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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1896
Page
3
Jay Sharritt, 24, of Angola, was found dead by hanging in his father's barn Monday morning after a routine milking. A former student at Tri-State Normal School he previously attempted suicide with ether. The report mentions remedies from Electric Bitters and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as advertised in local notices.
The Fremont town paper highlights strong local business representation with 12 to 36 inches of ads from doctors, dentists, attorneys, insurers, bakers, restaurants, hotels, shops, and services. It urges advertisers to join the Eagle, noting low rates and potential returns from local patrons and ongoing benefits to both ad sponsors and the paper.
Alderman James L. Francis of Chicago endorses Dr King s New Discovery as ideal for coughs colds and lung complaints after five years use in his family. Reverend Johan Burgus of Keota Iowa praises its swift relief from illness after fifty years in ministry. Trial bottle free at McKeehen s.
James Hervey Dobbs of Brooklyn, a known speaker and former wealthy manufacturer, was found unconscious beside his sister's grave with an empty laudanum bottle. His mind, unsettled by finances and her death, led him to attempt suicide, but he was saved by timely hospital care. He is about seventy and has lectured on Oriental travels.
A mother care guidance warns of croup and throat illnesses in children and urges prompt home use of Brant's Balsam with two to three times the usual dose at first symptoms to loosen membranes and provide relief, as warranted by W. N. McKeehen.
A local advertisement extols Deering mowers and binders with ball and roller shafts and adjustable drag bars. It lists dealers by township and invites farmers, notes Pony and Ideal mowers, and cites advantages of cargoless transport. Mentions Dr Wheeler nerve remedies, local publishers, and Chamberlains cough remedy.
A damaged listing shows prices for dress flannel 30c, jams and suitings around 27c to 33c, and 38 inch air wool settings at 38c. The text is partial with unreadable portions but provides unit prices and product types from a clothing and fabrics catalog.
A River of claims for instant relief and healing salves dominates the page. McKeehen promotes One Minute Cough Cure and De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve for burns, skin eruptions, piles, and sores. Fort Wayne and Hillsdale paper mentions appear alongside promises of immediate effects and guaranteed satisfaction.
Fragmentary reader letters praise Syrup Pepsin and One Minute Cough Cure as effective for stomach issues and coughs. A Bohemian oats note lawsuit against William Straw and Robert George notes the case in circuit court. A local druggist product ad mentions DeWitts Little Early Risers as a liver regulator.
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