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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1894
Page
8
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health through gentle cleansing of the kidneys liver and bowels. It claims rapid relief from headaches fevers and constipation and credits medical approval. The California Fig Syrup Co markets the product in 60 and 81 bottle sizes and warns against substitutes.
The House debated tariffs and greenbacks while passing pension and mining bills. A Dem applause greeted a tariff bill and a resolution to continue Navy laborer employment. the Senate adjourned with minor business. District of Columbia real estate reform moved forward in the House.
Diverse opinions mark the crocodile’s utility and danger on African waterways. Tales recount deadly river-edge encounters, native diurants used as travel devices becoming traps, and a vivid death-roll of victims. Ample homely hints follow on fabric washing and housekeeping using simple pantry remedies. Von Moltke’s cool wartime demeanor is noted, highlighting preplanned actions and calm resolve.
The article traces the umbrella’s name to Italian um brella meaning little shade and links its origin to the East. It notes Italy as the source of the term and suggests umbrellas spread through Europe after being used initially for sun protection.
The Duke of Wellington, while expelling the French from the Peninsula, ordered three soldiers to be shot after a court martial. They were tied by armpit ropes, the firing squad fired only powder, and the condemned men were secretly reissued as new recruits to save their lives.
The tsetse fly, known as the elephant fly, helps sustain the slave trade by halting domestic animal transport and forcing ivory traders to rely on natives. Ivory dealers buy strong young men to haul ivory to the coast and sell slaves, a system tied to the fly’s presence in the elephant country.
Count Raphael Cohen of Antwerp prefers the name Cohen Antwerp to sound noble while retaining Antwerp in the title. Baron Oppenheim notes Antwerp Colons register as Comte et Comtesse Cod Anvers and adds his own entry as Baron Q. de Cologne to mirror the error.
The article notes sunflowers attract bees, suggesting owners plant fields with sunflowers to support apiaries. It praises the abundant honey and buzzing around blooming sunflowers and encourages experimentation in sunflowers as widespread as oats or rye.
A single pair of robins constructed a linked chain of eleven nests using dried grass on a girder in a tobacco shed at Howard Pitkin's plantation in East Hartford Connecticut. The nests were built last spring.
The German Imperial Health Department in Berlin cites death rates per thousand with Berlin at 16.3 and Alexandria at 52.9 as extremes. London 20.3, Stockholm 16.9, Christians 19, Rome 27.4 rising to 30.1 elsewhere. A north south contrast links damp northern climates to healthiness and dry sunny southern regions to poorer outcomes.
The piece warns malaria as a real danger in mangrove and marsh areas, describing its threat and persistence. It promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as the sole defense, claiming it protects against miasmatic mists and supports digestion, vigor, appetite, sleep, rheumatism, and nervousness for travelers and inhabitants alike.
Howard Paul notes at the Cavour door a brief exchange about a man with finished sentences. Jacobi quips about seeing through people, while Phillipe identifies a guest as an ex convict after a sharp remark about literary style.
An article notes Hall's Catarrh Cure is a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. It also quotes CAPTAIN R. D. BELL of Alaska warning that disease and whisky are decimating Alaska Natives, predicting Indians may become a curiosity in ten years.
The notice touts Flathead Valley for homes and profits in Kalispell and surrounding areas. It notes fertile farming land, forests, rivers, lakes, metals, iron, coal, and a pleasant climate with no blizzards. Mentioned are Kalispell as county seat with water works and electric lights, plus a late item about Jack Hoarer displaying a 11 pound oyster from Fowl River.
Henry A. Salzer of the John A. Salzer Seed Company La Crosse Wisconsin travels through France Germany England Belgium Russia and Bohemia to bring back new farm and vegetable seeds for customers of the firm noted for its seed line and farm products. The report frames AGE as providing broad insight but centers on Salzer’s European mission and seed offerings.
An old Fort Wayne Business College reference notes that pure devilment reflects human nature and comments on pleasing skin tones from Glenn's Sulphur soap. It cautions to know a man’s relatives before any crowd confrontation.
An advertisement touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as a long used lung treatment promising cure or at least relief. The makers guarantee it will cure catarrh, or provide compensation in the worst cases.
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