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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1890
Page
4
Washington reports Secretary Windom presented the U S Treasury’s annual review on December showing receipts and expenditures for the last fiscal year. He notes revenue efficiency, a lack of surplus, and ongoing efforts to fund debt and manage fiscal policies amid industrial growth and inflation pressures.
The report lists October and September currency totals showing large holdings of gold and silver with substantial half dollars no longer in demand. It notes net increases in circulation and outlines Treasury plans to improve currency quality and redeem outdated notes. The Civic Service notes praise for the existing service improvements and calls for continued efficiency.
Masked men robed the office of a Chisago Fork-Packer official named Osher securing cash. They dominated the cashier, demanded the money, opened the safe, and fled in a bogey with about $5,203. A well dressed man and a second companion led the crime and remain at large.
A major Methodist meeting opens December 1 in TroraNapolis Indiana with a 17 member commission to draft a constitution. The body will meet in Indianapolis to plan the framework for governance and include a provision granting constitutional status to women. Leaders include Bishops Merrill Fess Ninde and others from across the United States.
The J. E Potts Isle and Lumber Company has collapsed and assigned for creditors to William S. Waugh secretary of the company. Liabilities total about 750000.
Dr. Baxter Stricken with paralysis while on his way home Monday evening. He fell to the sidewalk and it is feared he may not recover. The incident involves Surgeon General J H Baxter of the U S Army.
A discussion by KR Wallace argues non heredity of acquired characters with examples from hunting skill in Indians and Swiss rifle sport, plus education of dissenters. Letters praise Hall's Catarrh Cure and a barber quip reflect light humor in 1887.
A fragmented report discusses a Westminster debate on coffee use linked to a cocoa preparation called Gravefindanmd Comforting. It notes a duty reduction and mentions the first homeopathic chemists, James Epps & Co., with a later reference to sponge listings and other items. It ends with mixed ads and remedy pitches including Carters Backneche Plaster.
A collage of old advertisements touts Hastetter's Stomach Bitters for indigestion and maladies, Dobbins' Electric Soap praised for 24 years, and various patent medicines including Hostetter's Almanac, with scattered quips about cures, grogginess, coughs, and liver pills.
A fragment from St Joseph News touts stamps for playing cards and a miller’s line on life, while Boston Traveller advertises Piso's Remedy for Catarrh and notes a smallpox victim being deeply pitted. The items show 19th century consumer notices and health claims.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for female ailments causing pains and weakness. It claims to improve digestion, boost the system, aid sleep, and dispel melancholy, with no alcohol or adulterants, offering money back if unsatisfied.
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