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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1901
Page
4
The article explains the legal tolerance for silver and gold coins, detailing the strict weight limits and the process at the treasury. Fresh dollars are weighed, stretched into a silver ribbon, punched into tiny disks, then sampled and assayed to ensure uniform fineness and correct value.
John Smith, an Elinora Central engineer aboard the Fish special carrying President Stuyvesant Fish, reports a man sleeping on the tracks near Astkham. The engine nearly passed before stopping and waking the sleeper who claimed to be fine. The event ranks as the most remarkable in Smith's 24 years.
Rev D Mo Steete critiques on marriage across faiths recounts a Yale student’s mixed religious journey. A Roman Catholic sister and Congregational sister attend a wedding as witnesses while five priests refuse to marry the couple before the Episcopalian ceremony.
France dominates chestnut cultivation and trade, attracting substantial capital. The nuts are widely grown and shipped abroad with the United States receiving a significant share of the export.
A Connecticut drapery shop is said to be run by three men named England Ireland and Scotland. They met in America. Scotland married England's sister and Ireland is engaged to another sister. Their son from the first union is called Ireland England Scotland.
In a 1901 discourse, Dr. Talmage extols God’s omnipotence and wisdom, noting human language cannot grasp His full nature. He cites biblical imagery, Westminster’s theologies, and ancient disasters to illustrate divine power, while praising God as light, dayspring, and high tower.
A speaker reflects on God’s ubiquity beyond place and time, arguing God fills all creation. The sermon honors omnipresence through nature and prayer, contrasts finite understanding with divine vastness, and recalls the midnight sun voyage as a metaphor for seeing God’s radiance beyond death.
Miss Henrich, now a regular clerk at the Lincoln Park substation, mastered the distribution scheme with 64 pigeonholes and memorized street divisions. She made only one error in 500 letters in a test and has maintained high accuracy since.
B and O Southwest offers reduced fares to the fifth international Epworth League convention in San Francisco California from July 18 to 21 1901. Tickets on sale July 5 to 12 and July 13 for trains to Western lines via St. Louis Beardstown or other B O S W points. Consult B O S W agents for stopovers and accommodations. O P McCarty General Passenger Agent Cincinnati Ohio.
An Ohio State Journal snippet highlights two guests at a social event. It contrasts a famed classical composer described as quiet and a lively rag-time pianist nicknamed the lion of the evening.
Mrs Hiram Offen questions a green horn girl about training across the water. The girl replies that there are no trains and she was shipped across, indicating a cryptic or slang exchange typical of the Philadelphia Press.
An Ohio State Journal fragment presents Col. Bragg recalling Poe’s sacrifice and Alex Smart challenging him about scandals, highlighting tension between wartime devotion and personal controversy in a clipped, period voice.
The Atchison Globe notes many people refuse idle risks but accept a dare to go to work, highlighting a local attitude toward employment and effort.
A letter from Newton Indiana cites a three year eruption helped by Palmer's Lotion. The writer asks where to buy it locally and offers to mail for samples from Solon Palmer at 374 Pearl Street New York.
An earnest citizen denounces reckless rumors urged by a trust magnate. He cites several thousand dollars made by outsiders trading flyers, arguing such actions must be stopped to protect the crowd.
The reviewer Van Etten Breese notes the Lackawanna Railroad impresses passengers with electric lights, smooth wheels, spotless cars from anthracite coal burning, and punctuality. The author says such service earns ardent admirers and broad patronage, linking prosperity to excellence.
Comic exchange from the Philadelphia Record set as Mrs Muggins vents at her husband for blocking a new parlor furniture purchase. He boasts of spending 40 000 on an old seat in the stock exchange, highlighting domestic humor over financial vanity.
Missouri Pacific Railway now runs double daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific Coast. Trains depart St. Louis at 6 p.m 10:40 p.m Kansas City at 6 p.m and 10 a.m with through sleeping cars to San Francisco. Excursion tickets on sale. For details contact H C Townsend Gen Pass and Ticket Agt St Louis Mo.
A lighthearted Boston Transcript exchange notes Nell's fiancé, who reportedly fell in love at first sight and had a humorous, curious streak, including a fondness for olives from his first taste.
A request to L. W. Wakeley G P A Burlington Route 604 Pine St St Louis Mo for a handsome folder on Colorado detailing health resorts and scenery. The folder advertises the lowest summer excursion rates ever offered and is described as educational for students and others seeking knowledge about their country. Free on request with newspaper mention.
A brief anecdote notes a first physician asking if an old coupon case yielded to treatment. The second physician confirms it did after six months, with the patient netting about 500 dollars.
An extended leisure itinerary offers long stops in Yellowstone Park with private coaches for exclusive use on the drive. Pullman sleeping and dining cars are included as part of a full travel package led by the American Tourist Association and Beau Campbell. Colorado and Alaska tours are offered with tickets covering all expenses everywhere. Train departs Chicago via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway on Tuesday July 9 at 10:60 p.m.
A classic 19th century shoe store promotion claims Allen's Foot-Ease powder eases tight new shoes and cures corns and foot discomfort. It markets to all druggists and shoe stores with a 25 cent price and free sample offer from Allen & Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
In a light exchange from the Ojdie State Journal, Mr Staylate-Aw-Miss Dimples compliment each other’s eyes while Miss Dimples deflects, citing tiredness as the reason. The pair share a playful banter tone characteristic of the page.
A collage of quotes from Indianapolis News Ally Sloper and Detroit Journal including a wry remark on service and effort, a playful cartoon aside about a Wiener sweetheart, a claim about Piso's Cure for Consumption, and a reflection on girls and fame from Ocean Grove and Detroit Journal reports.
An old advert proclaims Hoxsie's Croup Cure as infallible and promises cure and prevention of pneumonia. The clipped line hints at sensational medical claims and rapid news spread alongside Ally Sloper.
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