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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
2
William McCammett of Washington township announces as a candidate for sheriff, seeking the Republican nomination at the county convention.
The Bedford Mail describes its new plant and machinery as reported last week. The Old Settlers ground fills with stands and amusement spaces as merchants set up exhibits and advertising booths awaiting favorable weather for a record crowd.
Washington hopeful over oil discovery on Woertz farm south of the city. Prospectors arrive as indicators of a gusher attract attention. Several wells planned to be sunk simultaneously, signaling a potential industrial surge and local boom.
Epsom Albert Mack is superintendent and Benjamin H. Ritter is principal. Roles include Mr Myers and Mary Carter in rooms A and B, with Cornettaville staff Ernest Burel Ella Hodges in rooms A and B. Numerous numbered teachers listed by number, names, and rooms across districts. D. I Myers serves as trustee.
A 1912 report details road construction practices and legal permission under the American Press Association. The article notes design methods, funding, and regional adoption of improved road making techniques with emphasis on public works impact.
White Sox crushed Bloomfield 12 to 2 as Aldridge of Trinity Springs held the visitors to six hits while striking out eleven. Bloomfield pitcher trio yielded eleven White Sox hits, with early offense and a one sided contest.
The article argues that state aid and supervision offer best isolation of road problems. New Jersey first adopted state aid in 1891, with about two thirds of states following. It urges funding fairness among taxpayers, notes political misuse in highway offices, and supports a nonpartisan, technically competent commission to administer programs.
Harper's Weekly explains coral reefs form in saltwater and cannot live in fresh water. Reefs surround Pacific islands and create harbors, yet peril to navigation comes from reefs themselves. inlets opposite stream mouths allow vessels to enter protected lagoons.
The Chicago News notes the global match use, estimating 3,000,000 matches per minute and 1.5 hundred billion annually. It emphasizes careful selection of woods, praising sapwood and knot-free timbers from pines, hin den, white cedar, poplar, birch, and willow for match production.
A brief speech described as highly characteristic of the Rhode Island style is noted as a defining moment.
George F. Todd, buyer and shipper of Filnora, praises Sylvester Whisman of Elmore township for bringing in the finest cattle and hogs in decades. Whisman, from Morgan County, Indiana, reportedly shipped a fat cattle load in 1590 netting 1,818 pounds and selling at about four and a quarter cents per pound, marking a notable historical record.
A cook who broils the tough end of porterhouse steaks and roasts the ribs but discards bones and juices wastes meat. Using every part to make soup stock avoids waste and saves ingredients, turning leftovers into usable broth instead of disposal.
A damaged archival fragment shows a letter with phrases like "Wine of Tar" and fragments such as "Thousands of letters like this" and "It cared me" suggesting a personal or ceremonial correspondence. The garbled OCR limits identification of author, date, or purpose.
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