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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1901
Page
4
A negro man entered Mr E s office to file a divorce suit. The lawyer questioned grounds for complaint, then noticed tears on the applicant s face. When asked about loving his wife the man replied I just analyzed her. The lawyer laughed, offending the man who then took his case elsewhere.
Uncle Eben jokes about a lively firecracker display, saying the talk of the crowd is loud but there is no need for stifling the excitement. Washington Star reports the colorful remark from Uncle Elevenu's Traiam.
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a young housewife vexed by roaches in an old house who tried a charm trap. She cased a roach and penny in a box, dropped it on the pavement, and an unsuspecting man picked it up. Since then no roaches have returned to her home.
European traveler Mr. de Camarasa reports Peru hosts eshalites, reed rafts resembling Venetian gondolas with horselike prows. They float upright, withstand waves, and aid shipwrecked sailors, though they resemble small cane boats rather than common wood boats.
A lengthy sermon extols a wife and mother's central role in home life and calls for avoiding political battles to focus on the divine assignment of women. It argues women already hold power through household influence, moral example, and faith, with vision of eternal reward for faithful domestic virtue.
The Roentgen Society of the United States holds its second regular session in Buffalo September 10 and 11 at the University of Buffalo. Founded March 26, 1900, the society numbers over 500 members in the US and Canada with many international correspondents.
Treasury data indicate 1901 saw the highest value of raw cotton exported, surpassing all prior years. Cotton and product exports averaged about $1,000,000 daily, with raw cotton reaching $313,673,443 and total cotton products at $365,403,707, nearing breadstuffs in overall value.
London correspondence for the New York Tribune reports rising book sales and improved autumn prospects. Heinemann notes record six shilling sixpenny sales and plans new issues including Poultney Bigelow’s colonial book and a future Mrs Bigelow story. An edition of Hall Caine’s Eternal City is announced with a 200000 copy print run along with a 12 French master pieces library. Mrs Meynell’s verse and an edition of Richardson’s 20 volumes are mentioned.
A waiter reports a man lifting a silver spoon from a table and a clerk calls police. The guest is described as a regular who pays per day on the American plan, a claimed souvenir collector, prompting defense of his character by staff.
A Droitwich barber amid talk of strict discipline jokes about a sovereign win after claiming workers are fined for careless cuts. He brandishes his razor while the quip underscores working conditions and morale at the shop.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a man who lived years of turmoil amid neighbors, yet was praised for “mighty regular habits” as mourners gathered for his funeral. The remark underscores a contrast between public image and private life.
In a light exchange at a meal, a man quotes a saying about pudding while a singing partner jokes that the spread proves how he is a pudding for her. The scene captures playful romance and social wit in a Baltimore setting.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt Shake into your shoes a New's Foot Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes Feel Easy Cures Corns Itching Swollen Hot Callous Smarting Sore and Sweating Feet Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it 23¢ Sample sent FREE Address Allen S Olmsted Le Ray NY
A San Francisco Bulletin remark questions De Squealer's temperance cause noting four drinkers were spurred to spree after a song. A Norwich woman credits Piso's Cure for Consumption with saving her life. A New York Herald quip ponders women's ways and a duck quote ends the collection of clipped opinions.
An ad style snippet notes Hoxstiec's Croup Cure promising relief in one hour for a nickel. The blurb then pivots to a witty single line about poets and self-made verse writers, attributed to Puck.
Mrs. E A Crozier of Minneapolis credits Peruna with restoring her health after bearing down pains backache and headaches. Mrs. Henderson of Bordulac North Carolina reports relief from severe female weakness with lasting cure for two years. Dr Hartman offers free treatment to thousands of women with confidential records and no charges for any part of the care at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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