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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1901
Page
4
Fragments from a Philadelphia Prees and Town Topics mention Towne-Newman in an auto race item and a later note about crutches. Other quotes touch wealth, a wealthy aunt, and a line about desire for contentment, all in disjointed phrases.
London reports say Boers crossed the line near Zuurfontein and Naafontein stations, were driven off after six hours of rifle fire. An armored train and reinforcements arrived. Boers blew the track beyond Kaalfontein forcing a mail train to return. Casualties unclear, claims of captured British agents and De Wet’s forces.
Students of the University of Pennsylvania biology school displayed an extreme Christmas tree decorated with vertebrae worms crabs bugs beetles and reptiles among eggs nests and animal specimens in alcohol. The base bore jawbones teeth and bones while green mold and slime spread over old boots cheese and rotten legs. Faculty gifts included a cookbook a wooden bride and groom and other odd tokens amid a lively, oddball lab culture report.
The North German Lloyd steamer Koala reports two passengers, Edward Hermr and his wife Freda, missing after leaving Bremerhaven bound for New York. They were seen on the second cabin list and last on deck in January. Authorities believe they may have fallen or jumped overboard.
Large numbers of wolves menace farms around Minneapolis and Anoka County. Farmers report repeated sheep and hen losses and call for a grand hunt to curb the brutes. Hunters have killed many wolves this winter, yet numbers rise and calls for elite aid grow. Even Minneapolis outskirts hear nightly wolf howls.
Thousands visited the immense oil well near the city as rail service ferried crowds throughout Sunday. The flow remains uncontrolled with about 6,000 barrels already on the plains. Syndicates form to develop the field as activity accelerates.
Captain John Dippold, a veteran Ohio River steamboat master from Baden, was instantly killed while watching coal boats from the railroad tracks near his home. He failed to hear an approaching train and died at the scene.
Negotiations advance for purchase of six large Mexican smelters and multiple gold and silver mines. American Smelting and Refining Company seeks control of smelting and mining in Mexico, including operations at San Luis Potosi, Aguas Calientes, Velardena, Monterey, and other districts.
A garbled dialogue from a Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet shows figures arguing whether the constitution follows the flag or the flag follows the constitution. The exchange includes Jim Smith and Joe Dangs with conflicting views and hints at political tensions.
A Leesville Indiana resident writes to Palmer's Lotion praising its facial cure and requests more for friends. The letter cites decades of use and asks for free samples from Palmer’s at 374 Pearl Street New York for Lotion and Lotion Soap.
A garbled OCR snippet contains incomplete phrases and stray letters, making it impossible to extract coherent names places dates or events. The text shows broken words and missing context with no identifiable focal point or clear reportable item.
Lawmakers wrangle over abolishing the whipping post. The piece notes a benefactor role for passage and oddly references Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for stomach and digestive ailments amid the political discourse.
A young man and friend discuss a counterfeit feeling as they pause before a bar. The second man jokes about shoving the queer and leads the man with a thirst away, ending the brief encounter with a brisk walk.
An odd claim touts Grove's Tasteless Chil Tonie as a simple mix of iron and quinine in a tasteless form. The ad promises no cure no pay and urges readers to learn more, presenting a dubious remedy with Detroit Journal as supposed provenance.
The clipping parades a string of shadowy ad lines and sayings from various papers. It includes blunt phrases about cures and refunds, plus aphorisms on time and money, with scattered attributions to Indianapolis News and Chicago Daly News.
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