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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1895
Page
8
Describes dyspepsia heart palpitations sour stomach and nerves as symptoms. Claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters eradicates indigestion and overcomes constipation biliousness rheumatic and kidney complaints with thorough use and permanent results.
The text notes how some animals mimic their surroundings to survive. It cites a butterfly resembling a dead leaf with a transparent wing spot to mimic insect holes, a spider weaving a ragged web to disguise its body, and certain fish standing upright to resemble bulrushes.
An advertisement touts 1,000 bushels per acre yields in potatoes oats corn and farm seeds from John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin with a request for their seed book and sample Giant Spurry. It also promotes low excursion rates to Colorado Utah Texas and intermediate western states with round trip pricing and mentions agents of the Nickel Plate rail line.
An old advertisement extols Syrup of Figs for gentle cleansing of kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It claims rapid relief from headaches fevers and constipation, touting medical approval and widespread satisfaction. The California Fig Syrup Co. manufactures the product and labels bear its name.
A detailed summary of legislative activity in both chambers. Bills and amendments on sugar bounties, Hawaiian cable, pensions, post office, and naval matters were discussed or passed. Adjournment occurred with limited final business and total appropriations around 690 million.
A New York hospital physician estimates nearly 100 genuine leprosy cases in New York and Brooklyn. He cites a vivid Park Row sighting and notes the disease persists over three decades, with red traced charts marking local hotspots and sensitive patient privacy complicating confirmation. The piece profiles a well‑to‑do 28 year old leper in fashionable Fifth Avenue circles.
A Rockies sportsman argues Indians hunt with stealth and preserve game, while white hunters spread fire and slaughter, driving game away. He notes firearms disrupts wildlife more than indigenous bows, urging reasonable laws to protect forests and plains from depopulation. The piece closes with a quip about cold prayers on blogs.
The article notes a long held British Navy custom from the seventeenth century. When a boat approaches a ship at night the reply to a captain is Victory or Triumph, to a lieutenant Hulloa, but to a midshipman the reply is No no though it means Yes. The piece ends with a quip about Christians learning to sing when the flames kindled within.
An OCR fragment mixes health claims about digestion and sleep with promotional lines for a product called Ripaws. It also references a “Queer tealicg” and notes reduced rates on Nickel Plate excursions from February through April, amid scattered phrases.
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