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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
2
A period piece mix of advertising terms and editorials notes subscription terms advertising voice for Tuesdays. Mentions Wilson C Myers editor proprietor and reflections on markets political remarks about cotton prices and canned goods shortages forecast.
A Kokomo woman seeks divorce from her thirteenth husband while eight husbands remain in Ohio and five in Indiana. Town notes warn seed buyers to verify seed types, and Washington plans a November carnival promoted by the Eagles with Wright Carnival Company. Other items mention slot-machine fines, liquor sales grants, arson attempts, railroad prospects, and Chicago train volumes.
Miss Cecil M daughter of Mrs S C Barr and Mr L E Sears both of Danville were married yesterday afternoon at the First Church of Christ with Rev John W Street officiating. The bride wore blue lace and works as stenographer for Rainer Heinly Co. The groom, once of Peoria, now manages the Peoria Life Association in the Temple building. They will reside at 208 Payne Ave after November.
Gabriel Thomas writing in 1698 notes Indians relying on maize and roasted corn porridge, beans and peas, nuts, berries, and roots. C C Abbott and Youth's Companion describe tree top travel, lotus use, orchards, and diverse game bones found at village sites, with deer as staple meat across villages.
The passage discusses American girls as the happiest healthiest and most adaptable in Europe and America. It claims they avoid self consciousness and morbid sensitivity, yet can transform their appearance to suit any occasion from walks to balls, creating an appealing self image.
Washington Democrat notes cow peas as a soil restorer and productive crop. County Superintendent McHenry harvested 20 bushels per acre last year on a sand farm earning 1.35 per bushel and using stalks for feed. The piece urges farmers to consider cow peas where land is worn by re cropping.
An ad style notice promotes Chamberlins Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming a 40 pound gain in 30 days and full recovery for indigestion. It lists Holley Bros Merchants Long Branch Mo and Z Webster as sellers and markets the product with testimonials and generic cautions.
A quoted remark notes that the great poets are born, attributed to a self important speaker. The line reflects a view on creativity and inherent talent.
A letter from Mrs. W. K. Haviland of Armonk New York claims Dr King s New Discovery cured her daughter s near fatal whooping cough and bronchitis while a relative with advanced consumption recovered too The advertisement extols the medicine as infallible for coughs and colds and offers 50c and 1 00 bottles with a guaranteed trial bottle free from R Webster.
LeQuinn of Cavendish VI was troubled by chronic constipation until Dr. King's New Life Pills entered his life. The product claims a full cure and is advertised at Webster's Drug Store for 25e. The ad emphasizes more money saved at the top of a man's pocket.
A skewed critique of wealthy excess praises Green's August Flower as a universal stomach remedy. The ad extols the medicine for relieving dyspepsia and liver issues, claiming it revitalizes the body and improves life, urging trial bottles. It ends with a chauvinistic pun about tomorrow.
The fragment notes that E. W. Groves signature appears on a curing document or related record, identifying Groves as a signer in the archival text.
Readable fragments show a religious notice involving Reverend Jo g 8 Ore at Wake Auktra. Details are incomplete but indicate a church or service event with a named clergy member and a location.
An upcoming marriage will take place Sunday October 25 at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr and Mrs Reason Mumaw in Montpelier. The event marks the union of the couple in a family gathered ceremony.
The widow of Civil War veteran Thomas Pruett Mrs Pruett lived in Odon since 1867. She was a Methodist and left five children John and William of Galveston Mary Herndon of Washington Mrs Harrison Browning and Mrs Isaac Patrick of this town. Funeral led by Rev Thomas Wadsworth at her home with burial at Walnut Hill Stella. A five year old, child of Aldo Blough, died of typhoid at their home two miles west. Mrs Parthena Pruett died at her East Raca street home of cancer after months of illness. Public schools seek a good library and an entertainment is planned Friday October 16 at 8 pm. If you have news, tell the editor.
Repeated claims tout Chamberlains Cough Remedy curing colds and preventing pneumonia. Yard sales note Z Wabster and fresh roasted peanuts at Gwartneys. Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised with printed formula and iron content. No Cure No Pay 50 cents. Editor remarks quote ends with a grim line.
The article asserts climate has little effect on curing consumption and claims German Syrup, with proper diet and rest, can improve expectoration, sleep, and reduce coughing. It promotes home care, mentions trial bottles for two cents and regular size at druggists.
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