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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1895
Page
4
An article discusses how men view women's fashion reform, favoring freedom and practicality over mannish styles. It critiques mannish collars and hats, praises natural beauty, and notes trends in ribbons mohair crepon and decorative embroidery. It describes gowns, fabrics, hats, and upcoming fall fashions with emphasis on elegance and health.
A Berlin dealer substituted young crows for plovers, selling them as plover to hotel and private tables for six weeks. The trick was uncovered when a rival exposed the deception, noting sparrows on toast and the fashion of mislabeling. The verse closes with a satirical quatrain about mistaken identities and fashion.
A sweeping summary covers cotton yields from 1791 to 1795, San Francisco murders in 1894–95, a French school exercise on English terms, cycling in Johannesburg, Dr. Beddoe on hair color and marriage, Banvard’s panoramic Mississippi painting, and a harsh account of Formosa violence amid Asian wars plus a heroic rescue in Pennsylvania. It concludes with Europe’s civilizational critique and violent popular scenes in Bulgaria and Britain.
A stream of quirky questions links everyday objects to unlikely pairings. The playful list tests imagination, with items like a wagon wheel and crowd or a telegraph pole and a vote prompting readers to ponder clever connections from a bygone era.
A Bruce resident Mr. Andrew Finkenkeler narrates a dramatic recovery from rheumatism head pains and heart palpitations after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He details decades of illness and a marked improvement within a week of starting treatment and full recovery by February. He weighs 172 pounds now and resumed outdoor work as a night watchman at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Pills sold by druggists or direct from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady for 50 cents per box or six boxes for 2.50.
A New York Ledger excerpt extols a method for brewing superior coffee. It prescribes freshly roasted and ground beans, a hot boiled water rinse for the pot, a finely ground powder, and a tightly covered pour over via a coffee bag strainer, with heated cups and ample cream and sugar. It argues that poor coffee, lukewarm water, or cool utensils ruin the brew.
Newark story says Constable Brown from Union was brought a horse to Newark believed tied to thefts of farm produce and poultry. Farmers patrolled roads, two men with a horse and wagon were fired upon. one was hit. The horse led Brown to a Newark stable where the owner provided a description of the animal’s owner.
The Boxer torpedo boat destroyer built by Thornycrofte for Britain surpasses the Daring Ardent and Decoy. It records six runs with a mean speed of 28.17 knots and covers 100.6 miles in three hours, averaging 83.5 mph.
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