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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1893
Page
4
A historical reflection argues that national vigor depends on robust public health, recreation, and sleep. It warns that neglecting physical well being compromises future greatness and compares Roman decline to modern declines in vitality and moral welfare.
Local catalog lists Hood’s cures at three cents each, with a Saturday sale on ear care cards. Bargays offer discounts for bulk purchases and early shoppers.
Rev T DeWitt Talmage preaches a seasonable sermon titled A Hunting Scene drawing on scripture to warn against worldly pursuit. He contrasts devouring the prey in morning with dividing the spoil in evening, urging converts to claim heavenly rewards and live for Christ rather than earthly riches.
An eyewitness account describes a trolley car descending a hill at speed with the motorman straining to keep control. The driver recalls near collisions and the tense nerves of operators as passengers and pedestrians face danger.
The Chicago Good Roads Congress hears J. J. W. Billingsley argue that road quality hinges on thorough drainage. Proposes three features: crowned embankment, open side ditches, and two lines of tile underdrains at road base to remove surface and subsurface water. Proper drainage reduces mud, preserves roadbeds, and saves gravel or stone costs.
A Country Gentleman explainer shows a simple scraper of hoop iron and a short handle to clean cows. It notes door and trough alignment, gutter drainage, and brush or wool card for quick cleaning. A skilled worker can clean a cow in about a minute.
A young vagabond recounts western tramp routes Illinois and Iowa offer the best travel by rail. Illinois Central lines south are favored while the B and M and Q lines factor in. He describes a freight car chase on the Southern Pacific and the dangers of track riding before turning to trucks in the far west. October marks the usual tramp departure for Orleans bound travel.
A New York Sun note discusses birch bark snuff boxes imported for snuffers, some with daily boxes and a silver Sunday box, noting convict labor in German prisons and moisture issues. The piece also recalls historic town criers announcing marriages, banns, and Vestry records as proof of legality, plus scattered jests from InterOcean and Washington letters.
The article argues Benjamin Franklin favored the turkey over the bald eagle as the nation’s emblem citing the turkey’s fighting spirit and dignified bearing. It retells humorous anecdotes and notes a Newburyport obituary tale. It also abruptly shifts to a rail line advertisement praising the North Western Line and its services across the Midwest and West.
A collage of quotable lines from various papers, highlighting wry exchanges and social curiosities. An awkward patient asks how to treat oid fever and a student suggests consulting a doctor. Jokes range from butcher shop cheats to Midway memory and artists' incomes, preserving colorful period voices.
A collage of medicine advertisements and light quotes from newspapers. Claims include Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia and liver or kidney troubles, Hal's Catarrh Cure, Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, and various cure testimonials. Also humor lines about love and bills.
Promote comfort and improvement with a pure liquid laxative. Syrup of Figs cleanses the system and relieves headaches and fevers by acting on the kidney liver and bowels without weakening them. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co and sold in 50c and 1 bottles with its name on every package.
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