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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1897
Page
4
Native witnesses describe a huge lamp snake called umningi that inhabits swamps and river pools in Natal South Africa. It allegedly emits bright light at night, seen from miles away, pale with brown patches and so large it could fill wagons when slain by Boers.
A 1880 record compiled by insurance firms shows large scale fraud by officials and employees. City and county officials together stole substantial sums, New York leading among states in recorded embezzlement and defalcation.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a promotion or warning about a package from John ALS Bred Co La Crosse Wis. Readers are asked to send 3 cents for a stamp and the notice promises a reward to the recipient if they follow the instruction. The text is garbled but references birds and bees and a promised prize.
Fragmented OCR text mentions warehousing, makers and Bach, with unclear references to prices, quantities and a coffee or sandal detail. It appears as a garbled discussion of items, quality, and transactions with several garbled names and figures. The exact event or subject is not clear from readable passages.
A rambling fragment surveys health remedies and social attitudes with scattered references to places and people. It mentions St. Jacob and various locales, pairing hints of medical cures with curiosities about labor, luck, and moral judgment.
Miss Lana Suira of 11 North Park Street Chillicothe Ohio reports months of tiredness pain and nervous head aches eased after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. She gained appetite slept better and her pains nearly disappeared while continuing the medicine.
A revival sermon follows Nehemiah's midnight ride through Jerusalem ruins to inspect devastation before rebuilding. The preacher urges personal ruin acknowledgment, conversion by old fashioned means, and steadfast effort, tying Nehemiah to modern faith, perseverance, and charity.
A fragmented review of various items cites European stunts and curiosities, from a Turkish court musician’s pay and a Japanese throne heir to a yacht’s length in Britain. It mentions a Rockport church organ, a protograph gossip, Tennyson anecdotes, and a nurse’s brief career span, ending with jeweled eyeglasses in fashion.
Washington March 29 The ways and means committee offered amendments to a tariff bill with debates over protects duties on hides wool lumber coal and other items. Speakers from Democratic and Republican ranks sparred over protections and free trade while Mr Dingley defended the measure as the Senate pressed toward a final vote. The panel adopted about 35 amendments and set an April enactment date amid further discussion by leaders.
A man states he will be out late and asks his partner not to wait up. He heads to the shop where local crew have hauled in pemrolcan and whale products and plan a six week poker game amid winter talk. The scene reflects seasonal Tythal tidbits from a New York Journal note.
From Cleveland Ohio a salesman named J A Whann describes months of nervous prostration and headaches. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Lifes to restore nerves and energy, aiding sleep and appetite. His wife also recommends the pills. The ad promotes pills as a treatment for various nervous ailments and circulates pricing and ordering details.
Reports warn of massive monkey bands driven from forests by severe winter. Hungry primates raid mountain villages, devour crops, and attack people near Tukunbasan in Tharaki Ken. Several killings linked to the looting rise as governments organize hunts and aid efforts.
A satirical reminiscence on Father Stemmel of Dayles Pennsylvania and his wit. Anecdotes include a neighbor Catholic joke, remarks about a blue stocking Presbyterian, and humorous quips about St Jacobs Gentian and universal cures. The piece surveys opinions and sayings attributed to the late priest and others.
A scanned market page shows prices for cattle hogs sheep and mixed packers, plus staples like butter apples potatoes flour grain corn oats and pork. Listings include prime steam lard and beef products with regional references to Chicago and New York markets.
A historic Mansfield incident recalls Manuel May not yet a judge and William Strong later famed in New York politics. Strong refused deposition questions in a fraud case, was jailed for six weeks, and local society watched as his supporters visited daily before a higher court released him.
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local apps and must be constitutional. It asserts Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness, offers $100 for catarrh deafness cured by Holf’s Catarrh Cure, and cites Cheney & Co of Toledo with product sales.
Travel agents announce a limited excursion offer on February 16 and March 1 2 from Cleveland to the West North and Northwest via the Cleveland Akron and Columbus Railway with round trip fares about one fare. Passengers are urged to contact a C A and C R V agent for rates ticket limits and full details or write to C I Daly General Passenger Agent Cleveland Ohio. Deserted wife remark closes the fragment.
A Wanapolis Journal item touts Trostetter's Stomach Tonic as a preventive against chills and fever for emigrants to the west. It claims the tonic fortifies the system against malaria, miasma, and waterborne illness, enabling pioneers miners and travelers to venture safely with it as their guide.
A jumble of patent medicine claims appears in the West Union Gazette with promises to cure nerves and tobacco cravings. It touts Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer and St Jacobs Oil while lampooning fads and old cures, reflecting dubious marketing rather than reliable medical science.
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