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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
8
Saturday visits from A T Mayfield of Jasonville and others mark a busy period. Rexall Store offers a weather chart calendar and a Christmas window display. Mrs Nan Banks and D L Ledgerwood are noted visitors with Rexall Store reminders.
Abraham S. Abrams tours the United States debunking Dead Sea myths. He notes only one small boat operates on the sea, carrying passengers and Arab wheat to Jerusalem, with donkeys transporting goods to the Holy City. He warns winds threaten the craft and that reports of steamboats are false.
A speaker recalls a dream where Santa humorously critiques gifts for girls, listing impractical and odd items like teeth sets, corset strings, paint, and canes. The tale ends with a Christmas dinner scene where the dream sparks shock and prevents any wedding plans.
The report states school will close Thursday December 14 and reopen Monday January 4. It notes alarming dropout rates with only one in three finishing eighth grade and one in thirty finishing high school. A Christmas program is planned for Thursday afternoon. A quoted remark discusses a man fond of his wife and marrying for money. In Indianapolis a bill aims to require street railways to carry grafangera for half fare.
A series of meetings at the M E church closed with sixty six accessions and seventy nine converts. Old citizens call it one of Burns City's greatest revivals with broad church participation and praise Rev Barker's work and music. Baptism not yet conducted for new members.
The report notes that there is no available water, prompting a suspension or halting of related services until supply is restored.
Missouri reports rapid growth in auto registrations. For 1912 total reached 24 387 by year end, while by September 16 this year at least 36 485 cars were registered with more on the way. The text shifts to scattered social commentary and dialogue about nerves and spies.
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