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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
3
The legible end mentions scenes of visitors and social calls among Wade Campbell Kidwell Healy and others, with scattered notes on a ball game at Washine and a description of a “New Ace For Talcum Powder” remedy. The text is heavily garbled and contains broken names and stray advertisements.
Local compact notes record visits and funeral services. Residents like Mrs Phoebe Yeune and Figtah Pershing of Ehorg are mentioned with travel from Tandianapolis and Pialuville. Genevieve Finn, Verda Dswaboceturned, and Elsie Wadswert are noted among relatives and friends visiting Bedford and Indian locales.
Professor Ward reports in the Strand on photographing a snail and its touch response as a blade edge nears and retracts the creature. The article describes the snail’s eyes, feelers, and touch behavior during a close encounter with a sharp object.
The column lists numerous local residents making trips to Plainville Washington and Canton Ohio for business visits sales and social visits. It notes cider production plans at W R Neeriemer Odon Indiana and mentions a canoe trip by Washington University students and a Wisconsin river journey.
Manila Times reports a special process used to preserve Christmas trees from days past. The article notes trees arrived from unspecified regions and remained green, stored with chemicals to retain scent without impairment.
The fragment describes the number of factories, capital invested, and gains over five years. It lists a capital investment of $118,942,000 with a gain of $2,950,000, an average capital of and a value figure for ice. It references a United States Census Bureau source.
Six elephant seals at the Aquarium consumed 1.351 pounds of codfish, herring and weakish in a month, about ten and a half pounds per day for the group. The voracious eaters are thriving and growing.
Several hundred fishermen fished the ice on Lake Erie as Henry Smith led with a 28 inch eel the season’s prize catch. Stuffaks News.
An English company has secured a large tract of land in Egypt to plant fruit trees from California and develop a substantial fruit growing industry on an extensive scale. The project signals planned agricultural investment and cross continental cultivation.
Shiloh Jno Montgomery and wife visited G. W. Hackler and wife in Rasglesville Sunday. Sam Cox of Bicknell stayed at Jas. Overton's Monday night. Lillian Underwood and Fannie Drake returned to Bedford after two weeks with friends. Miss Elizabeth Malone of Odon spent Monday night with Amy Overton. Will Montgomery and daughter Floylef head to Missouri Thursday for several months. Alva Callahan and Linton on Monday. Cornelius Sier and friends planned future visit. Lam family and Chestnut relatives noted.
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