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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
2
Mrs Martha Abel files for divorce from Charles Abel after about a year and a half of marriage begun in Omaha. She seeks $1000 alimony and cites an unhappy union following a romantic start and a marriage prompted by a newspaper ad. The Glenwood Tribune notes the action.
A street encounter mixes sly jokes with ads for patent medicines. An old man brags about cavalry pants while Miss Luce Bloomer replies, and medical cures from One Minute Cough Cure Morley’s Little Liver Pills and Chamberlain’s tablets are pitched by Bartlett and Doyle with casual endorsements.
An ornate advertisement warns that back pain signals kidney disease and urges immediate use of Morley's Liver and Kidney Cordial as a system renovator. It claims the remedy cures kidney and urinary troubles and is sold by agents nationwide and C. Stoner & Co.
Mrs Chappell of Grant Park Illinois speaks from experience about Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. She says the remedy cured her inflammation of the ovaries and womb and urges other women to seek its help. Address Mrs Pinkhams Laboratory Lynn Massachusetts for information and advice.
Joe Tague of H T Woods & Son at Maple Valley Stock Farm was jailed for drunkenness after beating his wife and failing to pay an $8.60 fine. He bragged of his victory, faced Marshal Jones and the mayor, and faces prior trouble including a seduction arrest. His wife refused to press charges. The note cites local gossip from the Tabor Beacon and other items.
A historic anecdote recounts a clever slave labeled as a coon bystanders after a wager over a barrel and a concealed coon beneath it. The scene ends with the slave’s remark, “Well, you’ve got this old coon at last,” sealing his reputation in local lore.
The article outlines July first as the start date for the new Internal Revenue law with many documents exempted from stamps. It notes reduced taxes on beer and tobacco, retained but cut taxes on theaters and public exhibitions, and confirms taxes on sleeping car tickets and bills of lading. It includes a physician’s anecdote on a remedy and mentions local advertising for Morley’s Liver and Kidney Cordial.
Last Friday the Board appointed F. J. Day as justice of the peace to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Wm Alten. Day posted a $500 bond, opens in Carter block, old telephone office, and offers to marry all applicants free of charge for the next thirty days.
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