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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1923
Page
4
W. J. Temple of 292 W Central Ave Delaware Ohio reports relief from stomach and bowel catarrh after five Pe-ru-Na tablets. He says the medicine cured fatigue preventing work and claims Pe-ru-Na is the best remedy for catarrh and colds with over fifty years of accumulated results. Sold everywhere.
Fragmentary OCR ad text describes a product named Dandelion Sutter Color with a price around 654 cents. Several garbled words suggest a retail listing and possible “Ads” labeling. No clear date, place, or brand beyond the item and price.
A vintage ad promotes Cascarets at 10 cents a box curing billousness constipation and sick headache. Drug stores carry the product as a health aid. The slogan suggests a satirical line about saints and Sundays.
Julius Cness refuses a coal piece three times while Rip Van Wickle waits for change from an ink driver. The brief notes capture a small scene of friction and patience in daily exchange.
Jennie Woodruf refuses to marry Jim Irwin the farmhand due to his finances and ambitions. Jim clashes with local opinion over school teaching and farming, but latent talent emerges. An election follows with Jennie and others opposing his methods while pupils defend him. A Christmas tea lines up a final confrontation.
Jim Irwin and Jennie Woodruff confront a contested teaching experiment in a rural school. He argues his cooperative, science based methods can work. she warns the school board may force his resignation. As tensions rise, their personal bond and community politics collide, ending with a looming removal petition and a cold farewell.
A colonial officer asserts that Darbishire's are under strict command and control. The colonel declares the household figures as troublesome, describing them as troublemakers demanding obedience and discipline.
A fragment describes Jim as a wild eyed reformer, implying a bold, reform minded persona. The short line hints at a characterization rather than a full event or action.
A British Royal Air Force pigeon released from a balloon a mile and a half up could not see earth due to thick clouds. It settled on the balloon, then a cloud break allowed it to return home about 150 miles away and deliver a leg tied message two hours later. The event suggests homing by sight rather than instinct.
The article states that intermediate chemicals in dye, cosmetic, and drug production yield deadly gases such as mustard gas when processes are incomplete. General Amos A. Fries, head of the Chemical Warfare Service, says the U S is producing and using more poison gas now than at any wartime period.
An old advertisement touts genuine California Fig Syrup as a laxative for babies and children. It claims the product eases constipation and colic without narcotics, stimulates the liver and bowels, and warns shoppers to insist on authentic labels from druggists.
A witty exchange about buying a typewriter ends with a joke that it is good but spells badly, highlighting a humorous miscue in a casual conversation.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a 35 cent hair tonic that improves neglected scalps and links to reduced falling hair and dandruff. It claims quick effects for dry or fading hair, with claims of strength color and youthful beauty. Encourages purchase at drug stores.
An advertisement promotes Cuticurn Toilet Trio products for daily skin care. It includes Soap to cleanse, Ointment to soothe and heal, and Talcum to powder and perfume, recommended as essential on every toilet table.
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