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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
8
A scientific meeting compared yearly sunshine in European countries. Spain leads with about 8 000 hours annually, followed by Italy with 2 300, Germany 1 700, and England 1 400 hours.
The newly elected French president is described as calm, sane, and bourgeois. He is portrayed as a figure who might inject vigor into French politics, much like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claims to cure stomach disorders.
A noted poet of the Sierras JoaquIn Miller plans a unique cremation at his Oakland property. He has built a ten foot cube funeral pyre of bowled stones in cement. His will envisions burning the body atop the pyre and dispersing ashes to all points of the compass.
One hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo proprietors. Endorsers Wear TRUAX Walding Kinnan & Marrin wholesale druggists Toledo attest to Cheney's honor. Cure taken internally, priced 75c per bottle, sold by all druggists with testimonials available.
A fragment quotes a line about death and taxes and notes the streetcar seats filling as people head home at night, suggesting a lightey local quip in a social item.
Ad and brief notes announce Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for sore feet and bunions, easing tight shoes and sweat. Also mentions Kemp's Balsam sample bottles and a note about aluminum minerals and dietary claims.
The advertisement highlights a nickel plate booklet titled Summer Outings offering picturesque lake shore destinations on Lake Erie and Lake Chautauqua. It urges readers to consider rail travel this hot season, emphasizing low rates and scenic options on the south shore. The text also includes a faded ad for Hale's Honey of Horehound and Pike's Toothache Drops.
Authorities under Chief Wilkie of the secret service disrupted a bold counterfeit scheme aiming to print ten million dollars in new notes. The article also traces U.S. land purchases, agricultural forecasts, and the ongoing Rebellion Records project, plus President McKinley’s smoking habit and a summary of national bank resources and reserves.
The John M Smyth Company of Chicago offers farmers binders twine at graded prices with examination and comparison privileges. The firm is described as highly reliable and extensive in the United States.
A 1898 tally at Deering Harvester Company in Chicago shows 1519 harvesters produced in one day, equating to over two machines per working minute. The text also notes that a polite Chinaman avoids wearing spectacles in company.
Advert follows old time medicine claims for liver kidney benefits and headaches with price 25 and SUc. It endorses Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for colds and Piso's Cure for lung diseases. Mentions Nickel Plate Road summer rates and daily express trains Chicago to Boston with lower rates and no car changes.
An old ad promotes Eagie Linen Letter Paper and Fu velopes as quality brands for printers. It includes coin prices and requests customers to send samples to Ripens Ci Chem Con in New York for ten samples, with a brief claim of health benefits and wind relief.
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