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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1897
Page
8
In Anderson Indiana a pair of Norman horses acted with surprising intelligence. When the night driver dozed, the horses drove to the post office and stood beside the door as if waiting to deliver mail for the Chicago-bound train, demonstrating clear learning and keen senses.
The incident unfolded at night as two horses acted as drivers and sped wagons to the depot to deliver mail and gather passengers. Deputies behind Andersons horses are praised for their timing, with plans for a possible test run to amaze travelers.
The piece describes travelers facing extreme misery during a Atlantic crossing and notes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy to ease pangs. It suggests yachtsmen, summer voyagers, turfists, and business people are aware of its value for seasickness.
A Chicago Record item quotes a humorous remark about lending coffee and returning it in a jar, attributed to Mrs MesSmith. The witticism reflects social customs and frugality in a domestic exchange.
A reader recounts a long drinking history and a miraculous change after a wife’s aid using a patent remedy sold in New York. The letter also notes a disturbing statistic that many underage children are legally married, with thousands under eight years old in marriage bonds.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful feet and corns with claims of instant relief and comfort in shoes. It also describes a study on wood moisture movement. A note adds that one inch of rain per square mile equals 17 gallons of water.
Try Grain O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children and adults may drink it without injury and it costs one fourth the price of coffee. Grain O is made from pure grains and has a rich seal brown Mocha like color. Sold by all grocers. Also notes on Julius Caesar, Hiron’s Double Treatment for Catarrh and Tay Fever, Fort Wayne address, and a remark on European wax matches.
A jumble of 19th century patent medicine ads tout No-to-Bac cures and other tonics for lungs and digestion. Claims of cures, low prices, and universal symptom relief appear alongside a jailer sheriffs anecdote about a prisoner’s pardon, highlighting sensational promotional writing.
The Journal of Botany notes certain bees seek intoxicants in honey from specific flowers. The drunken behavior is deliberate, not accidental. After a debauch, a bee returns to the same flowers and must be helped to its hive where it sleeps heavily in its cell.
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the solution for displacement of the womb. It promotes strengthening ligaments over pessaries and cites a testimonial from Mrs Para Panaporn of Alanson Michigan, claiming cure after doctors gave up.
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