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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1896
Page
4
A scattered clipping discusses a sensational telegram error in parliamentary reporting, noting a clerk’s substitution of words during transmission and a printer’s faithful reproduction. It references an 1800s telegraph misprint and a wide array of miscellaneous items and advertisements from the era.
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure laxative offering relief from colds fevers and constipation. It claims gentle action on kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them and notes it is sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The sermon frames a highway to Heaven as a plain, safe road, urging holiness and repentance. It blends biblical imagery with vivid contrasts of earthly error and heavenly reward, naming Zion as Heaven and insisting only through faith in Christ can one reach the ultimate rest.
Read about an upcoming New York City electrical exposition in May, salt and water rents in Pitts, a new Ohio river bridge work at East Liverpool, and various local items. The report covers trades from pencil work to cigarette box orders, and notes regional emigration trends and champagne consumption.
A method to guard street shade trees from horse traffic using very narrow wire netting wrapped around the trunk. The netting is nearly invisible, inexpensive, and can be stretched flat against the bark with a beveled top edge for a smooth, eye-friendly finish. Source notes Orange Judd Farmer.
A historic note discusses July orchard shutdown to harden wood and warns frost-prone areas are unsuitable for orchards. It notes poor prospects for seedling apples, calls for western societies, mentions thousands of dead fruit trees, and suggests women near towns could study floriculture for profit as demand for fruit and flowers rises.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from Toledo Ohio makers Cusickey and Co. Supplements praise for Hall's Family Pills and a humorous caption about a bowlegged man.
The Santa Fe Route announces homeseekers excursions on January 14 and 28 February 11 and March 10 to Arkansas Arizona Southern Missouri Oklahoma Indian Territory and Texas with round trip fares about one fara and liberal stopovers. Contact G I Nicholson G P A Monadnock Building Chicago for literature and details.
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