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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1896
Page
8
European papers note an imperial order creating a three band white blue red flag as Russia's national ensign, with navy flag retained as white with blue St Andrew's cross and imperial yellow flag with black eagles. In reality, the design is Russia's long used mercantile flag.
The piece notes how fatigue and related symptoms are not mere worn out feeling but real illness. It highlights the oldest rose bush in Hildesheim, Germany, rooted in a church cemetery wall and linked to Charlemagne, with stem dead yet new growth spanning forty feet. A book on the rose tree’s history cites evidence from 1673 and a 1690 poem.
A testimonial from Mrs Mary Bucks of Dolgeville New York supports Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for womb weakness and related back pain. The letter claims the remedy avoided surgery after three bottles and praises the product’s ability to restore health.
The account recalls Col J W Powell clinging to a rock four hundred feet above the river as rescuers pass him a line and wedge oars into crevices to pull him free. The harrowing moment ends with Powell extricated from the perilous position after the improvised aid secures his safety.
A fragment from The Interior recalls a tale where two hunters duel over a deer claiming both shot it while a third man arrives furious about a calf killed. Accusations fly as each party insists the other acted, illustrating a clash of claims and tempers in a remote setting.
An Optimist teases about luck on a fishing trip as two papers share witty banter. A river mishap leads to a humorous confession and a punchline about precious stones.
Washington notes describe the Fifty-fourth Congress reopening with lavish social pageant and renewed political drama. The Senate read the President's message amid diplomatic interest from foreign representatives. the House session was routine though marked by Cleveland's farewell message and the death of ex Speaker Crisp.
Liberia pays 1000 dollars indemnity for outrages in Sierra Leone. Gen Diaz of Mexico may tour the world next year as Mexico prospers. Paris prefectorial commission backs moving the Orleans Railroad terminus to Cour des Comptes site ruined in the commune. Bruselles burgomaster and sheriff resign over a 5 franc per day minimum wage plan for communal employees.
Many families chasing a Western fortune rely on Hostetter's Stomach Bitters to guard against malaria, fevers, and tainted water. The remedy claims to fortify the system for pioneers miners and travelers facing harsh frontier conditions.
A Sunday school teacher asks Sammy Snaggs what a centurion is. Sammy replies it is a chap who makes a century run on a bicycle in a humorous exchange from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
A Chicago-based ad from A. Philips & Co. offers personalized at-home representation to explain the advantages of Phillips-Rock Island Tourist Car Excursions to California. Readers are invited to send name and address to 91 Adams St., Chicago.
Uncle Eben notes that work ethic varies with approach and energy. He contrasts a bass drummer who uses more effort on one measure than a fiddler does on several, reflecting on performance dynamics. Washington Star quotation.
Travel at 2 cents per mile offered by Nickel Plate Road with an interchangeable 1000 mile hook valid for one year from issue. For details contact Nickel Plate Road agents or write to them.
An attributed line reflects on grief as a force that reshapes purpose rather than spoiling life, stating sorrow cuts to the root and prepares one for living. The quote appears credited to George Eliot.
An 19th century medicine brief promotes Lawes Family Medicine as a daily laxative. It claims to aid digestion and health by acting on the liver and kidneys and curing sick headache. It lists a price of 25 cents and a cryptic term bUc.
A vintage ad touts Dobbins' Electric Soap as lightening a wife's mood and common in grocers since 1865. It claims the soap aids children with wounds and colic, reduces inflammation and pain, and is priced at 23 cents per bottle with quick delivery after meals.
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