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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
8
A humorous item notes marital quips about sunshine and rain checks, mentions a magazine article on avoiding war, a Mr Flatte exchange, and playful product mentions like Pe rces pills and Red Cross Ball Blue. The piece aside from jokes references household items and aging, styled as a light newspaper blurb.
A fragment from a local school scene shows a teacher named Johnny confronting a student about excuses. The dialogue implies parental influence and a parent's need for thoughtful time, reflecting tensions between duty, messaging, and personal responsibility.
The Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pa suffered a year with dropsy swelling in limbs and feet heart fluttering dizziness and fatigue. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he regained strength. He confirms continued faith in the remedy and invites contact about it. Includes offer to write for household hints music anthem and recipes. Fort Wayne No 41 1914.
A claim that a ancient process could harden copper to steel likeness is recounted. No known method exists today, but discovery of such a process would yield a highly valuable secret.
Curtis Smith sues A L Kingsbury for 50 dollars alleging false imprisonment after Kingsbury held up Smith’s grocery store, arrested him, and sent him to the Jeffersonville reformatory. a private detective later arrested Perth Alvis who allegedly confessed to the robbery. The case arises in Vanderburgh County. Hartwell Mines Sold for 75000 in Hartwell near Augusta. Mackey Coal Co buys Hartwell mines, four miles south of Southern Railroad, including 2240 acres and town with houses. Hogs Vaccinated as county agent McFarland leads hog cholera vaccination drives in Hartwell area with Purdue University expert support.
In Knox circuit court Judge Benjamin Wiloughby overruled a motion for a new trial in the suit over the Matissa Beard oil lease valued at 250000. The Standard Oil Company is said to own the lease. An appeal to the supreme court has been granted. Also noted is Elmon Fisher's elevator fire destroying wheat and corn with 4000 insurance, a coroner exonerating a train crew in Scottsburg, and multiple injuries in a Franklin auto crash. The U S District Court for Evansville convenes today with fourteen cases on the docket.
Shelbyville reports a special jury panel of 25 men drawn for the murder trial of Harry Garver, charged in Moral township with killing his uncle Walter King after a dispute over a newspaper subscription on December 1, 1918. Attorneys Merks and Hacx of this city and Oren Rack of Indianapolis defend Garver.
Indiana briefs report suit for damages by Richard Wicks against Sluncie Stone and arime for injuries loading stone on a freight car. A Woman's Franchise League tea is planned for October 24 at Elk’s hall. Sullivan witness William Ledsee, ex-town marshal, died from a fall of slate in Centralia. burial in Shelburn. Petersburg sewing society members earned about $1 canning tomatoes for church fundraisers. Floyd County case Lemon vs New Albany Ice Co. ended with a hung jury. Disappearances of William Leon and John Pons, Greeks, investigated by Logansport and Chicago police. Charles Parrish injured on piling driver on a Br. over Lrandywine near Shelbyville. En campment of Knights of Pythias in Terre Haute abandoned. Indiana-Ulinois joint encampment discussed. Bedford man Mitch charged with manslaughter in riot killing Harvey Hart. associate Zent Wood held for trial. Rebekah lodges celebrated 63rd anniversary in Richmond area. Lawsuit over Pennsylvania Chicago traction fine for Miss Wade’s injuries and snow-travel accident. Lawrenceton workers pour cement for river walls. Danville jail escape attempt by Brown and others. two inmates remained.
A club woman jokes that war brings relief from shocking French fashions while a fashion writer complains of foreign modes being caricatures. The item blends crowd-pleasing quips with ads and small notes about gas rights in Hungary, Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ads, and St. Paul population figures, painting a snapshot of daily life and commerce.
A 1914 Olney ad recounts acne woes and a success with Cuticura Soap and Ointment after other remedies failed. It claims a two week cure and offers free samples via a Boston address. Also noted: a quip about beauty standards and a statistic on American railroad employment and wages.
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