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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
2
A 1902 notice from Utun Indiana urges residents not to ask neighbors to commit theft or murder and to avoid Sunday trading. It cites that merchants barbers and markets must observe the Sabbath and urges the Town Trustees and Marshal to enforce the law.
Quote urges merchants to close on Sunday arguing competition fuels Sunday openings. Authors claim few business owners want Sunday work and if all stopped Sunday hours, Quinton would be a quieter town without excuses for being open.
Town Trustees must enforce Indiana Sunday laws by ensuring the marshal acts. Farmers working on Sunday could be arrested, yet Ogdon businesses stay open. Citizens argue all businesses should close Sundays and respect state law.
W. C. Camp named Deputy Auditor by editor elect Nugent to assume duties soon, succeeding W. M. Arkhan who joins Citizens Trust as Assistant Treasurer. In Nashville John Seitz files three suits against Joseph H L, Young, Henry Percefield and James E Melstvin seeking 5000 each over alleged slanderous circulars from the last campaign. Farmers Institute reelects P. H. McHenry and C. M. Vance as secretaries. Scholarships awarded to Henry Boyd Elmore and Austin Oeman Bjyard to Washington University winter agricultural school.
Uffen's of the Southern Indiana Railway report Fond will build a new extension to Evansville with spring start. Route runs from Baile west to Epson Varnettsville Lettsville Washington to Oakland City Havansville, linking coal fields. Evansville passenger and freight termini to be used with Louisville and Nashville. Order for 2275 freight cars and $1.25 million expenditure. last cars due September.
The Washington Gazette notes the estate of Mr Billion, with corn, hay, and $9 706 76. It records 30 151 bushels of corn and administrator Kuillion collecting $35 54433 from sale of personal property since death. Appraisers were J H Carnahan and William Carpenter. Killion’s yearly income exceeded £40,000.
The viewers Marion Chandler Charles Banta and engineer Ed Faith filed a report recommending gravel roads for Steele Township. Subgrades extend curb to curb in Plainville and eighteen feet wide in the township. Main Street Pisinville gravel width twenty feet. other roads ten feet. Gravel depths center twelve inches edges six inches. Total road cost estimated at $2,100 per mile for 15.76 miles totaling $33 096. survey and construction push total may reach $34 980.
A fragmented notice describes delivery of fir cord wood and a stove to D.W. Bayes. The terse wording implies storage or stock movement with terms like Endorf’s storage and local delivery, reflecting a rural trade alert from a period paper.
Anievating advertorial style notes a fire sale across mats caps and underwear with local shop promotions and a call for readers to share news. The piece cites Dietentors and Hayes Pick t onians as examples of bargain offerings and urges trade with advertisers.
A fragment from the Pittsburg Chronicle evokes a morning scene as thunder rolls and voices quiver with startled jokes about sleep and elopement. The dialogue suggests a casual, humorous local exchange amid a thunderstorm.
The New York Weekly quotes a cryptic claim about people unable to look from a height without wanting to jump. It mentions an encounter with Mr Yearn-60 and a man named TJ seen in the street, implying a dramatic scene from an elevated car.
A humorous exchange between Mamms and Tommy notes eating more when with friends than alone. Tommy attributes it to better things to eat, reflecting light social dining chatter in Brooklyn Life.
Fragmentary notice advertises wood sales and a contractor offering four foot wood at good prices. It mentions a racket FI sale and selling fodndies fresh from factory.
Notice reports that any person hauling on the gravel and macadamized roads of Daviess County Indiana with wagon weights exceeding 3700 pounds and tire widths under 4 inches faces fines from 25 to 30 dollars. Prosecution will follow, per the Board of Commissioners acting as directors of the roads.
In a tense exchange a daughter questions whether the man saved money before marriage while the mother recalls poverty and a lack of savings. The mother notes the man spent all he earned and vows to keep him away after his return to the neighborhood.
Crowded remarks from Andrew Carnegie and Prime Minister Balfour highlight views on Britain's constitutional form and education. The Bishop of Manchester questions Bible readership in a modern reading age while Edinburgh Professor Laurie attributes national progress to simple nutrition over drill.
Fragmentary text mentions a history of the country and references missteps by "dboys" or a similar term. No clear events, names, dates, or affiliations are readable.
Advertisers seek readers who used Green's August Flower for stomach and liver troubles and claim success across sour stomach, fermentation, headaches, and insomnia. They offer free books and urge trying one bottle first. A Summer Hill, NE resident, A. J. Snell, reports Chamberlain's Colic Diarrhoea Remedy cured his stomach pain and let him attend a party.
Fragmentary OCR text provides limited readable content with no clear event, names, or locations. The snippet suggests dialogue or misread phrasing without a coherent news item or ascertainable facts for a proper summary.
A historical notice touts Kodol as a universal remedy for stomach ailments. Gov G W Atkinson of W Vasay endorses the product after trying several bottles and commends it to friends for improving digestion and health. Dates with marshmallow paste are recommended as a dessert.
Old friends of Chamberlin's Cough Remedy learn of a new product Chamberlsing Stomach and Liver Tablets. Advertised to ease constipation biliousness and sick headaches while aiding digestion and appetite. Describes tablets as easier to take and more pleasant than pills.
Governor Durbin announces Saturday January 3 1903 as the day to elect a representative to succeed the late Aikman Carnahan. The election follows general rules with expenses around 1200 dollars and county officials must approve funding for reimbursement by the County Commissioners. Mail schedule for Odon post office lists arrivals and departures with exact times.
A dubious advertisement claims Electric Bitters will cure nervousness, stomach upsets, and disordered systems. It pledges quick relief, cleanses the blood, tones the stomach, and improves liver function. The copy guarantees satisfaction and links better pay to hard work rather than idleness.
Wilt Mowell of Arist-Fox endorses DaWitt curly risore pills for constipation and headaches. The message claims the pills are well for the family’s health and urges readers to use them.
The text appears as garbled marketing prose claiming cures for colds coughs bronchitis pneumonia and lung troubles. It mentions an individual W. L. Siwg and references to Maine and Madison era style wording without clear dates or verifiable details.
An old advertisement touts Kings New Discovery for consumption, claiming rapid improvement after use. It cites testimonials such as a wife who reportedly recovered after taking the remedy and promises guaranteed results with trial doses offered free.
Fragmentary item references a patent medicine style pitch for a life remedy and salve. Mentions De Kings New Life Pils for dyspepsia and headaches, plus Whazel salve EC and Webster's Drug. Contains odd phrasing and misspellings suggesting an old newspaper fragment.
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