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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1894
Page
4
A Cornwall country doctor recounts a case of witchcraft and a girl plagued by fits blamed on a stout elderly widow named the white witel. Dreams, accusations, and hearsay surface as the doctor and villagers debate magic, punishment, and fate with grim consequences.
The report covers a brief Senate session on December 5 with two information resolutions from Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts. It notes routine orders, the dull tone of proceedings, and discussions on public parks at Chicago and Chattanooga, plus assorted committee actions and remarks by Mr. Peters and Mr. Vest.
A chaotic scene described with threats and possible gunfire as forces threaten to surround a council area. The article notes condolences from the Prince of Wales to the widow of Ferdinand De Lasseds and outlines surrounding tensions and potential violence.
The Edisem Capital board in Miami will vote on a proposition to raise the company capital to 3,405,008 dollars. The meeting will address the proposed increase and its implications for shareholders and operations.
Diamonds reported found at Corrinns in Tasmania are described with uncertain names and figures. The article notes stones counted by Hopanr Tows and Pasmania with Deve and Hammonds as involved, but details are unclear.
On December 1, Sunday, the 300th anniversary of the Hund of Gustavus Adolphus was celebrated in Bens with special Protestant services across several churches. The day was broadly observed by Protestant Germany.
Dec events at Vendome d'Hive sparked unrest as spectators smashed the track and grandstand after the Monucty bicycle races.
Twenty eight of thirty Republican Indiana senators attended the caucus in Indianapolis to approve senate committee appointments. The group favored bipartisan boards for penal and benevolent institutions and a fair salary plan based on population. They planned to present recommendations to Governor Mathews and meet January 8 to elect officers.
The passage highlights Countess Gianotti, an American favored in Italian royal circles, and Mars hrantry Maunutin, American mother-in-law of the earl of Craven, both involved in glamorous negotiations. It also notes royal leisure trends and European social figures, including Lapyr Henny Lowenset praising bicycles and Drecuris pe la Rocusroucacip as a Franco-American Parisian socialite.
Newark Evening News reports Mrs. George Archer of Clifton New Jersey cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after nine years of valvular heart disease. Physicians offered no relief and the patient describes severe chest pain ear noise and inability to walk. After using pills she notes ear pain subsiding and revived strength and mobility.
A New York florist on Fulton Street demonstrates dyed chrysanthemums can be produced in any color and even plaid to match women’s gowns. A young man questions the idea as the florist explains he can mix colors, with greens, reds, blues, blacks, and more, claiming the fad has boosted demand to over a hundred dyed blooms weekly. The trend arose from dyeing white mums to mirror team colors and has become a profitable fashion, though its popularity may fade.
Indiana state items include E F Gorr and J P Quinn leading a Terre Haute crusade against vice, suspensions at Franklin College for football, Miss Mayme Sweeney winning Jasper County oratorical honors, water shortages in LaPorte, oil and grain market shifts, and local court actions. Also noted are pensioner counts in Clark County, New Paris district moves, and militia funding considerations.
Medical note describes a France first noted periodical mental disorder folie circulaire. Three states labeled elevation depression and sanity recur in cycles. patients endure mania with high energy, appetite, and sociability, followed by dull depression and then partial recovery before cycles repeat until death. Includes brief, scattered advertisement snippets and stray quotes.
Markets from Cincinnati show cattle prices steady to lower with general activity mixed. Grains and flour prices move on daily Chicago and New York trends as buyers weigh supply and demand signals.
The text touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as purifying and enriching the blood and strengthening nerves. It claims to aid digestion, relieve indigestion and nervousness, and improve bowel function through highly concentrated vegetable pills. It urges purchase at any country drug store.
A sports snippet notes the Rustlers' defeat due to a fouling incident described as a player kicking the ball, with commentary on the odd play and a quote about national loyalties from a coach named Mugland. The passage references a Boston Transcript exchange and a Garden Weekly tidbit.
The article describes the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway network with routes between Chicago and cities like La Crosse St Paul Minneapolis Aberdeen Mitchell Sioux City Council Bluffs Omaha and western destinations. It notes a new timetable map brochure and dining cars advertised as modern and comfortable. It includes a quoted line about a daughter's marriage and a humorous remark on debt.
Fragmented text mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure and discusses vigor, disorders of stomach and nerves. Includes lines about a football game, travel by rail to California, and references to several names and places in a chaotic item from a Buffalo Courier quotation.
A misread notice fragment urges advertisers to list their ads in the paper. The incomplete text implies a request or instruction but provides no concrete names, dates, or details.
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