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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
5
A Washington man praises his wife for tolerating his eccentric habits and late nights. His remorse leads to costly gifts, but the wife’s letter notes his social folly, ending with the postscript claiming he must have had an elegant time.
A Vermont judge named Poland invites an old farmer to dine at a Lyndon hotel. The man, in shabby clothes, asks about the menu but the judge refuses to let him pay. The two share a warm moment as the judge orders a meal for both, highlighting hospitality.
The island also known as Louds or Muscongus lies off Bristol in Lincoln County Maine and has no taxes. Deserter John Loud settled it and his descendants remain prominent. The community supports a school with volunteers paying four dollars per child and an eight month term with about eighteen scholars. Fishing bait trade funds livelihoods and lobstering mackerel fishing and porgy catching feed Bristol opposite the island. The island is guarded by a high central flag and locals are described as prosperous and skilled sailors like Deer Isle fishermen.
A contemporary note likens a West Indian hurricane moving along the coast to dyspepsia that resists common treatments. The piece recommends Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a long trusted cure, claiming it has cured stomach troubles for half a century.
The article explains that molten metal contracts on cooling, causing cast counterfeit coins to show size variations. It notes stamping yields sharper design, and once a stamping setup is established, striking coins is cheaper and faster than casting.
An old advertisement mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure offered as a national cure priced at 75 cantas. The fragment includes writer hints about preparing a cheap steel pen by heating and dipping it in ink to impress a partner.
Try Grain O and ask your grocer for a package of GRAIN O the new food drink that can replace coffee. Suitable for children and adults alike it is said to be easy on delicate stomachs and costs 15 or 25 cents per package sold by all grocers.
A brief exchange notes Mrs Tromper reads frequently during the summer, saying she finishes a book nearly every day while waiting at her dressmaker. The remark highlights ongoing reading habits as leisure culture.
An OCR fragment advertises Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a refund if it fails. It notes E W Grove signature on each box and claims great on bowing for Chileans in public vehicles. Also mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption and deafness causes with smelling salts. It references Philadelphia as the largest town in 1774 and suggests Eagle Linen paper and envelopes for printers.
The readable text cites demographic figures by country on single persons with percentages for Ireland Scotland and the United States. It also mentions coffee quality and price, plus a consumer complaint about consolations pressed during illness, ending with an unclear name Boussearu.
A.dialogue exchanges about a quarter misdeed and deciding to place it in the church box as a possible reform effort. The scene features Mrs Stubb and Mr Stubb with Maria present. The tone suggests moral reflection on brief wrongdoing and public-spirited remedy.
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