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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
7
A town meeting at Mt Zion reports progress with eight versions and multiple additions. Several visitors arrive from Sugarland and Lawrence County prepares to send a voter to the EsGLAD froog. Local officials, including Rajah Gove and J N Killion property transfers, are noted alongside church activities and a recent district supervisor election with twenty five votes.
Wo Briser of Odan was here Friday. D feechtel was elected supervisor of this district at the election held here Saturday. Arthur Phipps returned from Mlinois Friday where he had been for some time. Mr and Mrs John M Ketchem visiting relatives in Mlinois this week. Some of our teachers were in Bedford Friday. Mrs Nary Fisher and Mrs Albert
Jobo Hogatt of Indian Hill visited on business. Louie Day called on friends while E Q Jones returned from Indianapolis. Eilert Ailis of Epsom visited. George Keith and relatives were here Friday. Captain Green McDonald is on the sick list. Gertir Gideon called on neighbors. George Wilson and Mr Burris arrived from Montgomery. Mr and Mrs R A Bell hosted Nettie’s nineteenth birthday party with music games gifts and refreshments. Wier bought timber Saturday. Mr and Mrs BE Jones visited in Vval Township Tuesday.
The Washington Herald reports a government order requires druggists selling patent medicines containing whisky to obtain a liquor license or dispose of the goods by April. Revenue officers say whiskey-containing medicines drive much sales in Indiana, especially in tiny towns lacking saloons. Critics note many families rely on these medicines, and some shops are used as substitutes for alcohol.
Saturday afternoon Jos Chestnut Wie conducts a store three miles south of here was robbed of about £50. The thief entered after Chestnut left, opened the cash drawer, and took the money. No suspects or witnesses.
The article notes Christmas as the most observed holiday after 1905, with Christianity dominant on four continents and expanding in Asia and Africa. It cites missions in Palestine Syria Persia and Korea, British India and Australia, and China’s Boxer legacy as shaping a universal observance and perceived unity among nations.
In a brisk morning scene two small children enter with bright hair and eager faces. The verse portrays the first sunshine and "cherubs" in a household blessing, as little white and golden angels greet the day with a tender Christmas welcome.
A Bethlehem area well tied to biblical legend recalls the tale of David’s mighty men who risked their lives to fetch water from a gate-side well. David refused the drink, pouring it out as a sacred offering, and nearby ruins are linked to David’s youth.
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