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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
3
A collage of witty sayings on aging love luck and politics contrasts with an estate loan pitch. Notables include Senator Clapp and Uncle Sam as peace broker, plus a farm loan offer at five percent with five year term and prepay option.
EPSOM and nearby areas list visits and travels. EPSOM townsfolk including W A Grove, Mrs. T B Cox, Mrs. Glen Hindman, D R Carter, Mrs. Tom Wilson and Tom Jr, James Wathen, Ed Scott, Harve Scott, Grant Taylor, J A McCall, George Scott, Mrs. Felix Keller, their relatives and friends visiting Washington, Odon, Veal township, Hyatt Station, Plainville, Terre Haute, and other localities. Dr Ira Bowman made a call. Friedly Poindexter and family visited Clarence McCall. Arkley Obrian returned from Terre Haute for a short vacation.
Trustee announces weekly office hours at the BE T Laughlin building on East Main Street in Gdon any Wednesday and Saturday to attend township business.
Mrs. Martha Brown of Kokomo says Tanlac eased stomach trouble catarrh and rheumatism after long illness with poor digestion and nervous insomnia She reports better appetite sound sleep and relief from rheumatism after two bottles The Tanlac sale point notes it helps stomach liver kidney troubles nervousness and general weakness sold at Odon Drug Co Store in Odon Indiana
Sunday school at 1 30 preaching at 2 45 and 10 30 roll call for Easter. A splendid program is prepared and all members and friends are urged to attend with dinner in the basement if possible. Assistance available for those unable to walk and stable room arranged for country drivers.
A 23 year old wanderer on the city platform explains his life choices. He says he left his hometown years ago, traveled across the United States, slept on floors, sometimes hungry but views tramp life as worthwhile. He works when able and hopes to prove himself and rise to a respectable position.
Medical column advises indigestion unsettles sleep and suggests a light supper with little meat and no milk. Take one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper and observe improved rest. Sold by all dealers with obtainable distribution.
The M. E. Church outlines its weekly program with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. preaching at 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Epworth League meets Tuesday at 7:00.
Church activities listed include Thursday 7 15 choir practice Friday 7 15 Bible School Sunday 9 30 Junior Meeting 2 00 and preaching and worship morning 10 30 and evening 7 15.
Doctors urge parents to choose washable toys as a defense against mild poisoning from swallowed paint. They note painted mouthpieces on wooden and tin toys can shed flakes, and uncolored India rubber toys prevent brittle paint fragments. Washable toys reduce choking and stomach troubles.
Chronicle style burlesque verse reworks nursery rhymes with Mrs Muffet in danger after ptomaine poisoning. The spoof imagines Miss Muffet on a tuffet refusing to eat further as poison speeds her.
A tense exchange reveals a man surprised that a woman knows his wife. The woman confirms familiarity through a housemaid who worked at the man’s residence for two months, implying prior indirect contact.
Valley View reports visits among families in Farlen Jimtown and Pleasant Hill. It notes Oscar Hackler leaving the R F D carrier post and praises his punctual service while awaiting a replacement.
The piece explains that constipation allows poisonous matter to be absorbed, making you feel dull and impairing digestion. It claims Cham Chamberlain's Tablets quickly relieve this condition and notes availability through dealers everywhere.
A milking scene shows a young worker misjudging weather as rain looms. He tells a customer it looks like rain while pouring milk, and the customer half-jokingly agrees noting the habit. The exchange hints at routine in daily rural life.
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for a catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. It presents F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as credible and asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. The notice includes endorsements from the National Bank of Commerce and claims the cure is sold for 75 cents per bottle along with Wake Malls Family Pills for constipation.
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