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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
2
The Otterbein paper notes political graft and failed Havana cigar gifts to the blockade squadron. It jokes about war poets and enlisting, remarks on Foley’s Honey and Tar for singers, and laments a looming giant furniture trust threatening marriage prospects and boardinghouse patrons.
A local sale notice lists chairs Woodkor Sale, A. H. Travis, and 21-2 miles south of Otterbein with pricing for heating wood and fencing posts. It also includes orders with Laird Bros and fencing post prices. A testimonial praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from J S Collins Moore SC, claiming a two day cure for a two year old. It notes sale via L Burns Druggist.
The Popular Music Co. of Indianapolis announces a patriotic song titled Bring Our Heroes Home dedicated to the U S Battleship Maine heroes. The sheet includes 18 other vocal and instrumental pieces. copies mailed for twenty five cents.
The two year old son of W J Furgason of Bolton Mississippi suffered a persistent whooping cough. After several doctors failed to help, a 25 cent bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was given. The child improved after the first dose and was symptom free within forty eight hours. The parent calls the remedy the best for children and notes sizes 25 and 50 cents sold by L Burns Druggist.
A collection of railroad rate notices and dates for various associations and conventions. Includes Wabash Special Rates with sale dates May 6 7 8 and return within 15 days from New Orleans, Old German Baptist Church meeting at New Carlisle May 28 31 189X with return within 30 days, Epworth League General Conference Wheeling June 25 29 1898 with extension options, and National Educational Association Washington July 7 12 1898 with possible extension to Aug 31. Also Baptist Young People’s Union convention Buffalo July 14 17 1898 with return extension. Includes advertisements for pain liniment and a list of Indiana patent notices and promotional mentions.
The readable text shows garbled lines about a monetary amount and a yearly event. No coherent names, dates, places, or actions are identifiable. The fragment offers little factual content to summarize into a news item.
The piece argues clover is damaged by frost and drought, proposing cow peas as a resilient forage and soil improver. It notes advantages in drought tolerance, soil nourishment, and rapid green forage, with cautions on seed maturity, harvesting for hay, and nitrogen restoration. Planting should wait until frost risk passes and may use rye after turning under.
Mrs Isaiah Charlesworth, returning from a farming task, was thrown from a buggy when a runaway horse jerked the vehicle amid a turn. She suffered bruises but returned home, and Mrs Chas Moore managed to stop the horse.
An advertisement extols Foley's Kidney Cure as a reliable remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. Proprietors guarantee satisfaction with money refunds, inviting readers to assign it a White Mark for proven efficacy.
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