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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1896
Page
8
The Chicago Inter Ocean quotes critics who say modern cold storage in hotels and restaurants ruins liquids and meats. Liquors taste flat and light wines are ruined while raw meats stay okay but game and fowl lose flavor in the chemical atmosphere. A French finance report notes 148,808 families claimed tax exemption for having seven or more children.
A Chicago woman writes of severe menstrual trouble and being treated by Mrs. Pinkham. Another letter from Lucy E. W reveals improvement after using the Vegetable Compound and plans to marry in September. The exchange highlights women seeking candid answers from doctors and preferring Mrs. Pinkham’s guidance.
The old Mission Church on Mackinac Island, built in 1829 under Rev. Dr. Ferry, remains one of the few Protestant temples from frontier times. Fronting on the main street, it is flanked by cottages and elm trees, preserving its appearance despite seventy winters and later sale after fur company dissolution.
The text notes a shift to regular Sunday morning services with well dressed women and modern men filling the pews, indicating growing local interest and social change on the island.
A bicycle fire engine was exhibited in Paris featuring twin tan wheels linked by a single steering post. A hose reel and rotary pump hang between the frames. the contraption weighs under 140 pounds and four wheelmen can move it faster than any motorized unit, using foot power to reach and operate at the scene.
At the scene, workers assign duties to operate a pump, raise the machine on a log to free rear wheels, and connect hose lines. The crew then pumps about 4500 gallons per hour, throwing water between 75 and 100 feet, as they accelerate the unit toward the fire.
The Wicycle Fire Engine offers two major advantages. Within two to three minutes after arrival it can be adjusted and aimed to stream onto the roof, delivering rapid suppression.
A soubrette asks if they will be able to go right now while a pessimistic manager questions whether they can take their baggage along. The clipping from the Clutpay Enquirer hints at a stalled travel scenario or show business hiccup.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt shows a suitor pressing a claim with the line Your daughter says that if she can not marry me she will marry no one The retort from an old gentleman follows with sharp wit and social frictions.
Reform requires steady regular progress to a lasting change. Observant readers know healthful shifts in the body come, not by sudden violence, but by gradual treatment. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters stands as a leading remedy for persistent dyspepsia and similar ailments.
A discussion of an eminent person’s mind, with Huxley noting that excessive refinement blurs meaning. When asked if the person lies, Huxley says he is not clear headed enough to tell a lie.
An advertisement promotes No-To-Bac as a cure for tobacco use promising rapid weight gain and broad success with over 400,000 cured. It offers free booklet and sample via Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York, urging purchase from a local druggist with a guaranteed cure. The message ends with a religious and moral exhortation attributed to Philip Moxom.
A jumble of advertisements and curiosities notes Ball's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents taken externally. It also records Queen Victoria rarely wearing jewelry, with three rings kept on her hand for decades, plus miscellany on fashion, travel rates, and patent medicines.
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