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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1903
Page
4
Letters from Hon. Dan A Grosvenor and others praise Peruna as a tonic and catarrh remedy. They describe relief from catarrh and general health gains. The ads urge spring use and offer Dr. Hartman’s guidance.
The author describes a homemade ice cylinder system to keep milk cold in summer. A galvanized iron cylinder fits the milk can mouth, seals with a lid, and holds ice to chill the milk to about 40 degrees even when outside temps near 100. The method allowed five hour deliveries with consistent quality, using morning milk for next day cream and afternoon milk for morning sweet milk, though cream supply was limited.
Ritenour of 5 East Cork Street Winchester Vic credits Down's Kidney Pills with curing long standing kidney pain from La Grippe and other kidney troubles. He says the remedy lifted him from bed, restored his strength, and he can work again. Free trials are offered by FosterMilburn Co Buffalo and the pills cost 50 cents a box at druggists.
A jumble of medicinal claims and testimonials from early 1900s ads. It mentions Mother Grav’s Sweet Powders for children and various remedies, prices like 25 cents, and endorsements from unnamed sources. The text also includes promotional lines for tonics, laxatives, and patent medicines, with phrases about cures and health benefits.
Fruit growers discuss planting depth for grafted trees arguing deep planting may form roots above grafts and boost bearing. Inland growers express no experience or results yet and plan trials to compare deep versus shallow planting and solicit reports from observers.
Hazard Dunn near Creston, Indiana, loses 13 yearling calves to dry musty fodder. Others in the region report more cattle deaths from the same cause as wet weather renders fodder unfit for feeding in large quantities. The large loss at the county’s east end is now linked to this issue.
An old note on orchard success stresses soil prep and drainage. It warns that apple trees fail on poorly prepared ground, especially on heavy clays. Drainage is essential, even on hillsides, to prevent water from remaining near roots.
January reports of Senator Hanna dining on 18 nights with minimal eating and drinking. Noted for the oversized future senator Heyburn needing a special chair in the Senate. Anecdotes recount Quay poker talk, a misheard poisoning scare, and a reporter left bemused by the exchange.
Italian soldiers receive cigars with daily rations as war reports discuss future weapons and airship prospects. Col Andrew N. Camrell retires, leaving an unforgettable, undecipherable signature on official papers after a long career in the Army Corps of Engineers and key river and harbor projects.
Foresters note that South African forests consist mainly of stunted indigenous trees used for fencing and wagon marking. Western prairies see planting for shade and protection. American foresters urge publicity that long lived trees can grow under shorter trees. North American timber limits: no black walnut red cedar or white oak north of Toronto, beach elm and birch capped by Quebec to Sault Ste Marie, sugar maple with Lake Superior north shore.
The Chinese census puts empire population at about 26 million. The queen’s 1891 gold clock to the Chinese emperor is valued at 41 500. In British India no native can own military weapons without a license. In Tokyo postal authorities weigh buying motor cars for mail transport. Singapore hosts the British Bible Society selling Scripture in 75 languages and is noted for its cosmopolitan character with over 40 languages among students at the Anglo-Chinese college.
A Jasper county Missouri farmer, impressed by a Carthage real estate agent’s notice, reacts with astonishment and humor. The exchange ends with the farmer acknowledging the agent’s skill and accepting the sale terms, while the Milwaukee News and Cleveland Plain Dealer quote the moment as a curious anecdote.
Lancaster resident Postmaster Remers recounts his battle with diabetes and how Dodd's Kidney Pills restored his health after doctors failed. He reports full recovery lasting three years and answers reader questions about the cure's permanence.
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