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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1900
Page
4
An old time advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for nervous prostration excitability and female troubles. Testimonials from Mrs Lizzie Anderson and Mrs Paranase praise relief from leucorrhea womb issues backaches and fatigue after six bottles with renewed strength and ability to work and sew.
Reported delays and a southbound train from Wor 33 slowed to avoid a collision at the Monticello area. northbound services slowed as crews managed the wreck. Witnesses noted rain and slippery tracks contributing to the incident but no serious injuries were reported.
The Consumers' Gas Trust Co. cut off gas to all city firehouses after a dispute over rebates due to allegedly insufficient gas supply. Firemen faced a sudden cold wave with no fuel or heat as the firm sought to head off possible injunctions. Some firehouses were later supplied with coal, but not suited for coal burning.
Wally McKinley a 37 year old farmer near Salamonia Indiana had a desperate encounter with a highwayman Friday evening. The assailant sprang from behind a tree with a drawn revolver and demanded money. McKinley handed over his wallet but struck the robber with a piece of iron sending him to the ground. A posse pursues the wounded man as villagers report a pool of blood at the scene.
A Manchester councilman argues for municipal coal mines amid rising gas costs. He proposes citizens’ pits to produce 10,000 tons weekly, funded by rates and private profit, claiming equal insurance against mining risks. Officials warn hazards and speculative danger.
Indianapolis, Oct. 6. Peter J. Galarano, brought to assist wiring the great statue, found a hornet nest in the Indiana bowl above the figure. The torch for next week’s display cannot be lit as insects resist interference, despite various dislodging suggestions.
In Indianapolis on Wednesday night Thomas, known for 19 years of rattlesnake handling, was bitten in a saloon by a rattlesnake and lay near death for hours. In Delaware County, Muncie, the strongest oil well drilled Thursday evening on county infirmary property east of Muncie is expected to yield 100 barrels daily. Republic Iron stockholders in Chicago show interest.
Ambiguous OCR text references manufacturing in Andianspells Indiana with a likely note about October activity. Limited readable details prevent precise event or entity identification while preserving available items.
Jeffersonville Indiana October report tells of George Fuller a famed riverman aged 45 who drowned after slipping from the dike into his boat at Willow Point He had previously saved 32 lives in the big eddy and was well known for his skill and bravery Factory inspectors at Indianapolis held a convention then began a trip through the Indiana natural gas belt visiting Anderson Alexandria Elwood with visits to glass plants and tin plate mills during the inspection tour and returned to Indianapolis Thursday evening Forced to Eat.
A timid young man in worn clothes enters a shipping house on Front Street and asks the boss for a job as boss. The proprietor, surprised, questions the unseen applicant’s readiness and control, sparking a moment of stunned exchange.
A fragmented advertisement touts Cascarete Candy Cathartic as a cheap health aid claiming relief for headaches cancers and bowel issues. It urges quick use at ten cents and warns against imitations, presenting dubious medical promises in a junkyard style.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a wooden towel and a young person. it references the Boston Journal and phrases like two yards of a bon. The readable bits are sparse and ambiguous, lacking clear events or persons.
Wm H Mills reports from Paris on the Southern Pacific exhibit, praising California fruit growing and forest panoramas. He notes French fruit associations visit, irrigation arguments, and declares California the world’s orchard, with impressive panoramic forest displays wowing observers.
The document cites a claim that the collar button manufactured by the client is central to a patent dispute. It asserts the client is not selfish and emphasizes the invention’s potential benefit to mankind.
A juror unfamiliar with court procedure is sworn as a witness in a Scottish case. The judge orders him to face the jury and speak directly, while a bland demeanor and tense breathing mark the proceedings amid a murky courtroom scene.
An ad by Alfred Bo Wenrich of 16 North 13th Street Philadelphia promotes Palmer's Lotion and Soap. It claims cures for childhood eyelid affliction and eyebrow restoration, touts the lotion as a remarkable healer, and offers a free pamphlet and sample via Solon Palmer of New York.
A quarrel between a rejected lover and Delia Mitler erupts in sharp remarks. The Chicago Tribune notes a listed advertisement for first class openings along the Chicago Great Western Railway network spanning Iowa Minnesota and Missouri with occupations including blacksmiths doctors dressmakers and cannery factories.
A clerk receives a sealed letter thrust through a window and a two cent tip. The stamp clerk asks what the customer wants and the reply is an automobile. The fragment reflects a humorous exchange in a Philadelphia North American item.
In a Boston Post comic caption a barber defends a rough haircut by quipping about free speech while a customer mutters discontent. The exchange satirizes barber shop banter and citizen rights in a playful argument.
An ad touts Grove’s Tasteless DownToxic as the best prescription for fevers, claiming it is tasteless and simple to take with no need for a cure, and lists a price in dollars.
In a Baltimore American citation the phrase highlights a discussion among Mr. Henpeck, his wife, and his mother in law with the cook about the powers conference and the partition of China.
An advertisement cites Dr Cures Gold and Bromo Quinine tablets with a money back guarantee if they fail to cure. It includes testimonies from readers in Philadelphia Chicago and Norwich and references druggists offering refunds. Local opinions question street mud depths and a humorous exchange about happiness.
An undown remedy claims forty years of testing and public endorsement as a cure for catarrh. Public notices invite readers to request a free book from recipient Hartman in Columbus, Ohio, asserting the remedy saves the country by saving the people from disease.
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