Odon Town Treasurers Report 1906 07
Odon Indiana town treasurer report covers receipts and expenditures for December 1 1906 to December 1 1907. Includes Electric Light Fund Liqui dating Fund and Corporation Fund with balances and detailed payments to numerous vendors and officials. Approved December 3 1907 by trustees D J Abraham W Freeman and others.
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Co. Treas
ICT Co. Treas
Odon
J Corporation Fund
Pelee
Dr. J. de Motte
A. Jollitt
G. L. Baker
George W. Critchlow
George W. Criteilow
Obenchiatin & Igoyer
B. D. Smiley
W.T. Willians
George Henderson
George Critchlow
D. M. Inman
GO. M. Sommers
Jane
Dean AM
Tumean
DeMotta - Tac Cte
Breen
Too
Daly
Dean M
Inman
Gionos and Power Company Doo Thomas Bougi - Do Ff
OW. Whitlock
A.W. Whithock
Calvin
Dean M. Iaman
Dean M. Inman
A. Browning
Odon Brick & Tile Co
J. W. Whitlock
Bunch
Fred Kinnaman
Odon Lumber Co
Oliver O. Laughlin
Earge W
Critchlow
Georgew
W. B
Dean M. Iawman
Indiana
D. J. Abraham
W. Freeman
Store to Close as Harman Market Stock Sells Out
J. H. Christenberry who bought the Chas Harman meat market plans to close out the stock. The former market location will host a hardware store operated by W. P. Alexander after the sale.
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Christenberry
Chas. Harman
W. 'P. Alexander
Trustee Notice for Van Buren Township Affairs
Notice to all parties with business in Van Buren township that Ajram Sima will be in the trustee office at the Eaglesville post office on Saturdays each week. It directs interested persons to attend for matters requiring the trustee’s attention.
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van Buren Township
Eaglesville
Ajram Sima
A Burglar Reflects On A Christmas Night Heist
A burglar recounts a Christmas Eve attempt to break into a house, stealing toys and a doll, and nearly kidnapping a child named Jimmie. He watches the boy blow a tin horn and flee as alarms rise, then escapes as police swarm the scene. The tale ends with a vow to avoid Christmas plunder and a dislike for children and pets that complicate thefts.
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Scott
Tayla
Martha
Jimmie
Flo
Woran
Gabriel
Signs of Old Age Is The Real Test Of Time
A humorous exchange lists signs of aging from changes in affection and grooming to physical limits. The dialogue notes that loss of lively attention from a romantic interest, creaking bones, cautious stairs, and rheumatic differences may indicate growing old. A final quip cites needing bedstead support when donning trousers as a clear marker.
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New York Press
Make One Blunder and Square It with Restitution
The piece recalls a Boston newspaper man touring a Northwestern state to cover lynching and the locals retort with a grim joke about paying the widow with a second husband. A columnist quotes a Lippincott’s Magazine anecdote about “the square thing” and offering restitution.
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Union
Boston
Fojourning
United States
Lippincott’s Magazine
How She Rests In Germantown Family Recruits Liza
A Germantown family with deep roots has relied on Liza the cook every summer. When a gathering of relatives planned, the head of the clan asked for her help, but Liza answered with dignity that winter is her vacation and she does not cook then.
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Germantown
Liza
Masson and the Macmillan Magazine Pamphlet War
The anecdote recalls Professor Masson editor of Macmillan's Magazine seeking Newman’s reaction to an article on the Kingsley Newman pamphlet clash. Newman’s terse reply, later recalled with humor, said I have not heard of your magazine and your name conveys no impression to my mind.
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Masson
Macmillan
Kingsley
Newman
Newnairs
Westminster Gazette
Lord Carrington Makes First NSW Public Appearance
Lord Carrington, then governor of New South Wales, attended the mayor's dinner in Sydney and read a short speech in reply to a health toast. A nearby MP, long fatigued by the predecessor's eloquence, quipped by raising his glass and saying, Thank the Lord, he can t speak.
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Lord Carrington
New South Wales
Sydney
M. P
Just a Spill
A Pittsburg Press brief describes an awkward waiter asking if the guest finished the meal and the guest replying only the soup was spilled. The anecdote highlights a small dining mishap with humorous tone.
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Garcon
Pittsburg Press
Initiative And The Husband Involved In Something Daily
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Record Herald highlights initiative as a scarce trait. Mrs Gottawadde jokes her husband is initiated in something nearly every night, underscoring that many people lack proactive drive.
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Mrs. Gottawadde
Chicago Record-Herald
Sensitive Willie Exposes Family Rift In Cincinnati Enquirer
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes Willie is described as highly sensitive after an incident where his father allegedly kicked him down stairs and did not call for three weeks, highlighting a tense family rift.
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Willie
Papa
Cincinnati
Enquirer
Fashion’s Nose Leads the World in Style
An aphoristic reflection ponders fashion’s grip on global trends, suggesting style guides and designers shape public taste while time endures. The line emphasizes fashion’s persistent influence across cultures and eras.
Promises and Promises in a Woman's Club Debate
In a candid exchange from Youth's Companion, Mrs. Eliot explains she promised both Mrs. George and Mrs. Tufts to vote for each, then kept her word by voting for both. She defends her impartial stance while acknowledging party pressures within the club.
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Harry
Mrs. George
Edith
Mr. Eilot
Mrs. Eliot
Curfew Bell Bequest and Slavery Ransom In 18th Century England
The excerpt notes Duchess Dudley’s 1655 bequest of 500 pounds yearly to redeem English Christians enslaved by Turks, and 18th century wills like Thomas Belton’s leaving most assets to the Ironmongers’ Company with half the interest for freeing British captives in Turkey or Barbary. It also mentions a Lincolnshire curfew bell legacy and peculiar bequests of clothing to the poor by Henry Green and Gray.
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Dudley
Thomas Belton
Hoxton
Kith
Timothy
Ironmongers’ Company
Barton
Lincolnshire
St. Peter’s Church
England
Henry Green
Gray
London Globe
Old Darky Eyes Test Provokes Wit at Eye Doctor
A humorous exchange unfolds as an elderly African American man questions the value of letters shown by an oculist. He requests a different card, asking for a watermilliont as he doubts the usefulness of the vision test in this Bohemian scene.
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Darky
Origin of the Holy Stone and its deck cleaning origin
The London Standard notes that during the reformation the Church of St. Nicholas at Yarmouth had carved monument stones removed. Some were turned into grindstones in Newcastle while others were used on royal navy ships to scour decks, giving rise to the phrase holystoning the deck.
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St. Nicholas
Yarmouth
Newcastle
Royal Navy
London Standard
Moles Collect Food and Stupefy Worms for Winter
A Country Life note explains moles store food in autumn and do not kill the worms they gather. Instead they stupefy the worms so they cannot escape, as part of their winter preparation.
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Electric Light Fond
Gos
Polli
Oden
Odon Drug CO
W. T. Dearmin
We Ester
Washington, Indiana
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