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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
3
Fremont street supplier L N Pilliod & Co offers wheat payments at 36 pounds flour and 12 pounds bran per bushel. They list rye oats buckwheat and various flour and meal prices and promote their Peerless Flour for trial.
A editorial note denounces borrowing copies of the local paper without subscribing, arguing publishers bear costs and rely on community support. It warns that lending harms the paper and may be seen as theft, then adds testimonials for Electric Bitters and DeWitts Little Early Risers as cures and liver aids.
An advertising fragment from a 19th century drugstore page touts Beggs Hair Re newer sold by McKeehen and other remedies. It includes testimonials for One Minute Cough Cure and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, with references to local names Henry R. Whitford and W N McKeehen and medical claims for indigestion liver trouble and cold relief.
Notice signed by W N McKieven and Camenon's Drug Store promises refunds on Henry Johnsons Amica and Oil Liniment if it fails to cure bumps bruises scratches chafes cuts strains blisters sore muscles sunburn or pimples. Ladies favor Arica and Oil Liniment described as clean and pleasant. Bottles priced 25 cents or three for 50 cents.
E Turner of Compton Missouri was cured of piles after seventeen years using DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. He tried over twenty remedies with no relief. Physicians and surgeons endorse the salve and warn against dangerous counterfeit products.
U L Wambaugh of Angola reporting endowment life policies with large cash premiums paid or due in Indiana. Details include $3646.40 paid in Muncie for a 15 year policy, $2000 paid to Joseph Allomong of Alvarado, and endowment policies maturing in Noble county and Hamilton area with significant sums. Also mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve endorsements and a gasoline fire incident in Hamilton causing $45 loss.
A Manchester Iowa man credits Dr King’s New Discovery for a near fatal struggle with measles lung trouble and consumption. He claims a complete cure and high value for throat chest and lung ailments. Trial bottles free at W N McKeehen’s drug store. Also an Illinois woman reports pneumonia recovery with One Minute Cough Cure.
The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway offers round trip excursion tickets to Chicago at half fare for travel October 2 to 10, with return valid until October 14. Details available from ticket agents.
An old newspaper snippet advertises Chamberlain's remedy for catarrh and bowel complaints with a money back guarantee. It includes cautions about strong colic medicines and promotes Beggs Diarrhoea Balsam as safe. A separate help wanted notice seeks bright, honest managers with $900 yearly salary and references.
The Rev S A Donahoe pastor of M E Church Pt Pleasant W Va testifies December 10 1897 he suffered a severe cold with violent coughing and after trying various remedies found Chamberlain Cough Remedy effective. He recommends it to the public. Also mentions Kodol Dyspepsia Cure endorsed by physicians and a patient from Bloomingdale Tenn.
John Paul of Ray died yesterday in Ann Arbor Michigan where he had gone for medical treatment. The funeral is planned for Friday. James Reed suffered a severe leg bruise after striking ice with his leg. He used liniments and whisky baths with little relief until Chamberlains Pain Balm cured most of the pain in a week. Reed is a leading merchant of Clay Court House West Virginia. Pain Balm is advertised for sprains bruises and rheumatism. Sold by W N.
An advertisement for DeWittis Little Early Risers pills touts a permanent cure for constipation biliousness nervousness and worn-out feeling. The small pleasant pills are advertised as never gripping or sickening and attributed to McKeehen.
W W Massingill of Beaumont Texas commends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for saving many children from dysentery and cholera infantum. The medicine is advertised as available through W N McKeehen.
Two high school history classes took exams Tuesday. Pearl Holbrook and Ola Burdick visited the Hillsdale fair Wednesday with Cora Fox, a first primary teacher, also attending. School closes Thursday for the Angola fair and many students plan to go. An institute is set for Saturday with pupils providing music. A moving picture show at Hall's Opera House next Wednesday will partly fund reading circle books, following a well received winter program.
An ad extols Boschee's German Syrup as a universal cure for severe lung troubles and says it heals inflamed tissues and aids clearance. It recommends trying one bottle and notes sample bottles at W N McKeehen's drug store. The column also reports William Schumacher shifting his butter business to Wauseon Ohio for quicker, cheaper stock handling and near his old home.
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a remarkable stomach and liver remedy. It claims to improve appetite, digestion, and bodily regularity, delivering health and energy. Available for 25 cents at McKeshen's drug store.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson, U S A, suffered 18 months from a rectal fistula told by doctors he would die unless a costly operation was done. He claims he cured himself using five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, advertised as a sure pile cure and world’s best salve. Sold by W N N McKeehen.
October issue features four essays under The Anglo Saxon Rivals examining the U S rise toward world commercial supremacy. Authors include M G Mhlhaill A Maurice Low Sir Charles Dilke and Jan Maclaren.
Notice is given that administrator of the estate of Daxter Sutton has filed an account and vouchers for examination in the Steuben Circuit Court November Term 1909. A hearing is set for November 20 1999. Heirs and interested parties must appear to show cause why the accounts should not be approved and prove possession or claims to any part of the estate.
Advertisement seeks agents for a long biography of Admiral Dewey. Describes the book as over 500 pages with nearly 100 halftone illustrations and big demand. Offers large commissions and lifelong earning potential. Contact The Dominion Company, Third Floor Chicago.
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