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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1909
Page
6
A portrait of young George Washington marrying Martha Custis amid colonial society. The account notes Washington at 27 mixing romance with duty, describing guests, leaders, and a ceremonial church scene with vivid attire and guards.
The narrative traces George Washington and Martha Custis’s courtship and January 1759 marriage in Virginia. It notes Washington’s wartime service, social prominence, and the wealth from Col. Custis, detailing life at Mount Vernon, diary entries, and Washington’s transition from soldier to planter and leader. It also touches on contemporaries like the Fairfax and Lee families and highlights Washington’s enduring calm modesty.
Mrs. W S Ford of Baltimore credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending four years of misery from irregularities and nervous symptoms. The ad claims it cures displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and bearing down backache indigestion and nervous prostration after other remedies failed. It invites readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice in Lynn Massachusetts at no charge.
After Sunday school May asks if George Washington was an Israelite and her six year old brother interrupts teasing that Washington appears in the New Testament, not the Old, in a quip from Women’s Home Companion.
The advertisement touts Defiance Starch as a modern improvement over older patent starches claiming removal of injurious chemicals and added proprietary ingredient for greater strength and smoothness. A raffle anecdote precedes claims of value and quality in the starch product. It also markets Hamlins Wizard Oil as a throat gargle to prevent sore throat, tonsillitis, quinsy, and diphtheria.
A collage of humorous lines and ad copy featuring a joke about a millionaire role local bronchial remedies with Brown's Bronchial Traches 25 cents a box and free samples by John S Brown & Son Boston. Lewis' Single Binder cigars claim full value at five cents. Occasional proverbs are noted.
PAZO OINTMENT guarantees cure of itching, burning, bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. Trial claim emphasizes quick relief and satisfaction guarantee with price.
The report notes pricing peaks when diamonds are sold to the cut grader, highlighting demand for well-cut stones and higher-quality finishes driving value in the market.
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