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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1904
Page
3
Readable scraps of humor from newspapers include jokes about Jenkins and Dr Bolus, fashion satire, socialites and weddings, a gag about pressed autumn leaves, a misfilled prescription, and wry lines on love and fortune. The collection features characters such as Jenkins, Dr Bolus, Meeker, Peckem, and Mrs Guyer.
A collage of humor fragments from Chicago Tribune Town Topics Cleveland Plain Dealer Detroit Free Press Detroit Free Press Philadelphia Public Ledger Philadelphia Press and others. It contrasts misspellings and puns about words like flee flea and bird with quips on business football and manners.
A fragment from a 19th century Seattle or Chicago newspaper recounts Elvira Binney's dream guiding Cap'n Joe to steer sou east. A rescued Portuguese sailor aboard the Roxana warns of marriage plans as Elvira learns the ship will bear her name no more.
A garbled dialogue shows Finnegin and others debating glasses and sight. Miss Passay claims a prescription for perpetual youth while Sarcastic remarks about buying it at a drug store.
A collection of letters from John O. Atkinson of Independence Missouri and Mrs Alla Schwandt of Sanborn Minnesota praise Peruna and Manalin for curing chronic catarrh rheumatism and supporting women through changes of life. The ad asserts long standing claims of effectiveness and authenticity with a $10 000 bank guarantee and authenticity assurances from customers.
An appeal promises free instructions for a purported treatment of leucorrhoea ulcers displacements womb problems and female troubles. It claims a full home program costs about 12 cents weekly and asks readers to share with others. Mrs M Summers Box 105 Notre Dame Lad appears as the contact.
A classroom exchange centers on the word imbibes with Fanny giving a sentence about imbibing boarders. An old advertisement from Woman's Home Companion promotes Christmas and New Year rail rates via Nickel Plate Road with round trip fares one fare and a third, returning January 4, and a Fort Wayne agent contact.
Mrs Garvey rushes to tell her husband that her mother has injured her hand and faces possible lockjaw. The husband reassures her, saying the doctors will keep her awake and prevent the jaws from locking.
Major Allison Edwards United States consul general says North Dakotans cross into Canada in large numbers as land runs out. He describes settlers as wealthy and well informed about homestead laws and opportunities. Canadian agents offer to provide full guidance on immigration and land rules.
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