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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1910
Page
7
A columnist argues mothers and daughters must set high moral standards to strengthen families. He critiques lavish spending and courting signals, urging women to select worthy men, train sons and sons-in-law, and make home life pleasant to keep husbands and brothers from seeking entertainment elsewhere.
The concept of providing each guest with a fresh wrapped soap piece gains support as guests receive new guest size toilet soap, reflecting a growing trend in hospitality.
Describes tobacco brown serge costume with car model inspired skirt and box plait front. Russian style coat with braided edges and three‑button groups. ostrich feather hat. Also covers home dress with deep yoke skirt, braided trims, and crepe de chine sleeves and yoke using braiding and tucks.
An advertisement asserts Dean's Kidney Pills restore kidney function and remove waste from blood. It features Rev. Abram Weaver of Georgetown Texas claiming relief from back injury related kidney trouble after a Baptist conference. Product sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
A humorous fragment from Shray Stories features a boarder’s quip that a woman is a puzzle without an answer, echoed by Grumpley’s blunt vow that he has never seen a woman who lacks one.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo endorse the remedy, with Walding Kinnan & Marvin as wholesale druggists. Cure taken internally, priced 75 cents per bottle, testimonials available.
A dealer presents a versatile chicken suitable for frying roasting stewing or any preferred preparation. The offer emphasizes the meat can be prepared in multiple styles without harm to the bird.
A humorous fragment claims a hitherto unpublished Emerson utterance and lists playful babies' addresses used by Carlyle Shakespeare Bacon Hume Dickens Newton George Eliot in quoted forms. The piece attributes various baby talk lines to each figure, presented as imagined quips.
A passenger recalls a Valentine Day tale from Mark Twain about an Irish suitor aboard the Bermudian. He asks, the girl declines, and he laments in a witty Irish drawl wishing she were twins so he could have at least half of her.
Caution urged to examine each bottle of Castoria for the genuine signature LYASE TELA In Use For Over 3000 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought is emphasized as a trusted remedy for infants and children.
A three year old on her first zoo visit clutches her father's hand and whispers she will not go near the elephant, fearing she might frighten him. The Detroit News Tribune reports the moment.
A witty exchange questions if a phone call can shock. The Professor replies it depends on who speaks at the other end. The line reflects playful science humor and quotes Leigh Hunt on laughter as a privilege of reason.
A brief sentence notes a cigar called Lewis' Single Binder aimed at satisfying the smoker while remarking that vanity stems from a leak in one’s wisdom tank, linking pride to caution about thinking.
Pains' Painkiller is advertised as the most effective remedy for rheumatism lumbago stiffness neuralgia and colds. It is sold in 2e déc and Sle bottles and is urged with a claim of delivering a square deal. An unrelated note promotes Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen for census workers.
PAZO Ointment guarantees to cure any case of itching, bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Includes a testimonial quote and a caution about time. An unrelated literary quote is also present.
A blunt speaker declares belief in speaking the truth while Miss Cayenne notes that many are blunt and that such candor corrupts vocabularies of parrots. The exchange emphasizes blunt honesty and linguistic excess.
Fragmentary dialog notes a baby being lifted by family in playful terms. A nurse is described as taking the infant out in a go cart rather than a motor vehicle, suggesting humorous domestic choices.
A Boston Herald quip explains doctors wear Van Dyke beards so they are not mistaken for bankers with side whiskers.
A brief aphorism from the Florida Times Union notes that sorrow lingers where sunlight is blocked, contrasting light as a remedy for sadness. The quote frames hope as a remedy against prolonged gloom.
Howard Bros. Buffalo New York reports Pettit's Eye Salve first sold in 1807 marking a century of rising sales as a celebrated remedy for weak eyes. Also a light observation about theater fashion where a leading lady’s gown changes per act.
In all ages of horses and dogs cured and others prevented from disease with Spahn's Distemper Cure. Over 500,000 bottles sold last year. Priced 50 cents and 1 dollar. Sold by druggists or direct from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen, Indiana. Agents wanted and a free book offered.
A scientist who lost his pet dog published a notice calling the dog a stray and noting it had been used in experiments with virulent poisons. The notice warned a lick from the dog could be fatal but the animal returned the next day.
The ad promotes Defiance Starch as the solution for stiffening fabrics without masking beauty. It claims Defiance requires only a lighter application due to greater strength, improving both appearance and wearing quality.
A Chicago mother recounts her five year old son’s severe skin eruption that resisted three doctors and a medical college treatment. After using Cuticura ointment the sores dried, skin peeled multiple times, and the child recovered, twelve years later described as strong and healthy.
A man and a woman share labor to build wealth until the man, wielding power, takes the $10,000 for a car they had hoped to buy. The wife joins suffragists after the betrayal, while the piece notes the era's suffrage energy and social change. It ends with an advertisement praising Defiance Starch for safe use on fine fabrics and strong stiffening.
A short humor item from Boston Herald shows Stenoy-Oh asking Frank to sharpen a pencil while a clerk offers help if the button is sewn on.
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