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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1899
Page
8
A Germantown resident recalls summer days on a Lancaster County farm feeding a snake milk and music. The snake came daily for years, waited with its head on a milk plate, and grew fond of the tunes. By the third summer the snake vanished, likely dead, leaving a rusted plate and a weed-choked hedge.
An old Middletown New Jersey history notes wolves as the town's only foes and records strange ear marks used by animals owners. It cites a 20 shillings reward for wolf kills and names marks such as Mr Thomas Suozills ear mark a round hole in each ear and John Holmes ear mark a hole in the left ear once John Hawses.
The John M Smyth Co. at 150 to 166 West Madison Street Chicago runs a long established catalogue service trusted by families. It highlights fair dealing and an extensive illustrated catalogue with prices for every household item including lace curtains at 08¢ as a sample of its thousands of useful articles.
A courtroom exchange reveals the witness facing bankruptcy after years of speculation and sharp trades. The lawyer asks if the papers were speculative, and the witness confirms. The witness concedes his current status as bankrupt.
An old advertisement style text mentions Hall's Catarch Cure with price 75 cents and a brief, unrelated subtraction riddle from Speaking from Experience. The passage references Maater-Tombs and a puzzle about seven boys at a pond.
The advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful swollen nervous and sweating feet and for making tight shoes comfortable. It claims quick relief from bunions calluses and tired feet and offers trial packages free by mail from Le Roy New York. It also notes a separate fact about Russia’s imperial family costing $20 million annually.
A garbled page item references airline or rail travel between Fort Wayne and Chicago on Sundays via the Nickel Plate Road. It mentions paper goods like envelope stock and letter paper and includes unclear drug related phrasing and a note about a butterfly turn.
Americans praise merit in the Dewey celebration and in Astetter's Stomach Bitters. The remedy is extolled as meritorious for indigestion constipation dyspepsia biliousness liver and kidney disease and other stomach related troubles.
A trade dispute argues whether a pound of tea includes paper in the weight. The Lipton brand faces a suit claiming pound packages with paper weighed in, opposed to a true pound of tea. The court ruled the practice dishonest unless appealed, risking large profits tied to the paper margin. Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht racing is not implicated.
The first woman’s congress on record met in Seneca Falls New York in 1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended the meeting This archival note highlights early women's rights activity and Stanton’s involvement in the historic gathering.
A 1895 reader quote praises Pico's Cure for Consumption as the best cough remedy. The note is signed by George W. Lotz in Fa bacher Louisiana dated August 26, 1895. The clipping also includes an aphorism about wives reforming husbands from the Somerville Journal.
Fuddy notes odd coincidences around Titcomb as Duddy criticizes him. Titcomb believes coincidences are wonderful while Duddy recalls plans to move just as a landlord pressures for rent. The exchange appears in a Boston Transcript excerpt.
Household hints touts mild but glossy linens achieved with Red Cross laundry starch. Readers are urged to ask grocers for a coupon book to obtain two packages of this new starch and two Shakespeare pictures, a calendar, all free. A quip about the inventor’s family life is noted from the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Drying preparations worsen catarrh by drying secretions. Ely's Cream Balm cleanses and soothes, easing inflammation without pain. A trial size costs 10 cents, the 50 cent bottle is sold by druggists. Address Ely Brothers New York for more.
Germany releases about 20 000 titles annually followed by France 11 000 Italy 9 000 England 6 000 and the United States 5 000 showcasing varied national publishing outputs.
Major General Joseph Wheeler lauds Peruna as an effective catarrh remedy while in front of Santiago. U S Senator McEnery and Senators Sullivan and Roach endorse it as a tonic. A free catarrh booklet is offered by The Peruna Drug Mfg Co. Column claims Peruna heals mucous membranes and blocks malarial germs.
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