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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
5
A period style feature argues that many women are childless, describes reproductive failures as a natural defect, and cites Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a common cure. It quotes a Brooklyn woman praising relief from female troubles and related ailments after using the advertised remedies.
The October report from the Department of Agriculture shows wheat will be short in quantity and poor in quality due to drought at seeding and heavy rains after harvest. Corn condition is about 90.5 percent with yield estimates varying by state, while oats, rye, barley and other crops show declines or mixed conditions. frost and pests affect cotton and other crops as the season ends. The note also promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for constipation, and includes household remedies and a Wordsworth quotation.
A new Christian Science temple rises at 137 West 48th Street, NYC, formerly the All Souls Episcopal Church house. The building has been completely remodeled apart from the four walls and galleries, praised as one of the prettiest temples of its kind in the country.
The article notes 46 Christian Science churches in New York State. It describes church exteriors with ivory color, brown stone stoops, wrought iron rails, stained glass windows, and a heavy roof cornice. It credits Mrs. Eddy and highlights the movement's growth to over 250,000 believers nationwide.
The Sterling Remedy Co. of Chicago and New York has closed a contract to advertise No To Bac and Cascarets, backed by an absolute guarantee to cure or money refunded. Retail druggists may sell with guaranteed results, risk free. The note adds that bicycle use has boosted rubber trade by about five million dollars in eighteen months.
An eclectic clump of old ads and odd anecdotes includes Hal’s Catarrh Cure offered as a constitutional remedy at 75 cents and Allen’s Foot-Base powder for corns bunions and foot comfort. The text also notes a Montreal bride with a canary at her wedding and a curious tale about Mohammed dyeing his beard red.
A collage of advertisements promotes No-To-Bac tobacco cessation claims with Cure promises and free samples. Other notes tout Piso’s Cure, Cascarets laxative, and various tonics. Mentions include Sterling Remedy Co. Canada, Nickel Plate rail rates, and generic medical claims amid fragmented copy.
A fragmented ad mentions C. R. Jenne in Fort Wayne Indiana offering an opportunity of a lifetime. It references a revolver as a non large weapon capable of covering a very large man and notes excursion rates by Nickel Plate Road to Wisconsin Michigan and the Southwest for hunters.
A historical ad notes Cascaret candy as a guaranteed cathartic and advertises nickel plate railroad excursion rates to Wisconsin Michigan and the southwest with pricing listed as 10 and 25 cents. The copy mentions no reformations through back doors.
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