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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1891
Page
4
A Penny Post article argues for penny postage on letters and lower rates for newspapers and personal mail. It cites Postmaster General figures showing high profits from letters vs costs, and urges Congress to use surplus to expand local delivery and extend mail routes while limiting nonessential services.
The Detroit Free Press describes cow-birds riding on cows in pastures. The female is dull and plain while the male wears black velvet plumage with a maroon head and neck. They invade smaller birds nests, lay eggs, and depart, leaving the owners puzzled by their behavior.
A Chicago Tribune quip quotes a man refusing to elaborate on a pun that offended an aunt. The tale notes the aunt left her fortune to another nephew, explaining the whole incident was brief and no grand story.
A dog named Bruno interrupts a forgetful owner Gordon. Bruno returns from the garden with a sprig of forget-me-roll in his mouth, illustrating a humorous tale about canine intelligence and loyal, versatile owners.
The piece describes scalp trading among 19th century frontier peoples, noting Mexican methods, Apache avoidance, and a California prospector named John T. Cummins who survived a Modoc raid with a scalp wound. It recounts gruesome details of scalp removal and its lasting pain.
The piece compiles harsh regional insults from the Big Sandy sorghum region, calling abject households with pigs under floors and mildewed clothing, alongside a Cincinnati Times Star anecdote about a proud parson and a shepherd, and a brief quip about Doctor Pile's reliability from Yankee Blade.
The February Wide Awake issue offers Lieut. Fremont on life at frontier forts with photos, Gladwin's Valentine poem, and pieces like A Fish Army and Aunt Dolly's Two Robbers. It includes short stories by Sydney Quarles and Mrs. Burton Harrison, poems, a travel railroading serial Cab and Caboose, and notes on Miss Rimmer drawing lessons.
The ad markets Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy as a guaranteed cure for catarrh in heads both recent and long standing. It states a $500 on call guarantee if the remedy fails and invites readers to pay 50 cents to begin a trial, promising a cure instead of the payout.
An advertisement extols Horrtetter's Stomach Bitters as a thorough cure for indigestion constipation and biliousness claiming it offers quick help in malaria rheumatism and kidney inactivity. A Coltrxa merchant touts a ten dollar suit for five dollars and notes a ten dollar lawsuit costs twenty dollars in a Buffalo Times item.
Public appeal for Syrup of Figs as a gentle kidney and bowel cleanser praised for eye and taste appeal. Quotes mock purgatives and imply social observations, promoting Carter’s Little Liver Pills for bowel relief, Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh at 25 cents, and light sarcasm on honesty in society.
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