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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1897
Page
4
An advertisement promises a hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Polls Catarh Cure. It explains deafness arising from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and offers circulars from Cheney & Con of Toledo, with the product sold by druggists.
An excerpted line appears to reference stakeholders and a scheme. The fragment mentions a query about stakeholding and mutual intrigue, but provides no clear events, dates, persons, or outcomes to summarize a full story.
A dubious notice touts a hazardous tonic named Crating made from unknown ingredients. The implausible claim promises great benefits with little effort and urges readers to ask Parikh for more information.
Incoherent OCR fragment references Polson and assorted terms. Reads like partial sentences about monks, purses, dives, and unclear events. Content is highly garbled with no clear outcome or identifiable subjects.
A garbled OCR excerpt mentions laxative use and remedies for stomach or rheumatic issues. It references unnamed individuals and seeks possible cures or treatments, with unclear instructions and scattered personal names. The text lacks coherent facts or a clear event.
On a rain soaked trek toward the Mascot mine Miss Meredith and Harvey Neil clash over a supposed past friendship. He defends caring for her after an accident while she accuses him of deception and refuses future ties, ending the ride in a fractious parting.
An English master of hounds recalled a grandmother teaching a girl scripture from a pictorial Bible. The lesson on Moses guiding Israelites across the Red Sea features a young quip about leaping over the passage. Dr. Nansen’s North Pole expedition ended after three years with a new latitude record.
In a Chicago saloon two men arrive, each missing an arm. They order beers and feed a sandwich to the armless companion. The armless man pays, dusts his lips, and they depart as if nothing unusual happened.
The Vienna Fire Department uses a novel instrument called the toposcope in the city’s loftiest tower. A fixed telescope linked to a circular graduated scale lets a watcher read angles to locate fires, then telegraphs details to the central station. The tower’s height and clear atmosphere aid rapid readings.
A Greensburg Indiana man William Stimpson recovers from paralysis after taking nine boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He describes months of work and a December stroke as he and local doctors witness his rapid improvement. The article notes other neighbors also claim cures and promotes the pills as a general remedy with sales through pharmacies and the company in Schenectady New York.
A corduroy road of cedar logs from the Glacial Period is uncovered seven miles east of Ash tabule in Amboy. Over 20 feet of the road lies beneath hard clay and gravel with complete preservation. Professor Carl Wright of Oberlin supports the find dating to the glacial epoch. A tusk fragment of a mastodon, two feet long, is also recovered in near pristine condition.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer reader recounts a neighbor sending someone to borrow a lawn mower and insisting the owner sharpen it themselves. The exchange highlights awkwardness over maintenance tasks and personal preference.
A short notice promotes a little work with four hundred recipes from top authorities. The book is offered free by sending to the Cleveland Baking Powder Co. in New York, with attention to Elizaria Parker.
A humorous panel shows Cholly asking if the photographer captured his expression. She responds that she does not see any notable expression, prompting light banter about the portrait.
The Star tobacco factory at St. Touts claims world prominence with building details on Park and Balsam weende. The ad urges trying Star plug tobacco and notes a featured remark about a man who is very particular yet achieves little.
Fragments show a get rich quick push for card decks and coin sets amid garbled street notices. Mentions of Cincinnati and Washington Democratic references mix with patent medicines like Hale’s Honey and Pike’s Toothache Drops.
The custom involves a laurel magnetia blossom whose petals develop a brown spot when touched. A lover pricks a white petal with a sharp pencil to inscribe a motto, then sends the flower. The message becomes visible in water within hours.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers an eight page illustrated circular showing farm scenes in South Dakota. Free to immigration seekers. send address to H. I. Hunter or W. F. Powell in Chicago for the pamphlet.
The excerpt depicts a courtroom moment with graphic social conflict. Uncle Mose asks about a man’s behavior as observers compare white and black footwear, while a judge expresses disdain for the scale of impropriety and pride shown.
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for painful swollen smarting feet and bunions. It claims instant relief, eases tight or new shoes, reduces sweating and callouses, and offers a trial package free for 25 cents. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. mail order address in LeRoy New York.
A Philadelphia North American anecdote recalls a man running after a ferry as it arrived and the tense scene during a courtship. He notes his wife and her relatives conspired to thwart his escape, framing the moment as a humorous memory of pursuit and folly.
Advertises an air line route to St Louis via the west with 53 miles by air from Louisville, promising fastest time and Pullman Sleepers Parlor and Dining Cars. For information contact J P Malleut traveling passenger agent Knoxville Tenn and H A Campbell general passenger agent St Louis Mo.
A collection of vintage ad lines claims St Jacobs Oil cures bruises and treats slow pay. It features quips about captains, flirtations, and domestic tastes reflecting period advertising humor from Chicago and Washington excerpts.
Mrs Josefa Perenson of Warren Illinois describes a long battle with womb inflammation enlargement and displacement. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sonative Wash with restoring health and strength after years of illness and heart distress.
In Cleeland Leader style dialogue, Henry is asked about Laura and Mr Logeinhaus planning to visit to request his hand. Papas confirms the call occurred and discusses the reaction to such a proposal, noting concerns about commitment and potential tragedy.
A Washington Democrat editorial commentary describes the pitfall of a plain girl believing she is attractive, labeling such self-delusion as pathetic and misguided.
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