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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
6
A railway official explains the push for public complaints to improve company messaging. He notes the firm has its own grievances to air and hopes input yields improved communications and new phrases.
To insure glistening white table linens, use Red Cross Ball Blue in your laundry. It never disappoints. At all good grocers, 5c.
Public schools across the country under army auspices highlight youth perspectives on military life and enlistment. A Ohio girl says enlistment frees one from bill collectors, a Montana boy cites rights under the Constitution, an Illinois boy wishes a teaching woman could be a soldier, and an Indiana girl claims enlistment benefits the body and callsuses the feet to hands.
A light dialogue scene features Ferdie and Mies Bright debating travel and whether a trip around the world broadens the mind. The exchange hints at perspective gained through movement and experiences beyond daily life.
A fragment expresses irony about wealth and labor, suggesting the rich would suffer without the poor man. The aphorism hints at social interdependence and class critique without naming individuals or places.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues without realizing it. Symptoms like back pain headaches and nervousness can indicate kidney trouble. Start treatment now with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root a physician’s prescription obtainable at drug stores.
A New Jersey inventor created a frame with end grooves to insert fly paper. A wood strip presses into the groove to tauten the sheet, with three lower grooves to accommodate paper length variations. The frame can be placed anywhere and is noticeable, serving also as an embroidery frame or cloth stretcher.
A careful trader asks for the intrinsic worth of a pair of shoes. The haughty salesman declines to reveal value, offering only the price. The exchange highlights the tension between appraisal and listed cost in a retail setting.
In a short exchange, Jaggs outlines his political positions and priorities as he runs for office. The conversation highlights key themes and voter concerns discussed with the candidate.
Washington reports the railroads face a costly rebuild with 226000 new freight cars 9000 passenger cars and 8400 locomotives costing about 1600 million dollars. Rates likely rise at least 20 percent as lines seek to cover deficits from wartime losses and transition to government-mandated operations.
Eskimo women fashion boots from chew softened leather drawn from reindeer seal or Gognifin. They craft bags and garments from hides and bone, presenting a vivid glimpse of regional attire and practices in traditional dress.
The calla Ilty, grown in Egypt and likely Palestine for thousands of years, yields underground tubers edible after boiling and frying. Florida now dedicates large moist-acre areas to calla cultivation, as swamps unused by others provide abundant harvests. In ancient Egypt calla tubers were a major food crop during Nile floods.
The article contrasts red leather shoes worn by Athens queen’s guards with the distinctive wooden Dutch clogs. It notes the upturned toes and pompous styling of the guards’ footwear and presents Holland’s wooden footwear as among the world’s most curious and typical shoes.
British patent notices summarize filings and proceedings in the U K patent system. The text references legal matters and regulatory steps affecting inventors and applicants without specific names or dates.
A saying urges people to sit down and take it easy rather than strive for prosperity, drawing mixed reactions from observers who debate diligence versus contentment.
Mothers are urged to check each bottle of Castoria for the signature that shows it is in use for over 30 years. The reminder emphasizes the well known Castoria formula trusted for infants and children.
The Boston Transcript quips that the new singer Jones is very good except when she sings. The remark highlights a mixed reception from critics on performance.
Ad copy touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as antiseptic and fragrant for face skin and baby care. Presents it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with soap and ointment and claims it renders other perfumes superfluous.
A Houston Post excerpt questions a telephones role in offices. The dialogue contrasts modern improvements with financial strains from spouses during business hours, implying domestic concerns influence workplace decisions. The sample reflects a humorous or satirical tone on technology and money within professional settings.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap remedy to remove corns and calluses. It promises instant pain relief and easy removal with finger action, recommending a tiny bottle sold by druggists for a few cents.
Our Villa Hermosa correspondent reports the capture of inventive bandits who posed as rebels. They robbed towns using crude 30-30 rifle imitations made of wood, carrying corncobs as ammunition. They fooled many and gained booty until their protector Gestas slept and they were captured.
The fragment shows a speaker shifting from a booster motto to an interest in sovietism, ending mid sentence with the incomplete motto. It reflects a change in political self-description and ideological leanings.
The fragment hints at a troubled Seinen project or group language. Readable terms point to trouble around a Seinen Ik Ree Seeles matter and potential issues with names and events unclear in the OCR.
Eight Kansas State Agricultural College students at Manhattan formed The Perfect Bakery to cover their expenses. The bakery produces bread cakes and cookies with doughnuts as the specialty.
An early Bayer advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe with physician prescription use for over twenty years. It urges buying only unbroken Bayer packages with proper directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Small tin boxes of 12 tablets priced cheaply. larger packages sold by druggists.
Atlantic Monthly readers see a wartime anecdote from France where a German captain, clinging to a vow not to surrender, is captured after first cursing his fate in French. A sergeant flatters his pride by scoping his equipment and offering a quick shot to spare the escort to the rear. The captain remains unmoved.
The English K class submarines are described as the world's fastest and most powerful submersible craft. They ride on the surface using steam turbines at 24 knots, about eight knots faster than ordinary subs. Each is 340 feet long, displacing 2,570 tons with 30 foot periscopes and funnels that hinge back before diving.
Mercer county elders recall a 300 pound rock on the James Chame plon farm near the old Champion homestead. They testify the stone has grown since their babyhood days, from a small rock to its current size. The Wilmore Enterprise notes the yard stone has long been a landmark for local families.
The chief of the bureau of plant industry reports progress of Smyrna fig culture in California. The department supports growers by maintaining a caprifig orchard at Loomis and distributing caprifigs free to growers, aiding production.
A compact thought notes that free verse, even when not aiming for poetry, carries meaning and is read by audiences. It suggests plain expression can still convey value and emotion without traditional verse cues.
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