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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1897
Page
8
An old time advertisement extols Grain-O as a safe grain drink to replace coffee. It claims coffee is a slow poison due to caffeine and links overuse to nervous and digestive issues. Grain-O is pitched as a true food and body builder, cheaper per serving.
A woman ponders writing for a newspaper and notes readers may require a subscription price to ensure delivery. The exchange suggests practical advice about publishing and distribution.
A dated medical advert describes liver misery causing yellow skin bitter tongue foul breath headaches right rib pain and constipation. It promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a long standing remedy for chills fever nervousness rheumatism and related ailments.
A farmer on the border between Arizona and Mexico exploits a split hen coop to feed chickens on both sides. Feed and egg markets differ across the line, allowing profits with minimal duty. He claims the only smugglers are the innocent chickens.
A sermon on inner cleanliness links physical and spiritual health. The text urges that a clean body leads to pure thoughts and kindness, praising Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a gentle remedy that purges the intestines, stimulates the liver, and restores goodwill.
Chicago experts with years of vitrified brick paving experience say it equals granite and betters asphalt and cedar block surfaces. They also note lower cost and greater durability in long term use.
An unsigned ad touts Lane a Family Medicine as a health aid that “moves the bowels each day” and claims gentle effects on liver and kidneys. It also markets cures for headaches and urges readers to try various products including untied terferences and elixirs.
An up-to-date lithograph map titled Alaskan Gold Fields is advertised in six colors. The notice asks interested buyers to send five 2-cent stamps to Advertising Department the Nickel Plate Head, Cleveland, OH.
Mrs Mullins, reputedly the largest saloon keeper in the United States, weighs 690 pounds and operates a whiskey shop in a mountain cabin in Tennessee without a license. Officers seize liquor but she reopens quickly, attracting mountain revelers who refuse government authority.
A Montreal meeting of the British Medical Association presents Dr. J. B. Learn ed of Northampton outlining a drug free method to induce sleep. He proposes starting that moment the brain on respiration supervision with counted respirations and systematic muscle contractions then slight pillow elevation to guide a calm transition to sleep.
A verbose ad compares overworked machinery to the human nervous system and promotes St Jacobs Oil as a universal cure for neural pain and stress. It claims heat expansion and fatigue disrupt function, but rest and treatment restore smooth operation and relief from worries.
In Paris and elsewhere fusion men imitate English ways. A French man who knew no English added Esq to letters. When asked what it meant he said Esq stands for Esquiman, a compliment to English cold temperament, reflecting cross cultural mock prestige.
In Denmark a law requires the innkeeper who sold the last drink to bear the cost of returning the intoxicated person home. The rule aims to suppress inebriety, though travelers may still see drunk locals being escorted home in swaying coaches with powdered footmen as they hint at heavy dining.
A superstition trimmed scene shows an old lady asking a tramp if he believes in luck. He replies he cannot say yes because he has never experienced luck, highlighting his constant misfortune.
An advertisement bundle includes Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a hundred dollar reward for cure cases and endorsements for F J Cheney Co. plus wholesale druggists testimonials. It also lists prices for military projectiles and Kemp's Balsam cough remedy with sample bottles and urging immediate purchase. A quip about a woman stopping lying about her age appears at the end.
Advertises a six color lithograph map issued by the Nickel Plate Road Passenger Department. The map covers Klondike Gold Fields routes costs outfits and related details. Request by mail to Advertising Department Cleveland Ohio for five 2 cent stamps.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad reports all trains back on schedule with double daily solid routes from Cincinnati Chicago Louisville Evansville and St. Louis to Nashville Memphis Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Pensacola and New Orleans. Also double daily Pullman buffet sleeping cars from northern cities to Jacksonville Florida.
This ad-like piece urges women to seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to treat ovarian disease signs. It cites Mrs E L Myers of Quakake Pa praising relief after limited use and invites readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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