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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
7
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe for headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes Bayer tablets come in 12 count tins and larger packages with proper directions and claims reduced diphtheria mortality from four in ten to four in a hundred due to early treatment.
An old advertisement urges safe eating during heat waves and recommends Eatonic tablets taken before and after meals to prevent excess stomach acids and toxins. It claims to improve appetite, reduce feverish dry mouth, and remove acids and gases from the body, presenting Eatonic as a candy like remedy for overeating and cold drinks.
Brown recalls defending Smith against Jimson’s taunts claiming Smith was an old fool. Smith presses what was said and Brown confirms he claimed Smith was not so very old. The exchange shows ongoing camaraderie and loyalty despite ridicule.
Thousands of women are urged to try Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root claiming it restores kidney health and relieves headaches back pain and nervousness. Readers can request a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co with a self address label and receive through parcel post. medium and large bottles sold at drug stores.
A returned soldier wins admiration by recounting his rough frontier service. He explains how he was mustered in and peppered with shot, presenting himself as the salt of the earth and earning social esteem from local women.
An advertised antiseptic ear drum by A O Leonard acts as a miniature megaphone inside the ear. It claims to restore hearing for many New Yorkers with deafness from catarrh or perforated drums. Contact Leonard at Suite 94, 70 Fifth Avenue, NYC for information.
A dialogue notes 朝 the laundry establishment aims to stay current and plans to relocate offices into a flatiron building. The exchange underscores modernization and architectural changes impacting the business.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment Soap and Talcum for pimples redness roughness or itching. It claims a clear sweet skin results with nightly application, bathing in hot water and dusting talcum for a fragrant finish. Price is 25 cents each.
Managers at a Portland Oregon babies home have made fire drills a festive event by installing a zinc lined chute from the second story to the ground for the children. A torpid river condition prevents proper food assimilation. Tone up your liver with Wright's Indien Vagetabdis Fils. They act gently and surely.
Report suggests a soldier was wounded in the heel at his first battle with locals dubbing the injury a renning sore. The fragmentary OCR conveys a teasing exchange about the cause and nature of the wound. No additional facts are provided.
Dr John Michelson becomes resident physician at Hartley house a secluded country estate with a murder mystery and a haunted pool. He falls for Isobel Sidney while the butler’s privileged role adds tension as Richard Dobson’s deadly past looms and a drinking incident tests loyalty. John purchases a revolver after a confrontation.
Williamson recalls seeing a figure by the pool edge and hearing rustling in the brush while walking home at night. He notes the figure did not move and seemed not alive, with fear rising as the rustling grew louder before he fled.
The narrator recalls Jed's volatile control over the household and a dangerous encounter. Mrs. Sidney seeks a drastic plan to safeguard Isobel and the home while Jed’s drunken menace and a rifle shot on the narrator escalate the tension. Isobel’s engagement scheme introduces tension between loyalty and danger.
A reflection on mob behavior and collective folly drawing on historical examples. It argues that crowds mislead themselves, leading to terror, secession, or war, while individual accountability remains clearer. The piece cites Henry Watterson and critiques despotism as inherently tyrannous and reform typically needing revolution.
Woodpeckers are steady natural guardians of trees and forage by creeping around trunks and branches. Their winter food is abundant, making them rarely migratory and they do not forage in flocks. They drill into wood, unlike thrushes and quails that feed on the ground. The article also notes Karsok in Kashmir as perhaps the world’s highest village at 140466 feet, with rough stone houses.
Poultry experts from the United States Department of Agriculture advise breaking broodiness by confining the hen to a small elevated coop for three to six days, with water available and feeding optional. Some hens need 10 to 12 days. look for nest-staying behavior and ruffled feathers to confirm recovery.
Poultry specialists of the United States department of agriculture say hens are the main source of white meat and eggs, but turkeys guineas geese and ducks are also important. Farms with streams or ponds may profit from ducks or turkeys depending on water access and space. Each farm should determine which poultry beyond 100 hens can be profitably kept with sufficient numbers for free range.
United States Department of Agriculture explains poultry feed should balance minerals, nitrogenous and carbonaceous elements. Corn, wheat, oats and barley supply these in fixed proportions, yet optimal egg yield requires additional animal and green feeds.
Advice focuses on tight nesting, proper poultry care, and avoiding overfeeding to raise birds efficiently. It notes chicken mites raise egg costs, no cure for blackhead, and recommends free range, culling male birds after hatching, with warm weather tips of skimmilk or buttermilk.
Aids in fighting forest fires. Fifty of fifty four forest fire stations in New York State are equipped with steel towers to help quickly discover and locate fires. Last year, department operations reduced the number of fires and the extent of damage across the state.
In a brief vignette, Mia Torkins remarks that Charlie’s grasp of banking and currency is remarkable given his lack of money. Charlie responds with a humorous, self-deprecating line about his wealth or lack thereof, highlighting a money themed banter.
A London Tit-Bits joke notes a Sunday school teacher asking the flood's result and a bright child answering Mud. The quip reflects light humor about the Deluge and a child's cheeky reply.
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