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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1897
Page
4
A brief note extols light cleaning with ivory soap and hot soft water to avoid strong odors. It claims a room will feel fresh and sweet after rinsing and drying. The excerpt cites Eliza R. Parker as the source and contrasts with other light, household observations.
Fragmentary note describes a rail rate offer for a round trip between stations on the Cleveland Akron and Columbus Railway with a Sunday return and mentions asking an agent for details. The text also includes disjointed medical and personal anecdotes and unrelated phrases.
Sermon argues that the world owes debts to Greece for language, medicine, architecture, literature, and liberty. Dr. Talmage cites Marathon and Thermopylae to urge support for Greece against Mohammedan aggression and European powers, urging prayers and public sympathy.
A collage of curiosities reports experiments with wax on gems to test brilliancy, a fist fight in Sodom Indiana, a sunken Brest frigate found by dredging, Andree’s balloon size boost for north pole attempts, oysters sensing tides, German grass bricks, a wedding joke, rapid railway bridge replacement, an ancient lance point near Phoenix, a Paris corset relief scheme, and lightning statistics for stacks spires windmills.
The article argues that improved roads lift farmer incomes, arguing roads provide paid work in all weather. It notes farmers in well connected districts prosper despite panics, urging rural communities to promote road projects and rural labor as a path to national prosperity.
Gen Roy Stone argues public life candidates must aid farmers with practical measures, especially state aid and convict labor. He warns that Britain funds road maintenance and loans, while 1000 idle inmates in Sing Sing could millier roads. He contends republican government must match monarchy in delivering economic benefits and good roads.
A Cornell agricultural college instructor in Ithaca outlines butter making and cream ripening. He emphasizes even ripening in a well warmed vat, cooling before churning, proper coagulation, and a satin finish on ice cream. He notes washing butter with water at 40 to 62 degrees and salt in the first wash to help granules and floatation.
A described device to keep cows clean in the stable has been tried with success. The illustration shows a frame from town, an inch above the cows backs near the rump. When dropping manure, the cow steps back.
A 41 year old Italian in Thins, Switzerland, who became a deaf mute after a serious illness, suddenly spoke and heard again after he jumped aside from a runaway horse. The recovery was noted in the London Lancet as remarkable.
An old style ad touts Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin offering seeds with claims of high yields per acre such as 264 bushels of corn and 1 600 bushels of potatoes and promises 12 farm seed samples valued at $10 for a 10 cent payment to begin. The copy includes sensational language and a verse line about Atlas.
Being the only makers of both guns and ammunition, Winchester of New Haven claims perfect pairing of product lines. The ad stresses Winchester goods ensure high quality and asks shooters to request a large illustrated catalogue for free. Also includes a brief humorous line about Miss Fitz, George, and a parrot.
Milton Reizenstein, Johns Hopkins graduate student, outlines a monograph on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from its 1827 founding meeting at Philip E. Thomas’s home to the arrival of tracks at Wheeling in 1853. The B and O marking its 70th anniversary on February 12, 1897 is noted. A humorous children’s exchange appears at the end.
Reforms require steady regular progress rather than abrupt change. Observant readers know lasting health gains come through gradual methods. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is praised as a leading aid, claiming to cure dyspepsia, a stubborn disease, through progressive treatment.
Reports that Farmers letters from South and North Dakota are published in a Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway pamphlet with illustrations. A copy can be obtained for two-cent postage by writing Geo. H. Heafford in Chicago. A prosecutor questions an eye witness about a nearby event with a terse exchange.
The North-Western Line offers Home Seekers' excursion tickets on April 6 and 20 to many West and South destinations at very low rates. For tickets and information contact Chicago & North Western Railway agents. Your friends may not know much, but they know what they would do if they were in your place.
A compilation of medical and patent medicine notices touts No To Bac for tobacco cure with 50¢ to $1.00 prices, Dr Kline’s nerve restorer with free trial, and other pill and oil remedies. The items mix sales pitches, humorous quips, and brief ad copy from various papers.
A historical ad offers one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. It names F J Cheney and companies in Toledo as trustworthy and describes the product as taken internally to affect the blood and mucous surfaces. Price is stated per bottle and testimonials are provided.
An old advertisement promotes Star tobacco as a pleasurable, long lasting, and economical choice. It mentions chewing for pleasure and contrasts Star as superior, with additional health claims about curing ailments and improving stiffness. The copy uses persuasive language typical of period ads.
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