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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
2
Washington notes reveal the government now ships its own specie in securely sealed mail cars after express companies raised carriage charges. Federal officials and railway workers keep details quiet. A missing Indianapolis area teen reports being paid to leave the county by a court inquiry witness, risking testimony at upcoming trials.
Ransom Woodruff, 19, son of Lilburn Woodruff from Sims settlement, was killed by three robbers while traveling homeward from Oklahoma. Alpha Bowman and Alva Sims escaped. Sims’ possessions were taken. Woodruff died next morning, funeral held at Baile church. Perpetrators fled. charges not filed.
Notice of accounts owed for binder twine by B D Smiley with amounts due and a September payment target. Identifies creditors and the debtor’s obligation for prompt settlement.
Fragmentary report mentions a Venice bell tower brick incident near Chicago and a Valentine order from Worcester. It also notes wild animal fights between lions and buffalo observed in Leslie's Weekly, describing rare dramatic clashes and estimated energy in such battles.
An OCR fragment presents an ad claiming August Flower cures digestive woes by liver cleansing. It touts a bottle price of 75 cents and promotes the product as a remedy for dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, and related ailments with sensational, period style language.
Public lands along the Red River and Pease River near Vernon Texas are opened for settlement. The Kiowa and Comanche Country offers fertile acres, two lines of Frisee System railroads, and favorable shipping rates. The area supports wheat oats corn cotton and alfalfa with mild winters and lower taxes compared with the East and North.
The Petersburg area becomes dry but beer remains widely available with about fifty cases daily from Washington. Saloons vanish leaving two marshals and three drug stores. The so called beer express runs nightly, while a wholesome beer option opens with fair prices for whiskey to follow under the same rules.
A New York jury acquitted a prisoner charged with theft of sunury hams after evidence was deemed against him yet the judge noted his flag raising service at Vera Cruz. The jurors delivered not guilty, tied to the defendant being the first to raise the American flag abroad.
Rose trees grown to five to six feet formed hedges that kept a railway line clear during severe winters. The practice reduced snow blockages where lines were previously shut by drifts, with hedges averaging six feet tall and three feet thick, remaining green in summer and snowbound in winter. Second hand bicycles advertised at Ticks and McNevles.
J F P Hughes of Da Pont writes of a long fight with an abscess on the right lung. He tried De Ring's New Discovery for consumption and reports rapid improvement. The testimonial notes restoration of health and claims it conquers coughs and lung troubles.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a preventive against self-harm and despondency, claiming nerve strength and organ regulation. It endorses Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for preventing cholera morbus and indigestive attacks, with testimonials and a supplier contact.
A farmer who frequented saloons faced a money pinch in town. With three dollars, he could send for more liquor or buy his daughter shoes. He chose his daughter's shoes, declaring, If it has come to this I will let the liquor go.
A garbled item lists a call to a person named Smiley and references a tonic remedy advertisement. The passage contains misspellings and scattered phrases about overdue payments, a girl with a grasshopper image, and a cyclone related tale promoting Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with dubious safety claims.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kive's Newbite Pulls as gentle and thorough for digestive ailments and stomach cramps. It claims 25 cents with guaranteed return by Z Webster and includes testimonials about relief for a child with cramps and a mother’s note.
The piece notes demand for experienced and inexperienced teachers now and this year, with schools and colleges provided free of cost by the American Teachers Association. It mentions J L Geanam L Co Memphis Tenn and ends with a grim remark about someone being dead.
Notice in Daviess county Kentucky 1903 October term regarding chancery suit Deunis Ciurit et al et al estate of L Madden and heirs devisees next of kin respondents named and unknown parties to appear before the circuit court in Washington to be heard October 1 1903 at Jefferson Circuit. Thomas Harris Clerk. Heffernan and Mattingly attorneys.
Sample mailed free offer for piles with a claim that continued use of Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil cures external and internal hemorrhoids including blind and bleeding forms. Promises immediate relief and certain cure with sizes 25c and 1.00, sold by druggists.
A druggist guarantees a refund if the medicine fails to cure. Each box bears the signature of H. W. Groves. The notice specifies a two cent price point and emphasizes the money back pledge.
Readers are urged that Boschee Germano Syrup is the only current remedy that relieves and cures consumption. The ad cites pure tar and gum extracts endorsed by medical bodies for coughs colds and consumption, vowing rest for the diseased throat or lungs and easy morning expectoration with lasting relief. Small bottles cost 25 cents and regular four times as much for 7 cents, available at all druggists.
An admiring panorama touts The Journal as a clean bright Indiana morning paper. It highlights comprehensive market reports Washington correspondence farm news sports society fashion and editorials focusing on accuracy impartiality and wide coverage at ten cents a week.
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