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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1904
Page
4
Mrs Fairbanks and Lydia E Pinkham are cited amid a sermon on warning signs and neglect in women's health and faith. The piece frames motives for seeking church and Christ, contrasting physical hunger with spiritual need, urging honest intent and rejection of worldly gain in worship.
A Georgia doctor describes personal recovery after a period of illness using Grape-Nuts. He reports rapid gains in strength and weight, resumed work, and recommends the food to convalescents and weak patients, noting marked improvement in digestion and nerve health. The statement is issued by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
The article notes Japanese people show strong lungs with rare winter coughs. It claims huts use hibachi stoves only for heating tea or warming hands, not raising room temperatures. It mentions women dress warmer for indoor warmth and regards deep breathing as vital.
A Chicago News report quotes a physician and college society member arguing that social drinking is unnecessary for high social enjoyment. He notes that habitual drinking harms health and that the habit formed in college tends to continue into later life, causing great injury.
The article extols Long Island as a prime destination for investment farms residences and summer homes. It highlights favorable summer cooling and winter warmth abundant water supplies thriving agriculture diverse wildlife and mature towns with strong transport links including the Long Island Rail Road and steamboat connections. It also notes sports boating golf tennis and bathing appeals along with potential fruit fruit culture and fisheries. France’s smallest conscript Joannes Chaboud is noted as two feet eleven inches tall born January 9, 1883.
A Chicago Daily News note suggests placing ground coffee in cold water the night before to improve economy and flavor for breakfast. Use enough coffee for a tablespoon per cup plus an extra for the pot.
A fragmented notice describes a tobacco trade exhibit titled Highlanders showing emigrees of Highlanders outside the shop. The readable text hints at a historic display related to tobacconists and immigrant Highlanders.
A Farmers' Review excerpt argues cows must digest large quantities of feed to be productive. It notes deep bodies, wide paunches, strong jaws, and well sprung ribs as indicators of capacity. An anecdote of an overfed cow illustrates the point that digestive power, not temperament, drives milk yield.
A simple two thirds cart and one third sled draws a water barrel from tree to tree in arid western irrigation areas when drip systems are impractical. A horse pulls the device, which uses a three by four inch axle, two by three inch frame sides, crosspieces, two wooden wheels, and a single runner.
Instructions describe making a simple barrel carrying cart with a wooden frame, spindle ends on an axle, cross-pieces 18 inches apart, a runner from a 2x8 plank, and 14 inch wheels from a tree. Hitch tugs and straps secure the barrel. iron axle is optional.
The Orange Judd Farmer notes an economical hay rack design common in the eastern and middle states. It describes bed pieces of spruce, crosspieces, side arms, ladders of hardwood, and assembly details for a foldable rack that stores flat when disassembled.
The Chicago Record-Herald recounts a golf outing and dinner at a city club where Smith, misled by a hostess, idly sweetens his cup thinking it tea. He then lies about the mix up, while the Joneses host the meal and the moment tests his reputation.
Fredericksburg Indiana June 20 Rev Enoch P Stevens extols Dodd s Kidney Pills for kidney and rheumatic ailments recounting nightly awakenings and relief after two boxes. He urges others to try the remedy and credits it with restoring health and blood purity.
Indianapolis Sentinel notes Inda Kim Iv captured a young man as tension rose over an emorgement. The piece asks how the announcement should be made and suggests a megaphone as the mode.
Quack remedies and testimonials flood the page. Foot ease promises relief for tired hot feet and tight shoes with Allen’s foot exters style claims. Dr Kilne’s neck nerve restorer and Piso’s Cure for consumption appear amid a string of public notices and jokes from the era.
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