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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1891
Page
4
A dialogue quotes Augustus predicting brisk sales of his poetry collection and revealing his patron uncle plans to buy the entire first edition and destroy it, as reported by Yankee Blade.
A stream of old health ad copy discusses deafness causes and cures using constitutional remedies, catarrh treatment, and Hall's Catarrh Cure. It mentions money rewards for cures, along with assorted quick health fixes for headaches liver issues and throat problems. Includes crude humor and miscellaneous notes from various papers.
In Shelbyville a teen boy suffered facial burns from a toy cannon accident as another child tossed fire into powder. Joax Pinkerton of South Bend got 21 years for rape of his eight year old niece. A burglar named James W Clark robbed farmer Acton near Franklin. Acton and son overpowered him. A gas well at Westside near Muncie for Port Glass Works produced about 15 million feet daily after a long anchoring effort. Several other incidents include a fatal axe blow in Brazil, a miner crushed in Watson's mine, and a burned wife in Boone County. The German National Bank of Evansville reorganized with capital increase. Martinsville churches plan February revival meetings.
A fragmented historical ad mix highlights chills and fever with remedies like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and Carter’s Little Liver Pills. It also mentions Dobbins’ Soap, Piso’s Remedy, and a quip about moon phases and cemetery farewells.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription with a money back guarantee if no benefit or cure is seen. It also promotes Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy described as mild soothing and healing with twenty five years of success available from druggists.
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