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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
2
How Pat Proved It Irishman in India seeks home through trick
An Irish regiment member in India fakes bad eyesight to escape the climate. He asks a doctor to test his foresight and finally points to a wall to claim he cannot see it, revealing the ruse and the doctor’s reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
India
Congo
Heredity Overcome in Cases by Diet and Postum
A Conn. woman credits Postum with curing lifelong bilious attacks once she stopped coffee. She reports three years of use with no medicines and no bilious episodes, despite heredity. The article then recalls Washington’s birthdays and notes his lifelong acts of kindness from age 13 onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ile
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Ji Ch
Wellville
Fort Duquesne
Pittsburg
Washington
Alfred
Velmont Hardy
Martha Custis
Washington Estate
Benedict
George
Martha
Valley Forge
May Dare to Be Shabby Says Wealthy Look Underrated
A worldly woman argues two paths impress people smart or shabby and warns a long life of shabbiness can yield social power. She cites a rich hotel guest who dresses frugally, commands respect, gains deference, and keeps a favorite eight year bonnet, proving prudence over vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
valentine poetry joke from a sentimental youth
A humorous exchange centers on valentine poetry as a young man jokes about his two weeks of original verses last year. The girl’s reply finds his effort economical homemade writing.
Sunday School Punchline About Adam’s Wives
A humorous quip from Brooklyn Life notes a Sunday School teacher asking how many wives Adam had and a child’s reply that he had one and could not clothe that one. The item reflects period newspaper humor and dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Brooklyn
Garfield Tea Promises Purity Health Benefit
A brief notice touts Garfield Tea as pure and pleasant and health giving. The promotional line suggests it as a wholesome beverage option for consumers seeking well being.
Wise Girl Tea Ad Promotes Garfield Blood Purifier
An old styled product notice urges girls to use Garfield Tea as a complexion aid and blood purifier, presenting a health claim in period marketing language.
Simplicity of Expression Tells at Cape Cod Travelers Dinner
A Boston Record anecdote recalls Martin Lomasney at the Cape Cod travelers dinner where Representative Pepe of Leominster quotes Lomasney saying never write when talk suffices and never talk when a nod will do. The remark follows last season when Lomasney was seen in a corridor speaking with someone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Lomasney
Cape Cod
Pepe
Leominster
Lomasney
Boston Record
Cure for Baby Eczema Promises Hopeful Relief
A Baltimore mother reports her infant cured of chronic eczema after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She recalls years of failed treatments, noting skin cleared within a week and hair now growing, with no scars. She praises Cuticura and says her child is well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eczema
Cuthura
Cutiura
H. E. Householder
Wilhelm St
Baltimore, Md
Portrait at the Chicago Museum Triggers Self Portrait Joke
A man at a Chicago art museum studies a portrait labeled A portrait of E. H. Smith, by him self. He reads the card, chuckles, and remarks that city folks are fooled for believing the caption since the sitter is clearly alone in the frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Museum
Chicago
E. H. Smith
Smith
Chicago Tribune
Architect's print guides stranger to unfinished building
Dialogue shows a clue from an architectural print about the finished building shape guiding a stranger to a location near his friend's building on a street, with no precise address available. The exchange emphasizes the difficulty of locating the place from general area details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yees
Puck
Garfield Tea Purifies Blood and Eradicates Rheumatism
A brief note asserts Garfield Tea purifies the blood and erases rheumatism using herbs. It frames the beverage as a simple remedy amid sermons noted for length and shallow discourse by a judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Where is the cook in a modern family scene
In a Blaetter legend excerpt a cook is reported to be in the kitchen preparing supper for the doctor s wife dinner for the doctor and breakfast for the students, illustrating domestic labor in a contemporary family setting.
Beautiful Post Cards Free Offer From Art Post Card Club
Free gold embossed post cards offered by Art Post Card Club. Send 2e stamp for five samples of Good Luck Viewer Motto and other designs. Address 731 Jackson St Topeka, Kan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sard Co
Dept
Topeka
Han
Art Post Card Club
Jackson St
Ian
Papa Son Exchange On Flattery Cited By Boston Transcript
A brief quote noted that flattery is praise of other people as explained in a Boston Transcript reference. The exchange frames flattery as praise of others through a short dialogue between a father and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Great Home Eye Resettles for all diseases of the eye
An advertisement touts Pettit’s Eye Salve as quick relief for eye diseases. It promotes availability at druggists or Howard Bros. in Buffalo and links a cautionary note about trusting others with church funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit’s
Howard Bros
Bufalo, N
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Sell Through Cure Claims
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a remedy for constipation described as causing many disorders. The copy claims the product offers a mild laxative and cathartic effect and notes reforms come slowly due to reluctance to endure drastic measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Galy One Brom Quinine Patent Remedy Ad
An old advertisement proclaims a cure labeled Brom Quinine or Bromo Quinive with a signature line attributed to B W Grove. It markets a world changing claim to cure a cold in one day and promotes laxative effects. The unnamed product pledges swift relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.W. Grove
Vic
Pearls Found in a Church Fair Oyster Phrase
A quirky note suggests pearls may appear in odd places like a church fair oyster, while promoting Garfield tea for health. The text muses on past follies, smoking, and an undertaker’s burden with a dark humor twist.
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