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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
5
H T Herdon of Odon Indiana reports a five week sequence with Lees Egg Maker and Germazone. Starting from no eggs, the second week yields 2, third week 24, fourth week 62, and the fifth week 90 eggs. Products sold by Odon Drug Co.
Program notes a service at the M E church on Tuesday January 2 at 2 00 p m with devotions and speakers including Mrs Martha Myers Miss Roose Culzier Mrs Levi Dunlap Miss Mollie Sargent and Mrs J A Burrell Also mentions a magazine offer urging quick action.
Bob Chandler of Odon traveled through here on Saturday. Mrs. Pearl Mitchel of Indianapolis and Jeff Richardson of Odon joined Tom Phipps and family for the day. Will Mitchell and family of Indianapolis visited Will Richardson's family Friday. Elmer Howard of Bupkum appeared Saturday. Dutch Wright and his father passed through Friday. Alva Sims of the marsh hunted here Saturday. E. W. Montgomery and family of Mt. Vernon spent Christmas with J. P. Taylor's family. Sam Scott and wife of Scotland Arkansas and Will Ketchem and wife of Lapel Indiana joined Jno. Ketchem's household for Christmas. R. Laughlin's family enjoyed Christmas with friends at Burns City. Walter Harman and Homer Cunningham and families of Odon spent Christmas with Abe Cunningham. Mrs. R Bechtel traveled to Arfords ville on business Saturday. James Atchley spent Christmas with friends on Bunkuin. Albert Hubbard and family of Jasonville and Floyd Fisher of Einora shared Christmas with William Fisher. Henry Adkins of Cale and Nelson Adkins of Sargert visited W. W. Sanders Tuesday.
Sunday school begins at 0:30 a.m. at Fou Cale Lahan with superintendent Fou Cale Lahan. Preaching at 10:50 a.m. on the topic Fit For the Kingdom of Heaven. Junior department at 2:00 p.m. Mrs C. M. Day, superintendent. Evening service at 7:00 p.m. with subject Pauls Great Passion. Endeavor Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
Reverend Lowther of Lansing Michigan will preach at the M E church Sunday evening and a watchnight service will be held. Other churches with no service on that night are invited to join in this meeting.
World Almanac figures show public benefactions in 1911 exceeding 150 million dollars, second only to 1909. Andrew Carnegie donated over 40 million this year, including a 25 million gift to the Carnegie Corporation of New York. He is about 77 years old and has given the public over 221 million in total.
Cards received announce the marriage of Miss Nellie Sears to George A Saul on Sunday December 24 at 4 30 PM at the bride’s mother Mrs B R Sears home in Bedford The bride has visited nearby relatives and the couple will reside in Springfield Ohio where the groom works as a tailor.
Indianapolis men have taken options on a tract in Shoals containing the Pinnacle a 200 foot bluff the Jug Rock House Rock Acoustic Rock and Mile Rock Bluff with caves and a river frontage over a mile. The site may become a summer resort with springs of pure water nearby.
The teachers association meeting began Wednesday afternoon in Indianapolis with many county teachers in attendance. County Superintendent A O Fulkerson traveled Tuesday to join county superintendents at the gathering.
A New York Sun report notes miners in Alaska and military posts used leaves bound in the armpit or against the solar plexus to curb tobacco cravings. Outdoor smoking or chewing caused lip damage in extreme cold, so this method avoided lip injury while allowing indoor use.
An 1864 clash in the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania is described as the bloodiest episode in the Confederate War. G C Eggiston notes dense brush cut away by bullets, an oak tree split by lead, crushing Confederates beneath its branches.
The article details the brutal torture of tar and feathering, noting the immense pain as tar adheres to skin, the prolonged removal process, the risk of death, and the severe physical damage from pulling hairs and stripping skin. It portrays the practice as an extreme and deadly punishment.
The article traces how ancient humans evolved from cave dwellings to artificial homes. It describes leveling floors and adding light, then progressing from tents of boughs to huts of mud and finally to wood and stone dwellings.
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