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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1900
Page
4
A promotion extols Spring Kine for cleansing the blood and renewing the entire system. It claims purified blood, improved digestion, better appetite, and stronger brain and nerves as a result of the rejuvenating regimen.
A vintage claim touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as possessing peculiar qualities that yield many cures for all who take it. The ad-style text lists numerous supposed remedies to prove its merit.
A youthful millionaire and his betrothed discuss their future happiness. He reveals a home built for them with the finest interiors and costly furniture, insisting all is ready but the bride hints she will insist on furnishing it again to suit herself.
A garbled, 19th or early 20th century collage of quotes shows a wife disclaiming money talk after a honeymoon and a wary husband replying. It references Chicago Evening News and other papers with quips about love, deceit, and social judgment.
In Indianapolis on April 6 union carpenters quit work across sites employing men in the trade. The stoppage followed a joint meeting of English and German speaking unions demanding terms. A six member contractor committee was appointed to arrange talks, with a further joint meeting planned Friday night to seek an agreement.
A Cleveland style note reports a new profitable industry around ponds and spill lakes in Wabash Indiana. Covens trai grows in marshy ground near water and is sold at a cent a pound at Syracuse on Turkey hake stone. Cat tails used for mattresses and upholstery replace wool and cotton materials.
The North Fidiana Methodist conference votes to hold next year’s session at Eb swook and forms a committee to reduce districts to four per five. Special committee reports alleged misconduct by Rev 10, CL Woodpert of Jamestown OL. General statistics show 602 members in full connection. In a separate item, Henry Briggs, 15, was struck by a pistol bullet during a quarrel at school. the injury hit his hip pocket but spared the bone.
April 3 in Peters Township, Pennsylvania, reports say Elmer Myers and Alice Hendricks planned a Sunday wedding but Myers died in a car crash and burn injuries. The Burlington Pike toll was set to resume after three bridges were burned during a mob wrecking incident. J. Apel-pDatid Vanes, 5, drowned near Springport in a similar manner to another death two months prior.
A 3 year old child in Marion drank contents from a bottle left by a physician for the child and died within two minutes. The mother was present and medical authorities investigated the incident.
In Delaviare county the weather yields a harsh winter. there is little green wheat visible and forecasters expect a poor grain harvest across the area this season. Officials warn farmers to prepare for reduced yields and potential shortages.
Tramps were found setting fire to box cars in the Wabash yards at Butler Indiana and were captured after a sharp chase. Damage estimated at about 200. Peter Alwine, 12, of Goshen Indiana, was sentenced to four months in jail after pleading guilty to burglary. this marks a second arraignment within six weeks.
In Evansville Indiana on April 7 William Swit, a colored man, stabbed his wife Jenny Smith after she did not cook dinner. The knife pierced her left breast near the heart and she is not expected to survive. Smith escaped.
Catholic and Methodist congregations in Wabash Indiana plan a church property exchange. The old First M E church may go to Catholics, who would trade their church and parsonage plus a lot for cash and the present Catholic church. A joint committee has evaluated the deal at about 10 000 with cash adjustments and a 4500 in kind credit to Methodist, subject to Catholic congregation vote.
The Indiana Grand Army of the Republic holds its annual encampment in Indianapolis from May 16 to May 1 with a parade a mile long on Wednesday afternoon. Military and fire department groups will join, and Wednesday night campfires are planned at Tomlinson Bath Street and Piether Place churches with speakers of notable reputation.
In Brazil Indiana on April 8 the committees of black coal operators and miners failed to reach any accord in a split conference. No rescheduled meeting was set and a long work suspension may follow as fuel shortages force Republic Iron and Steel Co. plant to shut down.
In Rochester Indiana on April 6 Ed Hay Mader was jailed on a robbery charge after allegedly using an iron bar found at a washstand to make a hole in an outside wall. The bar slipped and fell outside, thwarting the escape. The jail cost was $25 and was considered secure.
Fire swept the Forsythe race track in Hammond Indiana destroying the grandstand and adjoining paddock on Saturday. Loss estimated at 33000 dollars. Officials suspect incendiary origin as a second fire targets the track, with rebuilding planned for the May racing meet.
In Kokomo on April 7 the Elev enth District Republicans chose C. C. Shirley of Kokomo and W. T. Hart of Huntington as national delegates with Ed Bridges of Wabash and A. C. Mesxander of Marion as alternates. Quincy Meers of Logansport named as presidential elector. The administration was in arsed.
In Rilleborn Indiana on an April day M M Die Berger of Titusville killed a heron standing about five feet high and six feet from tip to tip. The bird roosted in Die Berger's apple orchard and its origin remains unknown.
Walton suffered a devastating Saturday morning blaze that destroyed three stores a livery stable the town hall jail and the gas regulator causing an estimated loss of 16 000 dollars.
Marion Indiana hosts the Elks street carnival in connection with the state meeting from June 4 to 9 inclusive featuring community events and entertainment for attendees and residents.
Mary Dalton of Laporte Indiana was fatally injured when a horse struck her as she passed in front of a dairy barn. Bystanders could not render aid before she died.
A city power house delivering electric light to Greentown Tud. was burned with all machinery, dynamos and engines, causing an estimated loss of 34 000 dollars with no insurance.
Dr Charles R Atkins a colored physician sues the Madison County Medical Society of Anderson Indiana for 10000 dollars claiming damages from an admission denial. Proceedings began and the suit was filed in April.
A brief, fragmentary item indicates an event involving Antoine and a playmate, with a date of April 7 and a locale of South Bend. The text is incomplete, but suggests a noted action or incident tied to these names and place.
Amsterdam Eigen Haard reports on Cape Town area Dutch sentiment. Many sympathize with Transvaal kin but want local power preserved. Young men leave by rail to Boer forces, while leaders avoid public drama and advertise little.
The article details a colossal silk cotton tree in Nassau Bahama Islands known as the hurricane tree. Its immense buttressed trunk withstands strong winds and its winglike branches shade Nassau’s public square. The tree’s age is unknown but likely centuries to millennia.
A medical journal warns of neglect in sleeping car sanitation and bedding cleanliness. It urges strict measures by railroad authorities or state health boards to prevent disease from germs in upholstery, inks a call for public opinion to enforce healthier travel conditions.
Chicago political row referenced a threat to hang aldermen weeks earlier. The remark notes the threat was postponed until after the next census had been taken, per the judge's remark.
Two women in a Chicago crowd discuss Lillian Bell's rumored engagement to a 25 year old wealthy bachelor. They claim a simple wedding followed by a Paris trip and life in a green stone Lake Avenue house, though one woman denies knowing Bell personally.
A pallid man quails under scrutiny after mention of Prof. Osborne and Cornish in Washington pursuit. He recalls a past murder near a Long Bridge at midnight and hides, while investigators close in, a tense chase echoed by the Washington Star.
The article likens England's armored trains to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, claiming the medicine drives dyspepsia from the stomach and then guards against recurrence. It asserts the bitters has succeeded for fifty years against indigestion biliousness liver and kidney trouble and remains invaluable at all times.
A Galveston News tale nostalgia and mistaken fate recounts a youth from Arkansas who left his beloved after a failed proposal. A harsh kick at the door sends him abroad where hardship, beard growth, and magical mishap unfold until a dramatic reunion with explanations between seven sons and an angry father.
An advertisement claims deafness is incurable by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It links deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube caused by catarrh and offers a $100 reward for catarrh deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Pills and remedies are sold by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and local druggists.
A witty exchange in London Tit-Bits notes a sharp joke about titles and intimacy. A doctor dismisses formal address, inviting casual labels as close friends call him an old idiot, highlighting social play on familiarity.
Nome City Alaska is said to be the richest old field discovered to date with a steamer leaving Seattle around May 10 1900. For full particulars contact Geo H Henfford general railroad agent Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway Chicago. The item ends with unrelated quotes from Chicago Democrat and other notes.
Cincinnati market report lists live stock cattle and calves with varying prices, grains including No 2 red and mixed, provisions like lard and butter, apples, and potatoes with scattered figures and terms. The page shows April 7 observations across commodities and exchange notes.
The letter from Thomas Tate at Duhamel Alberta recounts travel to Wetaskiwin then home by sleigh in a milder winter. He notes a log house and stables built, ten cows and six horses, and daily work despite extreme cold including a 32 below zero spell. He sends warm regards to Mr Huchison and plans to write again next spring.
The Indianapolis Journal reports Brown questions feelings about Sunday sermons while Jones confesses a growing urge to lash out after listening to lengthy sermons. The dialogue captures tension from religious discourse and personal impulse.
A delightful volume titled Ghost of the Glacier And Other Tales including Making a Revolution Susquehanna Trail Sculpture of the Elfs Once a Pillar of the World Feathers of Fashion and others ready for distribution about May 1. Send 10 cents to T W Lee General Passenger Agent Lackawanna Railroad 26 Exchange Place New York City Edition Limited.
In Chicago Everling News a playful exchange notes hanging heads bats and calls them acrobats as a lighthearted curiosa moment. The column evokes a whimsical tone and local banter without reporting a formal event.
Speltz bromus rape corn oats five remarkable things bound to make you rich. Salzer's catalog tells the story. Send printing and this notice today for catalog to John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse. The seasee of many a large river is but a small spring.
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