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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1901
Page
4
A patient describes chronic womb distress and relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter, published with consent, praises the treatment and urges other women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice and remedies.
Fragmented text describes an essay writer and a student scholar from a distant town. It references a professor figure, a debate over thesis content, and a distant university setting with arcane jargon and misaligned phrases. The piece reads like a rough draft or satirical sketch of academic writing.
In Union City Indiana on a Sunday afternoon Samuel Deeter aged widower and Lacey Havens described as Laporte’s fat woman wed without a minister or justice of the peace. The ceremony occurred in a theater witnessed by a large crowd as Deeter displayed a license and declared themselves married before God and man. The bride weighs about 100 pounds and the groom wore a brown velvet suit.
In Michigantown near Frankfort Indiana burglars blasted a steel vault and fled after a running clash with citizens. C A Marshall the local merchant was slightly wounded and a robber is believed shot. Cash and papers were destroyed and the loss from the explosion and damage to the building may exceed 5060 dollars.
Tad Paporte reports a mystery resolved as Thiesen, a pale year old girl who vanished last June from 23rd Street, Chicago, was located. She had used the name Dorn Inswall and appeared underfed, claiming she had been adopted by Mrs Wy Hewitt of this city. She was educated at the prime schools and seemed a bright pupil, though a German letter to a relative raised questions about her mother.
In Linton Indiana three of twelve local unions rejected the Terre Haute agreement with the Coal Operators Association and United Mine Workers over exclusive powder purchases. A mass meeting looms Saturday with calls for President Van Horn to resign. About fifteen hundred miners are idle and a strike seems imminent.
In Lafayette Indiana Purdue students clashed after a sophomore proclamation against freshmen. Freshmen occupied chapel seats, a rough mêlée followed, President Stone and several professors were knocked down, and seven students including Niebel the football star were suspended.
Half the world seems to have found congenial occupations in ironic roles. Servant girls teach, natural teachers tend stores, farmers ban law, Choates and Websters chase farms, farmers stay farming in Congress. Artists daub, shoemakers write verse, statesmen hammer shoelasts. Good workers preach while Beechers fail as merchants.
Miss Wise explains she consulted a fortune teller named Bradstreet and learned whom her future husband would not be. The exchange appears in a humorous column with Miss Coy questioning if a girl can learn her spouse from such devices.
An old note declares the century began January 1 1901 and ends in 2000. It claims people started counting from the Christian era around year 550 and promotes Ostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure started after the first symptoms of dyspepsia malaria rheumatism constipation nervousness or kidney trouble.
A Yonkers Statesman humorous exchange questions whether two can live as cheaply as one. She asks if they should avoid becoming one and suggests keeping separate finances. The dialogue plays on thrift and compatibility.
Warns against catarrh products containing mercury and urges prescription use only. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective when taken internally. Notes sales by druggists at 73 cents per bottle and mentions Hall's Family Pills as best.
A Yonkers Statesman clipping quotes a dialogue where one speaker contends unworthiness of devotion to George while the other notes the father’s wealth and inheritance. The excerpt highlights social tension and family money in a conversational snippet.
A Purport of a 19th century patent medicine campaign extols Peruna as a remedy for spring catarrh and general debility. It quotes endorsements from Navy officials, politicians, actors, and professionals praising Peruna as a tonic and nervous refresher, claiming it rebuilds the system and improves digestion.
In Indianapolis Indiana on a Saturday a creamery proprietor thwarted a break in by rigging a spring gun at the entry. The trap discharged during the night leaving a pool of blood. Authorities believe the burglar was wounded and aided away by confederates.
A letter from Leominster Massachusetts by Mr C W Durant states Palmer's Lotion cured Barber's Itch for him and others. The note urges readers to obtain Palmer's Lotion and Lotion Soap from Solon Palmer at 37 Pearl Street New York for samples.
The Boston Boys Ranch, a western cattle property owned by Boston families, is titled Focus by its owners since it is where their sons rake meat.
Tried and true remedy claims to cure many ailments by balancing bowels with Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Announces low initial cost of 1 cent and notes genuine metal box packaging with C stamped on tablet.
Brazil April 3. Miners protest the manner of the bituminous field settlement reached at Terre Haute on Wednesday afternoon. They accuse the terms of the agreement of seeking to create a virtual secretary for operators and demand President Vander's resignation. Saloon keeper John Mason convicted Saturday of illegal selling and fined. Mason's saloon recently destroyed by dynamite. Heyervald boy charged in a shooting case.
A 2 year old boy near Plentig Neus Columbia City allegedly died by his own action after wandering to his parents bed. Coroner suspects accidental self harm while playing. Separate items report miners walking off jobs in Montgomery and Petersburg. a preacher found guilty of forgery in Decatur. plumber strike averted in Marion. John Davis captured near Muncie for multiple thefts in Indiana and Ohio.
A brief dialogue shows a comical exchange about smoking with a sharp remark on curbing smokers. The joke centers on mutual objections to cigarette use rather than the habit itself. The snippet captures a witty newspaper quip from Chicago.
Free sample promotion for Allen s Foot-Ease powder sent to Allen S Olmsted Leroy New York. Claims to cure itching sweating damp swollen aching feet and ease new or tight shoes. Advertises as remedy for corns and bunions with widespread availability at druggists and shoe stores. 25e.
An Indianapolis column recalls a crowded wake filled with commotion and multiple fights, described as a rowdy scene reported in the sporting notes of the city paper.
Melfora Indiana April 3 Eauer Ev nes a water boy at the oolitic stone mill near the city was instantly killed Thursday when a slab of stone fell from a pile against which he was leaning striking him in the chest Marion Indiana April 4 The carpenters here declared their strike off Thursday and building was resumed Friday A scale of 50 cents an hour and eight hours a day was agreed upon About 700 men are involved
A Baltimore American snippet quotes N W Samuel of Ocean Grove N J on February 17 1900 praising a supposed cure for consumption as an infayli bie medicine for coughs and cards while a student remarks there is one good thing about this classical music you can start or stop anywhere without spoiling the sense of the piece.
A collection of vintage adage style lines from Chicago Daily News Los Angeles Herald and Puck. The noted phrases touch on anger irony honesty and originality with playful wordplay and marketing style quotes.
Robert Har rel, a rich farmer from Ospood Indiana, reportedly took stryele sine Whorsdlay and then fatally cut its threat with a penknife. No cause is given for the death.
Adlerbert McCoy aged 16 died in Brankart Indiana from injuries suffered two weeks earlier. Bert Swaims aged 23 attacked McCoy during a joke turned quarrel. Local authorities report the assault led to the fatal injuries.
In Laporte Indiana on April 3 Jie Riley and James Johnson alleged gang members were arrested in Durham after a running clash with railroad detectives. Johnson was seriously shot.
Street car collision in Indianapolis on Sunday evening shattered all windows of the passenger car. Several passengers were bruised and cut, and Motorman Bur estt sustained serious injuries.
New York reports that Russell B. Harrison would contest his father’s will, but his attorney calls the claim unfounded. In Indiana, Joseph Talks was arrested on embezzlement charges, alleged to involve funds charged to him but paid by others who went bankrupt. Related notes mention gas inspections and other local affairs.
Terre Haute Ind April 8 District officers of the miners organization in Indiana state there will be no general strike over the powder question in the Linton field. The move comes amid local trouble and a Rimelieth Birthday noted in the report.
Prices listed for cattle hogs lambs and various grains and foods across Chicago Baltimore and New York markets. Entries include flour wheat corn oats rye pork lard and butter with ranges and unit prices noted, reflecting early 20th century commodity trading activity.
A collage of quips from Atchison Globe Philadelphia Times and Bulletin Ohio State Journal about credit fraud editors and secrets in marriage. Jokes touch on robbery fears money matters and social slyness in 19th century press.
Detroit Journal notes the public skepticism of a claimed cough and diphtheria cure while praising the absence of ipecac. The quirky remark adds a social humor angle about a young man unable to manage a drink and port his courtship safely.
An advertisement states that taking Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets will cure a coin in one day with a refund offered if it fails. It references 23c price and mentions a Puck warning about washing free from sin and notes from Chicago Daily News.
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