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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1901
Page
3
Miss Ethel Hardy travels to Terre Haute while Ermit Hindman returns from Bedford and Sheriff Jabez McCord arrives from Washington. Christmas ads and events fill the town with theater and store promos, lectures, visits, births, illness, and holiday shopping.
Bad weather arrives as Ray Wallicki clerks for Wm Pershing and Rev Ed Taylor leads meetings at ME Zion. KS Wallace reports on school activity this week. Nannie Taylor returns from Illinois visit while Mary L Phipps also returns from Illinois. Arthur Phipps comes home from work in the Sucker state. John Hubbard and family visit Barr township relatives. Mr and Mrs Bradford Kutch visit North end. Alfred Keck and Miss Mays Sumerville of Martin County visit J M Stotts's.
An allegory with solos and quartets will be presented next Saturday night at the M E church under the Ladies Aid Society. Proceeds go toward the first payment on new church pews. Admission is 10 cents.
A brief note observes a young man lingering near Keck's window gazing at watches. The writer suggests he desires a Christmas present and hints at speculation about his relationship to others in town. The tone is sardonic and mentions the store and its displays.
A historical note recounts Dr. Briestley’s repeated effort on the Harmony of the Gospels and the Jewish Passover topic. He copied findings once, set them aside, then retraced the same research, forgetting he had already recorded the results.
A letter denounces a Washington Herald article as false on school board clashes and promotions. It cites Swain Wallace and Ben nett Odell as approved, notes diverse church origins of teachers, and lauds nonpartisan local officer choices. Also features local ads and light anecdotes.
Exchange features an eminent artist asked about a study titled Cows In the Clover. The artist notes no clover appears, claiming the cows have eaten it. A mariner captive jokes about dining and peppering food, with a cannibal grinning at the remark.
For the election on the proposed rock roads next Tuesday the following boards were selected by precinct. First Precinct includes Inspector William Sims Judges George Correll and Joe M Storts Clerks D W Hayes and Ed Hubbard with Sheriffs Isaac Zeigler and Menford Overton voting at the rear of S A Taylor's store. Second Precinct lists Inspector Daniel Osborn Judges Clarence Pownall and Henry Connell Clerks Jos Ledgerwood and Thos Wirt Sheriffs R C Skemp and Wil Jackson voting at John Burrell's shop. Third Precinct names Inspector John Mumaw Judges Fred Malone and Benj F Sears Clerks R T Tolliver and A S Waggener Sheriffs Levi Johnson and S R Callahan voting at the rear end of Kinman’s furniture store.
A chaotic, advertisement filled snippet describes Keck's offering a large stock of rings and other gifts for the season. It promotes Tolliver & Cooper as new arrivals, Abraham's Shoe Store, and Stick candy at low prices. It also features Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised by Whitfield & Co. of Chicago and Z Webster.
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a remedy that cures a cold in one day and urges readers to work for high wages but at half price to avoid idleness.
A remnant Araucanian barometer in southern Chile uses a crab castor shell. The dead shell is white in fair weather. Red spots appear with moist air, and the shell turns entirely red as moisture increases, staying so through the rainy season.
The aged weather prophet advises predicting bad weather as the safest path. He explains the neophyte’s question and notes that people are more forgiving when a gloomy forecast does not come true.
Ed and John Fish, both in their twenties, were killed Wednesday afternoon when earth caved on a hill side while they dug coal on the family farm north of Burns City near McCameron. Their father found them and neighbors removed the bodies. services were held and burial was at Salem cemetery.
Highest market prices for beef hides, horse hides, fur hides, dry bones, old rubber, tin, copper, brass and related materials listed by W. C. Garten. The notice signals top prices and collection details aimed at sellers and traders.
Hayfield Minnesota resident H. C. Chrestenson credits Kodol Dyspepsia Cure with saving his life after years of dyspepsia left him unable to keep food down. He began using the remedy after seeing an advertisement and soon improved, recommending it to others.
An old note details a cosmetic mixture using bitter apples and a half pint of rum to one pint of apples described as the finest hair tonic.
Daily Post editor Lynch of Phillipsburg NJ tests Foley’s Honey and Tar. He states it is the best cough and cold remedy he has used, praising its effectiveness and expressing high recommendation. The quotation underscores the product’s perceived value and public endorsement.
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