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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
9
A testimonial extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root curing kidney pain and weakness. The writer George H Huber recounts six bottle use costing five dollars and claims lasting improvement. A notary public attests his signature and the notice invites sending for a sample bottle and booklet.
A dialogue highlights a critic named Youngleigh who objects to profiting from others' research after their effort and expense. The exchange also defends learning from existing experience as a valid basis for progress, framing the issue as a subtle ethical contrast.
Avoid liquid bluing. Every drop of water is adulteration. Red Cross ball blue is sold as a pure blue product. A two ounce package costs five cents and a four ounce size costs ten cents. De Ughta the laundress advertises at all good grocers.
A fragment notes a woman cares not who earns money but can spend it. It cites dubious dental claims with Hamlins Wizard Oil for gums and a mouthwash remedy. It contrasts beliefs about gender with a line about a good man discerning superiority.
Bloomington report shows 4300 graduates with 658 deceased and 3642 living. Oldest graduate Samuel C. Parks, 1838, Kansas City. first woman grad Sarah Parke Morrison, Knightstown 1869. Also notes living professionals, towns, and global reach of alumni.
Jeffersonville report states William H Buckley aged ninety one and among the oldest Odd Fellows in the state died at Port Fulton home. He joined the order sixty three years ago and spent fifty years with Jefferson lodge No. 3. Buckley worked as a caulker at Howard's shipyards for sixty five years until three years ago.
Dr. Charles M. Branch, the oldest physician in Madison county, died at his home after paralysis. Survived by widow Mrs. Mary Branch, he was born in New York in 1820 and lived in Indiana over fifty years. A Madison county resident since 1864, he practiced medicine successfully and was active in politics, representing Madison county in the Indians Legislature in 1884.
In Fort Wayne Henry Castle serves longer jail for knowledge of chicken theft than Horstman brothers who stole them. Castle was jailed 212 days for not posting bond. Horstmans guilty of petit larceny each fined 100 dollars and 90 day sentences. Rushville divorce sees Mrs Fanny Gray claim alimony of 10000 dollars after testifying her husband gave 10 dollars over twenty years.
Marion Rowen former saloon keeper convicted for illegal liquor sale receives 250 dollars fine and fifty days in jail. he may appeal. Darlington reports a series of misfortunes as Todd family members die of typhoid and father James Todd is jailed for sanity hearing. Goshen tragedy as fourteen year old Fred Cregier is shot and killed during a moving picture era incident when a bayonet clash with fourteen year old Hutchinson leads to a fatal wound.
In Muncie a Lake Erie & Western freight train derailed six cars after an axle broke blocking traffic for hours. Greenfield widow sues to break her father’s will, worth 40 000 dollars. Cedar Grove man, eighty, died by hanging, health cited. Valparaiso woman fed by four doctors after swallowing a rabbit bone. Wabash orders arrests of piano men who play on Sundays in downtown. Columbus divorce case reveals wife proposed marriage to husband. Marion restaurant owner Guilty of interfering with an electric meter. 30 days in jail and a 10 dollar fine. Terre Haute plaintiff seeks 16 000 dollars for breach of promise from a photographer. Muncie man arrested for forging hotel check later sent to Cincinnati for similar charge. Greentown man injured in buggy accident. rib fracture and neck cut. Osgood man and Marion woman fail to obtain marriage license until divorce costs paid.
A playful poem notes verse can be read forward or backward and hints at the muse that writes in meter and rhythm. It suggests readers test poets by reading lines from either end, ending with the observation that the first verse could be read last or upside down.
The excerpt explains coal as ancient lignite formed from prehistoric plant matter and charged pro rata on bills. It notes coal’s price tied to supply and demand, seasonal price rises, and uses from gas to medicines via coal tar. It mentions coal ashes as unusable and coal mining along railways measured by the ton.
The passage laments the aging of eggs from fresh to heavily marketed labels. It notes past practices of giving stale eggs to the poor and mocks modern preservation, suggesting a future where a hen’s cackle could be stored as a phonograph record. It ends with a judgment about faith in fellow man.
A humorous ancient tale notes Eve asking Adam to take a leaf to the Euphrates maple to match it, a moment linked to the fall. The line blends biblical imagery with playful dating of humanity’s origins.
A brief note suggests Arnold Bennett may admire the audience, noting his deep impressions and the likelihood that all his books will sell. The tone hints at positive reception and anticipated reader interest.
Tollemache recalls a humorous mix up in which Mr M receives two letters and, mixing envelopes, ends up dining with Archbishop Tait while the other letter asks him to preach to a religious society. The misunderstanding leads to the archbishop quipping about his dinner response.
An old advertisement argues neglect of skin and hair is criminal and praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for improving complexions hands and hair. It offers samples via postal request to Cuticura Dept. 21, Boston, plus a 32 page booklet on treatment. The piece ends with a quip about the only female without a kick being a mermaid.
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