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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1902
Page
2
Local publication listing subscription terms and duration for a Saturday issue dated April 5 1902. Defines price for one year six months and three months. Includes postal designation and class mail note.
A calls for local support of the town paper saying readers must pay and back their paper to help it grow. It praises newspapers for shaping communities and condemns unpaid readers who brag about dodging payments, urging active endorsement and financial backing.
Report of the fifth anniversary gas well outage in Petersburg as the casing burst and water cut off gas supply, forcing residents to improvise lighting and fuel. Notes a theft of a pump at a store and a local wedding incident. Mentions later cautionary guidance from the Bureau of Chemistry about jelly by products and farm self sufficiency warnings.
The Hartford City Daily Times notes Indiana’s manufacturing surge with 12 354 establishments in 1890 and 18 015 in 1900. Wages rose from 42 577 258 to 66 847 317, and total product value jumped to 378 120 140. Slaughtering and meat packing remain the state’s leading industry.
Thirteen graduates from the Odon common branches completed exercises at the M E church. Rev Samuel Reid delivered a Knowledge themed oration in place of Dr I J Gorby. Diploma presentations were by Supt W A Wallace with music by the orchestra and a solo and duet praised by attendees.
The wedding of a well known local groom and a Martin county bride was held privately at Willet Shively's home in East Odon with only close friends and relatives present. The couple will reside in Bicknell where the groom works in coal mines.
Saturday afternoon Spencer Brown son of B F Brown suffered a severe hand and eye injury when a hammer driven shell exploded while he attempted to load a breech gun. A fragment hit his left eye and his first two left fingers were badly lacerated. An ad for Poleys kidney cure appears in the clipping.
An advertisement touts Grue's Tasteless Chill Tonic containing iron and quinine to prevent pneumonia and relieve coughs. It promotes Avley’s honey and tar as superior cough syrup and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for skin sores burns and piles with claimed cures from testimonials.
An advertisement claims Foleys kidney cure is the surest and safest remedy for kidney and bladder diseases and is sold by WoL Stoy.
An April Review of Reviews article outlines the education of the deaf blind, highlighting pioneers and leaders. It presents examples of achievements and the progress of this remarkable educational branch.
A Baltimore World quote portrays a boastful exchange about a mysterious star boarder who claims to merely "twinkle" and stay on blind faith, while the landlady remains unaware of his true role. The tidbit highlights a comic, insider tone about reputation and charm.
In an American Agriculturist note an improved A shaped hogpen uses plane shoes for mobility and a swinging door for interior cleaning. Hinged side lifts for access. when lowered it fits under top boards. The design keeps the pen under five feet high, water tight, with tongued and grooved boards and a compact eight by size floor area to suit hog numbers. Popcorn and corn from an acre are also mentioned in brief.
A New York Weekly quip notes conflicting counts of murders attributed to a man. One reporter cites three, another five, and a third nine. The editor jokingly orders an average, settling on 359.
Brooklyn Life notes a heated scene with moral overtones as a farmer named Prymm faces theater audience while a wife condemns propriety. The dialogue touches on gender norms and public decency in a show setting.
A Washington Star piece jokes about a father amusingly roughhousing a child on a sled and the child’s reaction. A Philadelphia Press quips about a cobbler comparing old fashioned craft to modern machinery, saying it beats the awl.
Thomas Dearmin died suddenly Monday morning from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was near forty four and living new at the Hoycehold goods storage site. He was found dying about twenty minutes after seven. A physician arrived but he died after a few breaths. He married Carrie Haig and leaves two small children. Surviving also is his brother William Dearmin of Plainville. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Urbana Haig residence conducted by Rev M J Taylor of the M E church. Burial followed at Walnut Hill cemetery.
In this climate of sudden temperature changes children often fall ill from neglected colds. The ad promotes Bosches German Syrup as a prevention and remedy for consumption cough pneumonia and throat lung diseases. It claims three or more doses avert serious sickness and death and mentions Sam Websters South Side Drug Store and Greens Special Almanac.
A complaint claims Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is simply iron and quinine in tasteless form. The ad urges readers to resist paying for a fake cure and to recognize profit motives.
Ed Mehler of Union Eot ing Works, Eric Pa, praises Wodol dyspepsia cure for lasting relief and urges others to try it. Joseph Coif can of Montmoreaci Ind, reports chronic bronchitis improved after using Foleys Honey and Tar. The ad warns that frauds pump up the spout.
A local postmaster CL O Daweon endorses a one minute cough cure claiming it relieves coughs colds croup bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. W J Stay backs its effectiveness as a favorite for children saying it saved him from severe sickness.
A dialogue from the Detroit Free Press mentions Ar Perkins asking about Cholly's automobile breaking a record. Mrs Perkins responds she is not surprised and suspects the vehicle lost control. The exchange implies a notable incident with potential record-breaking implications.
A humorous exchange in a classroom features a student boasting two half years of grammar study and a classmate asking for more time. The playful dialogue highlights confidence and humor in language learning.
A brief, dialogue driven snippet shows He-It and She-What do you mean by quiet sharing a moment where money nearly speaks for itself. The exchange hints at a larger social dynamic without specifying context or participants.
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