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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1900
Page
4
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for fatigue and a pale languid feeling. It claims the remedy enriches blood and wards off summer exhaustion. A testimonial from Mrs. R. Merritt of Dowagiac Michigan says it relieved tiredness and a scrofula tendency.
A Washington woman advertised for a colored helper after losing her kitchen staff. The first applicant, a mulatto woman, boasted of fashion and education but refused to cook wash or sweep, finally stating she could only do nothing. The encounter highlights misaligned expectations in domestic work.
In Lake Country Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan hundreds of charming Summer Resorts await thousands of travelers from the South and East. The list includes Fox Lake Oconomowoc Madison and The Dells Kilborn Palmyra Lauderdale Star Lake Fort Tenac White Bear Minnetonka Marquette on Lake Superior. For pamphlet 1900 Summer Homes or the illustrated Summer book contact agent with four cents in postage to Geo Fr Heafford General Passenger Agent Od Colony Building Chicago.
The article touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for feminine disorders and claims it has gained fame and wide sales due to proven benefits. It notes Mrs. Pinkham offers advice from Lynn Massachusetts and invites letters for personal guidance.
A sermon urges employers to restore sympathy with labor, warns against strikes, and stresses fair wages, prompt pay, and safe, humane treatment. It cites biblical principles and examples of business leaders who improved workers’ welfare and urged personal outreach to families and moral guidance.
Hearry Lamm of Sedalia amused Missouri Bar attendees with an impromptu speech. The Kansas City Star says he warned against taking unfair advantage and joked about reading a dry paper aloud, then recalled a Texas joke about two dirty collars told by a Dutch barber.
Carter Medicine Company secured a final injunction with costs against Chicago Label and Box Company for simulating labels of Carter’s Little Liver Pills. Brent Good, president, learned of the ruling via telegram from Chicago lawyers. The case, pending two years, was submitted to a Master in Chancery for final accounting and marks a major step in proprietary trade protection.
In a Detroit Journal account a man attempting suicide failed to recall his life in an instant and drifted ashore. Spectators jeered as he surfaced, chastened but alive, ending the perilous episode.
Bri Jones, a noted Philadelphia barber and artist, returns to his native town to take a position at Tom Johnson's salon in Mountville Pa. The notice highlights his reputation and new role within the community.
A fragmented ad copy touts a remedy by Hostetter s Stom ach, promising relief from bile related indigestion constipation and liver troubles. The text urges readers to try it when feeling weak and tired.
In Eureka the vaudeville show Quo Vadie features Vinicius pleading with Petronius. The hushed dialogue ends with Petronius calling Vinicius his only sister's dead child as the audience bursts into a loud, bemused laugh at the staged melodrama.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated systemically. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, claimed to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces, and is a longtime doctor recommended prescription. It emphasizes a proven blend of tonics and blood purifiers and urges sending for testimonials.
The Colorado Special leaves Chicago at 10:00 every morning arriving Denver by 1:20 next afternoon. Snow of Colorado Springs and Manitou the same evening with no car changes. Meals served in dining cars. A second fast train runs at 10:20 P.M. daily. New book Colorado mailed on four cents postage. Ticket offices at Chicago and North-Western Ry. 193 Clark St. and Wells St. Station.
In a playful exchange from the Indianapolis Press a waiter is blamed for slow service while the optimist notes the longer wait may improve the cheese sandwiches. The banter contrasts pessimism with a toast to quality.
Do Your Feet Ache and Darn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-base a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns trebing swollen hot callous smarting sore and sweating feet All druggists and shoe stores sell it 25c Sample sent free Address Allen 3 Quinnsted Le Roy NY
A collage of sensational lines and advertisements from various newspapers. It cites hypnotism claims, self preservation musings, medical ads from Green’s Sons of Atlanta, a sobriety quip, an anonymous testimonial for Pises Cure for Consumption, and a prankish remark on worry from a Chicago Daily News column.
An advertisement touts Wabastine as a durable wall coating distinct from kal semines. It promises white or fourteen tints with cold water application and notes purity for walls and ceilings. It mentions five pound packs with directions and cautions against old kalsomine substitutes.
A Washington Post description recalls a young woman on an uptown Ninth Street car who, in a trance, offered foulard fabric samples from her pocketbook to the conductor. The scene drew grins from male riders as she bumbled to recover with a car ticket, blushing and embarrassed.
An anxious autobiographer seeks publication to expose a crime filled life. He claims 2 criminal careers with 29 arrests and 27 shootings plus 7 convictions and 2 marriages ending in separation and divorce. He asks for a start by putting his life before the public citing repeated law trouble and time served.
An Indianapolis News item touts a one day cure for a cold using laxative Bromo Quinine with a money back guarantee if it fails. It contrasts a refined expression about gossip and lungs and notes universal dyeing by Putnam Faptress Dyes sold by all druggists.
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