragedies in crowded galleries and even recite passages accurately.
In an early design the inventor sought speed by using a miniature dog cart with a box seat and a large forward wheel driven by two dogs. A steering rod and forward-running dogs aimed to rotate the wheel like a treadmill. however weight proved the fatal flaw.
Weighing about 200 pounds plus a 150 pound woman, the machine was designed for women's use. Debate arose on how heavy the dogs must be to drive the weight, and a book on the subject claimed two 40 pound dogs would not suffice. The inventor then gave up, deciding animals of greater weight could not be accommodated.
An eminent dentist explains tooth formation from enamel derivation in the epithelium to dentine from the mucous layer. He notes lime deposits, the pulp as the last remnant of the pulpy mass, and calcareous buildup in old age. He describes milk teeth and the eruption of permanent teeth, including root absorption of deciduous teeth, and puzzling eruption patterns.
A car ride discussion over white cats aroused rival anecdotes about deafness. One man cites an aunt in Maine, another recalls a white cat hearing clocks, with a punchline about a wall tearing misinterpretation before a final call to belt the speaker.
The Washington report notes the White House stair carpets bear heavy wear from office seekers. An Axminster stair carpet is nailed with long spikes showing repeated foot traffic and missing nail heads. The piece laments Congress’s role in inviting crowds that wear the carpets down during the presidential search.
An editorial discusses Chinese naming practices, noting laundries display business names like Ling Lungs Sam Lees and Woo Chings while owners use private family names. It argues that to Chinese people, the label of a name matters little as long as services are rendered, emphasizing respect over nomenclature.
The U S government maintains about three hundred cats across roughly fifty post offices to guard mail and documents from rats and mice. Cats also guard state, war, and navy buildings in Washington, preventing fire sparked by rodents, with quarters ranging from eight to forty dollars yearly per postmaster.
An anecdote from New York recounts Earl Craven’s marriage to the Bradley Martins’ daughter and George de Forest Grant’s Paris hotel exchange. Mrs Bradley-Martin asks about Grant surrendering apartments for her niece. Grant replies asking if her niece drinks. The exchange ends with Grant regretting any implication and the matter fading.
The New York Sun describes a pioneering female doctor who studies hair as other physicians study nerves. Her uptown lecture room hosts students, fittings, and demonstrations using a scalp head as a teaching prop. She advocates minimal washing twice yearly with soap and gentle massage to protect fragile hair growth.
The 1661 French surgeon Ambroise Pare notes artificial eyes in La Methode Curative des Plaies et Practures de la Tete Humaine. He describes hollow spherical gold interiors coated with enamel that resemble modern glass eyes, worn when the eyeball is lost.
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