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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
7
Mrs Kessler of Paw Paw Michigan endured long kidney disease suffering including back ache rheumatism dizzy spells and dropsy before a total prostration. After using Deans Kidney Pills she recovered and is willing to share her story. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Postmaster General Meyer, seen as a shrewd political figure, brushes off reporters after cabinet days saying no news came from meetings and jokes about not being muzled. He suggests the group did discuss matters, albeit not politics, with his characteristic calm and humor.
A playful cartoon exchange features The Phunnibeak Bird and The Other Bird. The Phunnibeak Bird mistakes the other speaker for a lyre, while the other bird dismisses the claim with whimsy.
At a Dunmanway rural council meeting a member complained the official veterinary surgeon failed to attend promptly to a swine fever case. He said the doctor received the order to go but did not attend until the following Tuesday, with another man representing him.
A reflection on an old English statue tradition where wandering actors could be branded through the right ear. Long hair concealed the decoration and halted the custom, explaining why actors adopted longer tresses.
A longtime user describes relief from nervous dyspepsia and mental fog after substituting Postum for coffee. She notes steady nervous and stomach strengthening, improved brain power, and persuading her husband to switch. The letter endorses Postum as beneficial and non stimulant, urging readers to try it.
An Indian student Nadar J al Dhinagri killed Lieut Col William Curzon Wyllie at the Imperial Institute in London. Aiming to kill Wyllie and trigger wider attacks on Indian officials, the Parsee student fired five shots, killing Wyllie and injuring Dr Lalaca. Police seek the full plot while Scotland Yard guards key officials.
Omaha saloons will shutters and lights at curfew. Under the new law they open at 7 a.m. Friday and close at 8 p.m. statewide. Liquor dealers’ association pledges strict obedience amid Friday night celebrations.
An Aflenta merchant scolds Ike for repeated lateness and excuses. Ike insists a mule kicked him, claiming the kick came from a misdirected direction, prompting the boss to threaten dismissal.
A humorous item describes two men guarding Mamie Casey’s hat from a lawn party last night. A separate anecdote recalls a hunter’s near danger with a bull and cow elephant. the elephant’s tusks snapped a tree while the hunter escaped with about 80 pounds of ivory valued at $250.
A Kingston New York judge states that lazy men have a right to live. The passage argues that many great leaders’ fathers were indolent while noting that great men often have few offspring. It suggests power in laziness builds like a coiled spring, while great men leave little for descendants.
An enthusiastic parent shows a child how trees keep their green leaves in winter by imagining they pack their dresses in trunks. The youngster wonders if trees store their leaves away during the cold season.
A Wichita man lamented aching teeth and claimed he had no nerve to visit a dentist. A friend urged him to go, insisting the dentist would find the nerve anyway, a jest recorded by the Kansas City Journal.
Foot powder claims to cure painful swollen and smarting feet and ease new shoes. Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Free sample offered by Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
A curious collage of quotes and product endorsements appears, including remarks on graduation, personal growth, and daily household aids. The fragment references Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a family remedy and Chamberlain's Pure Extracts, Mamima's Baking Powder, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It ends with light social commentary and a cigarette promotion.
A Vatican note says Mgr. Falconio apostolic delegate at Washington will stay in the capital. Reports of his recall or departure are unfounded and no immediate move is planned.
Henry A. Towner, aged 77, longtime member and former oldest living member of the Chicago Board of Trade, died at his Highland Park home after retiring a few months earlier.
In Shreveport Louisiana Wimbreck Boney Jr was shot and killed by an immigrant Italian girl. Her father mother and sweetheart held him during the incident. She uses unwritten law as her defense in court.
A rustic exchange mocks a farmer father criticized as a hayseed. The satire notes the gardener’s fear and the supposed sundered honor, while the real martyr never finds time to savor recognition.
In Jamestown, Cambria Steel grants a ten percent wage increase affecting about 10.09 workers, with official authority stating rolls will rise by 1 million dollars annually.
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