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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
3
Poem reflecting aging and enduring affection as lovers lean on each other through time. Imbued with imagery of vines, nests, and wine, it frames aging as a blessing. The speaker invites closeness and mutual support despite life’s cares.
A solitary farm house tale unfolds as a bedridden aunt and brother leave a traveler injured and hungry. The woman shelters him, but night intruders force a tense confrontation ending with the thief fleeing under threat of deadly force. The stranger vanishes by dawn, later revealed as a notorious killer in a newspaper portrait.
The Edison company recorded a humorous cylinder in which Edison recalls a Western tale about a Massachusetts man seeking a cure for liver disease. He travels to California finds a mineral spring in the San Joaquin valley and opens a sanitarium. The man dies last year after the waters prove deadly.
The Panbesa letter to Amenemapt, dated before Christ, survives on fragile papyrus in the British Museum. It offers a glimpse of Ife in Egypt during Rameses II’s era and has been translated multiple times in the modern century.
The 1634 tulip craze in Holland saw a bulb trade valued at about one thousand dollars. A buyer exchanged two hundred bushels of wheat four hundred bushels of rye four fat pigs eight fat oxen twelve sheep two hogs heads of wine two barrels of beer five hundred pounds of butter a bedstead with bedding a thousand pounds of cheese clothing and a silver goblet for a Viceroy tulip. The bulk was accepted as cash value despite its bulk and diversity.
A surprising moment at an amateur concert drew attention as performers ignored several favorable seats, continuing with the program. The remark suggests dignity can yield to a challenge but never grovels.
A Chicago Chronicle item recalls a six month old girl who fears baths. The grandmother warms water and adds bright marbles, guiding the infant to explore, splash, and enjoy the bath, ending with joyful bathing sessions and ongoing resistance to leaving the tub.
A London News report details a Woolwich depot testing process where officials rap tin cans with sticks to judge meat quality. An expert ear determines wholesomeness or putrefaction by sound, a rapid, odd ritual observed as canisters pass through.
Mrs Parkington debates summer books while George insists on taking a leather bound Washington printed pocketbook. She weighs The Gentleman from Indiana Little Minister and Bible and prayer book as options for travel.
A 19 year old student at Indiana University is under investigation to determine the mental processes behind his extraordinary arithmetical abilities. Researchers report a tenacious memory underlies his rapid calculations, aided by numerous number relations and personal shortcuts he has devised.
A French professor is claimed as the owner of a collection of 20 heads representing diverse global races. The report labels the claim as likely a gratuitous falsehood and notes the assertion may reveal more about the narrator than about the collection.
An advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla restores stomach digestion and appetite, curing dyspepsia. It recounts a Lebanon Indiana case where a woman, after four bottles, gained weight from 111 to 136 pounds and later used it again after the grip. The letter cites Miles Otte McCoy of 528 Lafayette Ave.
Dr Norama Kerr a temperance advocate who died recently at Hastings England studied inebriety and published about thirty volumes and many medical articles He also spoke on tobacco as a disinfectant claiming tobacco smoke gives exposed people notable immunity from infection based on his experience and observation
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O, made from pure grains, tastes like coffee when prepared properly and costs about four cents per serving, available at all grocers with sizes 150 and 250.
A light exchange notes the Sands girls do not read the funny papers. Twigley recalls staying up late to thank Miss Kate for singing, and Snapleigh remarks that her performance carried him away, while none argue she should have sung earlier in the evening.
A family question answered with Jell-O as a delicious and healthful dessert. Ready in two minutes with no boiling or baking required. simply add hot water and chill. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents.
President Kruger's ultimatum was the first that had ever been received by Great Britain, signaling mounting pressure in British imperial affairs.
An advertisement touts Carter's ink as superior to poor ink and promotes Red Cross Blue Bill Blueing. It claims learning without thought is labor lost and notes a large package costs five cents.
A summer moon phase between 4 and 6 am foretells rain. The Nickel Plate Road announces excursion tickets to Philadelphia from June 14 to 18 at a single round trip fare for the Republican National Convention. Tickets valid for return through June 26, 1900. Contact C A Asteriin, T P A, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
An old medical advertisement links piles to irregular bowels and undigested matter fermenting in the gut. It claims a strong intestinal tonic can restore regularity, praising Cascarets Candy Cathartic as the best known cure and citing a Chicago patient’s long relief after use.
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