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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1904
Page
2
Local announcements include political candidacies for Madison township trustees and assessor, with Republicans backing Willista Sims and John Hubbard. Various items discuss wages and labor demand, a court ruling on contributory negligence in liquor sale, and brief notes on state politics, robberies, and railroad plans in the region.
A letter argues US farmers move nearly three times as much tonnage to market as European farmers due to superior roads. It claims Europe’s roads cut transport costs and urges better highways to reduce expenses, while criticizing party debt records and favoring the Republican stance on debt reduction.
The text declares John W. McCarty chosen as Democratic county chairman in Isaaples and predicts a vigorous campaign to lead the party. It credits retiring A Fulkerson with past efforts and notes Republican opposition and a challenge from Tom Nugent.
Elnora News reports comedians with about 6.5 years of theatrical work over two days in Plainville and Elnora, returning home to Washington for repairs and supplies. Greene and Monroe counties see divorces and marriages amid a tangled deed exchange. a 14 year old Vincennes girl dies from skating injuries. Judge Leathers weighs voluntary intoxication liability. Geonse J. Saith sues Malachi Keltley and Indianapolis Brewing for $2000 after liquor purchase.
At Dancer's Hall the 19th Rathbone Sisters plan a shirt waist social as the home entertainment for this year. The event aims to raise funds for the Orphans' home with social figures expected to attend.
LeRoy McKinney of Lyons took valuables while wife visited her father in Owensburg. He left Lyons with his son and did not give a present address. Mrs. McKinney returned Friday to find the household in disorder. McKinney was a former pastor in Linton and Lyons and led a splinter flock. He also practiced law and ran a stereopticon show, noted as able but prone to stirring trouble.
Eara Vance and Miss Carrie Johnson wed at Bethel church four miles south of Washington in a Wednesday evening ceremony. Rev. T Ragsdale officiated after a revival meeting. The groom is a young farmer, son of George Vance. the bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Johnson, is noted as a pretty accomplished young woman formerly living in town and helping at the Johnson photo studio.
The article urges thorough soil and site knowledge to profit from farming. It emphasizes mapping soils, water levels, moisture spots, chemistry, and all vegetation to guide plowing, planting, tilling, mulching, rotation, and fertilization for better yields, claiming the reader already possesses such insight. It concludes that with this mastery you could surpass Solomon.
The piece recalls Labori, famed for Dreyfus defense, praising polish over eloquence and recounts an aging uncle’s view on being old. It also notes a Prussian law requiring schools to curb acceses by misused treats and to speak with children to prevent excess.
The Frisco System plans new Tourist sleeper departures from St. Louis on December 15 1903 and then each first and third Tuesday, linking No 3 at 3 35 p m with return on No 6 arriving 7 20 am at Union Station. Return sleeper departs Houston on the third Saturday at 9 10 p m. reservations via local or district representatives K M Wiebert J Stuart Taylor S Evansville Bennett Laughlin.
An old style advertisement urges immediate relief for coughs and colds using Dr Boschee's German Syrup. It claims thirty five years of use and that a few doses will relieve symptoms and days of use will cure lung trouble. New trial bottles and regular sizes are available at druggists.
An old advertisement extols green Argast Flower and August Flower as liver and stomach remedies. It claims the Kentucky spirit area links to a healthy liver, promising buoyancy, happiness, and vigor. The piece touts a 35 year history and trial sizes with prices at five and ten cents at druggists.
Notice is hereby given that the firm of Abraham and Shields has dissolved partnership and all persons owing said firm are requested to settle at once.
An old railway advertisement touts daily departures from St. Louis at 8:30 A M on the Iron Mountain Route to Los Angeles with true southern routing and weekly Touriat Sleeping Cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco. It also promotes winter routes to California and includes agent contact details for travel arrangements. The page ends with medical and legal notices, including a Cham berlain's stomach tablets promotion and a British jury verdict of guilty with some doubt.
Wanted faithful person to leaved for well established house across several counties. Local retail merchants and agents, salary 20 dollars weekly plus cash expenses. Permanent position with expense advances. Business thriving. address 330 Dearborn St Chicago. Also assorted old advertisements for remedies and tonics with testimonials at the bottom.
Directory entries show drug stores, general stores, residences, and professions in Odon and nearby lines. Notable names include Smiley Harve, Webster Geo, Williams Duster, and Toelle & Co. trades, with several farm and line entries indicating ringing schedules and post office notes.
Fragmentary report notes a short string of rings and a cornettsville farm reference with names and terms like Sikes apetdwk tena toad in unclear context. No clear event, date, or outcome is observable from the readable text.
A comprehensive snippet from the Inter-State Telephone Directory for Odon lists residents and businesses with addresses and occupations. It includes names such as Anderson JO D and W T Alexander, real estate offices Crooke & Forsythe, and several shops like Cornettsville meat market and Freeman restaurant. The directory also notes Post Office, bank, lumber yard, and utility entries tied to Odon and Cornettsville areas.
Witness my hand and the seal of the Daviess circuit court this Feb. 6th, 1904. Thomas Harris, clerk. Uecifernsu and Mattingly, attorneys.
Fragmentary OCR lists names Coen O and Critchlow Charles with residence notes. Details incomplete but indicates property or address entries in a local record.
A long OCR list provides names, residences, and roles linked to farms stables and a hardware store. It includes individuals such as Daily Geo, Daily John, Hart Jas, Lundergan Heory, Parson John, Reid Wesley, Daily Tom Jr, and many others associated with farms, stores, or family homes in St. Michael area. The entry records ring counts and short notes like long, short, or rings, plus references to the First National Bank and Montgomery Mercantile Co. store.
A compact line lists four numbers and the letter X in a sequence likely from a puzzle or catalog entry. The snippet presents no further context such as dates people or places. No additional facts are readable to determine a specific event or outcome.
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