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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1896
Page
7
Roxbury man Donald Kennedy claims a common pasture weed remedy cures humor from scrofula to pimples. He cites over eleven hundred trials with two failures and offers a book via postal card. The label warns of early stomach discomfort and urges no diet change, with a nightly tablespoonful in water and broad druggist availability.
Experiments show Austrian cavalry using water tight waversacks filled with straw as rafts. Four waversacks form a raft with sabers, carrying five men across a 650 foot wide river twelve feet deep in eighteen minutes total. Boats with haversacks and iron bars ferried twelve to fourteen men.
Kinglake, author of Eothen, sought a lady doctor's view on gout and was told the ailment was within her scope. He praised a sharp quip about the Times, noting his mixed feelings for the paper as a juggernaut that governs him, and quipped about the new editor's marriage bringing the Times into humanity.
"That is the prettiest foot in all the world" says Baby Ruth's father as he pats a tiny pink foot. The little girl retorts with a matching foot and a confident "Here it is, paps," in a gentle domestic moment.
A reader is told of a classic doubling puzzle where a penny on day one doubles each day. By day thirty, the amount reaches 85 million, illustrating exponential growth and a salary timing dilemma. The note cites the St. Louis Republic as the source of the quote.
A playful dialogue contrasts tastes for medicinal remedies with a breakfast reveal. The old boarder asks what’s for breakfast and the waiter replies ham, sparking humor in a New York Dispatch tone.
MeafnessCannot Be Cured by toad applications as they cannot reach the ear. Deafness is due to an inflamed condition of the Eustachian tube and mucous surfaces. A cure requires inflammation reduction and restoring normal function. One hundred dollars offered for any case caused by catarrh that can be cured by Catarrh Cure. Sold by Druggists, 75c. J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Quote from Florida Times Union notes all boarders have left Mrs Neckbever's house. The coffee nearly disappeared but was too weak to crawl away, highlighting a humorous aside about the beverage.
Advertisement for California excursions via Chicago Union Pacific North-Western Line with upholstered sleeping cars leaving Chicago Thursdays. Berth cost is $1.00, low rates and quick travel touted. directs to ticket agents or W H Kniskern for details. Also includes various health and paraphrased ad copy fragments.
Emma L. Stoll, a East Orange society figure, recounts a long illness with morphine, sulphur and molasses, then credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health. The article promotes pills costing 50 cents a box or 2.50 for six, available from druggists or by mail from Schenectady. The piece ends with a social maxim about heart over head.
The article touts Cripple Creek Colo as a rich gold district drawing crowds and promotes travel via the Santa Fe Route from Chicago or Kansas City with through sleepers and direct access to the camp. It cites low rates and express connections, urging readers to contact agents for fares and schedules.
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