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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1888
Page
4
A quoted verse by Harold R. R. Vynne speaks of a nation born in deadly conflict living for a lasting reign of peace and glory through the coming years.
A fragmented poem reflects on the Fourth of July as a holiday filled with pain and joy. It contrasts celebratory scenes with the sensory onslaught of rockets and fireworks and the crowd’s reactions.
The fragment recalls wartime sea life with references to patrols, ships, and weather conditions. It mentions the Fourth of July, mercantile threats, and a rough voyage at sea. Maritime phrases describe watch, the wake, royals, and pressure from a steady breeze, capturing a tense yet vivid scene aboard a vessel.
A ship’s crew greets Old Neptune during a mock baptism to celebrate American independence. The port watch discovers a vermilion Neptune figure decked in seaweed and soap in a comic ceremonial rite, ending with the captain’s forced initiation and a raucous shore party at Calcutta.
In Turkey, marriages occur early and often without romance. Women are inspected by neighboring marriageable families like cattle, as mothers and friends evaluate suitability, dowry, health, and prospects before negotiations begin. The process is brisk, businesslike, and centered on practicality.
A reader denounces physicians and druggists who turn illness into revenue. The narrator describes repeated prescriptions, shifting tonics, and wasteful bottles, noting a six dollar bill for medicines mostly unused as a critique of medical commerce.
A baseball umpire dreamed a contested call, and the ensuing events felt so real that he woke to find the pitcher's nose broken. Drake's Magazine.
The piece discusses Dr Beddoe’s claim that three to two odds favor dark women for husbands, noting counterpoints to traditional views. It observes a shift toward darker hair across England and predicts changes in hair color trends, questioning causes and citing a conclusion that three in five men prefer dark women.
Fragmented ad style text promotes yellowing skin jokes and remedies. It mentions biliousness, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters claimed to expel disease, and various medical treatments like Geppert Medicinum Cincinnati. It questions facial freckles in a boy and references time and life quotes.
A long standing household health claim extols Branpretti’s Pitts as a premier blood purifier tonic and alterative after fifty years of use. The ad notes widespread availability in drug stores and targets young men and women with rhetorically charged lines about sleep, dictation, skin care, and cosmetic dye products.
A damaged ad listing trade or profession pursuits, farm opportunities in Ohio, and a general request to send descriptions and prices. Includes names and partial addresses in a garbled format.
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