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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1890
Page
3
The piece surveys winter dress from Directoire to Greek models, with full straight skirts and fall reappearing. It notes novelty via classic Greek influences, varied fabrics including self colored wools and fur borders, and describes gowns for receptions, dinners, and visiting outfits in Camel hair, Venetian cloth, and silk blends.
A quirky list notes Sarah Bernhardt with a grand Pere la Chaise tomb, while others claim immense wealth or striking lineage. It covers Episonix’s patent flood, Saxcer’s typing speed, a Mormon leader’s weathered look, a New York Yonkers border tale, a slave dealer settling in Casingo, a future ivory haul, and Karl Falkenstein III’s smokeless powder coup with German government gains.
The article surveys plants from Peru to India and France noting the cherry pie heliotrope Rosa semperflorens Fellenberg and a yellow zalil dye plant used in Persia. It covers water lily food uses in Cashmere, dried nut storage, essential oil distillation in Southeastern France, and future U S production potential. A stray fragment on a man suing over a dress suit ends with a disrupted note about court and a would-be suitor.
A mysterious man bets twenty dollars he can fill a bottle with water beyond its capacity. After crowding water in, he discovers extra space at the bottom and pours more water from the hollow, then pockets the stakes as rustics cry foul and call it a swindle. Lewiston Journal notes the quick exit of the con artist.
The German social democratic party gains ground amid repression and conciliation laws. In Saxony it polls twice as many votes as six years ago, securing seven seats in the Landtag with figures like Bebel and Liebknecht. Vossische Zeitung urges reconsideration of policy as social democracy strengthens.
A stock broker explains his success came from being square rather than long or short, a remark cited by the Roston Bulletin. The anecdote highlights integrity as a key factor in financial achievement.
An advertisement claims a simple home treatment cures catarrh hay fever and catarrhal deafness in one to three applications every two weeks. It warns the remedy is not a snuff or ointment and offers a pamphlet for three cents postage from A H Dixon Son Toronto.
The St Jacobs Oil Calendar for 1889 90 from The Charles A Vogeler Company Baltimore offers autographs receipts humor calendars and a free music offer. Available from druggists or by sending a two cent stamp. The volume promotes St Jacobs Oil as a trusted remedy with strong demand.
An editorial from the Terre Haute Express argues that necessity spawns invention and women leaving traditional home duties could have spurred innovations like self-applying buttons. The piece links gender roles to progress and progress to practicality.
A letter to readers claims a proven remedy for consumption has cured thousands. The signer, T A Siocum M D of 181 Pear Street New York, offers two free bottles to readers who mail their express and post office addresses.
A collage of vintage quips critiques female cunning and gallantry from the Merchant Traveler and Atchison Globe, noting a visitor’s song about a brewery and a line from The Hotel Gazette, reflecting era attitudes toward women and social mischief.
A Norristown Herald item notes a crank attempting Niagara Falls, with the absurd claim of a cure for diseases and a refund policy for Dr Sage’s Remedy. It mentions a $500 reward for an incurable case and cites the sensational report as a depressingly recent fact.
A garbled OCR fragment lists phrases about Oregon farming, immigration boards, and medical ads, interspersed with proverb like lines and a joke about a man with four goats. No coherent event or news item is present.
An advertisement cites Carter's Little Liver Pills as a superior remedy to awaken the liver without blue pills. It also notes social advice about unmarried women guiding sisters on managing husbands and references various periodical quotes and product endorsements.
An old style advertisement extols the Golden Medical Discovery as a universal tonic and blood cleanser. It claims to restore diseased lungs, aid weak tangs and indigestion, and offers a guarantee with purchase through the Buffalo Dispensary Association at 663 Main Street.
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