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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1915
Page
4
The St Louis Republic notes fingernails grow about one thirty second of an inch weekly, about one and a half inches yearly. Growth is faster in summer, middle fingers fastest, thumbs slowest, right hand faster than left. Full growth in about four and a half months.
Ruth persuades her father to let her revive an old hat. She cleans the hat with ammonia and muslin, wrapping the entire hat and binding in a circle until it looks new. Her father is amazed and she vows to keep making old hats new for him.
An advertisement claims nervousness caused by constipation responds quickly to Chamberlain's Tablets which also aid digestion. The pitch notes availability at all dealers.
The article describes methods for roasting quails wrapped in bacon and basted with dairy, notes fat Egyptian quails as suitable for the season, and presents dishes like Fillets of beef a la Grande Bretagne larded and stuffed with macaroni and horseradish. It also mentions Antwerp salad with chicken and ham, and caper sauce with mutton.
A quick relief method suggests mixing baking soda with water and dipping the fingers in the solution. The cooled soak is said to alleviate scalding pain rapidly.
A newspaper ad compares a cough to a fire bell and urges using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to cure the underlying illness. Mrs. Thomas Beeching of Andrews Indiana endorses it for her husband who easily catches colds and coughs. Available from dealers everywhere.
Burns City basketball team traveled to Scotland Saturday and fell to the local club. Local notices cover community events, travels, sales, and social gatherings across Burns City, Odon, Loogootee, and surrounding areas, including civic meetings, church services, and holiday preparations.
A collection of curious facts covers the first steel pen in 1830 the first English newspaper in 1588 and the first ad in 1652. It notes the Sahara holds twenty oases and India’s population surpasses the US by about four times. It mentions the 1866 London fire lasting three days and destroying 13 200 houses and lists Bible verse extremes.
Mrs Hugh Cook of Scottsville New York testifies that five years ago in Garbutt she used Chamberlains Cough Remedy for two children with colds and coughing and found it effective and fast acting. Obtainable everywhere for sale by all dealers.
A Jackson Mississippi inventor unveils an electric motor device that hums like buzzing mosquitoes to attract them. The motor spins inside a metal screen charged with a strong current, electrocuting insects that land on it.
Notice that Frederick S. Boyd estate administrator will sell undivided two thirds of described 21 acre tract in Daviess County Indiana at public auction January 22 1916 at 1 30 p m at Odon Realty Co office Odon Indiana terms cash with balance in two equal installments due in 6 and 9 months at 6 percent interest mortgage on the property Sareldia J Boyd administrator Mattingly Myers attorneys
An old man mocks modern vi olinists while recalling a local fiddler who could play any piece on three strings. A curious spectator asks about a conservatory graduate granddaughter, and the old man confidently bets the performer behind the rack will deliver the finest music he has heard.
A playful quarrel unfolds over a card that cannot match her talents. One speaker calls her a fiddler while she insists she is a violinist, highlighting comic pride and language mixups in a light, personal exchange.
Estate of Nancy Zimmerman names Ernest Zimmerman as administrator. The estate is stated to be solvent. Attorney E. T. Laughlin represents the administration. Pending further probate steps and court filings.
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