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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
7
An old advertisement claims California Fig Syrup is the safest laxative for children, urging mothers to look for the California label on the bottle and to give the product without fear, touting its fruity taste and clear dosing directions.
The scene shows weary workers resting along a road in the Argonne as a Numidian mule driver heads toward the Hinenburg line with a five pound hammer whip. A shell bursts nearby and the mule bolts back, prompting a quip that the effort has sent the convoy toward the Cunard line.
In Running Order. An automobile dealer notes the bill on a car has run for over a year. The delinquent customer replies he wants something connected with that car to run over half an hour without stopping. The exchange showcases a humorous, long standing debt gag.
A cryptic dialogue fragment from a Boston tran script hints at a resignation replacing a death in a domestic or political storyline. The exchange presents a sharp question about a spouse and a succinct answer indicating resignation rather than fatality.
Drugstore reports show widespread undetected kidney trouble among Americans. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is praised for its healing, with doctors noting many insurance declines due to unrecognized kidney problems. Available in two bottle sizes. test with a ten cent sample from Dr Kilmer & Co.
In Indianapolis President Lewis of the United Mine Workers laments a man shortage after World War I slaughter. He cites fewer eligible men, profiteering, and future marriages for pretty girls as a grim consequence. A rag man shouts old items and the group hints that despite demands, old maids remain.
An excerpt shows an excited young man ordering hamburg steak and joking about triplicate requisitions, with a counter man asking if shell shock is the cause. The line ends with the man insisting shell shock means nothing, reflecting wartime era humor.
Indiana notes report Merrill dies of heart disease in Indianapolis. George Muncie acquitted by insanity defense in Brazil murder case. Greensfork forms cooperative elevator. bread stays 11 cents in Indy for now. March Indiana sanitary and water supply convention planned at French Lick Springs. Marion County grand jury returns 27 indictments. Fires, births, and local government actions populate the state brief with varied civic and legal items.
Farmers and hobbyists learn that proper egg fertility ventilation and room conditions are crucial for chick hatches. Key points include keeping eggs in a well ventilated room, turning eggs daily, avoiding aged eggs, following incubator directions, and not opening after day eighteen.
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion in stomach and intestines, stimulates bile, purifies the blood, and aids indigestion nervous dyspepsia sluggish liver and other intestinal troubles. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle, take no substitute.
A local woman asserts she deceived her husband as a social joke. The claim suggests she engineered a situation to expose his gullibility and win amusement, prompting discussion of motives and consequences in the community.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for baby rashes with a 25 cent price. The message highlights gentle cleansing and fragrance as the remedy.
Relief comes instantly after the first dose and a regimen of doses every two hours up to three. It claims to open congested nostrils, stop nose running, relieve headache and feverishness, and has no quinine. Sold at drug stores for a few cents with no assistance needed.
When Pershing returned to Washington a trunk of medals and letters accompanied him. War Department aides sorted the papers and found a memo signed by a general’s aide dated months earlier noting the king’s visit and medals left behind. A penciled line over the C in C initials reads Write him something pretty.
An amusing incident at a living bridge tournament ends with a performer impersonating the queen of hearts mistaking the speaker’s "ice" request for dessert Ices. The other performer, with Bow Bells accent, explains she seeks the ice of spites in a playful misunderstanding.
A brisk exchange focuses on speed in a barber shop. The barber advises keeping a collar and hat on to streamline service while the customer expresses a need for a rapid haircut.
One effective method to keep poultry free from lice is a dust bath. A box large enough for several fowls is filled with road dust tobacco dust and sulfur in a six to one to two handfuls proportion. Dipping chickens in a two percent chlorine solution is also advised for lice control.
Poultry rations rely on meat scrap milk and tankage as the most available protein sources. Feeds emphasize these ingredients as primary protein components for efficient growth and production.
Theresa Coventry of Newark New Jersey reports organic trouble treated for weeks with no relief until Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine eased her symptoms. She recommends the products to friends and offers her name as a testimonial. Women may write for free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. confidentially.
Miss Pansy Pyetin planned a generous party to impress her family and guests with costliness. Her father proposed an old fashioned taffy pulling to showcase their hospitality and spending.
A vintage ad describes a home hair darkening tonic using Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water. Apply twice weekly to darken gray hair gradually and soften harsh strands with a non greasy finish. Drugstores can prepare it or mix at home cheaply.
A historical winter battered New England with record cold in February. Nantucket faced an icebound harbor, eight days without mails or supplies, and the Sankaty unavailable as ice packed the main channel. The Cross Rip lightship broke free and was lost with ten men aboard, marking a harsh memory of that season.
Benham declares he is fighting with his back to the wall and Mrs. Benham warns him not to press backward or he will grease the wallpaper. The exchange captures a tense domestic moment with a hint of comic relief.
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