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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1890
Page
8
A fragment describes a promise of a lowest price for a five day period with a guarantee. It mentions payment on delivery and suggests a sales pitch offering a good deal to the buyer. The readable text is limited and lacks clear identities or locations.
An advertisement urges readers troubled by a slight cold to send their address on a postal card to Sylvan Rem German Cough and Kidney Cure. It claims immediate relief and states a free trial should prove the product’s benefit.
A broad review of congressional activity notes the death of Justice Lamar and memorial adjournments in both chambers. It covers filibuster battles over bankruptcy legislation, judiciary confirmations, and routine appropriations debates, with Utah statehood, naval increases, and a Hawaii territorial resolution mentioned amid broader political discourse.
The Turkish sultan orders major railway concessions to unlock the empire’s interior. Plans include a line to Damascus and the Tigris and Euphrates Railway reaching the Persian Gulf, with Constantinople as the terminus in all routes. A curious local note reports oysters forming around lost teeth found in Athens Georgia. The teeth reportedly belonged to a drowned traveler and were sold for 20 dollars until the Smithsonian Institution expressed interest in purchasing them.
An old Berlin cathedral is being refurnished and a new altar step weight is planned. The Emperor has granted permission to produce paper weights from the marble pavement and altar steps where William I lay in state. Each weight will bear his words guaranteeing authenticity and will be sold for charity.
A reader letter cites Marlon Harland praising Royal Baking Powder in the Ladies' Home Journal. Harland says she uses it exclusively for biscuits and cakes, discarding home-made soda and cream of tartar mixes, and finds every box perfect and satisfying. She recommends it unqualifiedly to American housewives.
A humorous exchange contrasts animal speech with human language. Mrs De Shrew asks if animals can talk to each other and the professor asserts pigeons cannot. The joke notes pigeons mate once and never divorce.
Judge Thayer granted a perpetual injunction in a case brought by Hostetter Company of Pittsburgh against Tegethoff of St. Louis. Tegethoff is barred from imitating Hostetter Stomach Bitters and from using the Hostetter name in connection with any stomach bitters. The court set a muster to assess damages. The piece also notes estimates of US wealth and money supply.
Readable ad like fragment mentions two cent stamp request to Betina Circulating Library in Chicago and cites manufacturing life of soap boilers and grindstone makers. It includes testimonials for Brown's Bronchial Troches and Dr. Jayne's Expectorant, plus a casual note about aging men noticing pretty girls on the streets.
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