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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
4
A feature at Cameron's Drug Store highlights a fresh holiday assortment including Christmas candies toys and novelties. The shop emphasizes new stock in perfumery pictures and medallions along with Austria china cups and fancy ware and a wide book selection for presents or personal use.
Pain Dear For His Leg B D Blaton of Thackerville Texas paid over 340000 in two years for a doctor cure and a running sore on his leg. They proposed amputation but he cured it with one box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Guaranteed cure for piles. 25 cents a box sold by W N MecKeehen druggist.
The Lake Shore Ry announces a Christmas number ready about Dec 20 featuring poetry prose a Christmas eve tale The Third Vice-President's Special and native halftone etchings from original drawings Four cents postage to A J Smith G VP T A Cleveland Ohio School News notes Christmas vacation Dec 22 to Jan 2 1900 High School attendance up with 50 students 47 latin The senior class begins Book IV in Geometry under Professor Mghly with strong work results and a $20 93 gross from a school box social
An advertisement from Cameron's Drug Store by W. N. McKrewen invites refunds for Henry & Johnson's Amica and Oli Liniment if it fails to cure bumps bruises scratches chafes cuts strains blisters sore muscles and other ailments. It notes lady riders praise the product and lists price 25 cents per bottle or 50 cents for a three times larger bottle.
Advertisements claim a two day cure for la grippe with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet. Full refund offered if it fails. E W Groves signs each box and J B Clark of Peoria endorses DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin diseases. Mormon missionaries report proselyting across the state with house to house canvassing.
Victims suffer liver kidney issues and general malaise but Electric Bitters promised relief with renewed strength and appetite, cited by Idaville resident J. W. Gardner. Also notes One Minute Cough Cure saving a child from croup. Holiday Lake Shore excursion fares offered December 24 to 31, 1900 with return validity.
An old newspaper item touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as boosting strength and brain clarity with a 25 cent box, sold by W. N. McKeehen in DeWitt, claiming purification of blood and liver support. A Waterloo packing barn belonging to Dan and Obe Leus burned Sunday morning, destroying 525 tons of tulei hay.
D. Judyston of Echmond Indiana has suffered rheumatism since 1802. He praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm calling it relief after one application. He reports his foot swelling and pain reduced quickly. For sale by McKeehen.
An advertisement touts Kodo Dyspepsia Cure claiming relief from indigestion and sour stomach. A local Masonic lodge reports elected officers including W M P Humphreys and W Earl Michael, with other roles filled by Ed Crawford Johan Doster Duane Scott and others.
Testimonial from T. C. Bowrn of Glencoe Ohio claims his son was cured of chronic diarrhoea after using Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, two bottles of the 25c size. Sold by W N McKeehen.
A weight on the mind grows heavier with over rich food yet dyspepsia vanishes in families that feed Fox's Forex Crackers as a staple diet. The crackers boast a fresh wheaty flavor favored by cultivated palates.
Alice Merwin eldest daughter of C. J. and RE. E. Merwin was born Sept 5 1853 in California Township Branch Co Michigan. She lived in Michigan Iowa and Indiana before marrying William Wolf Oct 19 1873 in Fremont Indiana. She died Dec 8 1899 after years of illness and leaves a husband son three daughters her parents two brothers two sisters and many friends. She had a public faith baptism July 1 1899 and a life of patience unselfishness and devotion guiding her family to a heavenly hope. The piece closes with a blend of obituary praise and an advertisement for cough remedies.
An old ad touts Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as a one day cure for a cough. The notice lists price 45 and 30 cents by W N McKeehen and notes local Coldwater buyers urging residents to hold chickens for higher prices, while warning against out of territory price errors by a chicken buyer.
Charles Davis of Bowerston Ohio narrowly escaped death from chronic lung trouble after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The remedy, claimed to cure coughs, colds, and lung diseases for 25 years, is sold with guarantees and free trial bottles at W N McKeehen's drug store. Testimonials from Mrs Harsh and others accompany claims of success.
A. L. Wambaugh of Angola reports multiple Union Central endowment policies maturing and paid claims in Noble county and nearby towns. Claimants include J. W. Goodwin Pleasant Lake and J. C. Allemonge Alvarado. a beneficiary from Fairfield Center is noted. A resident testimonial praises prompt settlement and fair dealing with Union Central Life Insurance Company.
A local notice quotes RB Churchill of Berlin stating their infant suffered raw sores until DeWitt's Witch Hazel Balm healed the condition. Warns readers to beware of counterfeit versions promising cures for skin ailments.
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