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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1909
Page
5
A reader contributed reflections on doing daily good at home and praising loved ones. The piece urges parents to live their children and share in their interests, reminding that a mother’s kiss and a father’s guidance leave lasting impressions into adulthood.
The text argues women influence religious experience at home, noting Christ in the wife and mother changes family prayer and warmth. It praises women’s judgment on great issues, cites Columbus, and claims women prepare men for life and discovery, equipping the voyage more than leading it.
The piece urges cheerful acts for the hungry and poor rather than material relief. It emphasizes that the value lies in the spirit and goodwill guiding each gesture, not in the amount or method of aid.
A proverb from a patient old woman recalls that much worry proves unfounded as she notes she has endured an awful heap of trouble in her time, yet most of it never occurred.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal features a butcher quoting 20 cents a pound and a playful line about buying “fiver” as a pun. It includes a Seneca quote about self-advice, offering no clear news event or structured report.
A historical guide outlines common farm pests including corn root worm, root louse, codling moth, curculio, and striped cucumber beetle. It discusses rotation, soil nourishment, spraying with Bordeaux mixture and Paris green, kerosene emulsion for sucking insects, and trap crops to manage pests while noting cautions about spraying near blossoms and bee protection.
The U B Church invites all to Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Junior service at 2:00 p.m. C BE at 6:00 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening and choir practice Thursday evening. Petition related to road work appears in a county board notice dated February 6, 1900s.
The M. E. Church announces Sunday School at 9:30 a m preaching at 10:30 a m and 7:00 p m Junior League meets at 2:00 p m Prayer meeting Thursday at 7:00 p m and League Friday at 7:00 p m.
Sunday services at 9 30 a m Junior Christian fellowship at 2 00 p m Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Preaching at 7 p m Sunday by Reverend William Morris of Vincennes.
Notice of filing petition by Lowry Cooper and over 40 signers to the Daviess County Auditor. Requests grading gravel and paving the Ucton and Willowlick road from section 28 southeast corner to southwest corner, 30 feet wide with gravel, under Indiana law. Proposes appointment of an engineer and viewers and steps for construction and maintenance.
Abraham P F Stoy appointed and qualified as administrator of the Mary A Blough Jute estate in Daviess County Undianma. Estate deemed solvent. Creditors must file verified claims with the court promptly, as required by law. Ovdon Inman attorneys.
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