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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1894
Page
3
Sannin JOP Taylor of Farlen was in town Thursday. Miss Davis aided in press rooms while dealer Durrell attended the convention in Washington. Wines are numerous on that street and bills mention wheat markets and local farming notes.
D F McFarlen improves from illness. Local residents plan to attend Qdon Normal. Bertie and Everett Wagener visited PHrbberd's on Sunday. Wes Malone and George Toda shopped for hues. Mr and Mrs John Hobarts traveled in Martin county. May and Mrs Elmer Hastings of Washinghim visited G M Critchlow. Sunday School at Mr Olive Gusts. Neighborly chatter and small-town life amid uneven handwriting and fragmented lines.
A cow on the farm gave birth to two male and one female calves. One calf is black, one white spotted, and the third is unknown. All calves and cows are reported to be doing well.
A garbled note describes a publisher selling a waltz titled My Sweet Heart at 40 cents with lithograph. The tale shifts to a town store scene where a proprietor hides from a mice nest and a doctor’s advice about rest appears, ending with unrelated oddities and fragments.
In a short incident at a store a man and his wife from the country are observed trading. The industrious woman asks for a dress and the husband negotiates a price while the clerk notes the awkward dialogue and a tense scene unfolds with the wife seeming frightened.
A man named Wilneest was tried for an offense against a railroad company. He was found guilty and sentenced to county jail in default of payment. The railroad company now faces a delay in pursuing action against the accused.
The text states a notice about taxes and subscriptions, requesting all who owe on the bill to pay the same amount promptly. It mentions that the bill has been turned over to the publishers and urges timely payment from subscribers and others liable.
An advertisement touts Franklin Miles Restorative Nervine as a cure for nervous diseases including dizziness hysteria epilepsy and sexual debility. It positions the nervous system as the source of disease and claims extensive testimonials and guarantees from Miles Medical Co. Prices listed 1 dollar per bottle and six bottles for eight dollars with prepaid express.
Fragmentary text mentions teachers, dates, a school, districts, and names such as Dera Scott and Mise Dera Seott. The legible parts point to a training or course notice with emphasis on shorthand work and possible locations in California.
Readable portions describe a milkhouse scene near hed wood and a wife with cigellens. A real estate man Desire is mentioned as well as a storm that stirs wood springs and a dairy area with a cool display. The text references a Pat 7 and a rustic basement.
The Olow deed Thursday featured appropriate exercises and songs for younger students. The Qdon schools led by Prof Chas Williams report strong success this year with teachers retained for next year and about seventy volumes added to the library from last night’s entertainment profits. Citizens praise the worthy teachers.
A compact biographical sketch outlines FL Gr Lares born Pel 25 S37 in Madison County Alabama later moving to Clarksbury and Od en Kansas and Arkansas. He enlisted 1862 in Company C Gist Regiment Indians Vol served through the Civil War. He later held offices including Madison Township Assessor and pursued lumber and mercantile work before moving to various states. He voted Republican since Lincoln.
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