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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
8
A Dodson Montana mother recounts six weeks of severe sores on her six month old baby cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She credits the products with relief, noting prior failed remedies and doctor visits. The ad invites readers to request free samples and a 32 page booklet from Cuticura, Dept L Boston.
Women with any form of female illness are urged to contact the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co confidential correspondence department in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women and kept private. The company offers free advice based on extensive experience and asks only the writers’ goodwill. A free 80-page Text Book is also available by mail.
A Montreal writer recalls Beechworth and the legacy of Australian bushrangers led by the Kelly gang. The article details Beechworth’s golden past, the Kellys siege of Euroa bank, dramatic escapes, armor made from plowshares, and the gang’s demise as bushranging waned in the region.
Mrs Carrie Sommer of Chicago describes a severe cold affecting her kidneys with back and limb pain and dizziness. After failing to respond to a doctor, she used Doan’s Kidney Pills and was completely cured, noting eight years with no recurrence. A FosterMilburnCo endorsement appears.
A blind woman playing the accordion is approached by a man who reads her sign and advises updating its date. He notes the placard claims support for all small children and suggests changing the date to 1912, implying six years have passed.
Mrs. O. A. Brown of Wilmington Ohio praises Kopp's Baby's Friend for soothing teething pains and keeping her child cheerful until bedtime. The product, sold by druggists or direct from Kopp's Baby's Friend Co York PA, offers samples by mail. A nearby social row about a card game is noted with misbidding sparking a quarrel.
Murine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offers a product claiming to ease weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids with illustrations in every package. Advertising notes compounding by occultists and positions it as non patent medicine used by physicians for years, now sold at 60 cents per bottle with eye salve options in sealed tubes.
The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston markets Paxtine Antiseptic as a free sample toilet preparation for women upon request. The ad pairs with other breezy lines about engagements and age, typical of early 20th century humor and consumer notices.
A faded ad style snippet offers thrift tips for bluing water use and select branding like Red Cross Ball Blue. It mentions family reactions and a humorous aside about plans and farewells, with brief references to Garfield and a vague note on tea and a hot air treatment for finances.
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