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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1902
Page
4
A Toledo Times snippet recalls a Sunday gathering where a tale of a canary with a broken leg ends in a pithy line about living on two legs. The party laughs as the speaker jokes the bird can cope with three legs, then corrects to two, comparing it to a chicken.
The Rock Island System and Southern Pacific Company announce an 8100.00 cash prize for naming the new Daily Limited train to California to be in service November 1, 1902 via the El Paso Short Line. Open to the public with no fees. For instructions write to Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Manager, Rock Island System, Chicago.
Maryland representative Pearre heard a constituent recount a misfortune with two horses and his wife. The man described his situation as a bad stretch of luck, noting the horses were a fine team. Des Moines Leader.
An advertisement promises a powder called Allen's Foot-Ease to cure tired hot feet and ease new or tight shoes. A trial package is offered free with address A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
Fragmentary note from Batavia Newe mentions a line about rain and signs of order. Lacks clear event or person. no concrete names or places beyond Batavia.
An 1900 advertisement promises a one day cure for cold and bronchial issues with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers money back if the remedy fails. It cites buyers in Ocean Grove New Jersey and references Franklin Pico and N W as endorsing cures.
Miss Virginia Granes recounts twelve years of continuous service at major hospitals and private homes, detailing physicians reliance on Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to treat women’s illnesses and her nursing experiences.
A devotional meditation on giving inspired by 2 Corinthians 8 9 and Jesus teaching Freely ye have received freely give The essay blends reflections on nature with scriptural exhortations to generosity showing how God equips believers with all grace to abound in good works and how joyful giving follows receiving.
A preacher reflects on the Christian duty of abundant good works as evidence of faith. He describes spreading hope with simple acts along roads and at a county poorhouse, meeting children and outcasts, and urging believers to give generously as they have freely received from Christ.
The article highlights the carnahuba palm of Brazil as a versatile resource. It yields medicinal roots, light strong fibers for building, stems for jars and ropes, wines and vinegar, a saccharine substance, starch, cattle feed, edible pulp, oleaginous nuts, and even coffee substitutes. Its wood forms instruments, water tubes, pumps, and cork substitutes. stem sap products include a milk-like liquid and Maizena-like flour. Straw from the palm supports bats, baskets, brooms, mats, hats, and thatching, with salt and an alkali also extracted.
Fragmentary passage discusses how novels create interest in ordinary people through deliberate exposition of traits, comparing to real life where daily proximity tests our patience and perceptions of characters like Newcome and The Antiquary.
A historical note explains house spiders pose little danger to humans though venomous to insects. It describes two common species, Attus familiaris and Theridian vulgaris, detailing their habits, webs, and effects on prey while noting the public exaggerated fear of spiders.
A Detroit Free Press excerpt mocks excessive reverence for old family silver. Neighbors overhear two elderly women, Miss Martha and Miss Anne, expertly guarding heirloom teapots and bowls, even hauling silver in a large basket for picnics and boat trips, fearing loss if not watched.
The guide explains jelly problems from overboiled juice to excess sugar crystals. Quince juice yields clear jelly due to pectin, using half a pound sugar per pint. Grapes suit jelly when slightly under ripe, as riper grapes need less sugar.
A California beekeeper describes methods to maximize honey yields from stands, compares comb and extracted honey freight efficiency, and details a shed based extracting setup with a north south alignment, a 12 by 16 honey house, and a peculiar sluice and wax removal system. He notes higher yields in California versus Arizona and shares production figures from 54 stands.
An Orange Judd Farmer note describes using second hand pipe and boiler tubing to build pole trellises for vines. The method uses five to six foot pieces sunk two feet, wooden arms, and Kriffin system pruning to two main branches. Iron posts resist insects and fungus, allow multi directional cultivation, and yield easy, high quality crops at low cost.
W F Aldrich of Alabama reports Peruna from Columbus Ohio has built up a depleted system and aids digestion sleep and general health. H S Emory of Omaha endorses Peruna as a tonic of unusual merit aiding catarrh kidney weakness and pelvic disorders. A note promises a summer catarrh booklet and cites 50 000 letters praising Peruna as a safe vegetable remedy.
In a dialogue from Portland Oregonian style prose, Brutus declares no stomach for war after Antony mobilizes legions. Brutus considers laying down arms as Caesar ponders the deadly entendre behind their exchange.
Uncle Eben says contentment is a neat thing yet trouble around it makes it hard to distinguish from plain laziness in a Washington Star excerpt.
A fragment notes hens lay more reliably from late July to mid January without males. The birds are described as quieter and roam fields less, suggesting improved egg production without male presence.
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