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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1895
Page
4
An advertisement touts a tonic as a cure for nervousness and weakness. It claims the medicine feeds nerves, enriches vitality, and restores health, citing numerous testimonials of cures and rapid life improvement.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a jumble of names places and numbers. It references a society of kleptomaniacs and mentions penalties sales and legal phrases with unclear context and dates. The readable bits hint at a public notice or classified ad collection.
An 19th century style advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative that cleanses the liver and bowels, relieves headaches and fevers, and cures constipation. It claims wide medical approval and warns buyers to purchase only from California Fig Syrup Co. and to avoid substitutes.
Across major cities many new residences rise of wood material. Costs exceed brick by about 20 percent savings and 30 percent versus stone. Walls often backplastered or filled with mineral substance to finish.
The article outlines a two story residence with brick and stone, eight rooms total, compact exterior, and economical features. It notes a bathroom with cold water only, and suggests optional hot water and heating apparatuses could be added later at additional cost.
The article discusses first floor and second floor fixture and plumbing issues. It explores adding a bathroom space, possible living room as a bedroom, and the cost implications for nearby residents, plus a plan to explain estimation methods to readers.
An illustrated guide explains constructing a simple electroscope from a Z shaped wire and tin foil to test electric charge. It describes charging, observing foil ends separating or coming together, and identifying positive versus negative electricity by a glass and waxed wand test. The piece notes safety and educational use.
The report from Moscow references Prof Hischirr and an inspector general examining the habit of a tree species. Over 100 days, they studied specimens between Moscow and a coastal region, noting population counts and the tree's role in local forestry. The government suggests peasants use the tree as a lightning attractor. The piece describes insect mechanics and microscopic structures related to the tree and its environment.
An officer named Hebler of the Swiss army introduces a bullet shaped like a goose quill. With a powder charge just over 27 grammes 1329 grains, it travels 1400 yards and penetrates a nine foot wooden block. At 6900 yards the shot still enters wood, nearly three and a half miles away.
A description explains an alloy of tin and copper used for soldering glass tubes. The method: melt tin, add copper, stir with a wooden rod, pour into a mold and remelt for use. Hardness is adjusted by adding zinc or lead, with small percentages noted.
Dr. Balfour argues the brain and heart sustain function into old age. He notes arteries in general lose elasticity, but internal carotids keep blood to the brain, keeping brain nutrition high and explanations for continued mental vigor in middle age and beyond.
In a whispered exchange two residents discuss Col Blondichering’s disgrace and exile to Coventry. A bystander points to a statue labeled as Sky Wilson, debating its exaggerated to life size presence and the town’s reactions to the moral uproar.
A Chicago Tribune joke vignette recounts a dining guest asking for more light to tell if he is eating plank shad or paper of p'as, highlighting misread menu humor and a playful proprietors’ response.
In a brief comic exchange Uncle Wumsted tells a life insurance agent that he does not know the causes of his parents’ deaths, but notes it was not serious. The dialogue underscores the evasive, humorous tone typical of the period.
A brief note reports an English inventor Roberts has created an automatic air brake using train weight to apply brakes. The item mentions US adoption as an example. Also includes scattered observations about Albanian dress and a short verse about a fussy man and borrowed trouble.
A fragment discussing the divisibility of time from railway speeds to planetary motion. It notes how tiny fractions of a second move objects, from a yard at one slit second to Earth’s orbit and solar year scales, with musings on perception and movement. The piece weaves quotations and miscellaneous jokes from different papers.
TOCAL APPLICATIONS markets Halls Catarrh Cure claiming it treats catarrh from within and on mucous surfaces. The firm labels it a regular prescription from a leading physician and promises testimonials upon request. Also advertised are Pamity Pills at 24 cents and assorted notes on unrelated text.
An old medical note extols small kidneys as vital to health and warns of disorders. It promotes Stomach Bitters as a remedy to restore kidney function and prevent digestive and related illnesses, citing a testimonial from Mrs. Smith and Brookisn Life as sources.
A fragmentary collection mentions a nickel plate stamp holder and a unique vest pocket stamp holder. The clipping includes jumbled lines about a girl, a marriage, a Brooklyn note, and a medical cure testimonial from Mary Thompson of Allegheny Pa.
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