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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1900
Page
4
An advertisement touts Peruna as a permanent cure for summer catarrh, asserting it eliminates chronic catarrh enables stomach and liver function, purifies blood and removes the cause of related ailments. Testimonial from a user says three months of use left them fully rejuvenated and praising the remedy. The company offers free literature to readers.
An elderly Irishman in New York confounds a census enumerator by mistaking the form as a family record. He recalls crops failing in a guessed year and notes Horace Greeley’s 1872 presidential run as a timing clue.
While writing at Hartford Mark Twain grew irate over a telephone interruption. He shouted at the line and then heard an eminent divine on the other end recognizing him. The cleric asked a clarifying question about a buffer mishearing the message.
Fragmentary OCR from a Detroit Free Press item describes a rider in a crash, a pursuit of a canine trio, and a confession that appears to threaten future harm. The legible details include a wife’s clothingline incident and a perilous ride with a revived wheel regime before a bystander’s intervention.
Fragmentary note from the Indianapolis Journal remarks on a flawed plan related to weather, mentioning mens wear and torn conditions, with uncertain references to Cern and mas. The text is garbled but signals a critique of a schedule or forecast. It preserves named entity Indianapolis Journal and mentions Cern in a cryptic way.
A compilation of short quips and maxims from Atchison Globe and Chicago Daily News. Pithy lines on pleasing friends, family helpers, and turning obstacles into steps.
Grateful letters from thousands of women report relief from painful periods after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letters to Mrs. Pinkham highlight renewed comfort and health as a result of the remedy.
A sermon on Dorcas in Joppa extols charitable women who knit garments and care for the needy. The tale links Dorcas's deeds to Christian discipleship, contrasts practical charity with formal talk, and envisions a heavenly reward for faithful labor.
One third of the 20 million dollar Methodist Episcopal church goal has been raised. The plan aims to complete the full amount this year and next with education receiving ten million and charitable work the remaining ten million. Colleges and seminaries lead in gifts, Ohio Wesleyan tops at 505000, Syracuse University pledges were strong.
An old man recounts a Cleveland Plain Dealer tale of a man with a cracked upper spinal column in the country. Doctors supposedly mended him with left phalanx alignment, zinc rivets, and plaster, then bound the chest with a bootjack to set the glue. The anecdote closes with astonishment at the improvised cure and hopeful recovery.
Mrs. Woodlawn, a Prairie avenue resident and study class member, tours grocers on Cottage Grove avenue to compare prices. She notes a roast beef price of 18 cents per pound versus steers at six dollars on the hoof and plans to raise the issue with the Social Economics club.
American ambassador Joseph H. Choate spoke at Acton England opening of a free library and wryly quipped about a distracting baby in the audience. He joked that the infant’s interruptions echoed wisdom and noted the saying about the endless making of books.
A French shop clerk quotes twenty francs for a small silver brooch as the American tourist complains it's too high and offers five francs for a present for his sister. The clerk responds with humor about the gift for his sister and his ignorance of the recipient.
A dying man divides his estate among four sons with shares one third one fifth one half and one fourth. While John James and Thomas start to calculate the fractions Alex leaves to fetch a lawyer to contest the will. The Baltimore American notes a lawyer can relieve heirs of much of the figuring.
An elderly man laments losing appetite and memories of better meals from years past. He recalls that LE devoured all the good things a quarter century ago, as noted by the Aitchison Globe.
A Syracuse Herald item cites Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a reliable remedy for indiges tion and liver issues. It recounts McSwatters and McSwitters trying to dodge a smoking bet, each offering cash to end the deal, with McSwitters repeatedly buying out others before meeting his end of the bargain.
Marquette Michigan is promoted as a charming summer resort accessible via the Chicago Milwaukee and J Paul Railway. The description highlights healthful location, scenic beauty, pool hotels, and immunity from fever, inviting readers to obtain The Lake Superior Country guide by sending four cents and stamps to Geo Steafford, Chicago.
An advertisement claims Palmer's Lotion and Lotion Soap cure pimples eczema and other skin ailments when applied externally. It urges households to keep the products ready and offers a free pamphlet with testimonials and a sample upon sending the druggist’s name to Solon Palmer at 374 Pearl Street New York.
The Chicago Evening News notes a shift in Mack O'Rell's lifestyle from champagne to beer, reflecting altered circumstances. Luke Warme comments on the situation, mentioning ongoing cases and broader changes.
An advertisement asserts that all illnesses from headaches to cancer result from bad bowels and promotes Cascarets as a natural cure. It claims easy movements, a 10 cent starter price, and notes the genuine metal box with C. O. C. stamped on each tablet, warning against imitations.
In a Detroit Journal clipping, Harts notes that opponents are circulating damaging reports about the candidate. The campaign chair replies there is little money behind the efforts, signaling limited resources for countermeasures.
Feet ache when wearing new shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves tightness and burning sensations. It cures corns and callouses, relieves swelling smarting and sweating feet. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents. Free sample sent to Allen S. Olmstead Le Roy New York.
A Detroit Journal report quotes an archaeologist calling the cake walk a sequence of movements devised to aid cake digestion, explaining the origin of the term and its playful meaning.
An ad claims Grove's Tasteless Chill and Fever Medicine uses iod and guiainc in a tasteless liquid. The promotion promises no cure no pay and lists a price.
A Philadelphia North American quotation notes the energy of youth and the later self doubt of age. The speaker, an amateur philosopher, argues at twenty five a man seeks to change the world while at fifty he is ready for personal reform.
An advertisement promotes a one day cure for colds using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It offers a money back refund if the treatment fails to cure. The claims list the druggists as sellers and promise satisfaction guaranteed.
A collage of quotes and ad snippets: Paris memories, German phrases, worm teething powders, a pie paradox, PetNAm colors, a cautious joke, chorus girl wit, Piso’s Cure claims, a Minneapolis testimonial, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, a letter as proof of culture, and Kisme Gum.
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