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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
1
The Otterbein newspaper announces a friendly town climate and urges readers to use the telephone line to report needs. It references subscription rates and directs readers to avoid bothering others with casual chatter, urging use of the paper’s office line for public matters.
Word reached Saturday that Jesse Sartin formerly of this place was severely thrashed Friday by a blacksmith named Mr Smiths. The trouble started over firecrackers in front of Sam tion's shop. After the blacksmith struck Sartin a first time he paid a fine and then another round followed. A barber used to a sharp razor faces a strong smith with a sledge hammer, a risky match in nine cases out of ten.
A fragment describing agricultural work for a young man on the farm. It suggests learning budding, fruit cultivation, and landscape tasks, with emphasis on starting local services, advising on practical skills like dairy testing and tree care to earn income and establish neighborly aid in farm settings.
A farmer describes a crude device to trap and kill pests called loppers. The contraption uses a kerosene pan, adjusted height with a frame, cloth barrier, and a deterrent to prevent insects from escaping. It aims to capture many loppers in one day at a low cost, deemed effective by the farmer.
A New Jersey grower advocates shallow cultivation with a cultivator rather than deep plowing to reduce June drop and avoid damaging fibrous roots. He claims seven to eight cultivations yearly from spring to midsummer keep surfaces level, reduce wash, control weeds, and maintain vigorous trees with less fruit drop and no forced July fruit. Irrigation before ripening is also discussed as aiding fruit size and foliage balance.
The excerpt discusses a new redish variety described as tender through the season and not woody. It notes parasitic growth affecting flax in the northwest and predicts Idaho and California grain and olive sector impacts. It covers pig feeding issues with indigestible minerals and recommends specific feeds and post weaning supplements for pig health.
A compact dialogue fragment from Town and Country, discussing errors in judgment about discovery and marriage, with remarks on paradise and the notion of missteps.
The Philadelphia Press notes a quip about caring for a cat and worry, while the Chicago Inter Ocean relays a playful domestic moment about a drum gift for a birthday and a sharp penknife remark.
Dialogue fragment shows a question about when she suspected his marriage was for money. The exchange mentions a minister as a cue and attributes the remark to Lown and Country.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes Pillinger claims to be studying a memory system. He mentions asking Bal to confirm if he recalls a five dollar debt, reflecting a casual street conversation about memory and debts.
A Lexington man M A Hugarty turned yellow with jaundice and eyes changed color but found relief after two bottles of Electric Bitters. He reports being wholly cured and praises the remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles. Sold by druggists for 50 cents.
Dr Geo Ewing of Smith's Grove Kentucky writes about kidney trouble relief after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He states three bottles cured him and he now prescribes it daily, claiming hundreds of successful cases and full endorsement to physicians.
In a playful note, readers voice a wish for shorter sermons and briefer newspaper coverage, capturing a church and press culture craving concise communication.
It claims to cure consumption related illnesses and coughs including pneumonia pleurisy bronchitis and asthma. The ad asserts dramatic health restoration for colds coughs and throat issues and positions the medicine as the world’s best cure. Trial bottles are offered free with typical guarantees from druggists.
Fragmentary text shows a person betting or gambling and claiming luck. Mentions money amounts and a win with two bets or attempts. Difficult to confirm names, places, or dates due to garbled OCR.
An unclear advertisement claims authorization for a banner salve to treat teeter piles sprains scalds and related ailments. It mentions a child and old snare but provides few concrete details or credible entities.
A long OCR fragment describes multiple Indiana properties for sale near Veedersburg and Wingsin, including 76 acres Ulvek land with timber, a 45 acre timber tract, and near 600 acres of land with barns, fruit trees, and stock water. Listings note distances from towns, roads, and post offices, with prices around 400 per acre and various house and outbuilding details. The text mentions trade options, cash terms, and possible real estate or stock exchanges.
A reader named John Beam of Middlesex Pa. endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best and only dyspepsia remedy he has used, claiming it digests all kinds of food and cannot fail to help. The testimonial is signed L Burns.
The notice urges young people who are engaged to prepare conversation topics to discuss after marriage, aiming to foster better communication and lasting relationships.
A Mound City Kansas druggist reports customer satisfaction with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. He personally used it to cure stomach and hearing troubles and recommends it as a laxative and stomach remedy. The piece notes summer illnesses and a local endorsement from Lansing Town Journal.
An assortment of elderly medical tips and patent remedies discusses heartburn digestion and the use of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. The piece mixes advice on eating habits with promotional anecdotes and mentions various quack cures and a sensational claim about Mexico and The Mormons.
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