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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
4
A Chicago Chronicle report laments manufacturers ignoring tall women who wear 40 inch skirts and 28 inch waists. It notes many garments fail to fit, leaving tall shoppers frustrated and mocked for lacking proper options in ready made fashion.
A Japanese royal wedding in the capital united Crown Prince Yoshihito and his cousin Princess Sada Kaija in the Jural Palace. The union, conducted in traditional Japanese rites, featured sake drinking, with the bride served first and later changing garments as gifts passed between families.
An article notes a global doomsday claim with little belief among many, while urging readers to try Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and kidney problems.
Snell asks a friend to dine Al fresco at his home tomorrow evening in a playful note to his stenographer. The passage highlights a young woman who believes in respectful speech about scenery.
Be Your Feet Ache and Barat Shake into your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. 20 makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures corns rough heels swollen hot callous smarting sore and sweating feet. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. Sample sent free. Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A St Louis Republic item recalls Col Stillwell receiving brandied cherries to lift his spirits. A small girl quotes him saying he feared he was not strong enough to eat the fruit but appreciated the spirit behind the gift.
A fragmented verse from the Atchison Globe hints at a marriage between a wealthy man and a poor woman. The text evokes imagery of flowers in a hidden garden and a hothouse setting, suggesting social contrasts within a domestic context.
An advertisement targets women with a dubious remedy for female weakness claiming to cure a range of symptoms. The text uses sensational language and urges readers to trust the product as a health solution.
Wabash Indiana reports 18 hour downpour. Wabash River rising two feet per hour floods lowlands and cuts water supply after feed main break. Bridges washed out. freight wrecks occur. Marion and Warsaw report heavy rains, store and home cellars flooded. Damage in tens of thousands.
An Indiana convict from Grant county, jailed for forgery in 1992, was paroled for six months by Gov. Mount after escaping Michigan City. He later rose to prominence under a new name, worked in Chicago, led an insurance firm, and claimed to have a wife and child. Gov. Mount’s inquiry supported his story and a full pardon is anticipated.
A June 21 blaze at the Motison hotel on Vistula avenue, possibly incendiary, killed one and left six seriously injured. The fire caused extensive damage, with a $25,000 property loss as guests escaped via stairwells and firemen rescued others. Mrs Smith suffered a broken leg and severe burns after being blown from a third floor window. The hotel, formerly the Glenview, sustained near-total destruction.
Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, wife of the Indiana senator, died in Danville New York after a trip to the Philippines and China. Born Katherine Langsdale in 1863 Greencastle resident, she was educated at Tours University before marriage in 1887.
A Big Four passenger train derailed east of Forster Indiana after a cloudburst and heavy rain weakened the tracks. The mail car, ladies coach, and sleeper plunged down an embankment injuring four people including H. Gould and wife of Peoria and engineer Charles S. Miller of Indianapolis. Many passengers lost clothing and baggage as a relief train from Danville assisted.
In Corbina Kentucky on June 28 Ernest Mell accidentally discharged a pistol wounding his foot. His twin brother John Mell attempted to steal a ride on a TL & N. train and was thrown off, losing a foot.
In June at Aurora Indiana a 15 year old boy, son of Chris Sneiler, drowned at Hogan Creek near the city park. While sliding down a stone bank and wading, he went beyond his depth in a deep backwater and could not be revived despite aid.
Indiana will back Swallow of Pennsylvania for president at Chicago next week. Woolley of Illinois could hurt McWhirter of Indianapolis as vice presidential candidate. About three hundred delegates from Indiana will attend.
In Indianapolis Indiana on June 21 with Gov Mount absent his private secretary handles official records and a request from Gov Heckham leads to detaining a fugitive sought in Kentucky for embezzlement. The arrest is uncertain so the name was not published.
June 23 report from South Bend Mad states E Smith age 36 died from internal burns after the Morrison hotel fire on Wednesday morning. Smith was a member of the Esmeralda company.
June 33 in North Vernon Indiana report of a yardmaster Wik es Miles of the B. & Worailroan opening a gasoline tank which ignited from a lantern. Miles was hurled twenty feet and badly burned.
A fragment notes a copperhead bite near Bedford, referencing a person or place with brief details and a terse direction. The readable portion hints at a medical incident or outdoor encounter but lacks full context or outcome.
A treasury statistics summary shows U S tropical product imports in ten months ending April exceed 300 million dollars, averaging about 1 million daily. Key items include India rubber fibers unmanufactured silk cotton gums cabinet woods indigo ivory and tropical foodstuffs such as sugar coffee tea tobacco and spices.
Census employes total fifty two thousand six hundred thirty one verifiers. Pennsylvania leads with four thousand six hundred seventy six, New York four thousand four hundred ninety two, while Alaska reports two and Nevada fifty three. The list continues with Alabama twelve hundred eleven, California twelve hundred seven, Illinois five thousand two hundred forty five, and Wyoming seventy three among others.
Margaret Harrison daughter of L B Harrison president of the First National Bank wed Howard Childs of Boston. Rather than an engagement ring she received a pug dog decorated with white satin ribbon. The dog joined the bridal party at the altar as the groom sought a health certificate amid gleeful friends.
William Payne writes from Sault Ste. Marie describing a 1899 journey through Manitoba Assiniboia and Saskatchewan. He praises farmers and ranchers in McLeod Lethbridge Medicine Hat Regina and Winnipeg, extols Prince Albert for mixed farming crops and timber, notes strong wages and labor demand, and plans return in spring 1900 to settle families with recommendations for immigration officials.
A humorous Baltimore American note has Col Julius Caesar Maj Bratug and Capt Marc Anthony trading banter in Sextus Boozem s cafe about fat men and belongings. The mock dialogue shifts to toga factories on the Appian Way and ends with a nod to Shakespeare s liberties in dramatic retellings.
A quip from Herper's Bazar frames love as dangerous self-denial, childish longing, and unsatisfied desire through a Maiden, a Misanthrope, and a Child, ending with the Maiden entering a convent and a wry offer of advice.
Tickets go on sale for the Chicago Prohibition gathering June 2 to 27 and the Democratic event in Kansas City July 2 to 4. Travel is via the Chicago Great Western Ry the Maple Leaf Route with vestibulated trains free chair cars fine dining and sleeping car service. One fare for round trip. Apply to an agent or F Fl Lord G P T A 113 Adams Street Chicago.
A Philadelphia Record verse recounts Maud Muller caught in a rainstorm. The tale ends with a witty line claiming the rain makes her name Mud in a playful folksong tone.
Fragmentary ad copy references a medicinal bottle labeled Grave's Tasteless Cumin for chills and fever with quinine and tasteless form. Includes garbled dialogue about meeting on a corner and a joke about the word fale. Contains nonsensical punctuation and unclear context.
A collage of satirical quotes and medical ads cites Bromo Quinine laxatives promising one‑day cures with refunds if failing. It includes testimonials, quips about pipes and bachelors, and product plugs for Piso's Cure, Wall's Catarrh Cure, Carter's Ink, and various jokes from Chicago and Sydney papers.
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