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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1896
Page
3
A survey of varied 19th century notes covers Felts claiming eye nerve cure by high voltage, European hay trade, Saxony population growth, candy box profits, a Printers Bible error, legal appeals in San Francisco, and global curios from royalty to Roentgen X rays.
Connecticut savings banks disclose unclaimed deposits under twenty years dormancy. Hartford banks report several hundred deposits totaling 12 307.72, New Haven above 8 000, Bridgeport about 7 000, with smaller sums in Southport and other towns. Most deposits are small balances with some larger stakes near 2 000, and many unclaimed funds are subsequently claimed by original depositors or heirs.
A fragmented description shows a girl graduate delivering a farewell to her class as she prepares to visit someone named Frank. The scene captures a night before departure with emotions of parting and reflection.
Fragmentary note reflects a Columbus Journal entry praising health in travel and a mention of a person named Sandlan and a task involving shears. The exact context and names are unclear due to damaged text.
unreadable OCR fragment mentioning a town and personal remarks about a husband and fools, with garbled phrases and no clear events or entities to summarize into a newspaper record.
London society anticipates Victoria possibly stepping down after sixty years on the throne with the Prince of Wales poised to assume leadership. The Queen’s health is not the driver, but public appetite for renewal and a more active Princess of Wales could enliven society, while Victoria hints at fewer drawing rooms and limited entertaining.
A reminiscence recalls Mike Walsh a New York printer turned politician famed for practical jokes. In Albany he staged a staged outburst shouting Mr Speaker then exposed the gag by declaring Watson the member from Albany before resuming. The piece also mentions sorghum seed diet notes and a brief aside about Lasky in Kansas.
The fragment discusses crop rotation, noting one crop should not exhaust soil fertility and that heavy manuring is needed to replace what preceding crops removed. It mentions roots and onions, with a caution about aging or improper use of manures and vines affecting meat tenderness.
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for indigestion and numerous ailments. It mocks the idea of a man immune to indigestion while claiming thousands find daily relief from the product. It mentions fever, ague, debility, constipation, rheumatism and kidney troubles.
An article notes Dr. Werner von Siemens uses 4,000 candle power electric lights to ripen raspberries in 75 days and grapes in two and a half months. It suggests electricity makes fruits available out of season while coloring and aroma improve, though sweetness may decline compared to sun ripening.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. Price 71 cents. Tea native to China with 1000 years of growth history. Pepys noted tea in 1600. An illustrated free catalogue promo from The John M. Smyth Company Chicago offering furniture and home furnishing knowledge. shipped free. Birmingham doctor JTanson Tait designed an electric current instrument to arrest bleeding during surgery.
The thirtieth annual G A R encampment in St Paul and Minneapolis prompts a 1 cent per mile round trip rate from the Chicago Great Western Railway for veterans and friends. Tickets are valid for 30 days with full travel luxuries including sleepers chairs and dining cars. F I0. Lord provides rates and bookings. The Patagonian canines resemble fox hounds. Cuvier notes dogs are needed for civilized society.
Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves swollen feet and calms corns while cooling hot tired feet. Great for sweating and aching feet, the remedy costs 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores, or two cents in stamps by mail. Trial package free from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
The readable lines mention Alan's Sulphur Soap praised for young ladies and a comment on Paris boasting over 1 000 fortune tellers. The rest appears garbled with stray references to Pathe Lerax Seap and vague numbers.
To cleanse the syrate the text touts Syrup of Figs as a gentle remedy to overcome habitual constipation and awaken kidneys and liver to healthy activity. It claims relief from headaches colds fevers and related ailments. It notes the Earth is farthest from the Sun on July 6.
The Northwestern Line and Northwestern K.y. offer home Seekers excursion tickets at very low rates to many West and Northwest points on August 4 and September 1 15 20 October 6 2u 1805. For details contact ticket agents of connecting lines or W. B. ExNiskern Chicago. The Piso Co Warren Pa promises $1000 for any fake testimonials.
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