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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1899
Page
3
Walter Brogden and family return Sunday to Cornettsville from town. Mrs. Mary Stoner is home from Annapolis. A busy week lies ahead with plans for a larger trade, and readers are urged to visit local merchants like Kreck’s for holiday needs.
A long unreadable Washington correspondence note discusses local governance and public notices. It mentions the May meeting, county commissioners, township gates, and a series of names and figures, with scattered references to Minot and local stores.
The week saw Mire and Nannie Pinnsmer with son visiting relatives, WOS Boothe visiting Greene county, and Patrick Fleonone and son from Bloomington stopping by. A string of meetings is noted with various names, including Miss Nettie Moyers and Mrs. Bole, amid miscellaneous chatter and community updates.
Melvin Cooper suffered severe hand injuries while using a wood saw at the Spoke factory. A large splinter struck and mashed four fingers with no broken bones reported. His brother Fin Coop era had a similar earlier accident causing multiple fractures.
An old ad fragment touts Castoria for infants and children as the trusted remedy. It also hawks a self cure tale claiming a man avoided surgery by using Arnies Salve and five bones, a sensational claim from a sales pitch.
The notice from Heyes & Co requests parties owing the firm to call and settle during December. It mentions cape like jackets and a factory delivery on South Spring Street with coded references and scattered counts.
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