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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1895
Page
6
Saintone and Deffrard pursue a covert lead into a black enclave rumored to host forbidden gatherings. They enter a caf é style room where a confident quadroon mistress presides, while the crowd outside seems docile and masking its true intentions.
Saintone and Deffrard press a rich hostess for access to a secret Vaudoux gathering. The woman Mahme warns of grave risks and demands payment, but the pair push toward initiation, hoping to observe the rites and sway black political power, while a sleeping individual in the back notes the tension.
A German scientist reports that passing electric current through cane juice yields a better product at lower cost and labor. The exact method is not disclosed, only that electric purification clarifies the juice more effectively than traditional clarifying processes used before.
Jeses McElroy of Galvestone trained Victoria a Bengal tigress captured near Amoy China to ride horses. The process lasted eighteen months with McElroy, a trainer, losing Henry Chappelle in a fatal cage incident as Victoria learned to accept riders.
The Malay and Sandwich Island weaving talent arose from abundant tropical fibers. Hats and fans display fine lacing and intricate textures, rivaling lace and macrame, with some folding into pockets for easy carriage. Decline follows a fading order and reduced native production.
A recent Byindicate show featured an unadvertised act in the ostrich department replacing the advertised main feature which did not occur. Commie Hughes performed while wet and the scene centered on the unconventional act replacing the expected highlight.
A ten cent cigar is swallowed whole by a curious ostrich during a display. The bird, with a long neck, seems remorseful as the stunt ends with the cigar burnt and lodged in its gizzard. A show attendant and Deputy U.S. Marshal Ezekiel clash over blame while the showman asserts authority.
The medical literature from Britain, France, Germany, and the United States documents spontaneous human combustion linked to heavy liquor use. Notable cases include Sir William Gull's testimony on the phenomenon, a 1876 case at Guy's Hospital, and reported blue flame gas eruptions from the body. The Countess Bandi di Cesna and a 1877 San Francisco case are cited as historic instances.
In a central city tailor shop a gag by Representative John H. Fow erupts when he shouts Fires as pols, including Select Councilman Tommy Ryan, wait for trousers being ironed. The blast of chaos leaves Ryan in scarlet and others startled, knees knocking, as pedestrians glimpse the prank.
An aged convict ship named Success, once used by the British Government as late as 185, is exhibited at the East India Docks Thames. It earned the nickname Ocean Hell for brutal prison punishments. A relic from the penal era returns after a colonial voyage. a twisted tale surfaces around its condition and discovery.
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