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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
8
An old warning urges all men to prepare for war and protect kidney health. Dr. Pierce of Buffalo promotes Anuric as a double strength remedy to purify blood and reduce uric acid. Consumers are advised to drink water, sweat daily, and take Anuric before meals, sending 10 cents for a trial package.
A Fort Wayne reader testimony claims Anuric cured kidney pain, back stiffness, and rheumatism after starting the medicine. The letter, signed by J. Roberts of 917 Cottage Ave, notes full bottle relief and urges readers to seek the Dr Pierce remedies with the familiar signature on packages.
An old advertisement for Peps-Aid from Goshen Indiana appears alongside a social anecdote told by Representative Frank L. Greene of Vermont. A birthday party turns humorous as two children play hide and seek in the attic with one girl later found nibbling cake in an armchair.
Vernon Kellogg recounts German invasion of Belgium from 1914 and the ruin left behind. He notes destroyed towns and cemeteries, missing roofs, churches, and farms, and families mourning losses. He recalls credible and exaggerated tales amid the wartime memory.
I am a railroad engineer about 20 years ago my leg was injured in an accident out West. Refused amputation, told healing impossible after many doctors and treatments. I used Peterson's Ointment and my leg is now cured. Peterson guarantees the ointment for old sores, eczema, salt rheum, itching skin, and piles. Small box 25 cents with money back if not satisfied.
A young man seeking a gentle birthday sonnet for a young lady asks a poet friend for advice. The friend responds that the man wants a lawyer, not poetry, to avoid commitment while sounding tender. The anecdote appears in Stray Stories.
A vintage advertisement proclaims a $100 reward for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. It touts internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces, claims to strengthen health, and offers testimonials free from F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a remark about army cook advertisements offering nonenlistment periods. It notes the quip reveals a view of cooks and cites a wife seeking her husband’s counsel to plot a different path.
An old newspaper snippet promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a free sample offer, followed by a humorous item about a man who quits a military job but cannot quit being a soldier and a cartoonish exchange about hats and church pews. The trio shows vintage ad and light society humor from Toledo News-Bee and Grit.
A waiter notices a diner leaving and asks if he is nearsighted. The man replies no, then reveals a dime left on the table as a tip. The waiter suggests the tip is for him, provoking a sharp, humorous comeback about nearsightedness.
Ad copy praises Alice Park and Beane for higher protein and fat, claiming they go farther and cost less. The Boston Transcript quotes workers seeking jobs, and a critique about dinners and emotions ends with a homespun bit urging independence and self-reliance.
An expert outlines a path to a national highway system through existing state departments and federal aid. The plan would select interstate highways, gain congressional approval, apply funds after a fixed date, and extend federal aid to maintenance. The transition would extend the current federal aid road act over several years.
The piece argues rural poverty drives families to town, blaming poor country schools and bad roads. It urges equal attention to country schools and infrastructure, noting dry, safe roads let children reach country schools and improve rural life.
A terse dialogue unfolds as a bill collector claims truthfulness and asks when to return. Mr. Sibway replies with a guarded answer, and the debate hints at lingering tension over accountability and timing.
A fragment shows a narrator note about pudding and a family scene. Theta herd remarks about his wife eating in the kitchen while whipping eggs. The line suggests domestic humor or tension within a domestic setting.
Emilio Zapata issued two proclamations in Zapata kept his promise demanding 50,000 pesos to feed troops and warned bankers that deposits would be safe if they paid. Bankers complied, city policed well for months, then Zapata repaid 60,000 pesos ten days later, revealing a strange cycle of forced loans and mercy.
An advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as quieting coughs and easing sore throats and lung irritation. It promises restful sleep, easier morning expectoration, and notes fifty two years of availability in America with broad use for lung trouble, asthma, croup, and bronchitis.
A famed literary man complains the beefsteak is not tender at a lunching spot. The waiter sighs and asks why. The writer reveals he mistook the man for one who always speaks original thoughts, only to hear the common complaint echoed back.
In a brief comic exchange a landord confronts Mikey about unpaid rent. Mikey replies he will write, but the note arrives proposing only a rent reduction to ease the landlord's losses. The spoof ends with a humorous, ironic twist.
A humorous exchange as two young boys discuss skeletons. The seven year old asserts his knowledge and defines a skeleton as bones with the people off. The remark captures playful misunderstanding of anatomy in a Victorian periodical tone.
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