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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1890
Page
7
A claims filled notice touts a remedy from common herbs that supposedly cures all ailments from scrofula to pimples. It cites over eleven hundred cases with two failures, and lists certificates near Boston. It promises relief from lung and liver issues, notes no diet change needed, and prescribes one tablespoonful in water at night.
Historical anecdotes recount Daniel Webster and Henry Ward Beecher delivering misquoted lines about appetite and scripture. Webster's remark at a country inn about eating more than other times and never less amuses locals, while Beecher supposedly urged eating what is set before us with fear and trembling for conscience sake, delighting readers with humorous mistranscriptions.
Two young married men on a Salem to Newport trip swapped seats with the other man’s wife in a long Elk City tunnel. Each kissed the other’s wife as agreed. One woman screamed, the other stayed calm, and both couples laughed when the light revealed the truth.
A man walking along Wood ward Avenue carried a parrot home to his wife. The parrot spoke at night, keeping the wife awake, and died within two weeks from an illness.
The notice warns that ignoring liver symptoms leads to sorrow and promotes Hostettec n Stom ach Bitters as a cure. It claims relief for yellowing skin constipation sick headache and dizziness and asserts the product strengthens digestion and blood nourishment while treating kidney complaints malaria and rheumatism.
A fragment discusses a belief that a bridge cannot be firm without a human being walled up within it. It references Mostar and a new bridge at Braveria across the Save, plus rumors of gypsies stealing children to be walled into pillars by contractors. The piece also includes miscellaneous notes on letters, wages, and ads for medicines and goods.
A British admiral visiting a French flagship places a quid on a bulkhead before entering the officers quarters. He returns to find it untouched, deriding French sailors as untrue sea dogs. A French sailor then explains he was chewing the quid while the admiral was inside and promptly put it back upon hearing him emerge.
The fork appeared as a curiosity in the Middle Ages and was used for fruit and bread and cheese. John Sr. of Burgundy and Gaveston, favorite of Edward II, owned forks among their silver, though the era had forks with only two tines, from which the name derives.
The sponging house in London held debtors for 24 hours before imprisonment to allow friends to settle debts. Known for extortionate charges, these houses vanished after debtor imprisonment was abolished. A separate note asserts WOMAN remains a puzzle to the world.
The text asserts that Chinese people can stay in a single position indefinitely, need no exercise, endure noise, sleep anywhere, and lack nerves. It claims their indifference stems from a lack of worry, yet they remain exceptionally industrious and capable of taking things as they come.
An oil painting titled Sweet Charity by J L G Ferrin was shown at the 1693 Artists Exhibition at the New York Academy of Design. The work depicts a colonial era young woman delivering charity to poor townsfolk and emphasizes a moral lesson as viewers return to it. The Youth's Companion plans to reproduce the image with colors and offer it free with a subscription.
The article claims drinking salt water can cure sea sickness though it makes the patient miserable for a few minutes after consumption.
An advertisement touts Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup as a remedy for croup with a Pas iive cure claim. Spruck gum sells wholesale at over a dollar per pound to buyers purchasing in bulk.
A new loud speaking telephone has been developed in England with a receiver loud enough to be heard across an entire room. The invention promises clearer conversations in crowded or noisy settings.
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