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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1899
Page
8
Mrs Ritchie's recollections of William M Thackeray reveal his kindly genial nature. In Philadelphia the novelist’s friends recall anecdotes not printed before showing his human warmth. A meeting with a coats shop owner sharing the Thackeray name ends with a light joke on kinship.
A jumble of antique notices and quips includes an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents, a remark by Count Cassini on ancient Egyptian coins, a claim Piso's Cure cures consumption, and a joke about a boy who saved animals from a fire.
A trolley car on the Shelton street railway near Peck's mill stream fell fifty feet from an iron trestle into a ravine. Thirty five people were killed and twelve injured as the car left the rails and plunged into the mud. Motorman George Hamilton survived by leaping onto the trestle.
A collapsed slip at Mount Desert ferry near Bar Harbor, Maine, killed twenty or more excursionists and injured forty-one. A Maine Central Railroad excursion crowd overheated by a limit at the steamer Sappho caused a rush, the platform gave way, and panicked passengers fell into the water.救
Two hundred passengers aboard the steam er City of Grand Rapids fled a violent north easter after leaving South Haven for Milwaukee. Water crept to two inches above the fires as the vessel fought to reach South Haven, where a single operating pump kept the ship from sinking during a desperate struggle with waves.
A compilation of editorials ridicules the Hague peace conference as a farce and notes sharp opinions from multiple papers. It flags remarks on disarmament, the Monroe doctrine, and political scandals including polygamy cases involving Angus Cannon and William Astor.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet shows Simpson returning home in a jocular exchange about celebrating the queen's birthday. The exchange reveals he only learned of the birthday when a policeman delivered the news, prompting humorous disbelief and amusement.
A relic cross found with Queen Dagmar’s grave is linked to warding off evil, while a bottle of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters claims to cure dyspepsia and indigestion. A private revenue stamp adorns the bottle neck.
French astronomer M Janssen plans balloon ascents from Europe America and Siberia to observe the November shooting stars next year. Balloons of fifty to sixty thousand cubic feet will carry three men with lamps chronometers and star maps to ten thousand feet. Free balloons will also be released to test the high atmosphere.
Nickel Plate Road announces its Seventeenth Annual Excursion to Niagara Falls on Tuesday August 15. Tickets are valid return for fifteen days with $1.00 extra to Toronto and $6.50 extra to the Thousand Islands. Stop-over at Chautauqua Lake granted without charge. Sleeping Car reservations encouraged. Tickets valid on any Peerless Trio Fast Express Trains. Inquiries to local Agents.
An ad copy touts Winslow’s Soorntxa Brrvp for Children as easing the guma pain and wind polic, claiming reduced inflammation and pain with a price listed in cents per bottle. The fragment repeats with a marketing tone and includes an unrelated quote about amiable people.
A reader from Lynn Massachusetts shares a year old letter praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from fatigue dizziness stomach upset and “whites.” She reports renewed health and gratitude and says she has recommended the remedy to friends and her daughter.
The passage notes that over eighty thousand letters were received by Mrs. Pinkham during 1897, indicating a strong proof of her ability to aid women in distress. It emphasizes the scale of public reliance on her guidance.
Powder shaken into shoes eases tight new footwear and relieves coins bunions and blisters. It promises instant comfort for hot aching feet and sweaty skin. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with mail order trial available from Allen’s, Le Roy New York.
A shelf device with a fixed wall plate and a pivoted adjustable shelf is described to level clocks accurately. Levels in the top are set by thumb screws on the underside. The notice notes service from Fort Wayne to Chicago and back every Sunday via the Nickel Plate Road.
Promotional ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for impure blood, claiming it achieves victories through deeds not words. Encourages readers to choose Hood's for its merit and effectiveness.
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