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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1902
Page
4
A Chicago Chronicle piece recalls an Oak Park girl who, after her first ping pong party, reveals she has fallen in love with a Chinaman. Her father protests, then apologizes as the family laughs over the mispronounced ping pong term.
Fragmentary note asks whether a town in Meesupon county won stand pat or Uetay pat, with unclear instruction and scribbled abbreviations. The text references a Tribune column and a stateman, but the event details are not discernible.
A quirky exchange features a subarte anite and Corman discussing paradoxical illness ideas. The dialogue highlights confusion over ailments and the peculiar phrasing creates a whimsical tone.
A garbled notice describes a poster for a product or event with unclear details. Names and places are obscured, but the fragment hints at fashion or accessory items and a promotional context. The readable items are limited and no clear outcome is present.
Nellil stepped on at a bargain safe to aoe un felle. Two enaty men waiting for their wives, yp auedelpria Leager.
A noisy OCR fragment shows stray names and phrases about malaria, protests, and a charitable man. Readable bits reference Meek Team and Scribblem. The page includes garbled dialogue and disjointed lines, with no clear events or dates.
Fragmentary transcription shows garbled phrases and misspellings about medicines and names. The readable bits include mentions of a student, a pharmacology context, and various misrendered terms. No clear event, date, or location can be established from this excerpt.
A fragmentary report mentions travelers and an unclear action with names like Wid Atranberry and Capen afeepiters, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent details or outcomes. The readable items suggest travel or arrival but no definite event, date, or location is established.
Cryptic notes describe a tense scene as residents encounter a string of odd phrases and elusive clues. Authorities investigate the unusual writings amid rumors of a possible incident or dispute. Detected references to a vault and faces hint at hidden matters within the community.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions persons and events in a tangential way with no clear names or dates. The readable bits suggest social or public interest but lack a coherent report or outcome.
A testimonial from Mrs Bruce of Lansing Michigan attributes a successful recovery from health breakdown and an ovarian operation to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetables Compound and Sanative Wash after years on the road. The short note emphasizes improved health within months and continued vitality.
A Chicago 1902 sermon by the Highway and Byway preacher portrays Satan as an active, pervasive foe. It details Satan’s ability to walk the earth, tempt humans, and influence nations, with biblical examples from Job and Noah. The talk warns listeners to resist temptation, accept personal responsibility, and seek refuge in scripture as Jesus did.
The article traces Satan's long dominance over the world until the arrival of Christ. It cites the parable of the unclean spirit, Jesus’ defeating authority, and the temptation of Christ as the decisive breakthrough. It highlights Job as a test of faith under divine protection and concludes that only the blood of Jesus can cleanse the sin cursed world.
The article urges teaching children early about money through gradual, hands on shopping tasks. It recommends six to thirteen year olds handle simple purchases, then progress to footwear, clothing, and family budgeting. It argues early financial literacy prevents being exploited by unscrupulous dealers.
Practical advice from the Detroit Free Press covering double cream from new milk, refrigeration tips, cleaning old paint with soda solution, headache remedy from lemon juice and coffee, and reasons for refrigerator failures plus small ice boxes for dairy.
The piece urges cheerful thoughts and kind outward expressions to shape inner character. It contrasts smiling and helpful speech with unhappy thoughts, arguing outward conduct can influence inner feelings and moral growth.
H E Deman reports on the Yan cherry a new Lewelling introductions from Oregon praised for large conical fruit with a dark purplish red skin and distinct side suture. Despite Palouse rainfall causing smaller fruit, the Yan is firm, ships well, and highly prolific according to George Ruedy of Colfax Oregon, with favorable subacid flavor and strong general appeal.
A 19th century note from Ohio Farmer outlines a hopper suspended from the roof to receive silage. A header board directs material into a mixing bin, with a tube made from cut sacks delivering silage precisely where needed without lifting. Alternative bag substitutes include stovepipe sections.
A Missouri professor states farmers can start a home orchard with no cash outlay. Plant seeds from apples peaches plums or cherries to grow seedlings and graft or bud desirable varieties onto them. Grafting and budding are simple skills anyone can learn with careful practice.
A Detroit News Tribune tale tells of a jobless woman with one cent who mailed a reply to a business ad. Her card impressed the employer, she got the job, and months later he offered marriage. She quips she dropped a penny in the slot and got a husband.
A man and his son inspect a painting of four perches and a cut melon. They haggled, the son insisting the cheaper option was better because it had two peaches and an uncut melon, while the favored picture was priced at fifty dollars. The boy noted a cheaper identical item for 40 dollars elsewhere.
A collection of brief testimonials and slogans hawking patent medicines and cures. Mentions Dean's Ointment for itchiness, Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil for pain, Haes Honey of Horehound and Tar for pneumonia, Pike's Toothache Drops for fast relief, and Putnam Fadeless Dyes. Includes quips about humor and value.
Veteran Josiah Heller of Urbana Illinois testifies that Doans Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble and back pain after purchasing them in Champaign in 1889. He notes repeated relief at each warning of new attacks and endorses the remedy, offering a free trial by Foster Miles Burn Co Buffalo NY. price five cents per box.
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