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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1914
Page
5
An ad touts Rexall Olive Oil Emulsion as a powerful food medicine to rebuild tissue strengthen nerves and renew energy for older people. It claims no alcohol or dangerous drugs and offers a money back guarantee if it fails to help. Available at Rexall stores in town through The Don Drug Co and The Wellow Print.
Mr and Mrs Grover Wade welcome a son born February. Margaret Wade improves. Funeral for Michael Wiskey drew a crowd Saturday. Writing Porter Newport and Wesley Brs visited. Westen Brown and family near Liberty hosted relatives. Matt Morrison and family from Lambart attended the funeral.
Fairview residents report visits and guest appearances across many families including Susan Barley with Mrs Nancy Allen on Friday, A T Myers with his father, and numerous calls to and from Epsom and Odon areas. Several reunions and Sunday gatherings are noted with relatives such as Miss Felith Andis, Miss Ruby Young, and Mrs Grover Wade.
A curious story from Miami recounts a cat that watches a fishing line with patient focus. The animal guards the line, nudging the cork as fish nibble, mimicking Izaak Walton in its quiet vigilance.
The historic vine planted in 1758 at Hampton Court Palace grew rapidly as roots reached the riverbank nearby. By 1800-20 it stretched 114 feet, now covers about 2,800 square feet with a principal branch nearly 88 feet long. Other vines at Camberland Lodge and Kent properties surpass it in spread.
A woman scolds a boy named Trevonth who insists smoking is healthy. She retorts that smoking harms health and jokes about curing pigs with smoke. The scene includes other names and a garbled line about a Washington pattern on Democratic counts.
Fragmentary OCR shows a chaotic timetable with multiple station names and irregular times such as 7:17 p.m 1:05 p.m and 11:00 a.m. The text includes place names like Terre Haute Odon Seymour and Bedford as well as scattered abbreviations and numbers, indicating a garbled transit or radio schedule page.
Raglesville Me. and Mrs. Snyder returned home after visiting daughter Mrs Perry Rev and family for weeks. Miss Ruth Hewitt of Odon visited parents over Sunday. Rev Wellever preached at M E church Sunday night. Miss Reni Rigewins visited the Defee and Overton families. Dr Ira Bownan of Odon made a professional call. Dungan from Sullivan county was here last week. Rev Key preached at Odon Friday and Saturday night. Born Sunday to Mrs Byron Allen a daughter. Daisy Edwards moved his family to C R Dungan's farm last week.
Mr and Mrs Frank McClellan and their daughter Trene of Indianapolis returned home Monday after an extended visit with relatives. Jonah Arney and family of Concord spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs John Shake Jr. Miss Clida Aishe visited relatives on Bonhomie the first of the week. Miss Davie Smith of the river bottoms has returned home. Miss Pearl McClellan went to Indianapolis Monday for an extended visit there with relatives. Cecil Aishe of Friendship passed through here Monday.
Notice is given that James a McCay has been appointed Administrator of the estate of Richard Boyd, deceased, in Daviess County Indiana. The estate is believed to be solvent. Atty E. T. Laughlin.
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