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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
1
A whimsical rustic scene from the St. Louis Republic where a tomato approaches a modest onion lettuce and peas courtship. The narrative uses personified produce to tease romance with playful dialogue and fruit and vegetable imagery.
A Forest and Stream essay argues lower animals exhibit crimes like murder theft and kidnapping. It notes age enlarges capacity for happiness, with a quoted reflection on aging beyond eighty and future generations, drawn from a Chicago News fragment.
The passage cites fifty thousand letters praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual distress and vitality strain. It frames the product as a remedy when menstruation is painful, suggesting illness if pain is present.
Advertises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a reliable remedy for women's health and urges writing to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice. Claims long-standing records of cures and consistent accuracy in guidance and medicine for women.
Washington notes describe a new home reading course in agriculture offered to West Virginia farmers by the Agricultural Department. Enrollments total 132 with four divisions crop and livestock production horticulture and rural economy. The course requires two divisions or ten books, with certificates on passing exams. The program is tuition free and guided by Prof. T C Atkeson Morgantown WV.
The record covers hearings on deserteion discharge bills, a buffalo reservation proposal in New Mexico, and a constitutional amendment proposal limiting polygamy. Clergymen and reformers attended, with Lt Cmdr Fremont urging funds for harbor work. Senator Nelson backs trade-check bans amid union concerns and Minnesota complaints.
An old advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea to purify breath by acting on the bowels with a years long guarantee. It lists Jas Mann Son and Mrs J K Miller of Newton Hamilton Pa and mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the grandest salve, with frauds dismissed.
A new extension of the Burlington railroad will open by April, linking Alliance Nebraska to Bridgeport and continuing toward Guernsey Wyoming, unlocking mining, grazing, and agricultural potential. The Hartville mining district attracts Colorado Fuel and Iron, shipping ore to Denver and Pueblo, with a 20 year lease mandating rising daily ore output and a 1000 tons per day target, signaling a historic western boom.
In Rome Illinois a T shaped bone three feet high and four feet eight inches wide was found by a crew excavating for a double track bridge on the Chicago Thirlington and Quincy line between Chicago and Omaha. Experts say the bone is part of a prehistoric mastodon skeleton likely dating from ancient times.
The piece discusses the winter catastrophe that destroyed orchards nurseries and vineyards in Iowa. It highlights Horticultural Department findings in Bulletin 44 from Ames stressing three preventive measures hardy stock deeper planting and cover crop systems with emphasis on orchard management over variety selection. It urges readers to obtain the bulletin.
Advice on washing cloths to prevent grease and odors. Recommends knitted crochet cotton cloths of square size. Suggests adding a teaspoonful of Gold Dust Washing Powder to hot water to cut grease and halve cleaning time, then dry in sun and air.
Copies of this paper may be found on file at Washington in the office of our special correspondent E. G. Siggers located at 918 2 Street NW Washington DC 20006. The notice references archival material and indicates a public record held by the correspondent.
An ad praising a pure blood complex and digestion improving remedies. Karl's Clover Root Tea claims to support bowels diver and kidneys, priced 25 and 50 cents. Jas Mann & Son promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the original treatment for piles injuries and skin diseases, warning against counterfeits from G Stoner & Co.
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