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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
6
A Danish woman recalls a $5 bill with many small fives and how an aunt misread its worth. She later sent the aunt the bill to break the dream of wealth, a misadventure recounted amid a mix of domestic anecdotes and a curious animal tale about a creature cracking an egg.
Vienna customs uncover a partridge egg smuggling scheme with two peasant women arriving in Slavonian costume carrying a baby on a cushion. One baby proved real while the other was a wax bead dummy packed with over 600 partridge eggs, hinting at a larger trafficking operation.
Regulus, a famed Roman commander, led an army that failed to capture Carthage and suffered captivity. Carthage offered freedom in exchange for Rome freeing their generals. Regulus advised Rome to resist the exchange, arguing Carthaginian captives were worth more than his own life. He died bravely.
The article claims Scandinavian peoples differ anatomically with a thick panniculus adiposus and overdeveloped blood vessels resembling sea mammals. It attributes these traits to disease exposure and harsh climate, noting Norwegians and Swedes endure icy water for long seaweed hunts without sickness.
How to make chocolate drinks with cocoa milk and spices. Instructions cover rich cocoa with milk sugar cinnamon and optional sherry vanilla coffee or cream, plus a light meringue topping for each cup. Vogue style guidance included.
The piece weighs ad effectiveness on advertiser effort and local business growth. It cites opinions from the Southern Advertising Journal on how the ad reaches receptive readers and those with buyer influence, while noting the salesman’s defensive stance.
John Lee Mahin of Mahin Advertising spoke to Northwestern University School of Commerce students on how advertising has evolved from the personal salesman era to a team effort with advertising writers. He stressed cooperation with printers and billboards and the need for sincerity and effective phrasing to reach the public.
Silk or sateen covered eiderdown quilts wash at home. Dry outdoors on a sunny breezy day and rinse through several clear waters. Make suds from white soap and boiling water, add ammonia per gallon, soak half an hour, squeeze dirt out, rinse with tepid and cold salted water, then air dry flat and fluffy.
The piece humorously contrasts animal calls with human restraint, noting that while many creatures loudly announce themselves, man often hesitates to advertise, described as nature's greatest masterpiece. The quotation shapes a practical printer’s musing on self-promotion.
A fragment discusses advertising power and the need for genuine customer service. It warns that hiring clever ad men fails if clerks are rude or store values don’t match ads and if real service ends after payment. The text emphasizes consistency between promise and practice.
In the Steuben Circuit Court Emma Vaughan is named as the non resident defendant in a divorce action filed by Richard S Vaughan. The defendant must appear and answer by November 16, 1912, at Angola Court House or be judged in her absence. Clerk Frank D. Hughes signs the notice.
Notice to non residents in Steuben County Indiana in the case Albert Loosy vs Lewis A. Lytle and Emma Lytle No 4785 in the Circuit Court of Vermillion to foreclose mortgage unless they appear November 18 1912 at the Angola Court House and answer or demur to the complaint. Frank J D Hughes Clerk.
Mrs B J Flint of Braintown Vi ia urges use of Dr Kings New Discovery for a dreadfully weak patient who believed he had little time left. The advertisement claims the remedy quickly cures coughs colds and lung troubles including grip bronchitis croup whooping cough tonsillitis and hemorrhages. Sold by L De Caswell with guaranteed 500 cts and 1000.
The ad claims loss of appetite and low vitality signal trouble ahead and promotes Electric Bitters as a quick remedy. It cites Wallace Hessheimer of Lincoln Nebraska as a three year patient whose illness improved after using the tonic, and touts the product as aiding blood, nerves and digestion for 50 cents at I De Canwell's.
The article notes European powers struggle to grow cotton in their Asiatic and African possessions since the Civil War. Nile valley yields are limited and India grows only short staple cotton modestly. Russia’s Asiatic colonies supply modest cotton, yet a political push to boost imports fails to yield significant gains.
The Kentucky Cardinals known as Ken tucky cardinals are unusually plentiful this spring with many pairs observed. Males are bright red while females wear a brownish hue, a notable change from earlier sightings where only pairs appeared.
A garbled message mentions an escape and secrecy with hints of a person named Ret and a wife nearby. Readable fragments suggest a covert plan but lack clear details or full names or locations.
A German botanist identifies 4400 cultivated European flower species with pleasant perfumes. Odors are likeliest in white or cream petals, then yellow, red, blue and violet in that order.
Jamestown records no new typhoid cases as patients slowly recover. Local social notes mention Mrs. John Berry visiting Angola with family, Goldie Forsythe with Bertha Coppin, Edd Towsley with Charles Kay, and Andrew Case returning home from Idaho. Ethel McKim under doctor care at KEU Clark’s home. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jeasse Brown on Monday. Veart Mallory and George Maulding leave for Angels Monday to enter college.
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