This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 31 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1901
Page
4
A column excerpt promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for ovarian trouble. A reader cites relief and avoiding surgery after several bottles, praising the tonic's effect and inviting others to write for guidance. Anna Aston of Troy, Missouri is cited as the thankful subject.
An old advertisement touts Hosters Stomach Bitters as a remedy for indigestion biliousness liver and stomach troubles. It claims a fair trial will prove its value to patients seeking relief.
In a Chicago Tribune note a stranger asks if women may practice at the bar in this country. A retired Kamas saloon keeper retorts that they cannot be kept from doing it when they take a notion, reflecting frontier attitudes.
A 19th century style medical ad offers Hall s Catarrh Cure at 75 cents per bottle with a 100 dollar reward for any incurable case. Endorsements from F J Cheney Co Toledo and wholesalers Waiting and Marvin attest trustworthiness and business honor. Gill s Family Pills are touted as the best with testimonials offered.
The report notes Queen Wilhelmina’s marriage to a duke, stressing she is not an American heiress. The Detroit Free Press item highlights the unlikely match and its social implications.
An old ad promises a quick cure for a cold using laxative and quinine tablets. The notice notes a refund if it fails to cure, with a December offer likely in effect.
Fragmentary text discusses persistence in pursuing objectives and personal determination, contrasting planning difficulty with ongoing effort. No clear individuals or organizations are identified.
Fragment text mentions a remedy for croup and diphtheria like ailments, with scattered references to locations including ALB, Hoxie, and Jn Talo. Content is garbled but suggests a medicinal product or treatment touted for children.
The Senate and House spent days debating the agricultural and sundry civil appropriation bills. Key figures, including Mr. Hale and Mr. Lodge, warned about growing totals while lines about interstate shipping and oleomargarine faced procedural votes. The orbit of activity centered on the District of Columbia code, desertion charges for soldiers, and the New York Custom House sale to National City Bank.
Count Lick fervelde, Belgium's minister to the United States, states his government has taken no action to retaliate against the United States over the ongoing countervailing duty on Belgian sugar. He notes the duty has been in place for years and recently readjusted, with little real impact on the existing rate.
A report from Pittsburgh on February 14 describes a furnace accident at the Edgar Thompson steel plant in Braddock. Several workers including McLaughlin suffered burns and injuries. others may recover. The incident prompted unknown officials to assess conditions and safety practices.
A humorous glimpse from Washington notes Senator Platt of New York abstains from tobacco in his committee room while visitors are warned. Towne of Minnesota chaired briefly as Mason and Nesers Robinsons exchange remarks. Hale of Maine misplaces rubbers, and insomnia plagues Platt as Captain Howes jokes about whiskey as a cure for sleep.
Manchester plans a mounted police force of 25 men for city security. The Staffordshire Advertiser notes it has had five editors in 105 years, the fifth editor Cherry serving 25 years. Other items include Louvre fire protection by wall, copyrights across 22 offices, and a seven mile streetcar line with two collies pushing a single car.
The article surveys global bread sources including moss bark chestnuts and linseed. It describes Italian chestnut bread Japanese and Indian staples, Armenian hunger bread from clover seed and flax, Kamchatkan bark bread, Iceland moss flour for bread and puddings, Lapland bark and oats cakes, and Swedish rye bread stored as bricks.
An Times-Herald editorial contrasts Canada’s low murder indictments in 1899 with swift punishment and few court delays. It argues Canadian justice deters crime and invites Americans to Western Canada where 1901 settlement sections open, including Saskatoon valley reserves, with nominal land prices and railway land sales.
A minister finds a ring of boys with a small dog at the center and a game of lies underway. The question prompts a boy to call for lifting the dog as winner, while the minister recalls a time he never told lies.
The Empire State Express runs 440 miles from New York to Buffalo with 4 stops and 28 slow zones. It averages about 53.33 miles per hour on each business day, a showcase of American machinery and methods praised nationwide.
In a humorous note from the Indianapolis Press a pig remarks that over-eating tends to shorten life as he is loaded into a wagon bound for the butcher. The quip sits as a light moral in a rural scene.
Cheap rates to California offered February 12 and each Tuesday through April. Ogden and Sunset routes via Southern Pacific with Chicago from $50.00, St Louis Memphis New Orleans from 27.59, Omaha Kansas City etc from $25.00. Details from Southern Pacific agents in Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh St Louis Kansas City and more.
The Globe reports a new clerk in Atchigan gaining approval for laughing at customers' jokes. The article notes his pleasant conduct and easy manner as key to his popularity amid widespread favorable comment.
A fragmentary 19th century ad touts Palmer's Lotion from Solon Palmer of New York. It claims immediate relief from burns and intense agony, forming new skin in two weeks without scarring, urging readers to mail samples to 374 Pearl Street.
A quip about rapid speaking by Johnny Pa notes how reporters caption speeches with subtle remarks like Breeze also spoke. The exchange highlights how stenographers and papers handle swift or dense oratory in reporting.
Advert says Cascarets are the world’s top liver and bowel medicine with over six million boxes sold yearly. Sold in 25c and 50c tablet boxes stamped C C C. money back guarantee after a fair trial if not benefited. claims no waste and month’s supply from a 50c box.
A Black man in Lee County Georgia sought a justice of the peace to marry him. He had no money and offered a string of fish as the fee. After a year the justice asked how he liked married life and the man replied I wish to the land I could eat those fish.
An address by Joseph Chotte, ambassador to Great Britain, on Abraham Lincoln's early life, struggles, and development through his presidency. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway published the talk and offers it for six cents postage to F. A. Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Illinois.
Senator Hoar praises the wit of the late Senator Oasis calling him harmless and memorable. The Washington Post notes his epigram as a lasting tribute to Oasis.
Exiza R. Parker advises mothers to bathe babies daily in warm water with Ivory Soap. She stresses a well aired nursery, clean clothing washed with Ivory Soap and dried in the sun to keep the chin clean and healthy.
In a Tit-Bits fragment a domestic scene unfolds with Mrs Johnson asking if Mr Johnson is home for dinner and Jane replying no. A quirky line suggests a dog and bone motif as Leo’s growl is mistaken for a human return.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tense is described as iron and quinine in a tasteless form with no cure promised. Price listed as 50e in the Carcage Daily News.
A collage of quotes and ads from 1900 including endorsements for Carter's Ink as the best ink, Piso's Cure for Consumption claims, political money talk, toothache drops, and light humor about courtship, fashion, and golf. The items reflect era advertising and public chatter with regional bylines and brand mentions.
The Washington D C barrister Belva Lockwood the only woman to have run for President declares in a letter to The Peruna Medicine Company that she uses Peruna for herself and her mother Hannah J Bennett now 88 praising it as an invaluable remedy for cold catarrh hay fever and related illnesses and a tonic for the feeble or run down with nerves strained.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.