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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1902
Page
3
Community briefs report local movements include Misses Maelze Eluestum and Florence Skemp visiting Christmas in Oakland City. Jonathan Keck promotes ads and specials while merchants offer bargains. A county official announces liquor licenses granted to several Washington residents.
One week of Free Delivery delights residents as the Indianapolis Journal arrives the same day in the country. Burkum and Hart township families visit neighbors while notaries and locals attend Sunday gatherings.
The fragment notes that women first appeared on the stage between November 1000 and January 1661. Pepys, the noted playgoer, records seeing The Beggar’s Bush as the first instance where women performed publicly.
The Journal urges subscribers to confirm delivery details and routes with the office. It notes that those not receiving The Journal should notify the office immediately to update mail routing and avoid delays. If copies are missing, readers are advised to call at the office for replacement.
Last Monday the Rural Free Delivery mail service for the entire county was inaugurated. Every corner is now supplied by carriers. Three routes from this place moved slowly this week and some patrons have no mailboxes yet. Collection mail boxes are at Herron school house Parlen Lases and Smiley.
The article lists new county and district officers with term start dates, including Congress Robt W Miers March 4 47993 and Auditor Thos Negent January 1 1094. It also notes unsettled Clerk of the Circuit Court and final appointment details for several positions.
A humorous exchange cited from the Philadelphia Press notes Mrs. Gabbie and Mrs. Bizzy discussing a woman named Gabbie Kraft and her age at marriage. The punchline is that the answer was given as "At the parsonage," leaving the exact age unknown.
A humorous exchange from a London Gazette snippet shows a young hopeful asking about his chance to “have a unit” while a father nudges a cultured brother, scornfully labeling the others as boffins who say AM. The odd dialogue captures a playful family moment during a holiday.
Merchants in Odon push advertising in The Journal to invite public trade. They claim this medium shows their desire for business and note prices for produce are high locally, while they pledge honest, considerate service. The piece invites readers to trade with Odon merchants and to advertise.
Several residents listed as sick including Mrs Rigsius and her two children. Various locals visited nearby towns, with John Greves of Epsom and Mark Trueblood of Smiley noted in the region. Thanksgiving plans unfold with Lettie Wadsworth joining Roscoe in Evansville, while roads hinder coal haulers and telephone users note the exchange’s benefits.
J E L Beever J B Abel Aaron and Henry Hitchock organize a bank venture in Elnora to fill a local financial need after Pleasant Durham’s exit. The group forms to supply the community’s banking services and attract residents seeking reliable coinage and credit.
Reverend Samuel F. Dyer of Einora files a damage suit in circuit court against the railroad claiming injuries from a train incident on April 28. He alleges he was standing during switching on a mixed train near the city and was thrown to the floor, suffering painful and permanent injuries. Attorney K. Tharp represents him.
In a Harper's Magazine vignette a young girl Elsie, a Sunday school attendee, overhears plans about a Christian Endesvores inversion. She writes to a cousin from a library perch, asking how to spell devil, prompting her auntie to correct her and explain the word. The scene centers on miscommunication and a playful misunderstanding about words and beliefs.
A South Russian town party reveals censorship in action as a local press censor postpones work to deal with three waiting editors who have manuscripts and proof sheets for that morning's issue. The anecdote, relayed by a correspondent, illustrates pressures on editors and press control.
A titled lady, known for water color exhibitions at the local art gallery, recovers after a severe illness blamed on long painting hours. An elderly nurse quips the cause, while a doctor is called in and questioned about travel in the latest days.
A Turkish censor in Constantinople extensively altered Shakespeare’s Othello, erasing Cyprus from the text. He argued Cyprus is Turkish and sending Othello there would threaten Turkey’s treaties. He replaced Cyprus with Corfu, noting the Paria treaty requires otherwise.
A quoted traveler notes the atmosphere in the far north quiets men. He says the need to conserve breath while tramping leaves no air for thinking, yielding men who are almost speechless. At night each man contemplates his own thoughts while others do the same.
A fragment from a historical page notes a phrase about honesty and speaking well of others. The text references fortune and integrity, seemingly in a mnemonic or etiquette context. No clear event or person details are identifiable.
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