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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1896
Page
4
Witnesses recount Bill Haw leaping from a speeding train near Hackney with brakes failing. Postmaster recalls a saddle-like plunge as Haw rolled off the platform eight times before stopping. Haw insists he turned over five times, disputing the claim.
A new fan craze unfolds as college men and summer girls wear white canvas autograph hats. Hats bear inked names of famous figures and sweethearts, with scripted messages replacing printed ads. The trend, started by Cornell students, spreads to other campuses and may darken to include more names by fall.
A periodical government action withholds penny distributions due to national debt. Over the last few years the state has accumulated approximately 753 dollars in withheld dividends, reflecting ongoing fiscal constraints and debt servicing.
A fragment notes that fifty two percent of United States regulation involves farming and agricultural policy, highlighting the agricultural sector's regulatory weight and its impact on farming.
Fragmentary observations describe blind sailors or soldiers who continue to stroke works briefly after losing sight but soon stop the practice. They report reluctance when smoke and taste cues are absent and claim they cannot taste beer unless they see it.
Fragmentary text presents garbled names and phrases without clear events. It mentions a wife and New York but lacks coherent facts or identifiable persons, places, or dates.
Incoherent fragment cites a quote attributed to W Wenilte about success not being driven by intent or opportunity but by concentration and perseverance.
Talmage envisions a future when cities are safe and moral through the Gospel. He praises civic pride, laments current urban ills, and predicts vast churches, cleaner streets, and prosperity without crime or corruption under divine guidance.
News tidbits cover Carlist activity in Spain vinegar from Arabs on the English market Cuban arson plot fears LaoANITIRENE BeORNSON plans German residency after Norwegian press attacks Youth shot by father in sleep Mobile’s trade edition notes export growth and sugar values Florida agriculture outputs and sugar industry impact Bread baking crusade in London prompts household actions
The London Standard recounts extreme ascetic practices by early monks led by Simeon Stylites. It notes prolonged fasting, barefoot living, and pillar asceticism, with saints like Simeon praised by pilgrims while families suffered social and emotional costs from their devotion.
In this Nineteenth Century excerpt, the late shah is blamed for avarice that stifled public works and irrigation repairs. His insistence that every project fund itself deterred state support, drove away solid financiers, and allowed unscrupulous speculators to profit while Persia’s credit and development faltered.
A fragment discusses a woman’s waist concern and social perception, posing whether she fibbed or never existed. The Indianapolis Journal notes a modern trend of a dinner delivery service delivering hot meals in Abingene Massachusetts.
The article argues bicycles promote scientific road building and a century of travel is feasible on good roads. It notes prior road neglect across the United States due to expansion and expense, but predicts expanding wheelmen will push safer, smoother routes from New York to San Francisco.
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A fragment recounts self-styled rationalists who overdo self experiments on digestion and organs using dubious tonics. It mocks medical quackery with claims like Dr Kline's Nerve Resorer and Hostetter's Somach Bitte, interlaced with misquotations and ad slogans from a past era.
W Blacknall notes very early strawberries struggle in cold springs but with rich soil and clean culture can excel. Murray and Improved Westbrook ripen early and produce abundant, bright red fruit and good shipping. Eleanor praised as earliest by experienced growers, but all very early types need rich soil and careful care.
An editorial urges orchardists to construct a bark scraper to remove loose tree bark. It notes hundreds of old orchards have trunks coated with poose and hanging bark that shelter borers and other pests, risking tree health.
The piece discusses using a worn hoe shank sharpened as a scraper to prepare old orchard trunks and remove suckers and limbs. It argues that neglected orchards could become profitable again by thorough scraping and root treatment, citing Rome’s road system as a contrast to organized engineering efforts.
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