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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1906
Page
5
A muddled column of jokes and quips from various papers mocks fashion, taxation, marital banter, and stage life. Bits pivot on a tailor’s remark, a tax joke, fishers and hunters language, and a theater manager’s notes, all delivered in a breezy, early 20th century humor tone.
Fragmented lines from a 19th century column reveal mock poetry and social chatter about marriages and church events. Readers note blurred verses, misread names, and playful misprints, with references to Samay and Mr Mrs Poorles in a Philadelphia Press context.
In a church discussion a preacher announces plans to call on all pastors to send reporters to the church next Sunday and to deliver a strong sermon advocating the abolition of all Sunday work. His wife agrees, asking about the theme.
The readable dialogue features Nat Shepeeal asking about Samson and strength, a nonbeliever’s doubt, and a pragmatic reply. A practical man remarks that a talkative barber always makes him wary, illustrating tension between faith and skepticism in a clipped, informal street scene.
A compilation of vignettes and quotes. It recalls a druggist’s arsenic error ending in a patient’s death, stories of Uncle Joe and Evarts, actor William Crane on Shakespeare, and a Civil War incident with General Carr. It also includes brief observations on business honesty and social mores.
A humorous exchange in the letters section features a woman asking how to make a lemon tart and the editors trading witty, gendered lines about tartness and disposal of non tart lemons. The dialogue reflects playful editorial banter and reader correspondence culture.
A travel notice advertises round trip fare of $2.00 to Chicago via Nickel Plate Road. Depart Fort Wayne at 2 25 A M with special trains at 11 00 A M and 4 40 P M on Saturday September 22 and at 2 25 A M on Sunday. Return allowed on any train up to and including the No leaving Chicago at 9 15 P M Monday.
A Washington correspondent, Charles P. Norcross, began in court reporting by noting William Burns was arrested and fined ten dollars for stealing a martingale from James Jones. The story frames the act as harming Jones and his wife, who kept the musical cage item, and condemns petty thieves like Burns.
Mrs Rome Myers of 160 South Tenth Street Lrouton Ohio suffered five years of kidney trouble with pain bloating and sleep loss. After four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills the pain and bloating subsided and she regained health. Sold by all dealers 40 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A reporter questions a man about a lost half a million dollars. The superintendent of a wheel repair shop furnishes a terse reply suggesting the money was lost with the man’s mind, implying the sum and its source remain unsettled.
Nickel Plate announces low round trip fares to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo with departures September 9 10 11 and 21 and return trips in October. Agent contact shows Medlin T P A Fort Wayne Indiana 4961 for details and ticketing.
An item from the Cleveland Leader references a street scene exchange about a boss and his wife then pivots to an Allen’s Foot-Ease advertisement. The ad touts powder for sore feet, swollen ankles, sweating, corns, and ingrown nails, with a claimed trial sample and 25 cent price.
Inquiries aside a railway accident prompt Mrs. Dightuuas and Mrs. Jams to discuss acquaintances. Mrs. Jams reports no one she knows was injured, setting a tone of personal concern and uncertainty in the seaside or travel scene.
An advertisement offers custom rubber stamps self inking daters and pads with a request to send for a catalogue to Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana.
The piece laments Russia attempting a perfect government before popular press infrastructure, noting the irony of pushing for ideal governance prior to establishing 10-cent magazines and a robust public discourse network. It reflects a critical view from Butte City Inter Mountain.
The German government earned more than ten million dollars last year from its postal telegraphic and telephone system. Tax records show a substantial profit, reflecting a strong state monopoly and expanded communications services.
Macaulay had written the first two words of his history of England and claimed that "I purpose" would distinguish his work from Murat Halstead's "I propose." He smiled at the supposed superiority of his style and continued writing several more words.
A stranger questions fresh eggs at a grocer shop. The grocer replies cautiously that the eggs will make a ham actor feel like a last year s bird s nest in a humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press.
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