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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1896
Page
7
The advertisement claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures severe female complaints including ovarian troubles and womb disorders. It also asserts it helps with leucorrhea, uterine tumors, and supports changes of life. Pinkham's Liver Pills and Sanative Wash are advertised as complementary remedies.
In Evanston a boy named Ran Hughitt gains renown for a bottle shaped cucumber grown from a small fruit sealed in a bottle to keep insects out. He plans to exhibit the odd vegetable at the fair, alongside other curious experiments and local anecdotes about bears and seals bounty in Maine and New York.
A boy named Ran flavors melons with his mother’s extract causing vanilla and lemon tastes. His ink bottle plant grows a bottle apple and bursts its glass, but the real lesson comes when flavoring melons leads to a reprimand from his father.
In a postwar tavern exchange a colonel grumbles that a servant's powder prank blew him clear through the roof. He notes this is the third worker to vanish without notice, and laments the ongoing awkwardness of the situation.
A dialogue excerpt contrasts blunt behavior with hints about romance. One speaker jokes about kissing directly. another notes the lack of fun in picnics for older people, offering a wry reflection on age and social signals.
The John M Smyth Company of Chicago issues a 422 page illustrated home goods catalogue offered free on application. The firm touts thirty years of honest dealing and nationwide shipping, claiming it can furnish a house from cellar to garret without a store visit. Applications to 150 168 W Madison St Chicago.
The piece blends an African fable where Makamda’s ambassador Rabbit guides elephants and others to a forest venue, with a comic exchange about breath and exit. It also cites Napoleon commanding French forces in forty eight battles, noting five defeats at St Jean d Acre in 1709, Essling in 1809, La Rothiere in 1914, and Waterloo in 1816.
A French law requires physicians to write all prescriptions in French. The issue is part of broader efforts to preserve national language and administrative clarity in healthcare.
An early 1900s style advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort. It claims to cure swollen painful feet, reduce sweating, callouses, and shoe tightness, and offers a trial mail package and regional seller details. The copy ends with a proverb on unsought fame and legitimacy.
An 1895 advertisement proclaims Mall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. The notice, signed by J. B. Palmer of Seattle, urges timely action and contrasts its claim with Pyao's Cure for Consumption. The fragment ends with a quip about seeking fame.
An old advertisement touts H ter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for malarial fevers and digestive issues, claiming relief for constipated bowels and inactive kidneys. It references using small balloons to study air currents and promotes various patent medicines for teething, pain, and fever associated ailments.
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