Local Social Roundup and Neighborhood News
Friday visits from Rev Dawson and Chas Plummer. Plainville man Menford Wagner in the area on business. Miss Erna Webster returns to Odon after visiting parents. Eldean Stafford at Loogootee High School visits home. Marion Harris of Gdon visits Walter Burris family. Dan McCarter loses a cow Saturday. Plummer, Stafford, Susie and Eldean visit John Maryfield. Verdon Stern of Terre Haute visits with John Storm family. Iva and Elva Beasley visit Susie Stafford. Georgie and Hazel Toon visit Ella Kutch. The boy buys six large black hen eggs and pays the farmer.
SHREWDNESS IN A COUNTRY STORE BAG OF EGGS
A boy asks for half a dozen black hen eggs at a provision store. The grocer laughs at the idea of eggs from a black hen. The boy insists that his mother taught him how to tell them apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prvision
How Tuberculosis Enters Healthy Herds
The U S department of agriculture lists infection paths including buying from potentially diseased herds, feeding calves with unpasteurized dairy from tuberculous cows, cattle shows and fairs, shipping cars from infected cattle, and contaminated pastures. Silent infections may take months to show, so test your herd promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Tanlac credited with restoring laborer's health in Indiana
Samuel J Kelly of Indianapolis area says Tanlac cured longstanding rheumatism kidney trouble and digestive issues after years of poor sleep and fatigue. He details stiffness back pain and constipation then reports rapid improvement after first bottle and plans to return to furnace setting work. Tanlac is sold in Odon Washington Alfrds ville and Elnora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Samuel J’ Kelly
Indianapolis
Ind
Lam
Odon
Odon Drug Co
Washington
Chas. C. Williams
Alfordsville
R. A. Roberts
Elnora
H.R. Staleup
The Big 1873 Fire and Local Archives
A town librarian helps a reader locate the exact year of the Baptist church fire known as the big fire. Using bound Herald 1872 volumes, they confirm the event occurred around 1873 and stress the local paper as a vital historical record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald
Woman's Club
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
A historical advertisement states catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio is promoted as the internal remedy that acts on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers 100 dollars to any failing case and lists Druggists at 75 cents. Jake Hill's Family Pills for constipation are also advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
The Weight of Your Voice in Our Town
A short urging message encourages residents to speak up for the town, stressing that voicing support costs nothing and carries immense value for the community. The text highlights the power of individual words and civic engagement.
Fragmented Opinion Paragraph From Historic Local Paper
A readable excerpt discusses the impact of individual words on community image. It emphasizes how positive portrayal of a town and its citizens shapes minds and spreads through conversations, creating an endless chain of influence. The passage ends mid thought.
Trustee Announcement for Odon Township Business
Trustee R McCarter states he will be at 1 PM in Odon on West Main Street weekly and at his residence to conduct township business on each day and all days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odon
B. T. Laughlir
West Main Street
R. .McCarter
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. H. Callahan & Co
Sas Ret
Inegat
Ixemp
Burns Oly
Rev. Dawson
Chas. Plummer
Menford Wagner
Plainville
Erna Webster
Eldean Stafford
Loogootee
Marion Harris
Gdon
Walter Burris
Dan McCarter
Henry Plummer
John Stafford
Susie
Eldean
John Maryfield
Family
Verdon Stern
Terre Haute
John Storm
Iva
Elva Beasley
Georgie
Hazel Toon
Ella Kutch
Department of Agriculture
Kelly
Fesler
J.W. Fesler
Detroit
Dodge
Dodge Brothers Motor Cars
Odon, Indiana
Noti
Douglas Fairbanks
the Home Bakery
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