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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
6
Lydia and Peter trade candid talk and daring to confess love in Central Park. Peter presses marriage as Lydia resists, fearing social fallout from Tad Quoin Betty and Craven, while Lydia battles mixed feelings and a fluttering ache.
Lydia and Peter navigate a cab ride as Lydia promises to reveal a truth after a flirtatious wait. She alights at a front door of a house described as ill omened, leaving Peter dazed in the drizzle and pondering misgivings that led him to pursue the taxi.
Peter Traft waits for Lydia Craven at 98 Seventy-sixth Street in a quiet, affluent block as he plots to rush their wedding and avoid Craven exposure. A coded message arrives denying Lydia’s immediate return, prompting Peter to retreat with the unopened letter. Bleeding Needle Therapy Gains Chinese Medical Respect.
In Crimson Gulch, residents celebrate prohibition with lighthearted humor. Broncho Bob notes the crowd’s enthusiasm and jokes that saloons will be forced to give away liquor before closures.
Practical home gardening notes advise preparing for colder months with window plant care and soil supplies. Tips cover potting, cleaning, drainage with charcoal, pruning, and selecting winter bloomers such as primroses and tuberous begonias. It stresses not overwintering all plants and prioritizing strong, thrifty specimens for indoor growth.
The article warns the best time to plant evergreens is early spring as growth begins. Planting too early is a mistake and delaying to June risks poor results unless trees are watered and mulched in summer. August plantings fail for inexperienced planters. nurseries push July and August stock.
The article extols the marguerite or star eyed daisy as a beloved garden flower. It covers planting from March sowing in boxes, transplanting after frost, and autumn sowing for spring beds, plus winter protection and use in borders. It notes the South African orange daisy as a popular estate plant and show feature.
The article notes crimson rambler roses are prone to mildew and suggests copper carbonate spray every two to three weeks or more often as needed. It also recommends hyposulphite of soda at half an ounce per ten gallons as another treatment, while acknowledging some cases resist treatment.
Fulton New York woman describes relief from long standing female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says doctors recommended surgery but she recovered fully and can work again. The letter promotes seeking free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
The note lists protein percentages for various foods: potatoes 2.2 percent, milk 3.5503 percent, wheat flour 10.7 percent, eggs 14.8 percent, lean beef 21.8 percent, Navy Beans 22.5 percent, and Soja Beans at 34 percent. It ends with an advertisement prompt.
A couple pause before a jeweled shop window on Fifth Avenue near Thirty-seventh Street New York. The petite woman admires a knee vanity box while the man, Harold, playfully protests and laughs at her remark about fashion trends. The scene captures light social banter amid urban display.
Two men discuss ancestry and value of a family tree and property. The taller man reveals his pedigree was traced by a genealogical authority last week. The other asks the cost, and he replies fifty dollars hush money.
A business man rebukes Ampericen for neglecting to read advertisements, noting the company has no art and no poetry. The exchange frames the issue as a critique of promotional material and literary content.
Customer asks for Shakespeare works and the new clerk replies that they have his works in stock, noting they are available in editions.
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