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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1896
Page
2
Local voters hear mixed slates for county offices including surveyor assessor treasurer and sheriff with multiple candidates like J Eo Shans and others contending under Republican banners. Meeting notes and editorial asides urge precinct selections and caution about campaign rhetoric and political energizing.
A jumble of poems and observations appears with reflections on life, religion, and society. It touches on fashion, prize fighting, marriage economics, and politics, mentioning public figures, agricultural notes, and local concerns in a single sprawling fragment.
A subscription paper passage lauds a resident who contributes funds, builds a home that boosts property values, supports the church and school, and cannot afford to misrepresent goods or commit swindles. The piece frames him as a model proponent in government and civic life.
Notice: William FE Kelsey appointed administrator of the estate of Custon I Kelsey deceased of Daviess County Indiana. The estate is said to be solvent.
An old remedy advertisement extols Castoria and Foley remedies for children’s colds coughs and skin issues. It touts Dr Webber and Chamberlain’s products, with testimonials from W T Vicarzone and C Wiley noting relief from rheumatism and throat illnesses.
The well known citizen Uncle Joe Myers died Saturday night February 15 1896 at his home south of Raguesville. He was born January 11 1820 in Stark County Ohio and had two marriages producing multiple children. He joined the M E Church in 1858 and remained a faithful member. He leaves a wife twelve children and many friends. The funeral was held Monday morning at the M E Church with the pastor presiding.
The tiny island near the Cornich coast houses two lighthouses. At low tide the Fddrystove lighthouse sits on a thirty foot diameter base, while Hewitt house spans twenty eight and three fourths feet. The island, inhabited by three seas, lies nine miles from the Cornich coast and fourteen miles southwest of Plymouth breakwater.
A garbled ad lists various newspapers including Cincinnati Enquirer Journal and St. Louis Globe Democrat as high-class papers. It claims low subscription rates and invites the reader to choose a paper and respond by mail. The text is badly corrupted with misspellings and scattered place names.
Fragmentary OCR text references a residence at Austin Avenue Chicago Texas with grocery and vegetable pepper mentions and unclear dates or amounts. No clear event person organization or outcome is identifiable from the readable lines.
The Michigan open deer season has begun with a flood of licenses issued in the last days. Over 190 009 licenses grant holders five deer each, attaching two counts to each, leaving the deer supply strained. Resident licenses cost 53 cents while new residents pay $25, prompting some to seek multiple licenses to hunt freely.
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