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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1897
Page
8
An old advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a fortifying tonic for travelers. It claims to shield the gastric system from seasickness malady rheumatism and liver troubles while easing constipation and dyspepsia.
A New Orleans Times Democrat anecdote describes a railroad official accusing his milkman of diluting milk with water. His wife discovers a live crawfish in the milk can, implying water was added to the shipment. The tale portrays a humorous, exaggerated claim of tampering.
An advertisement extols the turn of life as a critical period for women and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a tonic to ease hot flashes nervous strain and related symptoms. It features a testimonial from Mrs Dellawaitson of Cincinnati praising the medicine's relief and recommending it to others.
A Wrentham farmer, George J Hittinger, has opened a rich ore deposit described as a Massachusetts Klondike. Ore assays report up to 500 dollars per ton silver and 50 dollars per ton gold, attracting local excitement and capital. The piece places the find in a broader roundup of curiosities and oddities from "Current Condensations."
A Boston transcription notes a blunt opinion that true boys’ books must embody action courage truth and bravery. It dismisses trendy styles as mere stuff, favoring stories that sustain the young reader’s ideal of robust character.
A humorous exchange shows a caller offering services at picnics with rates of five dollars for an afternoon and fifteen for an all day event. The ad mentions plentiful baskets and careful chaperoning as part of the service.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents and features a humorous exchange from The Bridal Tour about marriage as a euphemistic abroad metaphor. The snippet also includes a testimonial style line from D C Albright of Miffinburg Pennsylvania dated December 11, 1895.
A classroom exchange in the Detroit Free Press shows a teacher asking how many bones are in the human body and a pupil replying that they have not learned to ride a wheel yet.
Oct 19 round trip fare offered to west northwest and southwest destinations through The Nickel Plate Road. Inquiries to local agents. Advertisement notes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain costing 2 cents a bottle.
An 1880s medical note explains swelling after injury as nature’s protection and repair. It describes small vessel injury, serum leakage, vessel dilation, and white blood cells aiding tissue repair, likening the body to a colony of individuals.
A playful fragment shows a child named Littl Hugh tasting berries from a basket while asking why the smallest strawberries settle to the bottom. Ma is nearby and the scene carries a homey domestic mood.
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