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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1901
Page
4
A Philadelphia Press reader quips about Leghorns in a fashion page note claiming Leghorn hats will be much used this summer. Two men debate the new term and joke about leg horns versus shoe horns, suggesting style trends and the humor of fashion language.
A fragment from the Los ton Gazette shows a notice seeking a competent and well mannered nurse. The ad mentions a young mother asking if her baby resembles her or the father and references a honeymoon secret.
A fragment shows quotes from Washington and Chicago Daily News warning against judging character by a single action. The lines reflect public attitudes on judgment and rhetoric in early 20th century press.
The Secretary of the Navy urged more battleships and Congress supported his recommendations, authorizing several powerful warships. The piece argues ports need protection beyond fortifications and highlights defense against digestive disorders with Hostetters Stomach Bitters as an advertised remedy.
A collage of brief satirical lines from Chicago papers commenting on money, family life, duty, and self-promotion. The snippets include remarks on living on two dollars a week, turning to charity, sisterly duty, and the proverb style musings about usefulness and vanity.
A testimonial letter extols Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the premier female remedy. It cites relief from painful periods and nervous prostration, noting a Connecticut user gained health and ten pounds. The letter urges sufferers to try the medicine and to demand real evidence from drug clerks.
Agwamido urges Filipinos to accept U S sovereignty and a path to peace. He argues hostilities should end, praises the United States, and notes General MacArthur orders the release of 1000 insurgent prisoners to signal pacification.
Washington April 20 Adjutant General Corbin says no changes in Philippine Army until the War Department hears from General Chaffee. Chaffee will relieve General MacArthur on June 30 and a civil government is expected to be established about that time. Corbin denies reports that MacArthur has been instructed to reduce the army immediately. The War Department plans to replace long serving regulars with new regiments as quickly as possible within organization constraints.
The governors of New Mexico and Arizona and Chihuahua governor Ahumado announce plans to attend the presidential celebration in El Paso on May 5. Ahumado will come with staff and a Mexican military band. Efforts continue to invite President Diaz to meet President McRiley here. no refusal yet.
Egbert Jones Camp United Confederate Veterans has sent a dinner invitation to President McKinley for a breakfast stop on the southbound trip. The note arrives from Huntsville Alabama and outlines hospitality during the journey south.
Chicago officials warn that dealers replace kerosene with electric wiring to profit from fire insurance. Chief inspector Hornsby describes fuses heating, igniting inflammable materials, enabling arson from within. A city ordinance requiring licensed electricians for repairs stalled in committee, but may gain momentum after his findings.
Derlin reports the emperor seriously considers building a castle modeled on ancient Rome. Servants would speak Latin and wear imperial costumes, rooms furnished with antiques, and exterior architecture true to Roman style. The project mirrors his long interest in Roman history and performances.
A testimonial from West Gloucester Rhode Island cites Mr C Gleason praising Palmer's Lotion for inflamed eyelids after years of suffering. The ad notes Palmer's Lotion has offered quick relief for fifty years and invites readers to obtain samples from Solon Palmer 374 Pearl Street New York if their druggist does not carry it.
Society reporters note the challenge is not describing costumes but writing descriptions so every lady believes she is the best dressed at the event.
An offer to mail a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen & Olmsted in Leroy New York. The powder eases foot problems including chilblains sweating damp swollen and aching feet and makes new or tight shoes comfortable. It also purports to cure corns and bunions. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
Dialogue from the Boston Transcript features Mr Mann lamenting bonnet trims and Mrs Mann quipping that any trim will do, highlighting domestic fashion banter over style and practicality.
A brief editorial remark appears as a stock sentence noting that every man likes to claim he made his own way, attributed to the Washington Democrat paper.
The wood leopard moth caterpillars tunnel through timber in London parks and gardens, killing trees or weakening branches. The menace, linked to air pollution and unhealthy trees, affects Spanish chestnut, cherry, apple, beech, elm, and poplar, leaving tunnels up to half an inch wide.
In Hell's Kitchen lives Martha known as Old Mammy Cottontail the only source of genuine rabbits feet in New York. Aged perhaps 25 years in business she sits amid mixed races and wealth as a port of superstition for gamblers and sports. The left hind foot from a graveyard midnight rabbit is said to ward off ill luck and evil spirits.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It explains Eustachian tube inflammation causes deafness, often from catarrh, and offers $100 for any deafness from catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes sales pitch for Hall's Family Pills and contact details.
A man, having £25 stolen from his pocket, later receives a curious note. The letter boasts of remorse but promises to send more money as repentance. The odd misspellings and humor reflect the Tit-Bits style.
The annual meeting of the United Society of Christian Endeavor is set for July 6 to 1 in Cincinnati Ohio. The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway issues a souvenir map and guide to Cincinnati valuable for visitors. The map highlights churches suburbs resorts railroads streetcar lines and more. It may be obtained from B O S W agents or O P McCarty Cincinnati.
A fragment from the Ohio State Journal features dialog where Mr Newlywes asks for help with manual labor and Jack Jester declines, noting aversion to work and asking if it is her first attempt.
An Indianapolis News item markets a laxative branded Bromo Quinine tablets with a bold claim cure in a day. The ad urges readers to try the drug and promises refunds if it fails to cure.
A clipped item from the Philadelphia Times features Hassie’s Croup Cure touted as infallible for pneumonia prevention. The piece includes a dialogue fragment about marriage with a quip on loving without reason.
A dense OCR listing shows prices for cattle calves hogs sheep and farm staples in Cincinnati with various grades and bids. It includes numbers for flour wheat corn oats hay tobacco pork lard butter apples potatoes and rye, indicating regional commodity activity and market quotes.
Mrs Edward Stevens of Carthage reports her husband fully recovered from catarrh after taking six bottles of Perrie as directed. She notes improved appetite, resolution of cough, weight gain, and overall good health and urges others to try the remedy. The letter explains catarrh affects the throat as tonsillitis or laryngitis and chest as bronchitis or consumption.
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