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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
3
A humorous dialogue features a man asking about his daughter’s prospects and receiving a brisk reply that she is thin, prompting a wry retort about aging and improvement. The exchange highlights witty social banter characteristic of the era.
A magazine article on building brain and muscle favors food choices. It notes oats like Quaker Oats as ideal for flavor purity and health, suggesting Americans should eat more oats to improve health and strength.
A visiting matron questions a woman about her family. The friend confirms Violet, now married, followed her heart with her partner, while the sister allowed the union. The exchange reflects earnest but cautious social scrutiny common in Sunday Magazine pieces.
Many skin problems in infancy and childhood can be prevented with proper care. Constant use of Cuticura Soap, with Cuticura Ointment when needed, helps keep skin clean, purified, and free from eruptions. Potters Drug offers a free 32 page Suticura Book.
A Newark News quote from Christine recalls hardship and kindness. She describes working at a household where she faced hunger and fatigue yet experienced moments of charity and consideration from a lady who offered rest and food after a long day. She reflects that more people would be better if they knew about others being helped.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that purifies blood and mucous surfaces. Claims a physician pedigree and regular prescription status with testimonials available. Also markets Hall's Family Pills for constipation and lists Toledo, Ohio as the company location and 75 cent price to druggists.
Belgium shows wealth and reform progress under the late king with a very small army and reliance on international neutrality. The nation is described as highly prosperous and quickly settled, while its navy is absent and defense is inexpensive.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co promotes a $500 prize tied to a newspaper contest. The ad markets its seeds as the most reliable on earth and notes the company as one of the largest and thoroughly responsible in the country.
Edna recalls the kiss under the mistletoe as Camille explains her fear of the height difference, she being four feet six and he six feet two, and her sudden jump in reaction.
A fragment quotes Angela Dickens on testing a man’s character to gauge what stirs his enthusiasm and drive his actions. The remark suggests curiosity about inner motives and the sparks of genuine energy.
Indiana Governor Marshall announces Big Four Railroad will stop excursions from Cincinnati to Hanover to patronize poolrooms. He notes the dynamited Hanover Toolroom and says action will press for a permanent injunction in Jeffersonville with Attorney General Bingham and Burt New handling during his Phoenix stay.
A bank rate dispute follows the clearing house decision reducing deposits to three percent while trust firms still offer four percent on certificates. German American plans a trust company. Hamilton and Old National discuss savings departments amid the banking shakeup across Fort Wayne.
Word arrived of Rev Lee Lee Carpenter death formerly president of Bethany Park assembly. He dedicated 762 churches across states and raised 2 million dollars for dedications. Born December 10 1832 in Summit county Ohio, he led Wabash Christian church ministry and Ohio Indiana Sunday school groups. Funeral set for Wednesday after body arrives.
Local police search for an Anderson man who can prove Ferguson innocence in the murder of railroad agent Will Culbertson in Portsmouth Kentucky. Ferguson claims he was with an Anderson accomplice in Cincinnati on July 26 and a description was sent to authorities without results.
A wedding celebration near Noblesville involved a party of friends placing 36 sticks of dynamite in trees around the couple Edward Mantz and Flora Hill. The dynamite exploded injuring no one and shaking several square miles as the newlyweds’ home near Flora Hill’s parents’ house stood nearby.
John Santos, after eight years in America, reaches Fort Wayne from Selma California to visit his critically ill eight year old son at St Rochus hospital. He left Portugal eight years ago and sent for his wife and child only after years of toil and financial improvement.
Announcement states John O. Wilson mayor of Marion will marry Elizabeth Steele Dun of Columbus, Ohio, with the wedding planned in Columbus. Wilson served two terms as city clerk and won last fall in a hard fought Indiana municipal campaign.
In Petersburg a mad dog belonging to Henry Sutton bit four dogs two mild cows and a mule all bitten animals died. The dog died of rabies a few hours later. Two horses belonging to Hiram Gentry died after suspected poisoning but are now thought to have been bitten by mad dogs. The region remains highly excited.
W. J. Ross of Princeton was injured at a local oil well when a heavy timber fell from the derrick. He was struck on the head and face with possible skull fracture. doctors fear critical injuries.
Edward Williams, 61, a farm laborer for E. D. Hook, fell from a hay mow and died from injuries. He leaves a widow and four children.
South Bend saloons and cafes stop playing music as police issue a letter of instruction to proprietors to obey the laws. Hotels are exempt from the order. The Anti Saloon League is said to have pressured the police, but Chief Bunker will not comment.
Rev. James R. Kaye a Presbyterian minister was found guilty of counterfeiting after molds and metal pieces were found in his yard. He had experimented making medals for church attendance, but no coins were passed and a jury sentenced him to two years in the Peoria workhouse.
D. A. Bickley of Flagstaff Arizona filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission a complaint against the Santa Fe for the unused portion of a mileage book. After using part of the coupons he lost the book and did not recover it for nearly two years.
Charles Taft, son of the president, resumes stage work at his uncle's school in Watertown. He will impersonate Lady Thompson Betturlet in The Amazons, marking his second onstage appearance after joining the school.
Hogs sold in St. Joseph Missouri on Saturday at $9.25 per 100 pounds, the highest price ever reached in Missouri river markets.
Boise Idaho resident G S Warren testifies that a back injury led to chronic kidney pain and frequent secretions. After five years of relief from Doan's Kidney Pills his trouble has not returned. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Buffalo NY.
The excerpt presents a family interaction admiring a girl named Misty and a nostalgic mention of a Mrs. Misty, with dialogue about whether Misty is the model who sat on Mr. Misty's knee.
In a Washington Star excerpt a quiet girl avoids crying when pressed about mati nee. She claims the idea is unthinkable while noting another woman with her cries loudly and uses elegant lace handkerchiefs as a contrast.
The Providence Journal notes stern economists ignore the moral right of the poor to modest recreations beyond bare sustenance. Rising prices do not force deeper cuts but erase small joys that brighten daily life, making a hard world where just enough leaves body and soul.
Former Connecticut Governor George P. McLean recalls a Norwich speech in which he cites two local voters who pressured him during his first bid for the general assembly. One vowed to oppose after a rotten apple was thrown at his horse, the other to support after a rotten egg placed in a cushion belonging to a woman he served. He notes such petty acts once swayed crucial outcomes.
Tommy resents age differences as he seeks playmates. His father suggests Johnny Jenkins and the Dobbs boy, but Tommy rejects them for being younger. He then considers Jack Spear and Willie Harlow, who are older, hoping they will overlook his meanness.
An Ohio woman describes a four year battle with heart trouble and nervous prostration caused by coffee. She quit coffee using Postum, noting improved health, steady nerves, and ability to do housework. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville and the ad slogan There's a Reason.
James W. Coffroth, fight promoter, wins a $2000 wager by making London to San Francisco in nine days five hours five minutes. He arrives Oakland cheered by a large delegation and notes the trip as the fastest ever London to San Francisco over land and sea aboard the Overland Limited.
A Scotch preacher roasts the whale question in a Sunday sermon while an elderly deaf woman seated at the pulpit stairs eagerly whispers whale to correct the tale. The moment ends with the preacher chastising her for contradicting the sermon.
A reader testifies to Resinol Ointment curing a varicose leg ulcer after weeks of use. The writer notes a recommendation from sister Mrs Cairns Ladykirk Norham on Tweed, and cites an earlier sister case treated 14 months without effect. Signed Robert Davidson Gateshead on Tyne.
Johnny defines an ocean as a body of water needing battleships, echoing a childlike view from the New York Sun.
A testimonial from Mrs. W. S. Ford of Baltimore endorses Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for irregularities nervousness and digestive woes. The ad claims it remains the most successful female remedy curing displacements inflammation fibroid-related issues and bearing-down sensations after other methods fail. It invites readers to consult Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free guidance.
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