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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1893
Page
4
The Neah Bay Indians near Cape Flattery use spear and dugout canoes to hunt seals within fifty to sixty miles of shore. They employ long line attached spears for swift catches and may pursue seals north toward Uray’s Harb before returning.
Fragments mention Westet North Dakota Neriy Neherasga Cale and references to ticket agents and pets. The garbled text lists people like Charley Pugh and Jae Wand GLEE with scattered phrases about locations and sales or notices. No clear event or date emerges from the legible material.
An OCR heavy fragment mentions mistaken words and scattered phrases, touching on marriage language and a Chicago Record heading. It references a philosopher like Miss Princegve and a prompt about conjugation of the verb to marry, with stray lines on divorce and public notices.
The Washington dispatch reports lawmakers introduce bills aiming to repeal sections of the Sherman Act. Senator Hill leads the measure to repeal provisions on silver purchase and Treasury notes while affirming a policy of using both gold and silver. The Senate recesses, then reconvenes as Hatch and Velknap spar over electoral matters. Voting follows on procedural and committee rules with party line divisions.
A garbled July to August dispatch mix reports political turmoil in the Senate and state actions. It notes pension agents, revenue cutters, arrests like Curtis in Indiana, and court actions including Dr Buchanan’s death sentence. Other items cover labor strife at Woodworth’s plant, and gold shipments to New York amid unrest.
Indiana items report crashes and injuries from a buggy accident injuring Mrs Binford and Mrs Ramey while a baby survived with little harm. Other notes include ex Gov Chase supported by G A E, a Peru man trapped by a sand bank, a near fatal horseback incident, a watermelon reunion mishap with many hurt, a child poisoning by lye with fatal outcome, fire at Connersville stables destroying nine horses, a Richmond fall from a window, a beetle pest in Wayne county, insurance company closures in Indianapolis, a Bell City stallion death, reformatory release orders, a golden wedding at the Delaware county infirmary, Decatur and Brazil incidents, a Chicago New York capital funding plan, a proposed Laporte Chicano railroad, a drowning near Columbia City, and various criminal and legal notes across the state.
Cyrus Edson argues that bread dough can harbor disease germs if raised with yeast. He explains how warmth moisture and souring enable germ growth, describes kneading and long rising as contamination risks, and promotes Royal baking powder as a safer leavening method for home bread to reduce disease transmission.
The Washington Star notes mate insects vocalize with wing rubs and body sounds. Katydids, grasshoppers, moths, and butterflies produce audibly loud or faint cries, some beyond human hearing, with diverse methods including wing rubbing and head taps.
A pair of horses work as a team to intercept a runaway pony cart near a park edge. The animals, calmly coordinated, close in from two sides, form a triangular guard, halt the pony, then return to grazing once the danger is over. A second anecdote recalls a country encounter with a farmer’s daughter and another with cartoonish lines from a chimpanzee joke.
The article explains how worn garments are collected by buyers called clobberers revivers and translators in London. It details their methods to restore repurpose and export clothing, from red British soldier coats to livery and caps sent to Holland France and Africa, with shoddy and mungo fabrics produced in Dewsbury and Leeds.
The piece lampoons eager ads in public spaces, likening relentless pitches to a hungry fish biting a fly. It cites the public’s weariness, a quip about parasols from a sharp female orator, and a playful exchange about a dog and moonlit musings from Vit Kits era prose.
J D Cox of Allegheny, Pa, who worked for Thomas McKenry, reports relief from five months of dyspepsia after two weeks use of August Flower. He describes a weight gain of twenty pounds and renewed appetite.
An advertisement proclaims a pasture weed remedy by Kennedy's Medical Discovery that cures every humor from scrofula to pimples. It cites 1100 treated cases with 2 failures, offers over 200 certificates near Boston, and promises relief from first bottle with a week to clear ducts. Dose is one tablespoonful in water at bedtime.
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