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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1900
Page
4
The letter describes a woman afflicted with a severe nervous system breakdown and persistent side pain. Seeking relief from many doctors she finally used a vegetable remedy said to have helped her. She invites inquiries from readers about her case.
The piece recalls a long time tie between rival tycoons and a law firm led by James Bee, which refused to side with either client. Carnegie selects Scott as new counsel. At Nassau Hall commencement, Scott’s son fared as substitute pitcher for Hildebrand. A freedman’s reply on athletics as the college’s greatest good underlines enduring fame of King.
In a Philadelphia Chronicle tale a nan rises from poverty to wealth via a garbage contract and buys a new house. His wife, furnishing it, asks for seasonal mattresses and rejects a spring mattress as unsuitable for year round use.
A dated note describes a bottle labeled Gnoor's Teste cess Cine Tos containing simple isron and quinine in a tasteless form, offered for purchase at a price of Ac.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal notes a person claiming no choice about the spring chicken and appears never fully satisfied with the portion he receives. The piece reflects casual commentary on consumer contentment.
Fragmented ad style text lists a patent remedy claim and assorted quotes. Mentions Minneapolis 1900 and Chicago sources. Includes marketing lines for Cure and tonic products, with scattered misspellings and odd phrases from era advertising.
The article reports renewed talk of releasing William E. Hinshaw, the wife murderer from Hendricks County, with James O. Parker handling the case and Union Hunt assisting. Hinshaw, once a Bellville pastor, has strong family backing and confusing alibi claims. Previous confessions by Noah Haney and others led to investigations but no indictment, and recent transfers label some prisoners as corrigibles.
Coroner G Wright returns four verdicts from the Monon wreck at South Raub Indiana. The deaths of Passenger Engineer Henry Whetsell and fireman James J Hudson, Freight Engineer Lewis R Raub and fireman Thomas N M Croft are blamed on the careless act of brakeman Charles Kane who left a switch open.
Harry Whitson alias Warner, recently pardoned from Ohio penitentiary by President McKinley, is arrested in Indianapolis on suspicion. A bank robbery near Columbus is linked to his case, and reports say he was thought dying of consumption when pardoned. It turns out he had been eating soap.
Jeffersonville report says William Walters, a former prisoner pardoned in 1885 by Gov. Matthews, was convicted of manslaughter in Nashville Tennessee and sentenced to ten years in prison. The victim was Walters employer.
An 11 month old child of Bert Faust on West Maryland street in Indianapolis fell head first from a second story window. The baby struck brick pavement but within an hour appeared lively and uninjured after the 16 foot drop.
Relatives of Samuel Cummins founder of the Nindseys News at Birdseye Dubois county have been notified of his death in China He served in the signal corps and was the first man killed in the advance on Peking He was an expert telegrapher and leaves a wife and one child.
Female workers from Candecare Lafayette raised funds with a streetcar service for St Elizabeths hospital. Patrons paid extra too, bringing in $500 at the balance. A Columbia Park social produced about $100.
A damaged readable fragment from a Sooke newspaper appears garbled with stray letters and no clear event, date, or names. The text provides insufficient context to determine subject, people, or place beyond Sooke.
The American Linseed Co. begins canceling flaxseed use at its mill in this city and shifts to processing corn germs from Bradley Indiana to produce oil for salad dressing. Six car loads of 30 000 pounds start the new method while Cass county farmers’ flaxseed sales continue to other trust plants.
Milton Delano, a well known builder of Marion Tennessee, is jailed on charges of attempting to murder Sherman Zant. The dispute began a month earlier after Zant claimed Delano threatened to shoot him over Delano's companionship with Zant's wife. On Tuesday night, as Zant walked with his wife, a buggy drove by and fired twice, grazing engineer Albert Willard who sat nearby.
The wife of Dr. Shutts of Burnettsville filed for divorce in Logansport alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She says he refused church attendance, gave her drugs, endangered her life, and that after a fire destroyed their Burnettsville home she was drugged into unconsciousness following insurance collection of 1600 dollars. She states he deserted her post recovery.
Warsaw Ind August 18 At the annual meeting of the Winona Assembly stockholders plans were approved to beautify grounds and build new structures with work to start immediately A slate of officers was chosen Kane Chicago will be president Alex McDonald New York vice president Dickey secretary and treasurer New directors added include Wm H Kemp Bemont IL C H Warden and E A K Hackett Fort Wayne W N Dukes PeruIndiana
In Anderson Indiana on August 15 Huston Manis shot and killed Irvin Lawson near his buggy after a trial day. Manis and his brother had attended Marshell Lawson’s trial for threatening Manis. Irvin Lawson was killed instantly during the return trip when he tried to pull Manis from the buggy.
Plainfield Indiana August 15 The attendance at the summer meeting of the Indiana Horticultural Society is larger than many years with notable interest in the proceedings. More than 500 plates feature fine fruits and vegetables from orchards and farms.
Union City ind aug 19 o g g sist and i n worth prominent here ran an exciting one hundred yard race for 100 stakes in a main street before a large crowd. Both contestants claimed victory with the crowd undecided as to the winner then.
A Korean king faced astrologers who claimed the queen’s murder remains unrestful. He moved the cemetery fifteen miles inland to a propitious site, building a costly complex with elaborate tombs after a failed free rail trial that caused a fatal accident and public unrest.
Workmen excavating at Walnut Ridge Arkansas uncovered a sealed stone cask twenty feet underground containing a red brown maize grain Unlike modern corn in size and form the grain is preserved in an airtight vessel Local scientists note similar prehistoric finds and suggest the grain could be over a thousand years old and replanted from the preserved seed.
The Department of Agriculture releases a circular detailing Lacey Act provisions for the importation and protection of birds. It clarifies the circular supplements state work, notes no appropriation for bird distribution, and states the department has no quail pheasants or other game birds to distribute.
Prof Charles Burckhalter of Chabot Observatory California reports successful solar eclipse photographs taken in Georgia. The corona images are the best ever produced with his exposure control device, 4300 of a second for inner rays and eight seconds for the outer portion.
Fragmentary OCR shows a claim that Five Takex Hostetter cures stomach disorders and dyspepsia as a universal remedy. The readable bits mention avoiding expense and the phrase to cure a sspepsia. The source is incomplete and lacks verifiable details.
The witness declares he could offer further evidence against the prisoner but is interrupted. A misrepresented figure chimes in referencing Kipling and notes the Chinese defendant may testify when his turn arrives.
An advertisement touts Palmer's Lotion as a universal skin remedy for pimples tetter eczema and mucous membrane diseases. It urges keeping the lotion in every home and using Palmer's Lotion Soap for added medicinal benefits with a free pamphlet and sample upon request to Seon Palmer in New York.
A dialogue notes Maude's stance against marrying without love, Clara pressing the issue and noting that affection would follow wealth. The exchange highlights pragmatic views on marriage and money in a society column style.
A persuasive advertisement urges readers to inspect the farming country along the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway in Marmette county Wisconsin. It touts rich crops fine markets good climate pure water cheap land and long terms and asks why rent a farm when one can buy cheaper. Address C E Rollins Land Agent 161 La Salle St Chicago Ill.
A Philadelphia Press note recalls writing to Borrows Fasy asking for two dollars, but a spelling mistake led to a mistaken payment of one hundred dollars. The item frames a humorous misprint moment and its unintended overpayment.
A brief World section snippet centers on a comic exchange about art and tailoring. It features lines about nature versus a painted image and a quirky dialogue between characters nicknamed Somerville Journal Piddler Robinson and Diddler. The passage captures a light, playful tone.
A vintage ad urges both boys and girls to learn writing with Carter's Ink claiming it is the best in the world. It features a quip about rabbits and a note from the St Louis Globe-Democrat referencing a gamekeeper remark in a sportsman context.
A promotional notice urges readers to consider Nebraska for farming and settlement. It touts grain and fruit potential, healthy climate, churches and schools, cheap land, and easy payment terms. The message offers two illustrated publications and announces cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays for travel to Nebraska.
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