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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1914
Page
5
Booker T. Washington shares a Christmas tale at Tuskegee about Old Uncle Cal Clay inviting a pastor to dine. The feast features a magnificent spread with turkey so tender the parson asks its source, and Uncle Calhoun Clay delivers a punchline about a trivial matter.
Judd Knowles of Falls City Nebraska describes a two year facial breakout that improved after he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He followed a nightly routine of washing with the soap, applying the ointment, and rinsing in the morning, noting complete cure in about three weeks.
A fragmentary column contrasts Mexican attitudes with American art and notes varying views on marine subjects. It also includes quips about gender roles and a cosmetic ad line referencing eye balm and a proverb about giving a woman rope used as a clothesline.
Walter Johnson pitched for Washington as Mr Jennings tried to lift team spirits. An eager young man swung at Johnsons pitches and, after a third wild swing, popped up a fly to first. He was called out and quipped there should be a rule to hang lights on the ball. Jennings asked softly where the man worked.
A French woman credits her 27 year cold-free streak to a daily routine after a warm bath she taps her throat face and neck with the coldest water for about two minutes. She notes winter resistance tests resolve with steady use and a generous reward. The Houston Post quotes a joke about rivals seeking one woman's fortune.
A brief witty exchange notes a shop offering boots up to size nine for women, while the shopkeeper clarifies they do not stock men’s boots. The tension highlights gendered shopping norms in the period.
An advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as the real remedy with a tall name and signature of B W GROVE. It claims to cure a cold in one day and repeats the price 250. The excerpt also includes a quip from the Baltimore American about a dense man and a child's insight.
Handy boys and girls learn to make toys from peanuts chestnuts squash seeds and toothpicks. The article describes a wild man figure and a prancing wild horse built from two peanuts with toothpicks for limbs and joints. The wild man attaches to the horse with a toothpick connection and is secured to the figure.
A step by step vintage guide explains making a toy play store with a counter from chairs boards and boxes. It details forming animal figures from nuts seeds and toothpicks, crafting shelves and a canopy, and assembling simple balance scales using spools buttons and improvised weights.
Abundant testimonials claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieves female illness and nervous disorders. Mrs Waters of Camden New Jersey details two months to recovery, while Mrs Hapock of Utica Oklahoma reports twenty years of backache and weakness improvement. The ad urges women to try the remedy, promising confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
A stout man performs a comic dance act with exaggerated moves causing amusement and confusion among onlookers. The exchange mentions a rich husband and a poor wife. An advertising line promotes Wright's India Vegetable Pills to cure grouchiness and liver trouble. A joke about entertaining a convention ends the page.
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