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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
6
President Wilson outlines a comprehensive message to Congress urging a unified budget system, strict expenditure audits, and simplified income tax. He warns against high wartime tax rates, stresses export growth, and calls for fair treatment of labor, capital, and returning soldiers within a framework of orderly, constructive reforms.
Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood died in London. Prussian martial law ended in greater Berlin. German Independent Socialist party seeks Bolshevik ties at Leipzig. Berlin dispatch notes Spain and Bulgaria recognize Austrian republic. Presse de Paris cites 2,000,000 franc purse for Dempsey Carpentier 1920 Paris bout. Mantua riot claims eight lives. 42 wounded.
In a small Ohio town the Junior Red Cross and Anti tuberculosis association lead a health crusade. Seven thousand toothbrushes are used on teeth long neglected as part of the effort to make dental care a regular task for children.
The passage notes drummers marching through trains to urge passengers to vote guilty or not guilty, and records that women voted in these contests. It mentions Brooklyn reporting on the Beecher trial helping a writer rise, and ends with a quip about sin and doggerel.
Grain prices list rye and wheat varieties with bids up to about 15.25 per sack. Timothy hay tops at 31 to 32 dollars, clover mixes around 29 to 31. Cattle values show prime heavy steers around 18.7 to 20.6, stockers 8.5 to 13, cows 5 to 13, veal calves to 17.75. Hogs range 12 to 14 per hundredweight depending on class. Lambs and mutton noted with bids near 14 to 16 dollars.
A compact reflection urges sharing joyous tidings and avoiding gossip. It stresses considerate speech to ease others’ paths and cultivate harmony, urging restraint on what is said about others and the value of peaceful talk.
Ad copy touts Danderine as a product that fills hair with volume and shine. The claim emphasizes thick waves and a healthy appearance, appealing to consumers seeking a dramatic salon like effect at home.
An advertisement promises dramatic hair improvement using a small bottle of Danderine sold at drug or toilet counters. It claims instant increased beauty, softer lustrous hair, and removal of dust oil while refreshing the scalp and reducing dandruff and hair loss.
A brief quirky exchange centers on a waiter asked about barnyard terminals, revealing the question as a coded reference to cocktails. The snippet hints at playful banter within a social scene.
An old time advertiser touts Paper's Cold Compound as a fast remedy lasting two hourly doses to three doses. It claims instant nasal relief, stops runny nose and headaches, reduces fever, and costs only a few cents at any drug store. Also mentions Roman Eye Balsam for granulated eyelids and a note about a bet over quail catching.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood-based remedy for catarrhal deafness caused by inflamed Eustachian tubes. Warns that if inflammation isn’t reduced hearing may be lost forever and offers a hundred dollar reward for incurable cases. Ends with a jokey line about boys who throw stones.
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