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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1890
Page
8
Periodical scourge threat prompts reader to seek Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a preventive remedy instead of quinine. The national tonic is claimed to eradicate malaria in regions where it’s violent, and to aid biliousness dyspepsia constipation kidney nervous complaints neuralgia and rheumatism. Physicians widely recognize its genuine worth.
The article explains a policy under the German Emperor two years old requiring each maid to have a stamp book. Every week the mistress buys a 3-cent stamp for the servant as a government tax to license her service. The stamps fund the maid's support if ill and later her old age if unused.
Scotland Dak minister Rev H P Carson says two bottles of Hall's Catarrh Cure cured his daughter. Sold by druggist at Treasure Street. An English to India sea route is said to be treacherous with many shipwrecks and losses. An industrious statistician estimates hundreds of millions in gold and jewels lie at the sea bottom along that path.
A Great Thing says it is valuable for a man to meet others and learn about life. B F Johnson & Co of Richmond VA offers many young men a chance to do this and earn money quickly by saving in the bank. Try them and see.
A quirky blend of dialog quotes, a Vogue snippet, a physician eye-water ad, a family praise line, a digestion remedy with Small Bile Bean, and a pun about breaking into an old man’s house. The items reflect a late era miscellany of sentiment, medical prompts, and humor.
The article argues that genuine death cannot be equated with unconscious states. It recalls examples of people mistaking near death for death, notes that most deaths involve a period of unconsciousness, and cites testimonies of families and a nurse observing dying moments without clear signs of an afterlife. Kate Field's Washington.
Bertha Lamme from Springfield Ohio becomes the world’s first woman electrician. She graduates from Ohio State University in 1893 and joins Westinghouse Electrical Works in Pittsburg as a practical electrician. Her achievement follows Edison’s use of women in his plants and signals a shift toward women in the electrical field.
Chemists study a newly discovered acid named hydrazoic acid. It is described as waterlike and highly caustic, fuming in air and harming skin. The salt it forms with many metals is extremely explosive, though the acid itself may not be. Few samples exist and research is in early stages.
A Methodist minister recalls a mission where a quarrelsome Scotsman sparked a lively sermon. The preacher warned against self profit and urged attention as the crowd stayed alert, no one sleeping or nodding during his final text.
A medical journal notes longevity rises with a peaceful retiree lifestyle away from stress and heavy toil. It contrasts busy professionals and politicians with rural living, and explains the term Eurasia as a mix of European and Asiatic heritage.
The article discusses the myth of the deadly upas tree of Java with a claim that its poisonous juice is used on arrows and that the tree thrives in Java valley floors where volcanic gas escapes from rocks. It notes this as a basis for historical belief in the legend.
A terse adage reflects on how silence can convey more meaning than prolonged talk. The phrase suggests restraint often speaks louder than words.
A dying man directs that all his property pass to his eldest daughter and asks the lawyer to ensure she inherits with his blessing to see her marry. The lawyer, moved, notes the wishes as the patient expires.
A Norwich church deacon and the Sunday-school superintendent helped a distressed woman on Lock Island as she cried she lost her bathing suit. They escorted her to the moonlit water and then, after she admitted the loss, returned home after suggesting advertising the missing item in the Bordeaux Banner.
The city of Londonderry traces its 1608 near ruin to King James forces, 1612 grant to London’s Lord Mayor and Corporation, formation of the Irish Society, and 1614 incorporation. Land in the county was divided among London’s Twelve Great Companies. the Irish Society remains a private property holder, not a governing body, while the bishopric retains the name Derry.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a cure for renewed health and internal cleanliness. It contrasts this with old time medicines and inferior substitutes, claiming only the well informed accept the product.
Saxony produces large quantities of marbles for export to India China and the United States. The hard cal careous stone is cut into square blocks then milled on a flat stone with concentric furrows. An oak block mounts on the slab and revolves as water flows, producing about 20 000 marbles weekly per mill in a quarter hour.
A fragmentary notice mentions Bar Harbor and a conversation about a cousin Tom and a girl with money. The text hints at social expectations and a humorous exchange with references to bilious attacks and small bile beans.
A quirky two line item notes Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup for nightly cough relief and hints at a husband hiding matters from his wife, suggesting domestic intrigue amid everyday life.
A Wallingford church-warden’s sharp reply follows a Bishop Oxford inquiry about clergy. The circular asks if the officiating clergyman preaches the Gospel and if his conversation and carriage align with it. The warden quips that the clergyman preaches the Gospel but does not keep a carriage.
Warren advertisements tout high earnings for salesmen and promise honest work. They claim training for beginners and a 900 new outlet soon ready, costing four years and thousands of dollars but deemed the best system. Direct sales via company reps, no middlemen or tree dealers, Stagk Bros Nurseries & Oxenars Co. Rockport, LL.
A snippet discusses vocabulary size for various groups from farm laborers to Shakespeare, noting typical word ranges. It also mentions indigestion and Beecham's Pills as a remedy and ends with a Drake's Magazine exchange about blindness by profession.
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