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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1899
Page
8
A new boy moves into the neighborhood and tries to befriend the neighbor’s son. He boasts of passing grammar school with top marks in history and geography, while the other boy counters by claiming he can move his ears, challenging the claim.
A brief exchange from the lodixoupolis Journal features a young wife noting a poor tramp seeking his next meal and her husband pondering whether worry about future meals is any worse than concern for the last.
An 17th century remark cites the Diet of Franconia in Nu remberg allowing a man to marry two wives due to women's numerical superiority. The assertion suggests some saw the decree as civilized while others viewed it as insane.
A Western Canadian settler writes to Illinois contact Mr. T Hawkyard detailing snow, crops, and livestock prospects in Le Duc Alberta. He describes warm stables, timber, log houses, rail lines, and rich loamy soil with high yields for wheat oats and potatoes. Prices for livestock and farm goods are listed, noting rail rates and large immigration ahead.
Advertisement claims avoiding night air prevents neuralgia and promotes a cure for deafness, citing St Jacobs Oil and Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts catarrh causes deafness, promises $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by the catarrh remedy, and invites readers to request free circulars.
In a humorous note from the Boston Traveler the Groom, a very wealthy man, asks why the Bride married an ordinary chap. The Bride replies she has no idea and credits Mamma for managing the whole affair.
A promotional notice touts Bromus Inermis grass as superior to timothy with claims of high hay yield in dry regions and across many states. The ad urges sending 10 cents postage to John A. Salzer Seed Co in La Crosse Wisconsin to receive a seed catalogue and samples including nine other farm seeds.
The Chicago Record mocks a new English novel for lacking sensational elements noting the absence of a single consumptive character in the book.
Cures for swollen and smarting feet and bunions with Allen's Foot-Ease powder. Helps tight shoes feel easy and controls sweating and callouses. Sold by druggists and shoe stores, mail order 26 cents. trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York. Also note: over 200 municipalities in England Scotland and Ireland own municipal gas works.
A vintage ad touts Grain-O as a healthful grain based beverage for children, claiming it replaces coffee and tea, with kids thriving the more Grain-O is consumed. It markets Grain-O as tasting like coffee and priced 15 and 25 cents, available at grocers. The text also notes George Graham, an instrument maker, as the only artisan buried in Westminster Abbey for his 1700 clockwork improvement.
An advertisement touts three daily fast express trains between Chicago New York and Boston with first class coaches sleeping cars and dining service. It also promotes travel safety with routed tickets and mentions porters in day coaches. It includes drug and health product pitches and a teething remedy offer with sample requests.
The article cites letters from Dade Stegeman and General S. S. Yoder praising Pe-ru-na as a remedy for chronic catarrh and related ailments. It notes seasonal delays due to cold weather but asserts successful experiences and urges readers to begin treatment and request a free catarrh book.
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