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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1904
Page
4
A Kansas schoolteacher describes her bold, unvarnished life in a McClure's excerpt. She rejects others' labels and pressures, insisting happiness comes from freedom to live without pretended propriety. She notes hardship, dreams of Europe, and a disdain for phoniness.
A movement led by the Jain community based in Bombay spreads to curb cruelty in the tortoise shell market. The New York Vimies cites Jain humanitarian efforts against the import trade, likening it to Audubon Society goals. A shopper questions authenticity of shells, while sellers claim direct sourcing from Tortosa.
An extended ad copy touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for skin care scalp cleansing and treating baby rashes and itching. It interweaves junk and nonsensical phrases with product claims and unrelated notices, reflecting garbled OCR from a historic page.
Gainesville resident Mrs. L E Burton reports kidney trouble improved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She recalls a pharmacy misstatement and confirms eventual satisfaction with the genuine remedy.
Quotation from Cincinnati Enquirer mocks a jokey exchange about a supposed beastly hand with a bone theory reference. The fragment shows characters Miss Castigue and Je-an discussing beliefs and intuition in a playful tone.
In Washington on Feb 19 the Senate returned to the Panama canal question with Senator Spooner speaking most of the day. Tillman moved to reconsider last Monday’s tie vote on granting 150000 to former Queen Liliuokalani, but no further action was pressed. The Senate adjourned for Hanna’s funeral. The House passed the fortifications bill and debated the Philippine provisions and Langley airship experiments. On Feb 20 the House began naval appropriation debate with focus on building a larger navy and questions about funding ship construction.
In Buffalo on Sunday a blast furnace gas explosion at Lackawanna Steel Co. near power house No. 2 killed two workers Smith and Reynolds and fatally burned Frank Prenatt while several others were injured. Gas flowed into a 1094 foot long reservoir after a bulkhead piece was removed and a valve believed closed failed to stop it.
London reports vague war rumors with a Russian repulse claimed by a Paris Herald. Japanese cabinet changes hint Kodama may command land forces. Port Arthur garrison hopeful, while naval actions and Far East troop movements fill dispatches from St Petersburg and Shanghai.
A century old dispatch notes 50 000 Americans migrated to Canada in the past year seeking farm land and prosperity. It highlights Manitoba as a premier grain region with cheap land, good schools, and strong markets for wheat and produce.
Washington reports Russia's reply to Secretary Hay's note contains a condition that accepting the proposition does not exclude Manchuria from the seat of war. Japan has agreed to allow several U S army officers to accompany Japanese forces as observers, with Russia possibly allowing American observers after March 15.
Rome reports that rumors of wartime mobilization are false. A semi official government note says alerts about armaments and troop movements abroad are untrue and linked to stock market speculation. Accused persons face punishment by law with terms from three to thirty months.
Perry 5. Heath former first assistant postmaster general and secretary of the Republican National Committee resigns from the national committee by wire to Acting Chairman Payne in Washington. In New York Charles Moyer a former gun clerk for Fleischmann & Co. is jailed for threatening Cincinnati mayor and committed to Bellevue hospital for sanity inquiry.
Manila Feb 22 Corp Ayala led revolting constabulary unit at Vigan Luzon. He was captured tried convicted and sentenced by the court to be hanged. Fire in Jamestown New York destroys Breed Johnstown Furniture Co plant and Century Furniture Co loss estimated at 50 000 and 20 000 respectively.
Mexico City February 22. Dr. Mariano Medina travels to the United States to interest capitalists in a project to build an inter oceanic canal across Mexico south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec seeking a route linking oceans.
Denver reports Charles Mc Culley was arrested on the charge of embezzling 18000 dollars from Plaza Cobre Mining Co of Arizona where he acted as London representative. Wheat hits new record supper prices with futures at about a dollar per bushel.
The Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass Bromus Inermis Teosinte Victoria Rape and Speltz at Nieabu as top forage innovations. They claim yields of 5 to 14 tons per acre and 10 stocks from one Teosinte kernel, with broad farmer debate across farms, schools, and markets.
A fragmented listing shows wheat No 2 red at 105 corn No 2 mixed at 64 oats No 2 mixed at 524 percent rye Western F234 pork Family 1600 lard Steam $15 seneca, with other numbers. The text reads as disjoint commodity quotes from a historical market page.
A collection of recommendations from Catholic institutions nationwide praising Peruna. Letters cite relief for laryngitis cough catarrh influenza grip and winter catarrh with favorable results from Sisters of Charity Detroit Central Ohio and the Southwest. A Mother Superior endorses Peruna as an effective medicine.
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