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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1897
Page
4
A notice to readers from Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises a seed catalogue and twelve rare farm seed samples valued at ten dollars. The promo includes testimonials and farm yield claims while quoting a Cincinnati joke about Tugby and the Ohio River for humorous contrast.
Advertisement extols Winchester Repeating Arms Company as the largest producer of repeating rifles and ammunition. It touts superior quality, urges trust in Winchester goods, and offers a free illustrated catalogue.
The readable text references timber and meadow lands, investment apparel, and farming in a western region. Names and places are unclear due to garbled OCR, but indicate discussion of land use, forestry, and potential development in a western area with mentions of Dr. Wood Powell and Nigetat.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a rustic rural column with scattered names, items and phrases. It references people, places and odd phrases, with unclear coherence and possible references to local characters and events. The piece reads like a garbled community note or diary fragment.
Indiana state notes report Governor Mousr disregarded party lines in board and police appointments. County bids 100000 for road improvements. a Knox county guard recaptures escaped prisoner Chauncey Shoemaker. Glass plant walkout halts production. ex congressman Cooper declines state reform post. A large mix of personal crimes, fires, suicides, and legal actions fills the page, with grain and wheat damage feared across the state.
A sermon by Rev. Dr. Talaage argues substitution as central to Christianity. It links Christ’s suffering to life for life, citing mothers, soldiers, doctors, and artists who suffer for others, and portrays Jesus as the Great Substitute who bears humanity’s sins.
In Kansas City the Calvary Baptist Church was erected for 100000 dollars and dedicated debt free. The document also notes various curiosities from world lore, including language words, a singing canalopy, locomotive accuracy, and Dickensian tidbits.
A Cleveland family credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring fifteen year old Fred L Howse from inflammatory rheumatism and serious liver disorder after four months of use. His mother says he returned to school and sports and remains healthier, with many friends also trying the remedy.
A 22 foot long creature partly buried in Anastasia Beach sand near St. Augustine, Florida, was initially believed to be a whale but the president of the local scientific society ruled it an octopus. The tentacles may have worn away by sand and waves or been eaten by sharks.
An assortment of snatches discusses nerves and teeth linking stress to dental trouble. Ads tout remedies like St Jacobs Oil and Castor Methe, claiming cures for neuralgia and digestive complaints. Quips reference superstition about Manxmen and social manners while offering medical and moral guidance.
A Jamaica born woman living in western Ireland displays recurrent skin color changes from black to white and back over years. Medical societies in Britain and Ireland study the phenomenon noting rapid color shifts with no accompanying pain.
Public health warning warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury that can damage senses and mucous tissues. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free, taken internally, with testimonials and price per bottle.
Pickets on sale on April 6 and 20 and May 4 and 18 for rail excursions via Missouri Pacific and Tron Mountain Route. Descriptive pamphlets and time maps available from IL C Townsend, General Passenger Agent, St. Louis. Also a Ruth’s Horn proverb notes debtors who avoid payment are thieves.
A collage of 1890s style medical and moral quack ads tout cures for tobacco addiction nerves rheumatism and colds. Notable claims include Dr Kline's nerve restorer Piso's Cure and St Jacobs Oil with testimonials and free trial offers.
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