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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
4
In Estill Springs Iowa Aug 24 townspeople discuss a local testimonial by D Hol Cs detailing a two year back ailment. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring strength and mobility after three boxes. He urges others to try the remedy, praising its genuine benefit.
An old traveler recalls youth behavior with regret on a suburban train. A venerable woman reflects on flirting and moral choices while listening to her favorite clergyman, contrasting past impulses with present restraint.
An annual style excursion to Galveston is advertised with ample comfort for tired travelers and pleasant sea breezes. The trip departs August 4 from Galveston with all regular trains to September 12, 1903, offering day ranches, fair rates, sleeper cars, and reasonably priced refreshments.
Laura L. Breyxn of Crown Point Indiana reports two years of severe spinal pains and failed remedies. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says three bottles restored health and vitality, advising others to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
A sermon on John’s depiction of the superior young man, strong in body and soul, whose life is rooted in God. It argues true strength comes from faith, Scripture, and victory over sin, not earthly power, wealth, or intellect. The call is to join Christ’s ranks for a life that pleases God and conquers evil.
A New York business figure credits success to acting now after reading the motto Do it now. The piece argues that procrastination wastes time and delays opportunities in work and spiritual life, urging prompt action in letters interviews journeys and temptations.
An underground ice cave near Sweden Valley east of Coudersport Pennsylvania forms ice in midsummer and again each spring. The cave shows ice up to 18 inches thick in places by mid July, with a cold air current and fog at mouth, freezing any creatures that attempt to enter. The phenomenon puzzled explorers and even drew a skeptical English mayor who doubted its claims.
The New York Sun describes facial symmetry with fixed ratios from eyes to face, mouth to eyes, and forehead to nose. It notes gendered forehead traits, head shape ideals, ear proportions, neck length, waist size, and hand to face length, concluding left facial side is typically more attractive and the right eye appears less animated.
A man on a street car defends offering his seat to a standing woman who proclaims she is a lad. The exchange ends with a courteous correction as the scene unfolds aboard the Portland Oregonian transit setting.
A farmer's utility of self locking pulleys is described with practical uses on wagons, racks, and hay moves. Instructions explain how to hook ropes, hang pulleys, and raise or lower wagon boxes or racks, including alternate setups in barns or ground poles for taller sheds.
An essay compares human social parasites to weeds, arguing that alms to the idle worsens their condition. It cites John Burroughs and condemns pity that sustains idleness, urging the unfit to prove their usefulness or fade. It frames charity as potentially harmful and touts the necessity of work.
Rural guide stresses midsummer rotation as fertility source and warns against neglecting hoeing. Recommends thorough August weeding to curb burdock purslane and goldenrod. Emphasizes tidy farmyards, regular maintenance, and keeping land busy with cowpens among corn for better prices and fewer defects.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports a sultry afternoon aboard a crowded train where a woman in deep mourning draws stares. A companion male passenger asks for a body to be aboard at Calvary, and a passenger blurts she is nervous about this funeral duty.
The Harvard football team dubbed its best play of 1902 the Empire State Express for reliability and speed. It carried with it the contrast to Yale’s 20th Century Limited in a season it dominated until that rival outlet proved equally swift and enduring.
Commander Peary, the Arctic explorer, told a small group of newspaper men at Saratoga about life in extreme latitudes. He explained Eskimos would not say Good morning, as they only use such phrases once a year, reflecting their austere amenities.
The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway offers a free illustrated booklet titled The Story of the General. It recounts Capt James J Andrews raid during the Civil War. The booklet is sent to Chattanooga where travelers may view it and remains there permanently.
A garbled dialogue pits an Egyptologist against an Assyriologist over wireless transmission progress. The text cites inability to find wires in Assyria and references a hypothetical train link to California, with scattered quotations from scholars and a mix of misplaced phrases.
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