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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
3
An old advertisement warns that many people have weak kidneys causing widespread illness. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy and cites supposed hospital success, patient testimonies, and a mail offer for its product literature.
The page lists commodity quotes including FLOUR and WHEAT with No. 2 mixed CORN and OATS, RYE options, and PORK LARD prices. Also notes cattle and hog prices in Chicago and markets in Baltimore Louisville Indianapolis.
Harry alias Red Hooper, who fled Fairmount Indiana marshal James Payne on route to answer burglary charges and killed the officer, was captured in Tiffin Ohio. He arrived on a Big Four freight train from Springfield and was held at gunpoint with no resistance. Hooper, crippled by rheumatism from exposure, had lived in Tulin six years ago. Fairmount officials plan requisition papers to secure his return to Grant County, Indiana, after governor approval.
New York reports Adolph Waltz, a former servant with Mrs Morrison, charged in a burglary stealing jewelry worth 20000 from Mrs Wan W Harrison of Glenside near Philadelphia. Waltz held at police HQ awaiting extradition after disappearing during the break in at Thanksgiving dinner. All jewelry except a miner’s piece found on him when arrested.
The newly appointed Archbishop of Afanila, J. Harty, visited his former parishioners at St. lows church where a section of the astrih floor sank during a service. Panic ensued but he urged calm, and no serious injuries were reported as the reception continued and he prepared to depart for Manila.
Mes Langtry's agent purchased two horses aboard the Minnetonka near New York on December 22. One chestnut with a triad mark, bred from Eden Beall and Crescous, is a half-sister to Clara DL. The other is a black mare with a Sods johy mark by Proceipa, details incomplete.
The International Harvester Co. plans to cut jobs as part of a broad economy drive. Workers in the Meeting division were notified Saturday night that their services would be terminated, with replacements to be sought in Trendale factories.
Thustury district council of painters and decorators voted to call out all idle members after a two week leekout by the Builders' Exchange. The builders’ league kept only a party of painters at work to finish a project. Monday morning the rest were ordered out. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Col Joseph H. Brigham, wife of the Rev Joseph H. Brigham, with funeral plans in Delta, Ohio.
Subpoenas were served on Postmaster General Payne and First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne to attend the trial of T. W. McGregor, former rural free delivery service supply clerk, charged with conspiracy.
Sir Henry Morg timer Durand arrives in New York aboard the steamer Etruria. Lady Durand and Miss Amy Durand are expected to follow in about a fortnight.
Reading Pa November 30 Hon David Brunner former congressman from 1858 to 1392 died Sunday night at age 58 in Reading After leaving Congress he taught at the local boys high school
Chicago November 30 6 A verdict of guilty was returned Sunday in the trial of Alderman J Brennan and two confederates Charles McCarle and Herbert E Kent charged with violations of the elections law.
A department store operated by Foye and Eckstein in Savannah Georgia was robbed early Sunday. The safe was dynamited and approximately 1700 to 1800 dollars stolen. The store sits in the citys principal shipping district.
Providence RT reports the new state wage schedule for cotton mills, reducing pay rates. The measure took effect Monday after being adopted.
In editorials warnings urge housekeepers to avoid cheaper alum or phosphate baking powders and to distrust pedlars claiming new brands. The article notes health risks from alum powders and bone digested phosphate formulas and advocates choosing a well known cream of tartar based powder from reputable brands.
A historical note cites John Addison Burk’s Story of the State describing Pennsylvania’s changing population. By 1900 foreign-born residents reached 985,450, with about 310,000 from distant lands altering the mix. The piece links these shifts to labor unrest and regional settlement in mining areas.
In 1889 a northwest New South Wales hunter wounded a kangaroo that fled through mulga and salt bush. Tracking its blood trail, the bushman found a stone with a red spot at its core, revealing opal. This marked the start of the White Cliffe opal fields, per the London Globe.
The Hinaloe tree in Puebla and Guerrero Mexico yields a sought after essence used in fine perfumes. Its light yellow wood gives a distillate with a lemon jasmine fragrance, harvested through primitive Worhmen methods. Trees are cut to cord wood size and chipped at the stills.
In Baltimore, a man asks for marriage but faces a heartfelt refusal. He admits feeling unworthy, noting his own faults while praising her noble traits that stand in contrast to his failings. The exchange reveals a restrained, sorrowful romance.
Leipsic awards the German poet Rudolf Von Gottschall an annuity of 1200 marks. Observers note Windbiss Pensier and Baron Von Liliencron as indicative of a trend to support writers with modest incomes.
A Boston Transcript snippet recalls Kitts Starry expressing consuming affection in heartfelt terms. The piece questions whether the passion was sincere or a heady, silly notion, presenting a witty take on a personal confession.
Nov 24 to 28 reports show Senate focusing on the Newlands Cuba annexation resolution and the Panama question. Morgan criticizes the president's stance on the canal while Newlands defends Cuba, with committees reorganized and Cuba reciprocity billed set as unfinished business. House actions are brief with adjournment to Tuesday.
After a meeting with Governor Wells national organizers Kelliger and Evans and Commercial Club president Holmes began efforts for a conference between Utah Fuel Co officials and striking Carbon county miners. They argued union recognition is subordinate and a 20 percent wage increase is the main issue. The miners say they will return only after grievances are redressed, independent of Colorado miners.
Attempt to capture Big Ben the sea lion who escaped from Lincoln park Chicago. He appeared in the Racine Wisconsin river on Thursday as nets span the water to keep him from entering the lake.
Felix McWhirter Jr a DePauw student remains unconscious and believed fatally injured after colliding with Shaw a Paris halfback during the Paris Greencastle Indiana football game. He is the son of a prominent Indianapolis lawyer.
In Omaha Nebraska on November 27 a blaze gutted the Allen Bros white sale grocery house and a neighboring Pacific Storage Co building. Four firefighters were burned to death and property losses reached $360.40.
Cripplereek Colorado November 28 The coroner jury could not determine the cause of the Vindicator mine explosion Friday night that killed Superintendent McCormack and Shift Boss Beck.
Washington reports that Representative Hepburn unveiled a pure food bill identical to the measure reported last Congress by the interstate commerce committee. The same dispatch notes Gov. Otero of New Mexico urging statehood, while describing robust railroad construction in the territory over the past year.
Thanksgiving was celebrated by the American society in London at the Hotel Cecil with over 400 guests. Guest of honor was William Jennings Bryan.
The Illinois Iron Mining Co near North Freedom Baraboo Wisconsin shut its plant throwing 400 men out of employment. Some say the company sold to the trust while others assert that the slump in iron caused the trouble.
Ernest Pettit eight year old hero died while attempting to save his two year old sister from clothes that caught fire at his parents home in Asheville North Carolina on November 26. The tragedy occurred as they struggled to extinguish the blaze and rushed to shield the younger child from the flames.
A San Francisco fish commission letter exchange notes absurd interior inquiries. A retired merchant asked Prof. Vogelsang to procure a deer in a box with a kept-permit. Vogelsang replied offering a perpetual, chained deer and advised obtaining permits from the county clerk.
A misdirected pile of letters arrived at the War Department in Washington while Gen. Ken Hamilton visited Maj. Gen. Corbin. Messengers read names including a racial slur and joked about the addressees, prompting implications of secrecy and caution in handling mail.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Dennis and unnamed individuals in a confused note. The readable bits offer little clear context or actions, making a precise summary difficult while preserving the fragmentary tone.
Miss Muriel Armitage, district organizer, shares a testimonial about Peruna curing her five year struggle with uterine irregularities and hysteria. She says fifteen bottles restored health and urges other women to try the remedy, attributing pelvic catarrh relief to the same cure.
An advertisement asserts pelvic catarrh causes broad illness and nervousness, urging readers to use Peruna to cure catarrh and chronic cases. It promises prompt results and offers gratis medical advice from Dr Wartman of The Hariman Sanitarium, Columbus Ohio.
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