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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1901
Page
2
Odon Indiana weekly newspaper details subscription rates and publication schedule for the Odeon Journal with terms and post office classification. This issue is dated August 3 1901 and notes annual six month and three month subscription options.
The report notes a derrick raised and oil extraction hoped after persistent rain delays. Weather improves conditions for production, with crews and equipment repositioning to resume work.
The pension roll for the fiscal year ending last June lists 1,041,221 names, the first time the total surpassed one million. This milestone marks a major expansion in beneficiaries and program scope.
Strangers praise the location described as a baseness rich and pretty place to live while railing against the commodities box loafer, labeling him a natural kicker with negative reputation in the scene.
The government released at a cost of 83 million dollars the Records of the Rebellion, a planned collection of over 130 volumes containing all officer reports, civil and military correspondence, telegrams on military operations, and any evidence bearing on the conflict.
The Indianapolis Journal reports General Fitzhugh Lee's claim that the Maine explosion was caused by students experimenting with explosives in the Havana arsenal. Naval officers confirm they have names of some perpetrators and knew the fact at the time, with Spanish officials also aware.
The letter argues for a town lock up to hold drunken offenders until sober and inform locals that fines should be used for inebriation. It stresses trustees’ duty to supply a suitable cell and marshals’ duty to place intoxicated individuals inside. It warns against alcohol misuse in Odon and calls for enforcement of liquor and disorderly conduct laws.
Igan Bros of Marco Greene shipped another train of imported cattle to New York. Carloads average twenty to twenty five dollars per head, totaling about 390 dollars per head. lowest estimates place the value at thirty five thousand dollars. A New Jersey mill for flour and sweet potatoes reportedly started. Christie of Danville reports a flock with a hen that laid eggs then hatched them, leaving motherless chicks in a curious scene. Weather affects a 1552 dollar automtic lawnmower promotion offering self operation.
A newsboy named Clyde Brenton was fatally struck by a train in Oakland. An Italian-Scottsburg resident, OD Thomas Arbuckle, suffers a rare surgical condition after an 1896 typhoid and four-year hunger, surviving with a connected stomach opening. A paranormal tally reports whooping marriage ceremonies in Honolulu and a high number of Canadian population counts from the 1901 census.
Odon traveled to Loogootee and edged the home team in a close contest. Odon scored twice in the first inning and added three more in the final frame. Several Loogootee players hailed from Yeteraburg and nearby towns, underscoring a regional matchup.
A Washington Star writer recalls a Whitechapel dining saloon offering a large hot pie filled with liver onions and turnips for a half penny with bread and tea for two more. From noon to two, shoeblacks costermongers and clerks queue for the modest repast.
An old custom links bell ringing to ward off evil spirits. The phrase tailors derives from tellers who tally knell strokes. The article hints at regional variations and notes corrupted usage in certain locales.
The forty first session begins at the courthouse in Washington with Prof Mason lecturing on music and Prof Rerger discussing the teachers institute costs to taxpayers. Emma dic Rea of Purdue starts exercises and night lectures continue throughout the five day program. District officers and instructors are listed for Daviess county townships. The legislature granted pay for teachers attending the institute, totaling about 3000 dollars for the session.
Pearl fishers in Ceylos fear divers and superstition runs deep as sorcerers sell charms to curb divers appetites and drive away stingrays. Divers dread the giant eel that can weigh nearly half a ton and can snap a leg or drown a diver if grabbed by its jaws.
A. H. Davis and W. L. Story cite remedies for kidney trouble and croup. The ads promote Foley’s Kidney Cure as a permanent cure and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as safe and effective. A customer from Johnstown Pa notes a child nearly strangled by croup but saved in a minute.
Mrs Q E Datton of Danville TH reports her family cured of whooping cough by a small bottle of Foleys Honey and tar and saved a doctor’s bill. The article also notes turtles as the most ancient vertebrates, citing giant prehistoric tortoises 12 to 20 feet in length.
Aaron Josir, who left last week for Grass Lake area in Pierce County, reports potential yields of 10 to 30 bushels per acre. Abraham Gingerich, with 100 acres wheat and 90 acres flax, expects 15 bushels per acre and flax at $1.65 per bushel, totaling substantial income. Job opportunities exist with threshing crews paying $5 to $6 daily, attracting hundreds of laborers, though one caution urges delaying arrival due to the surge.
The notice states that the first Monday in September, one week from next Monday, begins the school term. Parents should ensure children are prepared and that transfers for pupils outside the Odon corporation are ready by the first day.
Ladies urged to obtain Solid Cuevee Silver tableware as an alternative to sterling silver. Claims no plating to wear, identical look, harder and longer lasting, cost about one sixth as much. Free offer from Quaker Valley Mfg Co Chicago with a 25 year warranty.
The Washington Herald reports a consensus by viewers and engineers to build Washington township roads with gravel. Gravel is favored over crushed rock for cost and handling, with delivered gravel at 70 cents per yard versus rock at 1.05 to 1.20. The plan, plans and specs ongoing, aims to fix estimated costs and push the project forward.
James White of Bryantsvilland reports De Witts with Hazel Saive healed running sores on both legs after six years of suffering and failed medical help. Also contains aggressive ad copy for beauty and agent recruitment with promised earnings and commissions.
A minister from Emporia Kansas describes a severe bilious colic cured by Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He recounts helping a sick neighbor who, after using doctors without relief, was aided by one dose from the minister and recovered. Sold by Z Webster.
A Far North Arkansas ad offers money to loan on improved farms with 5 to 8 percent. It also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and DeWitt Little Early Risers as remedies. Endorsed by Odon Journal office.
Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky writes that Foley Kidney Care saved him from kidney disease. He says the treatment provided permanent relief and prevented a life threatening outcome. He remarks the first Jenny Lind concert ticket in New York 1850 sold for $650 as an advertisement details.
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