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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1897
Page
4
A humor tale from the Youth's Companion recounts a speculator who, eager to emulate luxury, failed to obtain epigrams for dessert. He pressed his cook to craft epigrams but the cook admits inability and is discharged for lacking the skill. The story mocks pretentious wealth and literary pretensions.
A humorous note on mistletoe fashion in Chicago during Christmas. The feature references the latest trend of women wearing mistletoe sprigs on their hats and the playful social pressure during holiday gatherings.
Reverend Talmage preaches on Zechariah 4 7 Storming the heights of hindrances from prejudice immorality and war. He argues Zerubbabel as a type of Christ can leveling mountains of opposition through faith and divine engineering. He cites archaeology and arbitration as supports for biblical truth and urges concerted action.
A garbled page fragment blends rail passenger era nostalgia with random notices. It mentions trains, signals, bells, gongs, and the swift movement of trains while noting a shop and patterns of schedules. The text also includes assorted quotations and ad style lines from various sources.
A blend of observations notes that crime and disease are pursued by vigilant forces. It discusses detectives seeking criminals and nature countering diseases, with emphasis on the lungs and bronchial illnesses as challenging due to systemic factors.
A speaker uses mining imagery to link geologic digs with biblical creation. He traces Earth’s furnishment from grass to man, cites archaeological finds, and likens crime and war to a vast mountain of iniquity while contrasting earthly wonders with rivers and seas.
A jumble of items reports masons and bricklayers seeking 40 tents per hour, Gov. Stoxk urging death penalty for train robbery, a hunter trapping coyotes near Lakin Kansas catching a giant eagle, with other dated curiosities on words and royal wardrobe, plus explorers north pole notes.
The Chicago Chronicle reports at Shoeburyness the British school of gunnery tested balloon destruction from a captive balloon anchored off the sea front. Experiments showed hitting at low elevations possible, but at higher altitudes the impact was limited, as gusty winds and range challenged fire.
A 19th century profile extols the foreign legion as the Republic's elite adventurers. It notes a mixed roster of exiles and nobles, many using false names, with the unit repeatedly sent to the most dangerous tasks to spare regular French troops.
Fragmented dialogue shows Mr. Dawson asking why Maria keeps the window shades down and compares the house to a dungeon. His wife urges to speak up about the neighbors’ perception of their daughter, hinting at a deeper issue or family tension.
A Galen Wilson letter in Farm and Fireside argues farm progress hinges on good roads. He describes road machines, district cooperation, and public support from Teitzhsbars and the railroad company to create smooth surfaces, proper drainage, and safer paths for pedestrians and cyclists.
A detailing of a feeding aid for calves and sheep appears with a hinged front panel adjustable in length. The device is demonstrated in a cut, illustrating how the front folds and supports convenient feeding designed for livestock.
Instructions describe doors that swing to close the feeding pen to prevent hay from spilling in, keeping sheep or calves in place and preventing them from climbing over the door. Hay is placed between the door and frame to reinforce the barrier.
An 1880s advertisement explains Eustachian tube inflammation causing deafness and imperfect hearing. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure promising cure in catarrh related deafness, offers $100 reward for persistent cases, and promotes Hall's Family Pills. Also notes a Pullman sleeping car line between Chicago and Baltimore starting January 2 with schedules, and a joke about walking reducing corns.
A Kansas state booster expresses pride in the state’s western grazing country and eastern corn production. He notes high cereal yields for 1896, strong church and school presence, low illiteracy, and affordable productive farmland. Signed B Deery Atchison Kansas. Atchison Globe reflection.
An old Washington Democrat quote touts Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a gentle flaxative that relieves bowel obstructions without gripe or convulsions. The ad claims it treats dyspepsia malaria kidney and rheumatic ailments and nervousness. It ends with a wry remark about unhappy marriages.
An assortment of old health and patent medicine lines and humorous quips. Mentions No-To-Line for fifty cents and No-To-Bac regulating tobacco desire, Piso’s Cure for constip tion, Jucuuss Oil, Casearets candy tablets, St Jacobs Oil, and a snappy variety of self help and opinion snippets from newspapers and markets. Contains names and locations such as Lexington Missouri and Washington Democrat.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as stimulants for liver kidneys and bowels promising no sickness or weakness. It frames Ingas as a capital yielding interest only to talent, attributed to N Y Weekly.
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