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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
3
Readable fragments suggest a sales pitch urging buyers to note prices such as 31 8300 and 23 50. The text mentions men boys and children and a warning about a car line purchase.
Septembers loom with school starts and fairs. Local Ed Spurgeon returns from Decca tur. Mrs. Mary Shively gains 88 per month pension while Mrs. Wilson Myera battles malaria typhoid. Baseball upset as Nebraska Indiana defeats Bedford 15 to 5. Community notices include polls tax counts, travel to North Dakota, and a Wabash Ry affair in St Louis.
Hob. John C. Chaney of Sullivan Republican candidate for Congress from Indiana's second district opened the gathering with a vivid reminiscence of pioneer days. He contrasted past and present, praising modern Indiana cities farms schools churches and homes, and quoted figures like Findley Eggleston Riley Beveridge. His humorous genial delivery captivated the audience for over an hour, hailed as the best Old Settlers speech yet at Odon.
Curious baseball enthusiasts wanted to watch the game but could not due to high prices. The note highlights demand from fans who missed access and the barrier posed by costs.
A drum corps furnished music and Asa Haig entertained with his graphophone. Uncle Harvey Evans presided as an old settlers gathering leader. The grounds hosted twenty seven stands and shows on opening day while Odon and Lyons bail teams played an ongoing game. Many veterans attended a reunion with old soldiers also present.
Rural free delivery carrier examinations were held in Elnora on Thursday morning for routes serving Odon Plainville and Elnora. Nine applicants vied for three routes with names listed for each route and a starting date around October first. Each carrier earns $600 yearly and provides their own outfit.
A woman with five children left home after alleged beating, gathering cabbage and potatoes for a rough journey in a shabby wagon. They sought shelter with neighbors in the rain, then camped near a local home before moving toward Knox county. The mother said she would rather die than return to her husband.
A local notice asks subscribers who owe back payments to settle promptly. It specifies that paid up subscribers are not affected and urges immediate action to clear arrears.
Miners and operators at Eaglesville settle a long strike uniting all mines into a single operation. About sixty men were idle during the stoppage but a cooperative approach now resumes work and coal supplies are expected to return to normal. A high class rowing machine is advertised at the Journal office.
Engineers Grant and George Faith with viewers J 0 Laughlin Dan Garz and Geo Critchlow surveyed the Bennett ditch on Wednesday. The ditch begins at the 5 S Ry where the Marsh ditch started and runs northeast to William Clinton's farm.
Bedford failed to travel to a Bramble game leaving many top players absent. Bramble dominated with a 20 point margin as locals wondered why the Southern Indians band was turned down.
Walter Garten and a few teamsters clashed over pay as strike action touched a poultry house. A small group of pickers walked out for higher wages, but the crop was still harvested and order remained in Purchase.
About thirty eight members and invited friends gathered at the president's home for a Pleasant Hill social evening. The program included social chat music and games with refreshments of lemonade ice cream and cake served.
A New York Tribune excerpt describes the Du Pont powder dynasty with mills nationwide. It details a strict family selection for danger, requiring two Du Ponts to lead when risk is eminent, and notes heroic escapes and despotism in leadership succession across generations.
The text argues that an American citizen who travels or resides abroad does not lose citizenship or government protection. Residency abroad may affect voting rights, while reentering the U S restores them. It contrasts this with other nations claiming jurisdiction over their citizens who naturalize elsewhere. The piece cites the saying once an Englishman always an Englishman and references a Detroit Free Press quote from 1912.
The Lambert family leased the house to the Hunter's club who built it. General Burgoyne later lived there before it passed to the eleventh Earl of Derby. His grandson, the twelfth Earl, greatly improved the estate.
A fragment from a sewing guide explains how to fix wrinkles in coats and trousers. It advises dampening the elbows and knees with a cloth, folding them for hours, laying on an ironing board, smoothing gently, and then iron carefully to restore shape.
In a quizzical inquest report a coroner and clerk debate the bottle's contents. The clerk claims vodka while another insists gin, and, after tasting, the coroner notes the bottle is empty and that all measures to determine its contents failed.
A New York Herald quote questions moral options when a wife requests money and the husband has none, suggesting that under such circumstances any action could be judged wrong. The brief reflects on high moral stakes and social norms around domestic finances.
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