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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
4
An old Chicago Tribune note explains an unloading method using four posts arranged to clear the wagon and allow a 16 foot rack to lift as the wagon passes. The piece also mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as an effective healer and warns against counterfeit products.
In a Denver man’s quip a pen must be driven while a pencil must be lead. A quiet rider from Cleveland notes an automatic bell buoy beating them both, as the Philadelphia Press captions the moment with humor aboard the train car.
A string of advertisements and notes tout liniments, tonics, and cures. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is praised for strains, with prices, samples, and testimonials attributed to local druggists. Mentions Foley's Kidney Cure and Chamberlain's remedies with testaments from L Burns and C. O. Kinne.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as a gentle stimulant for the liver and bowels that yields purified blood for recovery. The copy claims they are easy to take and never cause griping.
The dialogue shows Major Crust balking at being refused by Miss Fondant whose acceptance of his son’s proposal leads to lighthearted news. The piece then shifts to livestock and health tips with duck feeding instructions and a plug for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve.
A sketch describes a pole stacker using a 25 foot pole with a drilled hole to stack, plus a ten foot pole acting as a guide from the top. It also notes lighter shoes improve work efficiency for farm horses, with emphasis on protection and reduced wear. Mentions a Farm Journal impersonally and a playful quote from Detroit News.
An advertisement fragment from the Detroit Free Press touts DeWitt’s Little Risers as a reliable laxative. It claims regular usage keeps bowels in order with gentle action, avoiding griping. The line includes a humorous exchange about being a “man of Iron” and a thief’s boast.
The note discusses late spraying with arsenic Bordeaux mixture for cankerworm infested orchards and the importance of appropriate watering. It explains that irrigation timing affects water needs, advising lighter watering when soil is not very dry and heavier watering after drought. It also notes planting strong tomato seedlings for field culture in cannery operations, timing them mid to late June as in New Jersey and Maryland.
An OCR fragment lists farm goods including turkeys chickens ducks geese butter corn and oats with corrections credited to N A Timmons and the Otterbein Elevator, noting yellow and white corn and mixed oats.
An odd clipping touts Dr King New Life Fills to aid digestion and appetite as a cure for a London starved millionaire. It also promotes Banner Salve with a user claim of facial healing after three applications.
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