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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1890
Page
8
An advertisement touts a reward for catarrh cured by F. S. Cheney and Co Toledo. It includes endorsements from wholesale drug firms and a testimonial campaign about health claims. The piece ends with a quip about cigarettes not preventing epidemics and a physician’s comment.
A large mounted Map of the United States is issued by the Burlington Route and can be mailed for fifteen cents in postage to P. Eustis, Gen’s Pass. Agent, C., B. & Q. BR. B., Chicago, Ill. The office reportedly avoids political crowds. Brecham’s Pills promise constipation relief and liver balance at 25 cents a box, with a stray remark about threatening hell.
A testimonial from Bearborough New York praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for indigestion blood purification and general well being. It also endorses Hood's Pills as easy to take and effective for liver and bowel health, urging readers to get Hood's.
An antique promotion declares Syrup of Figs the ideal laxative, praising its pleasant taste and cleansing effects on the kidneys, liver, and bowels. It claims broad health benefits, no weakening, and universal medical approval, noting 50c and $1 bottle prices and California Fig Syrup Co as sole manufacturer.
An aged writer recalls early century life with tallow candles open fireplaces tinder boxes and flint and steel from her youth while recounting a humorous letter mishap about postage stamps and a bulky envelope reflecting fond memories of a former era.
A Sunday school tale centers on Sammy a boy with black skin whose chewing on paper strikes the benevolent Superintendent. The teacher admonishes the class that doing good deeds leads to Heaven and notes Sammy’s response about who goes to Heaven. The scene features moral instruction and a blunt boyish remark about "dead boys."
A lion-hunting English lady praised Crestfallen Dumas and claimed to know all his works from Monte Cristo to the Mousquetaires. She offered to send a card for her next soiree. He replied he was not connected with the writer, provoking her confusion and embarrassment.
At a Raleigh dinner during a term, United States Circuit Court Judge Bondplayed a joke by sending a hogshead to Hon Henry A Gilliam who was fond of the item and said I am glad that I have at last got the ear of the court.
A critic denounces cheap local bitters as deceptive and harmful, contrasting them with Hostetters Stomach Bitters. The tonic is described as based on pure spirits and botanical extracts that invigorate and regulate the bowels stomach and liver, leading to a radical improvement in general health.
A summary of early California production shows wheat at 38,554,000 bushels, corn around 3,000,000, minerals valued at 14,000,000 dollars, 409,017,266 pounds of fruit shipped to eastern markets, 12,081,472 gallons of wine, hop output 4,200,000 pounds, wool 35,000,000 pounds, beet sugar over 23,000,000 pounds, 401,415 acres of orchards and vineyards, olive oil about 10,000 gallons, and bank deposits totaling 243,424,168 dollars.
Hicks quips that pilgrim mothers faced more hardship than fathers, and Dickson asks why. The remark emphasizes enduring privations while dealing with Pilaria fathers on Walt, as Life Gettinea notes a marriage likened to buying a horse covered with a blanket.
A Welsh boy boasts of twenty four cooks at an English duke s open house. Later it emerges the supper guests were twenty four close relatives toasting their own cheese, not kitchen staff.
A poor woman in a rural parish near London asked thirty unmarried men after Sunday service to contribute a penny each to obtain a half sovereign. The plan, to be melted into a ring by a silversmith, aimed to treat her long epileptic fits. Clergy reportedly sanctioned the stunt.
An English officer insults a Maltese by calling him a fool for not understanding English. The Maltese traveler responds by listing languages he does not know and asks if the officer speaks Maltese, Arabic, Greek, or Italian. He concludes that if he is a fool then the officer is four fools.
Dialogue dramatizes a painter asked to paint badly for a millionaire's commission. The ring master notes Madame Leo will not enter the lion’s cage tonight because a mouse is in the cage.
The Northwestern Home Seeker reports abundant agricultural and mineral resources in the new state of South Dakota. It offers free copies to prospective settlers and those seeking information, by mailing their address to W A Thrall, General Passenger Agent, North-Western Line, Chicago.
A Chicago burglar concedes he has shifted to waiting tables, claiming it is more profitable and safer. The anecdote appears among a collection of humorous clippings and advertisements, including product pitches for bile beans, Dobbins’ soap, Hatch’s cough syrup, and Jamaica ginger. The fragmentary text mirrors early 20th century magazine style with satirical dialogue and trade promotions.
Neighbors report Mr John Gilbert long ill with failing liver and kidneys grew emaciated and suffered a miserable state. After using August Flower his health dramatically improved, astonishing family and friends, as per John Quibell of Holt and Oat.
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