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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
4
An unnamed man in a Milwaukee street scene is approached by a child selling a ticket for a cuckoo clock. The man, pressed for time, initially balks but ultimately buys the ticket after the persistently polite child speaks quickly and begs.
A woman recounts a dramatic recovery attributed to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The narrator states she nearly died but experienced a remarkable improvement after using the remedy.
The War Department reviews old records including a seven cubic foot set from 1882 about Sergeant John A. Mason of the Second Artillery who fired at Guiteau after Garfield’s assassination. Mason was pardoned and freed, but his petitions remain as an accumulated nuisance in the judge advocate general’s files.
Rumors in Rome claim Dowager Queen Margherita plans to take the veil after the assassination of King Humbert on July 29, 1901. The Turin born queen, famed for beauty and intellect, married Humbert at Turin on April 21, 168, and has been noted for languages, diplomacy, and translating Dumas.
The late Lord Salisbury served as a train bearer at the coronation. Notes and Queries recount his memories of the event. The robe weight gave each bearer a Turkish bath of some kind and the king endured similar discomfort. After the ceremony the monarch was found in his Abbey dressing room walking naked but with the crews of his head.
In Chicago sermons group, Rev. Dr. Mason and others discuss Martinique tragedy and volcanic events as tests of humanity and divine justice. They urge charity toward the afflicted, insist on living by Christian principles in business, and stress the cross's enduring power in guiding modern man.
The New York Tribune recounts a sympathetic suburban wife questioning a job applicant, an expressman from Boston. He explains his trade and the social stigma that followed, noting no one in Boston will hire him due to his past, illustrating the era’s employment prejudices.
The Philadelphia Press remarks that automobiling could make people more active and athletic while a counterpoint calls it walking and dodging. A Puck caption notes that many so called necessary evils are more convenient than essential.
A Florida man who never saw snow before experiences a winter blizzard in New York. He runs into the street, rolls in a drift, and laughs as onlookers react. A passerby jokes about coping with fearsome “facts” of unpredictable weather and culture.
A quoted Brooklyn man Mr Chillins muses that romance may wane after marriage. He cautions against explanations that sap imagination, suggesting people often try to rationalize feelings less after tying the knot.
A Philadelphia Press item notes a church servant suggesting collecting before the sermon while mentioning a sermon on economy. The exchange centers on Mr Grimes and the vestryman discussing church finances.
The Baltimore American quotes Uncle Jerry describing the shovel fish of South America as highly accommodating. He claims the fish has a shovel shaped snout and will jump onto shores to dig bait for anglers.
Cures painful swollen smarting sweaty feet and makes new shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores with sample address A. S. Olmsted Le Roy New York. Do not accept any substitute.
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News mentions a conversation about summary measures and purchases, referencing Pa and his son in a casual household scene. The text evokes a domestic vignette with playful language and vague economic hints.
A collage of old advertisements touts cough remedies and tonics with claims to stop coughing and cure colds. The clippings feature marketing lines for Laxative Bromo Quinines, Piso’s Cure, Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike’s Toothache Drops, and quips about luck and reputations.
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