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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
2
Notices outline subscription terms and advertising rates for the Odon Post Office paper. Editor Wilson C. Myers disputes a rival candidate while quarreling factions and local political maneuvering color the page.
A patchwork of items includes Wall Street rumors about John R. Walsh and Indiana stock moves, potato planting experiments by George Elrod near Bedford, state squirrels open season and permit details, folk remedies, teacher pay concerns, rogue salesman cautions, railroad settlement terms, Corydon roof repairs, East St. Louis lime accidents turning potatoes to stone, Jasonville saloon business, and farm mishaps with livestock and salt.
Grant Alishouse a 6 foot 8 inch farmer from Daviess County Indiana applied Tuesday for a policeman job. He measured tall and wide enough to exceed the court's standard height and claimed a beer abstinence while admitting tobacco use. He cited a wheat field trip and World’s Fair year as motive.
Bedford officer James M. Myers completed his third year on the Bedford police force since July 25, 1900. He tallied 270 arrests over the period for offenses including intoxication, assault, gambling, keeping houses of ill fame, stealing, and public indecency.
The Review of Reviews for August notes three new plants on the Hudson River, oboe in southern California, and Mount Rainier in Washington. The report argues these projects show what could be achieved elsewhere by tapping water power going to waste.
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post notes corn husk hats as a new summer fashion. The material is cheap and durable when properly cured and damp, with hats shaped by layered husks and painted outer edges, potentially selling at popular prices while fancier models may target higher markets.
The genate cloakroom gathering in Missouri featured Mr West and peers recalling Senator Turpie of Indiana. Remarks praised Turpie as erudite and well versed in belles lettres, with a Washington Post anecdote cited to illustrate his breadth of knowledge.
Government act issued in Indiana details safety rules for traction engines on public highways. It requires a person to precede the engine by at least fifty yards and for the engine to pull aside and pause while horses pass. Violations are misdemeanors with fines from five dollars to fifteen dollars. Also notes upcoming railroad additions with passenger trains serving Odon and Terre Haute.
The memo requests additional teachers, both seasoned and new, noting high call volume this year. It says schools and colleges supplied with qualified teachers at no cost, and provides an address for the American Teachers Association in Memphis. Readers are asked to inform the editor of any news.
An unnamed patient recalls doctors debating a lung abscess before trying Dr King s New Discovery for consumption. The remedy brought rapid improvement and full health, despite skeptics editorials. The ad asserts the medicine conquers coughs colds and lung troubles and is guaranteed by Webster.
An ad argues cosmetics fail to remove skin flaws and promotes Green's August Flower to cleanse the liver and enrich the blood. It claims improved complexion, sleep, and relief from constipation and indigestion with trial and regular bottle prices. The piece ends with a quip about great poets.
An ad style collage notes Dr. Kivog s NewLife Pills claim relief from dizziness backache liver complaints and constipation with a guarantee. It includes testimonial style lines and a money back offer. Also features a tonic for colic and dysentery and a job ad seeking trustworthy individuals with financial backing.
The record notes a tribal sympathy resolution for Harvey Howard of the Wigwam of One to Tribe 305 and a Madison township trustee meeting with budget figures for 1904 including township road taxes and school expenditures. Names include Frank Deck Jacob P MeTatosii James P Wall John Muwa w. Dated August 1 1903.
Sealed bids due 1 PM August 10, 1903 for lump coal for Odon schools for the coming winter. Also sealed bids for the school buy by A. A. Lane secretary. An ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic noting iron and quinine. An item touts Electric Bitters as a nerve tonic and stomach and kidney regulator. Z Webbater guarantees satisfaction.
A public notice from August 20 in Odon Indiana lists prizes for longevity and achievements. Categories include oldest man and woman, longest married couple in the same house, oldest war veteran, longest army service, oldest native of Daviess county, largest and tallest participants, prettiest infants, and winners of foot races and recitations in Madison and Van Buren townships. Numerous other prizes are noted.
Advertises Buschee's German Syrup as the only market preparation claimed to dissolve and cure consumption. Describes contents as tar extracts and quassia with claims of easing cough, aiding rest, fresh air, and nourishment, promising free and easy expectoration and quick relief. Sold in small 35 cent bottles and larger four times as much, by druggists.
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