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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1895
Page
8
In spring many feel fatigue from low quality blood. The cure is to purify and enrich the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as the best spring medicine and blood purifier that strengthens nerves, improves digestion, and renews health. Take Hood's Sarsaparilla now.
A fragmentary item mixes a humorous note on Japanese wedding customs with an old advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla. It references ceremonial acts, bridesmaid veiling, and a sedan chair, then shifts to a comic scene with Mrs Getthere urging Mr Slimpurse to try a pipe, capturing a collage of era-style humor and advertising.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments including leucorrhea and womb issues. It claims to restore cheerfulness, relieve backache, regulate menstruation, and improve overall health, sharing a testimonial from Matinpa Eunau of Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
A persuasive old ad claims Hostetter's Stomach Bitters can drive back indigestion headaches and a range of ailments including dyspepsia rheumatic and nervous troubles. Regular use will yield noticeable relief according to the notice.
A noted memoirist Charles G. Leland known as Hans Beitmann advises nervous law students to gain business competence through merchant college study and to overcome stage fright by frequent practice speaking before small audiences. He stresses thorough training in expressing ideas clearly with exemplary family English shaping voice and rhythm as taught by Crozier Theological Seminary professor Elia H. Johnson.
The article notes the Niagara Falls water discharge reaches tens of thousands of tons per hour, equating to around fourteen thousand horse power. It discusses the global impact of this production and questions whether even mighty engines can harness it for power or transport.
Prof Holden compares eye and telescope power illustrating brightness gains. A two inch scope makes stars 100 times brighter than naked eye, a 36 inch yields about 32,400 times, revealing stars 30,000 fainter than naked eye can see. Magnification limits and moon viewing relate to distance, with large scales potentially exposing Earthlike details from afar.
A traveler recalls a family in a frigid Manitoba area who created a miniature farm by bringing in soil from warmer regions. They cultivate vegetables in a garden patch fed by imported soil, protected and nourished to yield bright greens. The practice remains a costly hobby.
In Wisconsin a suit for estoppel and damages is filed in the Western District of Wisconsin by Tarrant & Kronshage for Sterling Remedy Company against Eureka Chemical Company of La Crosse. The case tests imitation of trade name form and packaging and whether advertising literature can be stolen word for word. The Madison Dewcrat notes the ruling will influence U S trademark and copyright law.
A nephew recalls how politeness aided his late uncle a noted lawyer. An old housekeeper saluted the young man and offered a lead to a poor widowed woman seeking legal help. He acted, becoming her attorney and trustee, securing an estate and long income from managing it.
A mixed collage of snippets includes a housekeeper who keeps mice away by daily room tidying, a Gambetta table tale with hidden banknotes, French railways wired for telegraph and telephone, rising Sun Stove Polish sales and factory details, and assorted notes on famous people and health remedies.
Businessmen mislabel stomach troubles as overwork or worry but indigestion underlies the problem. A Ripans Tabules remedy is promoted as clearing the head and brightening the business outlook.
A proposed scheme would reduce salt water friction on steamer plates by forcing air through the vessel creating a narrow air gap between iron and water. Proponents claim the method could raise speed by about 50 percent.
An old advertisement from Antioch dated April 11, 1894 promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption as a leading asthma medicine. The claim highlights its status as a No. 1 remedy and attributes endorsement to W. R. Williams.
The rearrangement of dining cars on the Nickel Plate line offers breakfast and dinner on New York and Boston Express No. 2 eastbound, breakfast and dinner on Fast Western Express No. 1, and dinner on No. 6. The change improves service for through riders and locals alike.
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