Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Fremont Eagle in Fremont, Indiana

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 26 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Fremont Eagle

Location

Fremont, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1905

Page

4

Mad Jack Percival and the Donkey Mission at New York Harbor

Captain Percival nicknamed Mad Jack defied Navy authority by sailing a frigate to Morocco to fetch donkeys. He rammed his ship into New York harbor and thrust donkey heads from portholes, creating a sensational scene. Washington officials barely restrained punishment.

Percival Jack Morocco Washington New York Harbor

Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Pa Woman

Aug. 28. Jersey Shore. Mrs. C. B. Earnest reports Dodd's Kidney Pills restored her after five weeks in bed. She writes she can work and go to town without suffering and would not be without the remedy. The note urges kidneys as key to women's health and claims the pills always make healthy kidneys.

Jersey Shore Dodd C. B. Earnest

Lucrezia Borgia’s Charms and Wit Attract Attention

The text portrays Lucrezia Borgia as exceptionally beautiful with gray eyes and yellow hair. It notes her drooping upper eyelids lending a languid gaze and her habit of glancing sideways, which unsettled onlookers. It highlights her conversational prowess and skill in repartee.

Lucrezia Borgia

Ahead of the Game in Playful Wedding Quip

Florence calls marriage a lottery while Cordelia boasts a winning ticket. Cordelia reveals the minister removed the obey clause from the ceremony, delivering a carefree, witty exchange about wedding vows.

Florence Cordelia

Fort Wayne to Denver and Return via Nickel Plate Line

Tickets on sale Aug 29 to Sept 4 for Fort Wayne to Denver and return with return by Oct 7. Same rates apply to Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Agent W A Sherer T P A How the Thunder Got Lefe. The verse recalls a thunder and lightning chase in a fragmentary rural song.

Fort Wayne Tenver Nickel Plate Road Colorado Springs Pueblo Calo. RJ Tamilton Agt W.A. Sherer T.P. A

Man's Inhumanity to Wife Sparks Wry Exchange

Mrs Naggsby laments misery while Naggsby retorts that a woman is never happy unless she is miserable. The exchange unfolds with sharp humor and a touch of satire on domestic life.

Mra. Naggsby Naggsby Mra. Naggsty Nageshby

Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Ad for Feet Relief

Lan Pinch Use Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into your shoes. It treats the feet cures corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating fret and ingrowing nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Sample mailed free. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Leiby NY.

Allen Allen 8 Olmsted le Lby

Editor Makes Offer for Sketches in Conversational Swap

A dialog appears between Patient Editor and Second Artist about an offer for sketches and payment in drawing material. The exchange notes a plan to draft new sheets. The snippet also mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption and a Russian coronation robe weighing sixteen ounces valued at $6,000.

New York Telegram Russia

Fragmented Ad Copy and Nonsense Phrases

The text mixes an advertisement claim for Red Cross Ball Blue with random phrases and garbled segments. It mentions a Carlyle quote fragment and then devolves into unreadable strings, offering no coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize.

Our Budget of Fun Jokes and Humorous Bits

A collage of light humor and quips from papers like the Philadelphia Press and Omaha Bee. Bits include Bragley's fishing trip mishap tied to his auto crash, a hay fever doctor who neglects his own advice, and St Perkins with the best garden for spending the least money.

Towne Bragley Browne

Tremoraltizing Dialogue on College Boys as Harvest Hands

A humorous exchange features Ramsas Formner and a Stranger debating whether college students are fit for harvest work. The Stranger mocks students for using Latin and Greek and failing to understand English.

Ramsas Formner

Fragmentary seaside note with surreal overheard lines

A garbled OCR style snippet mentions sea waves, a person named Fana and a hotel clerk. It reads like a rough transcription of fragmented dialogue or diary notes with unclear context and no clear event or dates.

Fana Bathine

Anniversary Dialogue On Path to Work Observation

A dated exchange notes a birth anniversary and debates entering work life. The speaker questions the other's majority status and hints at political dynamics of a working majority. The dialogue mix reflects everyday civic themes and social expectations.

Pathers

Country Boy and City Boy Exchange Odd Banter

In a quirky backtalk exchange, a country boy and city fellow debate seeds and Indian relics. The discussion veers into lending and repaying money as Snofferly settles a ten dollar debt yesterday after six months of owing.

Snofferly

Two Seasons Only, Says Child In Quip

A joke exchange has a teacher asking Johnnie how many seasons there are. He answers two, claiming the traditional four were cut to two. He defines the two as the seaside two week vacation and the return home to plan for winter clothes.

Johnnie

Diamonds and debtors at the city’s rumor mill

A comic exchange shows two strangers debating a diamond appraisal and a bank departure as Pyker explains he left his job three weeks ago to seek new work, with Hyker noting the move.

Hyker Pyker

Earthquake Tales Show Unprepared Travelers Reacting

An English writer in Lahore recalls trying to kick a table during a tremor and misreading the movement as a dog. An American mother in Mexico describes spanking a son during an earthquake, then comforting him with candy as the room shook and furniture toppled.

London Mall India Lahore Punjab Sime Mexico

Village Post Office Gossip and People at the Mail

A snapshot of rural life at a seaside village post office with villagers trading tales about land prices, courtship, children and dress. The scene includes neighbors debating sugar requests, courtship hints, parish fashion, and a doctor and preacher, ending with a Johnson quote on contentment.

Unavoidable Detention Quip Sparks Courtroom Banter

A judge sentences a prisoner to twenty years and asks for remarks. The inmate asks to inform his wife not to waste money while he is away. A separate quip notes a woman’s tendency to squander a quarter when trying to save a dime.

Two Trips to Excelsior Springs Offer Restful Health

For readers with no vacation time, Excelsior Springs Missouri offers a convenient restful escape. A few hours by train on most Wabash trains lands travelers at a spa town with spring waters claimed to be healthful and curative, rivaling Carlsbad. Apply to any Wabash agent for full details.

Excelsior Springs Carlsbad Crane Louis

View Masculine

Conversation between Mrs Naggs and Naggs about Mr Meek whose wife is dying. Mrs Naggs notes Mr Meek remains cheerful, while Naggs worries the public image and fears he may reveal his true feelings if not careful.

Onor Boarding House Exchange Sparks Lively Quip

A humorous boarder recalls a man who kept a diary for fourteen years until a buyer, a stationer, ended it. The serious boarder calls the remark smart alecks and returns to his bashful work at the Louisville Courier Journal.

Louisville Courier-Journal

Baby Cured by Cuticura After Severe Skin Rash

A three month old boy broke out in an itching watery rash all over the body and scratched till the blood ran. He worsened and grew weak, nearly wasting to a skeleton. After first Cuticura application he slept in his cradle for the first time in weeks. Mrs. M. C. Maitland of Jasper Ontario reports complete relief after using Cuticura Remedies.

Cutiura M. C. Maitland Jasper Ontario

Vain Butterfly and the Mirror Image of Madge

A short note contrasts Madge who speaks without reflecting with a hand mirror that reflects yet remains silent, in a Philadelphia Dispatch item. The piece explores identity and appearance through a mirrored gaze and spoken truth.

Vain Butterfly Madge Philadelphia Dpress

Size and Travel Insight as Witty Exchange

In a compact exchange, an optimist says Travel grows the ego, while a pessimist adds that returning home doubles the effect. The quip highlights contrasting views on journey and return, framing a concise debate on perspective and consequence.

Various Advertisements and Weather Facts From a Past Issue

The clippings include travel offers to Portland, San Francisco, and other cities, along with mentions of paints, a self inking stamp offer, and a potato as an American crop. It also cites Red Cross Ball Blue advertising and a weather note on average storm waves, plus dramatic rock and cliff observations at Skerryvore Lighthouse.

Skerryvore Scotland

Also Mentioned on This Page

Atlanta Fred Stermann Box Avenue Buffalo N. Y Carlyle Apees Tiatl White Mountains Philielphia Press Joly Pepprey Philadelphia Press Bigs Ikisa Casey Cassidy Costigan Smith—Smiley Jones Eva New York Edna Sceribbler Wagg Biffson Bangs Miss Upperton Plano Yeu Diamont Tia Bee Stow Johnny Gridley Met Moeh Doctor Aiken Willie Wilkins Mary Charley Mary A. Ridder Johnson Portland San Francisco Los Angeles British Columbia R. J. Hamilton W.a.scherer TPA Red Cross Fort Waynes Indiana Castoria Clajulle
Search Courier

Search the Fremont Eagle Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Fremont Eagle?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication