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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1890
Page
8
The piece warns against new cough remedies and touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the unfailing cure for throat and chest ailments. It also features a comic exchange about Prohibition era liquor and a card advertisement urging purchase of “Rock Island's” Playing Cards via mail order with small currency asks.
A collection of quips and ad copy mocks medical cures and weight loss promises. The snippets reference a Boston Globe page on cheap weight loss, a fake doctor joke about marrying a larger woman, and various product pitches for Jayne's Expectorant and a Garfland Tea teaser, all set in a New York City context with scattered humorous lines.
A St Louis Globe Democrat note warns that itinerant knife sharpeners who use dry stones ruin temper and produce a brief edge. It recalls a traditional method where the whetstone is kept wet with water to avoid heat damage, contrasting it with modern practices that claim sharpness but fail after first use.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes that nails renew far faster than seven years, with new nail growth occurring over weeks and repeating about twenty-one times in seven years. Summer growth outpaces winter, disproving the idea of a complete body renewal on a seven year cycle.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a kitchen door episode where a man earns breakfast by tedious wood chopping, then the reversal of quiet dignity. It also recounts a czar dramatizing a ballroom incident where a clumsy camel insult leads to a chalked boot task as punishment.
The article extols Hoatetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for biliousness and related ailments including headaches yellowing of the skin, nausea, and digestive issues. It criticizes drastic laxatives and claims the remedy purifies the stomach, improves appetite and sleep, and eases malarial and nervous complaints. It also cites Turgot’s terse opposition to a tax proposal, noting his sharp wit.
Frank Cheney and J Cheney Co advertise Hall's Catarrh Cure with a quack claim offering one hundred dollars for cured cases. Notary A W Gleason attests the statement on December day in Toledo. The firm promotes internal use and urges readers to buy from local druggists at seven cents a bottle.
Fragmentary text presents quotes attributed to Menry Ward Beecher and Dr. Browne. Content appears as a jumbled, historical quotation excerpt with unclear context or complete sense. No cohesive event or report emerges from the readable lines.
A new vicar in the village of Chosen near Cheltenham preaches on a biblical phrase prompting a yeoman to quip about the poor Hucklecut ol. An editor, busy with manuscripts, dismisses a visitor with verses as waste basket material.
A playful exchange cites the classic question of whether Kentucky’s blue grass is truly blue. Col. Kentucky counters with a vivid comparison to the sea, asserting the grass is green like the blue sea, in a lighthearted highlight from New York Weekly.
An advertisement collage notes Syrup of Figs as a gentle cleansing from the California Fig Syrup Co with 5c and $1 bottles. It mocks expensive poodles and brags about Ely's Dream Balm handy for catarrh with testimonials and a 50 cent price. Also promotes Dr Kilne's Great Nenturer for fits and a Thackeray quip.
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