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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1903
Page
4
Patchy OCR Snippet Hints At Local curiosities And Ads
Fragmentary text hints at shoe remedies and a free package offer. Mentions Olmsted and Le Nos New York with scattered words about public manners and fashion items. The readable bits sketch a noisy, miscellaneous page with stray topics and ads rather than a coherent story.
The Springtime of the Soul in Nature and Grace
A devotional meditation likens spring’s quickening of seeds to God’s grace. It cites Eph 2 1 7, compares Solomon’s queen to spiritual awakening, and urges surrender to Christ to share heavenly life now and in eternity. It emphasizes mercy, grace, and the believer's present fellowship with Jesus.
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Chris Go
God
Christ
Christ Jesus
Natare Ob
Fife
Wismercy
Wis Gree
Heaven
Dho
Hamian
Hto
Gead
Naige
Gotland
Pepe Ward
Jean
Andy Hieasvern
Jesus
Thas
Petition and prayer beyond asking in devotion
A reflection contrasts petition with thanksgiving in prayer. Frederick W. Robertson cites that life is holiest when petition is minimal and waiting upon God predominates. A young believer is startled by the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Robertson
Jinan
Boy on Eve of Twenty First Birthday Refused Freedom
A stern farmer clings to control as his son, ready to leave for independence, faces a last push to stay. The youth asserts his birthday and plans to strike out, but the father counters with more work and a half day in the potato patch.
Yellowstone Park as Nation's Playground and Travel Value
Yellowstone Park is described as larger than Delaware and nearly twice Rhode Island, surpassing all other parks in size and grandeur. It highlights eight world famed geysers, Mount Wasuburne at 10 388 feet, and an elevation of 1 000 to 5 000 feet above sea level. The Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway offers routes and trip information via request through F A Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Delaware
Rhode Island
Mount Wasuburne
Illustrator recalls unusual portrait and a nurse's swap
C D Gibson recalls at the Art Students' League in ISS4 1885 that a sitter used to pose for him and was later described as ugly after a nurse swapped him as a baby. He quotes the man's explanation of his altered appearance and his mother's decision.
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Art Students’ League
C.D. Gibson
Shere
Irihman
Treland
Siual
N. Y. Tribune
Circuit tour tickets lure travelers to Pacific Coast and far east
The Chicago and North Western Railway offers circuit tour tickets to Sidney Australia with coast Overland Service and return options via Royal Mail Line to Vancouver or Oceanic Steamship Line to San Francisco. Tickets are sold at low rates as trans-Pacific travel grows in appeal and speed. Nell and Bess humor follow in the text.
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Pacific Coast
trans-Pacific
Far East
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Sidney
Australia
Royal Mail
Vancouver
Oceanic S. S. Co
San Francisco
England
Transcontinental Train
trans-Pacific Steamship Service
East Texas Rapid Growth and Untapped Texas Resources
A pamphlet promotes the rapid development of East Texas and the state’s vast resources. It urges readers to address Katy at 500 Wainwright, St. Louis, Missouri, for more information about the series and opportunities in track and fruit growing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Katy
Wainwright
St. Louis
Notable Resilience Shown By Refusing Early Knockout
An editorial line praises a man who battles against the odds, noting admiration for his refusal to be knocked out in the first round and his steady resolve.
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old newspaper ad promoting Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a claim to stop coughs and shorten colds. The product is priced at 25 cents.
Market report of Chicago grain and pork prices
Market notes show No 2 red Wheat 771g 7S%4 and No 2 mixed Corn 44% Oats 33% Rye .48 49. Pork and Lard prices listed as Niess and Steam with figures 3712 17 AO Lard Steam 9 15 and 9 25.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Baltimore
Western
Louisville
Indianapolle
The Value of Maternity and a Woman’s Health
A reflection on ancient and modern views of motherhood, praising healthy children as a measure of virtue. Letters from grateful women claim Peruna restored strength and health, enabling conception after years of infertility. Mrs. L. M. Griffith of Arco Idaho reports barren years ended and successful motherhood following treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Peruna advertised as cure in birth and aftercare claims
Letters praise Peruna and Manalin as cures for la grippe and chronic illness including a 10 pound baby boy and a six month old girl, with testimonials from Mrs L M Griffith and Mrs E E Thomas. The writer claims dramatic strength gains after three or four bottles and urges readers to contact Dr Hartman for free medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Hartman
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Manalin
L. M. Griffith
E. E. Thomas
Alpha, Mo
Lia
E. FE. Thomas
Memory and kindness remembered in a Detroit Free Press voice
A quoted reminiscence from Uncle Reuben laments memory given to humanity to reflect on good deeds done for the world and notes how little the world has returned the favor. The saying evokes a historical newspaper voice from Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben
Detroit Free Press
Travel folders issued for Los Angeles and Denver conventions
The Passenger Department of the Chicago and North Western Railway issues two attractive folders detailing trips to Los Angeles for the Presbyterian General Assembly and to Denver and Colorado points for the Christian Endeavor Convention. Write to the North Western Line for copies. information is valuable to prospective travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Los Angeles
Presbyterian General Assembly
Denver
Colorado
Christian Endeavor
North-Western
Doan's Pills Help Massachusetts Leather Cutter
Everett resident Gero A Burgess reports relief from two years of back pain after using Doan's Pills. The sore leather cutter, constantly on his feet lifting dies, says he feels like a new man and praises the remedy.
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Everett
Mass
Doan
Gero
A"burgess
Belmont Street
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