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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
8
An old advertisement extols Pale Weak Women as a product that preserves female roundness and facial freshness. It claims the remedy sustains the entire female organism and safely carries women through natural crises, presenting itself as a health safeguard.
A brief Indianapolis Journal quip notes a "society typewriter girl" who arrives at work dressed as if for a party, reflecting a humorous social stereotype about workplace attire. The remark suggests a fashionable persona linked to office routines.
Assistant Secretary Taylor travels to Montreal to press Canada for prohibitive measures to curb the influx of immigrants, notably Russian Jews and Italians, via steamship and rail lines. He aims for safeguards at entry points and to address broader border and inspection laws. The piece also notes ongoing naval survey work in the West Indies and fiscal plans including bond redemptions and White House expansion funding.
Improvements on the Northern Railway of France shorten Calais Pier to Paris to about 185.5 miles with some services under four hours. The luxe train covers 185.5 miles in three hours forty minutes, averaging fifty-seven mph without stops. Daily fastest is three and a half hours, about fifty-three mph. Comparisons note Paddington to Exeter 194 miles in three hours forty-three minutes, around 62.2 mph, and Euston to Liverpool 193.5 miles in three hours three-quarters, about 51.6 mph. The Empire State Express runs 444 miles in eight hours and a quarter, about 53.8 mph.
Our government plans to spend 25 000 dollars to experiment with flying machines for army use. The figure is large yet small beside the money spent on so called dyspepsia cures. The advertisement touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for constipation dyspepsia and stomach disorders.
A Heitere Welt remark notes a witty line about a woman described as pretty and wealthy. The joke hints her father’s occupation as a landed proprietor, tied to hay and straw talk, with a punchline suggesting he is a cigar manufacturer.
An old advertisement touts Cascarrets Candy Cathartic as a universal cure and bowel regulator. It claims relief from headaches to cancer, promises natural movements, costs 10 cents to start, and warns against imitations with a C. C. C stamp on each tablet.
Dialogue from a tense scene shows a heated exchange with interruptions and a curt punch line. The fragment hints at emotional devotion and coercive insistence, suggesting a troubled relationship moment captured in a single strip.
A well known physician endorses stair climbing as the best health practice when done properly. The topic appears in a health column highlighting its benefits for fitness and well being.
The notice promotes Hatt with a catarrh cure to be taken internally priced at 78 cents. It mentions Hawaiian Islands descendants of missionaries making up about one twentieth of the white population, excluding Portuguese.
The ad touts Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink for children that tastes like coffee. It claims Grain-O costs about the same as coffee and that all growers sell it, with pricing listed as 150 and 25c. It ends with a Cotton quote praising straightforward integrity.
Do your feet ache and burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot Base powder for the feet It eases tight or new shoes cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet Sample is free Ad dress Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY At Marion Ind a girl died from a hand wound caused by a barb on a cattsh back.
This brief ad promotes a quick simple dessert option. It offers flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry and claims preparation in two minutes with hot water and cooling. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
The Orange Free State covers about 72,000 square miles and has more than 7,000 farms.
An early note claims daily bowel movement aids health and weight, urging liver and kidney care, curing headaches, with price and dosage hints. It references age related stomach capacity and eating habits as factors. An excursion offer via Nickel Plate Road lists Aug 25 to Aug 90 for Chicago encampment tickets, refundable by Sept 6, at one cent per mile, with contact for A Asteriin, Fort Wayne.
William Watson of Kew notes the first English greenhouse was in the Apothecaries' Garden at Chelsea in 1684 with glass sides and an oven. A 1717 Belvoir Castle grass-roofed house heated by floor furnaces followed for foreign grapes. Steam reached use in 1788, with hot water soon after at Paris Jardin des Plantes.
The Nickel Plate Road offers a rate of one cent per mile to Chicago for the Annual Encampment of the G A R. Tickets go on sale Aug 25 through Aug 20th, good for return until Aug 31 or by deposit until Sept 30. Contact nearest agent or Asterlin TPA Fort Wayne Ind.
The Paris municipality showcases its new motor fire engine. it carries six men and travels at thirteen miles an hour, performing excellent work in firefighting duties.
A collage of 1900 newspaper snippets notes Piso’s Cure claims and a J W O Brien letter, urges nibbling harm avoidance, praises Carter’s Ink for students, comments on Edinburgh’s population nearing 300000, and advertises Eagle Linen, circus origins, and a G A R encampment train sale via Nickel Plate Road with travel deals and contact details for C A Asterlin in Fort Wayne Indiana.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Fits noodle asks about targets while a farmer responds with a wary joke about not finding anything worth shooting nearby.
Advertising copy proclaims Grain-O as a safe coffee substitute made from pure grains. It boasts a rich seal-brown color like Mocha and Java, suitable for children and adults, with stomachs that are easily distressed. Packages priced at 15c and 25c are sold by grocers.
An item on automatic photography for shop entrants appears alongside rail promotions by the Nickel Plate Road. It advertises low fare one cent per mile to Chicago for the 34th Annual G. A. R. encampment and mentions travel from Aug 25 to 28 with deposits by Sept 30. Also includes Jell-O dessert, salt and soda for bee stings, and Fort Wayne contact details.
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