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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1895
Page
6
The text claims nervous prostration results from impure blood and asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies and vitalizes blood to strengthen nerves. It cites thousands of cures, notes quick appetite restoration, better sleep, steadier limbs, and renewed energy, especially among women.
Dialogue shows Cholly explaining his hair oil method to keep things running. Papa confirms the technique helps maintain the routine and humorously signals shared understanding.
A man arrested in Japan faces a secret preliminary examination. The lockup is described as a square crate like enclosure and only the magistrate, his clerk, the prisoner, and an officer may be present by special arrangement.
Theories of physicians on female complaints suffer a Water loo often when sensible women take matters into their own hands.
A testimonial recounts suffering from female ailments and credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for restoring health and enabling motherhood. The letter cites prior medical failure and expenses, praising the product as a cure from distress to vitality.
The Connecticut boat builder shipped a forty five foot long Spanish cedar barge for Wellesley College students in the class of ’97. It features a three foot beam, copper fastenings, patent roller slides, swivel row locks, and adjustable feet braces. Though it resembles a racing boat, it is not built for racing as the lake near the college forbids it.
In memory of those conveyed to health by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters a potent aid of nature in her efforts to throw off disease. Malarial kidney rheumatic and bilious trouble constipation and nervousness depart when this medicine is used to eradicate them.
Russia imposes an amusement tax to fund the Empress Marie Foundation. Tickets contribute to a nearly 1,000,000 rubles raised, with St Petersburg contributing 200,000. Cities are lively in December and January, dull in February and March due to Lent. The government deems whisky tobacco theatergoing and club life luxuries.
A new Eckmuhl lighthouse will rise at Penmarch Point off Brit tany east coast. It will house a 40 million candle power electric light with a 33 mile beam in clear weather and 21 miles in fog. The existing top U S lighthouse service light reaches 21 miles in clear weather.
The article explains karat compositions for gold alloys. It details twenty four carat gold as pure gold, twenty two carat as gold with silver and copper, eighteen carat with silver and copper, and twelve carat as half gold plus silver and copper portions.
The French constitution is portrayed as a recurring menace to the republic with seventeen constitutions in a hundred years. Provisional governments are noted as having managed to function at times without a formal constitution, underscoring political volatility.
A proposed engineering plan for the Welland Canal would replace its twenty four locks on the Lake Erie to Lake Ontario route with two large pneumatic balance locks. These steel chambers would be operated by compressed air and allow vessels of ocean draught to pass, reducing the total lift to about two feet between the lakes.
The article argues Ohio may imitate Pennsylvania by founding a state colony for imbeciles, citing Pennsylvania's mental care farm as a model for disciplined, self-sustaining residents. It notes a history of rifles and smokeless cartridges stored nationwide since 1890 and ends with a debt warning.
A New York City tour reveals obscure downtown lanes such as Edgar street the shortest road in the city and Tin Pot alley near Trinity place. Theater alley near Ann and Beekman hosts newsboy gamblers while Lord's court is a dead end through surrounding buildings. Gay street earns the name Darktown and Washington Mews is famed for night activity from cats after hours.
The article traces how fashion knowledge spread from dolls dressed in model costumes sent from Paris starting in the fifteenth century. It notes a shift to woodcuts and engravings, then colored plates and almanacs by the late eighteenth century, as wealthy ladies exchanged dolls for distance fashion tips.
Private oyster beds covering sixteen acres in upper Chesapeake Virginia waters are protected by a crossing two direction wire trap. A hidden -inch wire spans between posts at the crosspoint, unseen at low tide. Any dredge attempting theft becomes entangled, thwarting thefts and guarding the beds.
An advertisement claims tobacco destroys vitality and promises No-To-Bite as a guaranteed cure sold by druggists. It cites a book titled Dont Tobacco Split or Swoke Your Life Away and credits Sterling Remedy Co. Also notes skin cleanliness improves food absorption, referencing swine washing to boost flesh.
The Nickel Plate road assigns authorization to gatherings including German Baptists in Decatur Illinois from May 28 to June 8, Commercial Travelers in Columbus Ohio from May 1 to June 1, Knights of Honor in New York from June 10 to 18, and Epworth League in Chattanooga Tennessee from June 27 to 30.
A garbled column of mid 1800s ad text mentions barley corn measures and digestion cures. It cites Espans Tabuiss One for indigestion and Piso’s Cure for Consumption as unfailing medicine. Mentions Chilean bed-warmers and a push for girls' college education in Ceylon.
Dunkards convention in De pater Illinois from May 28 to June. Nickel road provides superb passenger service with sleeping cars and unexelled coach and parlor car accommodations.
French papers report profits from popular comic songs, with breakeven around 1 000 copies. Songs with piano accompaniments sell poorly but hit songs like En revenant de la Revue earned the composer about 50 000 francs. Even top writers such as Delormel Petit and Garnier earn under 300 pounds yearly on average.
An 19th century notice touts Ball's Catardh Cure as a constitutional cure priced at 76 cents. The text mentions five tasters in the Sultan's kitchen at Constantinople who sample every dish before service to the royal master.
Nickel Plate road advertises May 21 and June 11 homeseekers excursions to the West Northwest and Southwest at low rates. It promotes through sleeping cars between Chicago Buffalo New York and Boston and urges agents to note the ideal passenger service.
A local guideline states that cyclists should attain a fair level of riding skill before public street use in Russian cities, reflecting safety standards for urban cycling.
A booster note claims the Exposition will showcase improvements in mechanical arts and medicine. It asserts Syrup of Figs as a superior laxative, ahead of all others, endorsed by eminent physicians.
Excursion rates for Homeseekers' Excursion tickets are announced for May and June. The Nickel Plate offers automized fares with excellent dining car service and palatial sleepers on through trains running between Chicago and Boston via Buffalo New York and the West Northwest and Southwest routes.
The Wabash Railroad offers a round trip fare to Denver plus a $2.00 membership fee for the National Education Association meeting. For full details on schedules, routes, and rates contact a Wabash representative or C. B. Crane, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Wabash Railroad, St. Louis, Missouri.
Westbound excursions offered May 21 and June 1 with temperate travel on the Nickel Plate road. Luxurious travel features include superb sleeping cars and sumptuous diners, making the line a popular luxury option.
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