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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1892
Page
4
The Senate discussed a bill creating tensions and protections amid wartime strain, while another measure funded the World’s Fair and permitted a Sunday closing of the state exhibit. Reports note a fire at the capitol and the destruction of thousands of books.
The American market in London is a busy, largely unfettered arena for speculators. It operates with New York time about five hours apart and sees rapid order flow from Wall Street and local traders. Arbitrageurs exploit cross Atlantic price differences, while outsiders mingle with the crowd and the market closes amid a bustling, impatient atmosphere.
A fragment from a periodical notes that the left foot often bears more weight than the right due to habitual movement. It claims the left is wider from weight bearing and that shoe fit can be tight on the right. The text cites streetcar riding and different shoe types to illustrate asymmetry and discomfort.
A youth employed to sweep a New York bank hid torn notes in a box sent to Washington claiming mice ate them. He claimed two hundred dollars but the pieces sent totaled at least a thousand dollars. He avoided the required affidavit and was betrayed by the inconsistency. San Francisco Argonant.
The article extols Superior Wisconsin as a looming center of industry and travel, noting its water and rail termini influence, coal handling, and a diverse set of plants and mills. It argues the city will expand faster than others in the Northwest, with substantial shipments and a rising economy driven by steel, shipbuilding, and manufacturing.
A malfunctioning advertisement page displays scrambled text about a war and product claims. The readable fragments mention Mr Charles Mesticing Up and vague promises of a prize or scam, with disjointed lines and stray numbers.
The Garrett Fence Machine by Mansell O is said to be in widespread use across the United States and praised as the best and cheapest fence builder. It urges farmers to send for wholesale prices and direct factory materials.
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as pleasant tasting with early acting, cleansing kidneys and bowels, dispelling fevers and headaches, and curing habitual constipation. It claims unique, superior qualities, suitability for all, and availability in 50c and 1 bottles through leading druggists. The California Fig Syrup Co lists San Francisco Louisville and New York as locations and urges against substitutes.
The advertisement promotes daily first class sleeping cars with electric lighting from Chicago to Omaha Lincoln and Denver via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry and Burlington Route. Trains depart Chicago at 6:00, arrive Omaha next morning, Denver the following morning, with breakfast upon arrival. Tickets via the CM&StP or Rand McNally for tickets.
The Sisseton Indian Reservation in South Dakota will be opened for settlement on or about April 1. The tract offers prime land for farming and sheep raising and details are available from W. E. Powell, General Immigration Agent, Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway, Chicago.
The advert promises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to revitalize the body, boost digestion, and purify blood to treat liver disorders and various fevers. It guarantees refunds if no benefit, and claims the remedy can cure catarrh with a £500 promise not to be beaten.
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