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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1904
Page
4
An advertisement extols Salzer's Warranted Vegetable Seed, promising a test kit of seeds and garden gear to grow 1000 cabbage heads carrots and lettuce with glossy deluxe results. It pledges quality from a major seed grower, urging readers to request the catalog and begin planting.
An advertisement from Wisconsin drug firm Wis. Drug Co. of La Crosse touts a postpaid cough cure in tablet form offering 25 doses for 25 cents. The copy mentions ether pall and curiosity about its effects while promoting quick, guaranteed relief.
The note advertises Tane Prone Qainine Tablets promising instant cure for colds. It warns druggists offer refunds if not effective and includes unclear pricing and phrases about quality. The garbled text suggests a dubious medical claim and inconclusive instructions.
A historical testimonial letter page extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and nervous prostration. It features Mrs Gannon of Detroit and Mrs Pinewals of Saint Louis praising cures, urging other women to seek the remedy and note the company’s free advice policy.
A sermon argues that all people are far from God due to sin until brought near by the cleansing power of Jesus blood. It contrasts Jewish and Gentile access, warns against denying sin, and urges faith in Christ for forgiveness and fellowship with God.
A disheveled man claiming college athletic pasts captivated a Philadelphia saloon crowd. He showed injuries linked to Berkeley, Princeton, Wisconsin and other institutes, recited Cicero, and mixed free drinks with his boastful tale of sports fame.
The Chattarooma News describes Lookout Mountain as a snow capped monument of God with three inches of snow visible in the valley. A farmer remarks such sights signal hog time for farmers, while the scene is praised as grand sublime and eternal.
Unearthed Roman y.oves in southern Italy reveal multitasking fuel devices. One form mimicked a square fortress with towers, a brazier for roasting and heating water, a six gallon water chamber, a central coal pan, and a water tap. Roasting spits ran between towers and handles aided portability.
The Philadelphia Press notes a tale from a barber about a man troubled by hair loss. A bottle of patent medicine was swapped for sarsaparilla, leading to no real effect while flies swarmed the man’s head. The narrator questions the difference between patent medicine and Schuylkill water.
A young lieutenant ordered his men to fire blank rounds at a marching detachment during a sham fight. The detachment happened to be on the same side, and when confronted the lieutenant explained he mistook them for the enemy because his tailor and butcher were among the ranks.
The text recalls Booker T. Washington arguing that Black people remain grateful and remember slavery. It cites an elderly man who witnessed streetcars replaced by electric ones and quips that emancipation came 30 years ago yet now the era frees him too.
Yorktown Arkansas January 18 Last week Dr Leland Williamson declared Dodd's Kidney Pills best for kidney diseases He presents sworn testimony from H E Greene J V Montgomery county claiming cures The first case Henry Hall Sr a 48 year old American with malaria fever and kidney distress recovered after two months on the pills and related treatments.
A Mount Olivet Kentucky Democrat item recalls a minister strolling by boys gathered around a ring with a small dog at center. Asked what they were doing, a boy says whoever tells the biggest lie wins. The minister protests, then a boy yells to hand him up the dog.
The Wonderful Cream Separator works in thirty minutes leaving under 1 percent butter fat. Prices range from $2.75 to $6.00, a bargain for its size. Send postage stamps to John A. Salter Seed Co. in La Crosse Wisconsin for the full catalogue of this and other farm tools.
Miss Jennie Driscoll of Putnam Avenue Brooklyn writes that Peruna is highly effective for catarrh and has cured her. She states she has complete faith in the remedy and believes others would be cured in a short time.
Mrs Colonel E J Gresham of Hernden Village Improvement Society in Ilernden Virginia writes from Ilernden to The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio praising Peruna. She credits it with curing catarrh of the head and lungs after six bottles and calls herself a true believer in its worth.
The article warns that coming winter will cause catarrh colds coughs and pneumonia among women. It asserts thousands will die and tens of thousands will suffer chronic ailments if precautions are not taken.
A classroom exchange centers on the Fresh Air Fund visit. Eva Gonerowsky claims knowledge of the country while Noa dismisses it as unfamiliar, asserting personal health. Miss Bailey prompts further description, highlighting the humorous misunderstanding.
Winter tourist tickets to Florida are advertised via Queen & Crescent Route Southern Railway and connections to South Southeast and Southwest valid until May 31 194. Tickets cover routes via Lookout Mountain and Atlanta returning via Asheville and the Land of the Sky. Address for information W C Rinearson G PB 2 Cincinnati Ohio. First Little Girl dialogue follows in the clipping with a Second Little Girl reply.
Readers urged to send 10 cents in stamps to John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin for a big catalog and farm seed samples featuring Salter's Speltz Hanna Parley Macaroni Wheat 60 Day Earliest Oats Billion Dollar Grass and Bromus Inermis for arid plains Mort West. The ad highlights drought resistant varieties suitable for Mort., Cole., Ariz., Idaho and similar dry soils.
Joshua Heller of 706 South Walnut Street Urbana testifies that after using Doan’s Kidney Pills since 1599 his kidney trouble and back pain improved. He notes repeated satisfactory results during later attacks and endorses the product today as he did two years ago. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY owners. Sold by all druggists at 2 cents per box.
An advertisement from U. S. Security invites individuals to write for information about quick money with small capital. The notice provides a Pittsburgh address at 317 Third Avenue and encourages inquiry.
The ad claims Peruna prevents illness and cures catarrh coughs colds and consumption when used as directed. It invites readers to write to Dr Hartman president of The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio for free advice if results are unsatisfactory.
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