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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
1
Local column from Otterbein includes social visits, shop notices, and community events. Items mention Mrs. Mabel Clement visiting, Rev. McCabe in Cincinnati, Bartindale’s ads for flour and wedding rings, and various residents’ movements. Also notes about church activities, a Ladies Aid meeting, and town logistics like hotel property ownership and improvements.
The eolee social and progressive cinch at Woodmen hall Thursday night drew a large crowd and high spirits. Wise main feature and four prizes boosted interest as players mixed experience levels. Otterbein band opened with tunes and Rev McCabe praised the musicians in a short talk.
The Wer man's Foreign Missionary Society held its Lafayette District convention in Battle Ground October 14 19 20 with a reception for delegates. Reports praised district work and pledged 52000 annually. Mrs Laura Osterday led as president and Dr West spoke on East Asian religions and W F M S efforts. The gathering adjourned to meet in a nearby town next year.
An old newspaper ad touts Dr Gard Wells Syrup Pepsin and De WilltWs Witch Hazel Salve as cures for headaches eczema and piles. It cites L BurnsTatts Taiachy cautions against counterfeits and claims a child was cured in Forestdale Vermont.
The item warns travelers of diarrhea from food and water changes and recommends Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It notes patriotism and national honor and mentions a jury verdict about death from heart failure not linked to Rocky Mountain Tea from Madison Medicine Co. It also references Cowper and Shattertons and their mental state.
An advertorial note touts Dr King’s New Life Pills for clear skin and rosy cheeks, claiming liver trouble signs like blotches and a sallow complexion vanish. It sells at Burns’ Drug Store and mentions Alexander Pope in a caustic-tongued aside about his temper.
An OCR fragment describes a medical cure claim for burns cuts sores and piles, noting usage on a child and a 20 year cure history. It mentions a product sold by druggists for 26e and references Buens and infallible healing notions.
Mrs G Snises of Crittenden Ivy recalls her brother's baby nearly choking from croup until Dr King’s New Discovery relieved and cured. She notes the product also helps colds throat and lung troubles. Milton’s blindness blamed on gout from youth, tied to his genius.
A Cherokee man, C. Ir Caliier, suffered a severe kidney and back injury from a recent assault. He endured great pain until Electric Bitters healed him, restoring strength and vitality and easing backache and kidney troubles. Burns’ Patent Medicine ad style wording appears in the text.
An old promotional piece highlights Chamberlains remedies and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with testimonials. It mentions Burns drug store offerings and a South African store display by O R Larson near Sunday River Cape Colony. References to indigestion and stomach care appear alongside biographical quips about Lord Byron.
Logan county West Virginia resident Geo R McDonald reports his spouse used two bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm to relieve partial paralysis and restore motion. The ad touts cures for rheumatism sprains and bruises and notes other remarkable partial paralysis recoveries.
A new remedy for biliousness, Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets, is sold at Burns drug store with relief promised if taken at early signs. Price 25 cents a box, samples free. Chamberlains famous club house in Washington has closed, once known as the place where a man could eat steak and onions without perfuming his breath, much to a childs amazement.
In unusually clear air, observers in Dover could see the dome of Soulogne Cathedral twenty eight miles away with the naked eye. The Times notes a prevailing mood of strong, principled men of character culture and courage shaping progress through merit and faith.
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