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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
2
Citizens discuss town improvements and property values as New Haven, Connecticut plans a $2,000,000 post office project. The piece notes a Shakespeare Memorial Association formation and invites reader feedback on serial stories in the Journal.
A report recalls a Tuesday fire causing confusion and loss of valuable minutes in locating the blaze. The piece notes Odon’s history of escaping fires and emphasizes the crucial first minutes after a fire starts. It ends with a proverb about reacting after a theft.
The new timetable alters evening and afternoon train departures affecting mail and travel. Some residents welcome faster trips to Indianapolis and return within a day, while eastern parties and locals near Old Settlers voice discontent over altered times and shopping opportunities.
A frightening cyclone devastates homes and property while readers are urged to insure against loss. The ad from Oden Realty Co offers full details on a policy, costs, and cash value protection for damaged homes.
Laura Bechtel and Anna Fielder spent Sunday with Jessie and Marie Lucas. William Tomey and wife from Plainville and John Weaver and family from Klora visited Geo Hackler and Mrs Arlie Resier. Grace Cooper of Worthington visits grandparents Rev Dyer and wife. Funeral attendance noted for Everett Miller. Maude Ritter and Iona Ritter visited May and Elsie Wilkin. Viola Fielder and others attended Einora gathering. James Ritter and wife spent Sunday with Elizabeth Borden. Geo Collins family visited William Palmer household. Arthur Ritter and Harley Wilkin joined a Concord church event and Will Jones hosted an entertainment Saturday night. AIS present.
The father asks if Johnny can be given medicine while the mother suggests dropping the medicine into the preserves and feigning forgetfulness. Washington Str.
An unnamed recluse Williams lives off the land on a six mile trek to a distant store. Rumors swirl that he funds himself by robbery after a local crime. Cy Adams pushes for a sheriff led inquiry to search his cabin, but no proof or stolen goods are found.
The piece describes Japan’s New Year customs with early rising at 4 a.m. wearing new clothes, worship of gods and ancestors, and paying respects to elders. Breakfast features special foods and a ceremonial tea, with a lacquer tray of symbolic dishes signaling the start of sixteen days of festivities and a near halt in business for the first week.
In an Indiana game of May 80 1890 the Anderson club produced five hits in one inning including three triplets a double and two singles yet failed to score Ireland Wiswell Shum Derby Faatz and Fear delivered key at bats with bunt and baserunning highlights while the piece notes a philosophical excerpt on making friends from National Magazine.
The article notes the unique approach to Whitby’s portah church in Yorkshire, reached only by 199 stone steps. The church sits on the east cliff about 200 feet above sea level, with crowds winding up and down the winding steps before and after services.
A partial OCR fragment recalls a daytime sighting inside a market area. It mentions a woman, an aide, and a brief remark about a counter, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear actions or outcomes.
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