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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
5
Estimates from across the United States suggest the coming harvest will approach last year’s peak. Wheat leads with figures ranging from 489 to 550 million bushels, while total cereal yields are projected around 2 billion bushels with corn dominating.
A vast Texas storm causes extensive flooding from Sabinas to Del Rio, with 18 dead reported in the Nueces Rio Grande low country and a migrant camp swept away. Concho and Colorado valley floods reach twenty feet, waters threaten the Sycamore bridge, lines and railways down, leaving towns homeless and seeking higher ground.
Sixty thousand iron and steel mill workers will return to work after the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and manufacturers sign a yearly wage scale in Cincinnati. The conference ended a three month idle period and set terms for a renewed labor contract.
The Agricultural Department chief statistician reports wheat yields last year at TA7.000000 bashels with similar expected fruitage this year. Corn forecasts hover near 2,000,000,000 bushels, with recent estimates around 2,060,000,000 to 2,078,000,000. Price pressures arise from global wars and demand, while Western and Mississippi valleys bear the main yield impact. An iron market wage dispute ends in a compromised scale after five conferences, with mills closed for three months.
A Washington Star poem imagines a covered bridge between a weary soul and blissful realms. It speaks of crossing through gloom to reach a radiant mount beyond the river, noting all must pass this final rest before the next day’s march.
Beatrix Selford’s brother Chauncey gives up wealth and art to support her. Poverty follows. Beatrix marries Lord Carlton after attending a grand reception. Chauncey ends in the slums, reuniting with Edythe Fairfax before dying, his final thought Beatrix.
An English traveler describes stalking ostriches in the Sahara and the method of finding nests. Arabs dig up four fresh eggs under warm sand, with eggs kept sweet and fresh for a fortnight or more. The text notes the value of ostrich skin versus eggs and recalls the birds’ long strides and distinctive two toed tracks.
An 19th century note hails a single boutonniere of black lace as an unlucky charm. It claims such flowers deter marriage prospects, with cautious mothers guarding doors against sweet smelling blossoms. The piece dismisses superstition, asserting true love over talismans despite wary social custom.
A centuries old aqueduct built to bring water from Dartmoor to Plymouth may be supplemented by a new large reservoir as the town outgrows the historic supply. The 20 mile structure has served since the 18th century and now faces modernization needs.
A San Francisco baby show showcased 200 infants of Oriental parentage. Boys sported shaved heads while girls wore hair stiffened with beads and paper flowers in a colorful cultural display.
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