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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1893
Page
3
Easter is April 2 and a cold spell looms with ten degrees below zero Tuesday. Local notices talk of spot cash on produce at Haig and Sin, two full moons this month, and spring poetry arrival. Businesses advertise cigars at Lowry and Boardman, coal price hikes, and fresh Bedford bread at same firms. A restaurant change: T J Hubbard buys Cityborn Restaurant on Main Street.
Local items report demand for hickory timber cash sales, a new grocery partnership, and property purchases. Community notices include a church meeting, public sale notices, sickness, travel, and various small advertisements and personal items from Odon and nearby areas.
The article notes a Dra sentence to five years in the State prison and mentions the judge’s belief about guilt. It reports local weather extremes with thermometers showing 14 to 19 degrees below zero and recalls the January 1893 coldest Sunday. It also references visits from Rev. Ormith and civil engineers discussing rail extensions to Greensburg and Richwood.
Health claim for Simmons Liver Regulator extols liver health as key to overall well being. Testimonial mentions torpid liver causing constipation headaches and lassitude, praising the product as powerful and effective with endorsements from W J McElroy of Macon Georgia.
A figure named WoL Stov voices ten reasons challenging Chauberain's Contgh Remedy as a cure all. He asserts it fails to meet claims and promises quicker relief than traditional methods. The piece contrasts rhetoric with practical efficacy.
A newspaper ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for children and able to cure colds and prevent croup, claiming it has cured thousands with no dangerous ingredients. It also promotes a world’s best salve for cats and skin ailments, guaranteed with money back. Prices: 50 cents per bottle and 25 cents per box sold by S. Pesing er.
An OCR fragment notes political forecast with Republicans expected to carry the election. It also mentions births a ten pound boy to Mr and Mrs William Bechtel and an incident where a sleigh broke a tongue after a sleigh ride, with Alva E Stotte and his girl involved.
In a terse overheard note, a peculiar item is offered for sale with unclear details. The brief hints at a “ter es teoaialini phaal warlows Sins ene for sale” and mentions a person or group called BO wearing a tar heme, with a suggestion of January timing amidst vague context.
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