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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1892
Page
4
Jesse Barker of Humboldt Kansas reports relief from biliousness and constipation after trying August Flower. He claims it gave him a new lease on life after fifteen years of symptoms and recommends its use to others suffering from dyspepsia and biliousness.
New York Oct 19 The Reid letter accepts the Republican ticket and its platform. It argues party aims and principles over personalities, defends a protective tariff, rejects revenue-only tariffs, and favors a strong national currency with silver trust in the system. It contrasts Republican policy with opponents urging state bank notes and a return to prewar monetary arrangements.
Corbett replies by telegram that he cannot fight for a year due to theatrical contracts. He would fight Jackson for the largest purse offered by any club, and would take extra money over 10 000 if Mitchell cannot fight. He suggests the Athletic Club of New Orleans as a possible opponent for more money.
Torexka Kan Oct 12 Governor Humphrey returned to the executive office after visiting Coffeyville and sent a letter to Major General Nelson A Affles in Chicago requesting a company of United States cavalry be dispatched to the Southern Kansas border to protect citizens from the remnants of the Dalton gang. The application cites a petition presented by the mayor.
A collage of Indiana items reports treasonous misdeeds and court moves. Treasuring court adjournments set hearings for November 17. A four and six year old were attacked by hogs near Millhausen. Hank Leininger recovered from a leg wound after a winter shooting in Fort Wayne. Water shortages plague Clark County while a rat bite proves fatal for a Scottsburg resident. The Ohio Falls Car Co reorganizes into Ohio Falls Manufacturing Co with capital rising to 1.5 million. Brazil’s James Walker receives four years for robbery. A tame black snake inhabits a McNabb station barn aiding pest control. A burglar shot during an attempted entry at Columbros store. Bartholomew County reports skeletons found in a gravel pit. Frankfort’s E W Brows seeks congress, while Miss Anna Broomwans dies after daytime chloroform use. Gas City applies to form a First National Bank. Richmond sees a scythe accident. Jackson County notes a five-legged calf and Mt Vernon birth of triplets. Notre Dame marks its fiftieth anniversary. Rush County names T O Harrison as superintendent. Muncie reports a drunken return home and heavy losses. Kokomo notes a 1100th marriage. A fatal accident near Bowling Green. a shotgun tragedy near Huntington wounds. Grayville arrests counterfeiters. Crawfordsville witnesses a marriage license scheme and a buried counterfeit treasure recovered by Texans and locals.
A New York Tribune account recounts how William Lloyd Garrison, at twenty, published a local poet Whittier from East Haverhill in the Free Press. Garrison recalls discovering Whittier's timid reply, then championing the youth who hammered stones on a shoemaker's bench as a burgeoning poet.
Western railroads plan low cost trips from Chicago to major West Northwest and Southwest points for World’s Fair visitors next year. Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway offers free timetables and maps via postal request to General Passenger Agent Geo H Hearon at Chicago. It’s a lighthearted note as a quip about cats and corns follows.
A collection of old ads and lines promoting marriage views and beauty claims. Mothers Friend promises figure preservation after childbirth. A lamp and infections caution lead to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as remedy for malaria and digestive issues. A light exchange references a “Sirenwell” event with a joking remark.
Fragmentary ad copy from a historical newspaper displays medical tonics and cure-all claims by Dr. R Lc Mipfmann and others. It markets asthma cures, tonics and nostrums including Schiftmann’s remedy, Texas Sittings Baar’s Catannun Cers, and Hale’s Honey of Horehound with testimonials and dealer names.
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