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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1895
Page
8
A Congress member not in Washington falls to a policeman. He declares his status with swagger and is warned that revealing the title will not aid his case, as the officer hints at a lighter sentence only if he stays quiet.
A West African chief on the Benin River region, Nana, is described as a fin-de-siecle monarch after English raiders looted his town. Items seized include silver cigar and cigarette cases bearing his name, medicines such as an American hair restorer, private letters, and ships of Rotterdam gin.
An advertisement targets working women, portraying common symptoms of displacement and uterine irregularity. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the surest and safest remedy, citing a testimonial from Miss Sallie Palmer of Nicetown, Philadelphia.
Roralld Kem Kennedy of Roxbury Massachusetts claims a remedy from common weed cures scrofula pimples and many ailments. He cites over eleven hundred cases with two failures and offers certificates within twenty miles of Boston. Read the label for dosage and effects. book by postal card.
The article traces primitive ropeways before writing, noting towlines as the earliest removal method for material. It describes cross river crossing in Hin dostan with long suspension cables, wooden blocks, and simple platforms pulling passengers across chasms. It cites Spanish explorers in Peru finding bridges over 200 feet, built from twisted osier cables bound and bamboo covered for roadway support.
The inventor's improved hat pin uses a small groove and a silver or steel plate to lock the pin after insertion. The sheath cannot be removed until the plate is lifted, preventing pricks from dislocating in a breeze and reducing hat damage. Gold, silver, and ordinary pins adopt the design.
In the San Jose area near Titicaca Lake, three tall monoliths bear rude human carving and sun symbols. Likely formed long before European contact, the stones may be glacier deposited, with locals calling them wandering stones and legends tying them to ancient times.
A Kansas City Star note surveys how English and French place names and surnames degrade in pronunciation. It cites St John St Marys Axe and St Leger as Sinjun Simmery Axe and Silliger, Chopitoulas for Tchoupitoulas, pascretion for Pass Christan, and Dabney Tolliver Gaggan Deasiso Manigo Gridine as examples of common corruptions.
The article discusses the long overall subjugation of goats by humans dating back to early history. It notes goats are widespread among diverse peoples, cling to households, show notable intelligence, provide milk flesh and hair, yet have not earned their due status in relation to humans.
A vintage medical ad extols Kidneys role and uses Bieve as a model. It touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a diuretic and restorative, claiming it renews kidney filtering, prevents Bright’s disease and related ailments, and eases bladder issues while aiding digestion and nervous weakness. An old court quip closes with a joke about dinner adjournment.
A scanned 19th century ad fragment touts a new carpet material of imported Irish linen, claiming lower cost and greater wear than ingrain carpets, plus health benefits. It also cautions against mercury in catarrh cures, promoting Hall’s Catarrh Cure as mercury free. Miscellaneous notes mention onion seed yields, Salzer seeds, and travel rates to Western states.
A fragment notes excursions on the Nickel Plate Road toward the South with a single fare. The readable text hints at travel deals and implied agricultural connections, but details are incomplete and entities are uncertain.
Thomas A. Edison has spent nearly 1,000,000 dollars on experiments to develop a commercial method of reducing high grade ores by electricity. He says success would be his greatest electrical invention and a milestone for industry.
The piece notes a remedy must be pleasant and wholesome, citing Byrup of Figs as a gentle laxative. It then recounts Annapolis name changes from St Marys to Arundelton to Anne Arundel, and finally the current name.
D. J. McMullen of Larkin Kansas writes to Sterling Remedy Co Chicago claiming Neto bac cured his tobacco habit and that learning to use it again would be harder than quitting. He says he would always speak well of No to bac and has no desire for tobacco. The article notes teeth hair and nails pale but clarifies they are not part of the bone system.
A fragment advertising 1000 Bua potatoes and other seeds from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis invites readers to request a seed book and sample Giant Spurry. The ad also notes a medical claim about perspiration and mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption with a New York address dated Oct 29 1804.
Reduced rates authorized for Homeseekers' Excursions on the Nickel Plate Road to the West and Southwest with travel dates February 12 March 5 and April 2. Also notes Mardi Gras events in New Orleans with dates February 25 and 28. Scholarly names appear in odd context.
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