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Newspaper
The Fairbury Enterprise
Location
Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1901
Page
7
The piece observes the Spanish alphabet as perfect with one sound per letter and one pronunciation per word, claiming the language is free of redundant letters. It notes the main difficulty for English speakers is verb inflection, which Spanish handles through terminal changes rather than auxiliaries, praising Spanish as a beautiful, self contained language.
The Fantons billiard players present a new trick called William Tell by Robert de Bremont on an ordinary table. A lighted candle sits beneath the arc traveled by a cue struck ball, yet the candle remains unscathed as the ball extinguishes the flame. In Goodland Kane on December 26, Albertson, a blacksmith, contemplates quitting his shop but hears of Rheumatism cures via Pontd Kidney Pills and reportedly finds relief, while no quit of work is needed.
The clipping lists Sweden’s peace footing figures for troops and officers, alongside a long stream of ads and notices. It mixes military data with patent cures, household goods, beauty products, and various local notices, including carriages, starch, and hair products.
The article notes the challenge of railway construction in parts of Africa, citing the Free Town to Mauru line in Sierra Leone where eleven steel bridges must be erected across thirty kilometers. It also mentions visitors to Maine contributing to local prosperity through increased spending in recent seasons.
Herr Busse of Hamburg says he discovered the true formulas for chartreuse and Benedictine once held by French monks. He promises a quarter price alternative with powdered herb kits to be distilled at home, since legally only the originals may be marketed as such.
A French farmer reports experiments indicating rats avoid black objects yet are attracted in numbers to white objects. The observations suggest color cues influence rat behavior and foraging patterns.
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