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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1900
Page
4
A dramatic notice describes spring digestive distress including sour stomach dull headache and loss of appetite. It warns the stomach is overworked and calls for a tonic to restore digestive strength and relief from distress signals.
An advert touts Sirsaparilla as the best stomach and brood remedy known to physicians. It cites thousands of grateful letters claiming cures and proclaims the medicine as the greatest for all stomach troubles.
A weeklong stay at a Rocky Mountain hotel sees beefsteak and mutton dominate meals. The colonel and a protestant guest urge the landlord to serve game such as venison, bear, prairie chicken, and turkey, promising to tip wait staff to sustain the change.
A brief exchange at a musicale reveals tension as a woman questions a man about Wagner. He dismisses him citing a troubling controversial article, leaving her to conclude he lacks appreciation for higher art amid a Washington, D C setting.
A charming volume titled Aid Other Tales including Making a Revolution Susquehanna Trail Sculpture of the E s Queen Pilar of the World Feathers of Fayhien and others. Ready for distribution about May 2. Send cents to T W Lae General Passenger Agent Lackawanna Railroad 26 Exchange Place New York City. Edition Limited.
A Philadelphia North American snippet shows a mendicant demanding ten cents, accusing a passerby who had just given coins minutes earlier. The beggar insists, while the other person remains cautious.
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet cures corns bunions swollen sore heels callouses aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or light shoes easy. Sold by all druggists in shoe stores. 30 sample mailed FREE address Allen Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A historical note discusses artillery increasingly becoming a vital military branch, highlighting its role in strategic warfare and its comparison to diplomacy in shaping outcomes.
Brief OCR note from the Ohio State Journal contains a dialogue about wages and a joke line. It also mentions a laxative quinine tablet ad with a failed refund claim and a faded drugstore reference. The text is garbled and includes stray phrases and prices.
A fragmentary report notes names such as Johnnie and Mr Wise amid observations about a sleeping car and references to Baltimore and American themes. The text reads like a jumble of notes rather than a full story, leaving identities and context unclear.
A garbled collage cites varied quips on writing tools, etymology, and politics from multiple papers. It references Carter’s Ink, a Sydney Town and Country Journal term evronym, and comments on Washington salaries and Congress.
A condensed Washington roundup shows the Fifty-Sixth Congress debating land and irrigation quotas, Porto Rican trade duties, and the Philippine canal bill. Key actions include an agricultural bulletin expansion, direct senatorial election resolution, and eulogies for Bland and Morton amid pension expansions.
Louisville April 15 Attorneys Mettgown and Bruce for Gov Beckham and Wexler depart for Washington to file the record in the Kentucky governorship suit at the U S Supreme Court They will move to advance the docket and urge rapid consideration McQuown Pryor to argue for Democrats Bruce Bradley for Republicans
A fragmentary dialogue describes colored regulars in the Philippines and a sergeant hailed by a breezy western volunteer. The exchange hints at a notion of the “man’s burden” and a resolve to advance.
An immense telescope under construction is expected to bring the moon within a mile’s eyesight and reveal planetary secrets. The article likens the impact to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, claiming it strengthens the system and prevents malaria fever and ague, encouraging readers to try it.
In Baltimore Americas a sharp item about Knott's death titled Knott Is Nit triggered a backlash. The editor fled town after Knott relatives rushed him out following the satirical note.
Householders seek durable interior coatings as winter ends. With paper short lived and paint costly, cement alternatives like Alabastine offer a clean wholesome finish. It applies easily, comes in many tints, and promises long lasting results.
A district newsletter cites a teacher’s music claim about musical signs and shares an old quip about “Eighty” as a joke. It then promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, claiming constitutional relief and a $100 reward for cures, with pills also advertised.
The speaker, a poetess, entrusts a secret poem to the editor, who vows to guard it. A brief Stray Stories exchange implies trust and discretion about intimate truths shared through writing.
Twenty eight hundred miles from Seattle via ocean this gas field is said to be the richest found to date. The first steamer will depart Seattle around May 10, 1900. For details contact Geo HN Heatford, G P A, Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway, Chicago, HI.
Market report from Cincinnati dated April 14 shows prices for cattle calves hogs sheep and hay with various grades. Also lists flour wheat corn and oats prices for Chicago New York Baltimore and Indianapolis with pork and lard quotes and regional grain values. Prices include creamery butter apples potatoes and tobacco with scattered dairy and feed notes.
A vintage testimonial touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as uniquely effective for women's illnesses and asserts unwavering confidence in the product, noting no woman’s testimonial was published without consent.
The piece paints Alabama Senator Pettus as grave and humorless yet gently comical. It notes he turns eighty next July, favors old southern statesman traditions, speaks slowly with emphatic chin whiskers, and delivers motions with somber dignity. A quip about adjourning ends with a unanimous laugh and a carried motion.
A South Side veterinary shop owner recalls a chestnut driving mare plagued by colic. She sought treatment at his shop six months ago and was observed moaning and seeking care. Three days ago she died after returning at night when no one was present. This tale is offered as proof of horse sense.
A letter from Mrs. Colonel Hamilton of 259 Goodale Street Columbus Ohio endorses Peruna as improving health. Additional testimonial from Margaret Camden Racine City Wisconsin says Peruna helps during the change of life. Readers with ailments are invited to write Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio for free treatment directions.
The operatic soprano Annie Wyandotte credits Peruna for restoring her voice and soon advertised vocal pupils after a 65 cent ad. She notes catarrh as the underlying illness described by doctors under many names.
Miss Clara Stoecker of Pittsburg Pa reports chronic catarrh for over a year improved after using Peruna after trying many remedies. Mrs Margareth Fritz of Wilcox Okla thanks Dr Hartman noting recovery from uterine bleeding after three bottles of Peruna and Manalin. Pelvic catarrh described as common and called female’s disease.
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