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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
3
The county agent supports a broad agricultural movement aiming to build wholesome productive rural life. The program seeks attractive cultured communities where individuals are fairly rewarded for labor and capital yields profits, with the agent helping improve efficiency and profitability in farming.
William Hilligrass of 1620 West Seventh Street and his wife report relief from rheumatism kidney trouble and chronic cough after taking Taulac Tanlac is described as the master medicine and is sold at The Odon Drug Co in Odon.
The note compiles diverse trivia: human development weight at birth about twenty times later weight, the Chicago fire burning 2000 acres costing 195 million dollars, Wall Street bulls and bears definitions, ocean depth sounding record 25 720 feet, the Savannah first steamship across the Atlantic, and a two inch thick sheet supporting an average person.
The article explains that daylight is unreliable for filmmaking and artificial lighting is needed. It cites Cooper-Hewitt’s view favoring mercury vapor lamps giving 100 watts per square foot of floor space to achieve about 400 foot-candles of illumination.
The sermonist urges attendance citing recent sickness and rain excuses. Bible School and services are listed with times. He warns against excuses and calls for worship next Sunday at the church.
Terre Haute scholar Prof. Kemp will lecture at the Christian Church on February 9 at 8:00 pm. He just returned from Europe after months studying the war situation. Admission is 10 or 20 cents. all who are interested should attend.
Reverend Ernest Roberts outlines Sunday school at 9 30 with Junior Sunday at 2 00. Preaching at Pleasant Hill 10 30 Mud Pike 3 00 Odon 7 00. Mud Pike meeting to resume Monday night due to weather and pastor illness. Encourages readers to respond to eight week ad and notes class interest in Mr Danner’s Sunday school.
Sunday schedule lists Sunday school at 9 39 a m and worship at 10 30 a m with an Epworth League at 7 00 p m. Attendance praised. next Sunday sermon titles include In the Presence of God and At the Judgement. aim to attract five hundred participants.
The C. W. E. M. holds a regular meeting on Wednesday February 9 at 2 15 PM at Mrs. Hattie Keck s home. The program includes a Bible lesson Isaiah 25 led by Callahan with prayers and talks on possibilities for developing work in India by Winkelpleck and a missionary sketch by Williams. Duet Lane and Sears reading open doors in India Barkley and other items. Benediction by Ela Webster.
Ruth and her mother discuss curtain maintenance noting that metal rods rust and damage fabric. Ruth suggests wooden toothpicks as supports and sewing a rust proof hook at the bottom for quick securing during cleaning.
Fragmentary OCR lists times and names including Bedford and multiple timestamps such as 3:28, 6:46, 1:54 and 1:14, with scattered place or person fragments. The legible bits imply a log or schedule rather than a full narrative.
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