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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1893
Page
4
Rev. Talmage urges practical worship stressing sympathetic prayer and robust congregational singing. He argues for a modern church adapting to the times while preserving sacred aims, contrasting old rituals with the need for active, heartfelt faith and social outreach.
Practical guidance for constructing paths around farms and homes. Describes earth, single and double plank, flat stone, and cobblestone walks, including drainage, alignment, and material choices to ensure durability and ease of maintenance.
A fragment outlines building a gravel walk from slate stones and bricks, advising free from earth to prevent weeds, using salt or hot boiling water to kill growth, and noting improved bricks resist tracking. It cites T D Snook and American Agriculturist.
A dated veterinary note explains emergency methods to relieve cattle choking. It advises one person to secure the gullet and windpipe while another uses a blunt pointed tool to maneuver and rotate a sticking obstruction down the throat. Repeated gentle strokes and turning operations aim to break the blockage and restore breathing.
Historical notes warn that striction near the windpipe may be caused by pressure or by introducing melted fat or seed oil. If the blockage sits low toward the stomach, breaking it up before forceful passage is advised to avoid internal injury.
The article explains Amanita toadstools as the deadliest in the Agaricini family and urges caution in identification. It contrasts white gilled Amanita with the common purple-spored mushroom, notes habitats, and stresses the need for knowledge to discriminate edibles from dangerous varieties.
Report describes prayer machines in India where a prayer is written on paper wrapped around a cylinder. The device is spun by a string pulled through a wheel to count repetitions. Temples charge fees for revolutions and credit is tracked as prayers are offered.
Announcement of a daily sleeping car service from Chicago to Seattle via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul and Great Northern Railways. Cars depart Chicago at 11 30 PM and arrive Seattle 10 50 PM fourth day. Information at ball ecket offices or from George H Harmon general passenger agent.
Fragmented ad filled page cites tonics bitters mineral sedatives and liver kidney cures. It includes testimonials and lines from Harper's Young People Life and Dallas News while mentioning travel fares and local humor snippets.
A collage of whimsical remarks, stray OCR fragments, and rough advertising copy notes. Bits reference Mrs Snapper about crying children, a frog’s watery body, quotes from Indiana press, a marksman’s miss, religious attendance, and patent medicines including Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Pike’s Toothache Drops, all presented as miscellaneous newspaper squeezings.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a mild, effective laxative that cleanses the system and eases constipation without weakening organs. It claims benefits for colds headaches and fevers and notes the product is sold in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles by the California Fig Syrup Co. and no substitutes should be accepted.
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