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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
2
A cheerful advertisement promises instant hair transformation using a small bottle of Danderine. It claims hair becomes soft glossy and full of life, with dust and oil removed and dandruff reduced. The tonic allegedly aids growth and adds color vigor and brightness.
Advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fastest cure for cold symptoms. Recommends taking every two hours up to three doses to relieve nasal congestion headache fever sneezing and body aches. Claims quick action without quinine and low cost at drug stores.
Bayer endorses taking one or two glasses of water after aspirin tablets and requires the Bayer Cross mark on genuine packages. The Bayer Tablets of Aspirin have long been prescribed for colds headaches toothaches and other pains in tin boxes and larger packs. Also containing unrelated adv notes on war and frugality.
A vintage Mothers warning urges careful examination of Castoria bottles and signatures to ensure authenticity. The ad highlights Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children with over three decades in use.
A historical ad claims influenza caused more deaths than a great war and promotes Boschee's Syrup for coughs bronchitis colds and throat irritation. It touts fifty three years of use in homes and emphasizes relief at night and easy morning expectoration.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a local notice about social media posts from Samalty ee. Details are unreadable, but the item appears to involve guidance or requirements for posting tweets. Further readable text is needed to specify entities, dates, or actions.
Attorney General Palmer told the House judiciary committee that deportations and arrests helped restore order and warned against drastic repressive laws. He denied cold feet over anti sedition measures and urged passage of a Bill drafted by the Department of Justice to address revolutionary threats while protecting rights.
In Los Angeles Earl Burgess a motion picture actor died after plunging 700 feet from an airplane during a comedy filming He was to cast off a dummy but slipped and fell while Lieut Walter Hawkins also piloting the plane The crew believed the body was the dummy Burgess reportedly made an early successful parachute jump from an airplane.
Washington reports a Lenine decree issued January 15 and received by the state department states the Russian Bolshevik army must engage in general labor activities. The decree directs conscripted soldiers to perform diverse labor tasks.
Secretary of Agriculture E. T. Meredith of Iowa arrives in Washington pledging to cut middlemen and push farmers to boost production by improving distribution conditions. He cites dairy butter eggs and hog markets with prices well above farm values and urges action to lower living costs.
Washington reports President Wilson nominated former Virginia Governor Henry C. Stuart to the interstate commerce commission to replace James Harlan of Indians whose term expired. Louis Titus of San Francisco was named to the shipping board succeeding Henry M. Robinson who resigned last year. Titus is a Republican.
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on February 7 George Wicks shot and killed Memphis Slim and City Detective C C Flynn then barricaded himself in a nearby house. Seven others were wounded two seriously before Wicks was slain and the incident ended after a three hour standoff.
Allen K. Moore, first indicted witness, testifies in Grand Rapids about Newberry candidacy payments. He describes a $75 weekly salary, $300 cash for literature work, and numerous cash disbursements to railroad men and factory workers as part of the alleged election effort.
Four young men died and eight others were hospitalized after consuming barber shop booze at a Freeport party. The tainted drink used floral spirits as a base and caused rapid illness with bodies turning black and blue before admission to hospitals.
The Shipping Board reports ships sold through January 20 totaled 163 vessels weighing 610,084 deadweight tons. Sales reached $82,424,308 with buyers from more than twenty companies.
British troops have occupied the German railway line from Smyrna to Constantinople as of February 7, tightening control near the city during ongoing operations. The move strengthens Allied lines and disrupts enemy movements along the strategic corridor.
Yuma Arizona edition reports Captain Julio Calles, once of the Mexican federal army, was arrested on accusations of kidnapping and killing a fellow officer who defected from Carranza forces and sought sanctuary in the United States.
Two American Red Cross trains carrying clothing surgical dressings drugs condensed milk flour and other foods valued at 585000 departed Paris for Vienna and Budapest.
An official report says since the war began the United States and Japan have taken over most of India's big export trade from the central powers. The U S leads in iron steel machinery while Japan dominates electrical goods copper paper glassware textiles and beer. Increased U S shipments stem from British exporters being hampered by war conditions.
A fragment notes a female matchmaker commonly identified as Bhont Glegpine. The text also includes a cryptic sequence 96 6 cheperon, whose meaning is unclear from the fragment.
Norman Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma student H Merkle is rapidly recovering from a severe neck injury suffered in a local football game ten days ago. He dislocated a cervical vertebrae and was temporarily blinded. Merkle wore a ten pound weight around his neck to straighten his neck and restore his vision. He is at Seawanes Hospital and resides in Maed.
The American Federation of Labor and allied groups plan an aggressive political push in the coming election. Leaders from railroading and farmers organizations back a congress favorable to public ownership of utilities and measures to lower living costs, aiming for a strong labor farmer presence in Congress and primaries as the key battleground.
A sustained stampede of selling drove the British pound to 3.19 dollars, then rallied to 3.31 before slipping to 3.21½. Drafts on London flooded the market as panic sellers offered almost any price. France and Italy exchange rates also dropped with francs at 15.02 per dollar and lire at 18.77.
Paris reports Poland has received one hundred car loads of war materials bought from the American army to outfit its forces. The American Red Cross supplied underwear socks and sweaters. A new levy of 800000 men is being outfitted with American uniforms including overseas caps. Half a million Red Cross socks and 250000 sweaters were distributed in December. American uniforms are worn by most Polish troops at the front.
Chauny France reports the historic mirror factory founded by Jean Baptiste Colbert, minister to Louis XIV, will reopen after the war and employs about 2 000 workers.
Paris Feb 4 the first group of Germans to face extradition for war crimes is led by former Crown Prince Frederick William and includes Hindenburg Ludendorff and others. Baron von Leisner serves as German representative. The eight lists total about 800 names with sections detailing rank and accusations by Allied nations.
President Wilson is unlikely to leave Washington for now as Dr Grayson notes steady improvement. The physician said it would be unwise to change the treatment plan. The president walks with a cane on the second floor but remains confined to the wheelchair on lower levels.
Orville Harrington a 41 year old Denver mint worker was arrested by secret service agents for stealing gold bars valued at 35000. He confessed and led officers to his home where the bars were buried or hidden around the yard and later recovered in full.
Bonds valued at 90000 were stolen from James R. Deering’s office in the financial district. The outside door of the safe was opened by the combination and the inside door forced. This marks a second robbery in two days in the district.
New York February 5 Percy H Johnston president of the Chemical National Bank says the fall in British exchange will reduce the cost of flying and is likely to cut down U S exports he predicts.
The Associated Press reporter tours devastated French towns under government arrangements noting reconstruction progress. He highlights Chauny where a chemical factory was built to aid rebuilding and provide about 1,000 jobs.
An ad warns that eating meat can cause kidney trouble by overworking the kidneys and lists symptoms such as back ache headaches and urinary issues. It promotes Jad Salts as a four ounce daily remedy to flush kidneys and neutralize urine acids, claiming it cleans organs and prevents disease.
An old ad extols Cascarets as a superior cleansing remedy for the stomach and bowels. It claims they purge undigested food and foul gases, reduce liver bile, and remove constipation without gripe or discomfort, promising results by morning.
An old sales pitch offers 100 dollars for an incurable catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Medicine sold by druggists for over forty years. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and lists F. J. Cheney and Co. Toledo Ohio as makers. Also notes a slogan about lack of force without self faith.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a universal solution for dyeing wool silk linen cotton and blends from dresses to children's coats and feathers. It notes a direction book for overprinting any color and suggests using the Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials.
Ad claims Ely's Cream Balm clears nasal passages and relieves head colds and catarrh instantly. Fragrance antiseptic cream is applied in the nostrils to soothe swollen mucous membranes and ease breathing.
An advertisement touts Cuthura Soap for shaving Bathing and shampooing in one bar. It promises skin purity comfort and health with no mug germs waste or irritation even when shaved daily. An agreeable man is shown as one who consents to be taught what he already knows.
Fragmentary notes describe a remedy involving rum and a small box compound applied to the hair. Text appears garbled with stray phrases and unclear instructions. no coherent method or sources are identifiable.
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