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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1894
Page
8
The Boston Transcript reports a teamster repeatedly lashes a horse as it stubbornly refuses to move. A neighbor, distressed by the sight, asks why the whip is needed and the driver sighs that he has beaten the animal until exhausted, with no effect.
A mid Atlantic zone near the twenty-fifth meridian from London and the equator experiences continual submarine earthquakes. Violent shocks hurl water columns and create dangerous seas for vessels passing the area, the St. Louis Republic reports.
A Philadelphia woman named Mrs Walter Wilcox of 736 West Street shares her years of daily suffering from back and pelvic pain fatigue leucorrhea and frequent urination. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her weakness and disease and urges others to try it. The remedy reportedly expels tumors relieves backache and revitalizes the system available at druggists.
A Jewish tale tells of two butterflies on Solomon's Temple. The male boasts he could demolish the temple, scaring guards into custody. Solomon releases the insect after learning the boast was for impressing his mate. The tale ends with the husband claiming the king begged him not to act on it.
A diary from surveyors notes petroleum as a remedy near the headwaters of the Alleghany in western New York at the century’s start. The Seneca oil formed shallow surface pools from a spring and was used medicinally and for war paint, with Oil Spring Reservation cited as historical proof.
The New York Tribune notes Argentine exports reach at least 19,000 tons of cereals in the first nine months of 1893, nearly double the prior year. Wheat shipments are expected to grow as the crop appears promising in Santa Fe, Córdoba, and Mitre Ríos regions, with many farmers purchasing agricultural machinery. The Marcos Juárez colony in Córdoba bought seventy threshing machines last year.
A Chicago banquet honoring Lord Coleridge was halted when constables seized table decorations and other items for debt. Emery A. Storrs calmed the scene with a quick quip about excusing the interruption, showing calm humor amid the disruption.
The account notes Sergeant Arabin lacking eloquence yet delivering striking lines to criminal defendants. He tells one prisoner the bar holds a clear case of robbery, then warns another of a severe two seven-year transportation sentence, softened only by mercy.
A tonic claims to relieve chronic dyspepsia and related ailments. It promises permanent cure by regular use, easing heartburn, flatulence, stomach unease, nervousness, insomnia, liver and kidney complaints, rheumatism, and malaria.
A stewardess encounters a man and woman both violently seasick on a ship. The woman sits pale with eyes closed while the man rests his head on her shoulder. The stewardess notes the man is not her husband, and the woman claims she does not know him, revealing a baffling situation.
Travel planners in Fort Wayne Indiana advertise a nickel plate excursion to Niagara Falls on August. A special train leaves Fort Wayne at 1 45 p m with advance sleeping car accommodations. return options available on standard trains.
The Scots Parliament published a statute in 1288 granting women of all estates the right to speak to a man they favored. If refused, he could be fined up to 100 pounds unless betrothed to another, after which refusal was valid. After Queen Margaret’s death, Parliament allowed women to propose every fourth year to appease them.
News from the Bank of England vaults reports a diamond of extraordinary size from the Orange Free State. Weighing nearly 00 karate, it is claimed as the world’s largest stone. Estimated at £25,000 by the Free State Mine Inspector, current asks soar to £1,000,000 amid a bidding rush including among others the German Emperor.
Cox says he died day before yesterday. The brief exchange confirms the death with no additional details.
Readers are invited to visit Mackinac Island with round trip fares from Detroit Toledo and Cleveland ranging from 12.50 to 18. The new upper lake steamers cost 300000 each and promise modern electric amenities and safety. Four weekly trips link Toledo Detroit Alpena Mackinac St Ignace Put-in-Bay Chicago Marquette and Duluth with daily runs to Cleveland and Detroit.
A Ripans Tabules adage extols tiny daily acts for overall success. The message links regular digestion and mental sharpness to achievement, noting even a silver spoon cannot enrich poor preparation.
Fashion note praises Indian linen as a fashionable fabric achieving a white moire look when lined with itself. A gown trimmed with delicate linen rules and small loops of narrow white ribbon is advised as an affordable, eye catching option.
A historical dialogue parodies medical advice praising Byrup of Figs as a gentle laxative to cure habitual constipation and cleanse kidneys and liver. The scene also includes a bartender offering seven languages and a customer request for hot Scotch.
An old advertise style snippet mentions Fort Wayne Business College and Glenn's Sulphur Soap. It includes lines about butter making, aroma of love, complexion beautification and mentions Franklin College New Athens with rates per week and catalog notes.
The article explains soap gunpowder and medicines, focusing on quality, branding, and the rise of standardized tablet medicines such as Rhubarb and Soda. It notes that manufacturers gained dominance through improved methods, equipment, and trademarks, while physicians increasingly rely on packaged preparations for consistent results.
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