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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1895
Page
3
The page lists a mix of advertisements and community notes. It mentions trade items including clothing and household goods, calls for services, legal notices, school updates, and arrivals, with names of residents and local businesses scattered throughout. The tone reflects a small town weekly roundup of commerce, appointments, and social events.
The community gathering celebrated the close of Florence Pownall’s second term with a school program. After a dinner, pupils performed recitations dialogues and music by Bob Ruey Jedi Richardson El Richardson and Mrs Zeta St tgs on organ while townsfolk praised the teacher and urged trustees to hire Mixa Ponsul next winter.
Mrs Eliza Williams wife of Brack Williams died at home on Elnora Street last Saturday after a long illness. She was 46 and leaves a grieving husband and six children. Her friends recall her as an excellent Christian lady.
JA Richards of Jefferson City Missouri testifies that One Minute Cough Cure provided nearly instant relief when other remedies failed and resulted in a great cure after using the product. He urges others to try it based on his experience.
An old advertises Bucken’ Sassnia Salve claiming best salve for cats speakees sores ulcers rheum pever sores tetter chapped fissures chilblains cornganda skin eruptions and piles. Guaranteed to give relief or money refunded. Price 25 per box. Sold by S. Pensinger.
Judge Fisher and family visited in Martin County Sunday. Several from here attended the Nu: TL exhibition Saturday night. Miss Zeta Stotts began work in Odon Monday. Master Orville Hubbard visited Bedford Thursday. Elmer Pershing shipped 2 000 dozen eggs Friday. Tom Boyd visited with his son Ernal who lives with James Taylors Row. George will preach at Olive tonight at 7 30. Mrs. Seeder bought a horse from Stott and Miss Lucine Ketehin came from Od on Sunday. Stotts were in Greene County on business. Mrs. Mittain returns home to Martin County after six months away. The Stotts fire and ice incident disrupted the fence line near James Ledzerwood’s field.
A community meeting ended with praise for the period and expresses satisfaction with the event. Attendees sang and returned home feeling the day was well spent. An ad notes Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as prompt relief and preventive, with bottles advertised by W. L. Stovhe Druggist.
A Guadalupita New Mexico wedding highlights old Spanish American practice where parents settled the match. A 68 year old Mexican married a 16 year old señorita with a price of thirty varas of land an adobe home and five apple trees paid to her parents.
The Washington Star notes a traveler named Thad Ti finished a trip in Monte Carlo, toured the Apennines, and ended up laid up in Rome. The item reads as a casual travel log or anecdote about a return journey through Europe.
Schools No. 2 and Ho. G. R. D. Stores and W. K. Penrod teachers were closed last week and honored with a large dinner. An afternoon literary program followed, with many patrons in attendance expressing high satisfaction with the event.
An advertisement invites readers to try Dr. King’s New Discovery free by mailing name and address to H. & Backlen & Co. in Chicago. It promises a sample box of New Life Pills and a copy of Guide to Health and Household instruction, guaranteed to do good. S. Peasinger Drugzist endorses the offer.
Advertisement offers a sample box of Dr King s New Life Pills sent to your address. Claims include relief from constipation sick headaches and liver trouble with a guaranteed pure non toxic product and no weakness though wording is garbled.
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