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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1915
Page
2
A fragmented recap lists notable dates and births in history. Washington born 1752, Bishop Vincent 1832, Victor Hugo born 1802, Longfellow 1807, and an 1676 Kansas massacre. Includes reference to Arizona territory in 1850s.
The text discusses chickens as useful creatures and mentions roosters waking people in the morning. It touches on hens laying eggs, aging into veterans, and mentions that poultry may be shipped to Chicago or served in restaurants as a resource.
The note urges readers to use advertising to boost farm sale results. It emphasizes the value of effective ads and offers office assistance to arrange and improve sale promotions for spring events. The message encourages contacting the office for advertising help to maximize proceeds.
The council urges residents to avoid peddlers who drain money from the town and offer no reputations or taxes. They insist there is no advantage to buying from itinerants and encourage supporting local merchants who contribute to taxes and town growth.
The article argues that investing in roads pays for itself through higher taxation revenue. It asserts roads attract people, foster growth, and lower tax rates by expanding the tax base, while criticizing inefficient county offices that consume funds without returning value.
A notice urges readers to tell friends about subscribing to Journal Now and highlights perks from recent issues. The snippet mentions two latest items and invites engagement.
The notice promotes serialized stories carried in installments and broadens field of correspondents for local and rural news. It claims over 100 new subscribers in two weeks and offers a no questions asked refund. Price is $1.00 per week cash in advance.
The Beloved Adventurer opens in weekly installments in the Journal and will be shown as moving pictures at the Royal Theater each Tuesday. Landry and Dyall arranged production, with the first episode titled Lutom premiering next Tuesday night. Readers are urged to follow the tale in print and then enjoy the film presentation.
The piece runs through March milestones from history and invention to Alaska purchase. It notes the circular saw and stenography origins, jokes about March weather, and parodies Uncle Sam buying Alaska for seven million dollars with no easy way to return the wealth. It blends humor with historical tidbits.
A flood of local classified notices list dairy cattle including a fresh Jersey cow and a splendid milk cow. Also offerings of oats, seeds, hay, corn, eggs, and perchers. many ads reference Odon Indiana and nearby farms. Several items note farm real estate and a Texas land listing. a note thanks teachers of Regard Township.
The church holds services every other Sunday at 3 o clock with preaching services scheduled.
Rev Allen C Trusty leads a Christian Endeavor Thursday and choir practice Friday. Bible School Sunday at 9 30 with Junior meeting at 2 00. Preaching and worship scheduled morning and evening. All are welcome to Bible school and worship on Sunday morning. May the Divine spirit rest upon all God's people.
The Pleasant Hill special meeting closed Tuesday with good attendance and four new members. The quarterly meeting last weekend drew strong attendance and positive reports from all departments.
The Women s Foreign Missionary Society of the M E Church holds a quarterly tea at the church on Saturday February 27 at 2 p m The program includes Devotion by Mrs Huette Poindexter Lesson study The Child at Play and at Work by Mrs A W Caughey Song by Miss Martha Sommers Our Adopted Children by Mrs Dan Gantz Mystery Box by Mrs J A McCoy Social hour led by Mrs J M Hindman President.
Local residents and relatives visited friends and family across Bunkum and nearby towns. Several households including Herron Pownall Holt and Kerron hosted guests from Newberry Farlen Odon and Eaglesville with Sunday gatherings and Tuesday calls reported.
Roy Winklepleck Orin Crooke and Don Hayes spent Sunday with Marshall Bros. at a social visit.
Mrs. F. J. Bly and son Robert along with Miss Rena Dearmin Miss Ethel Joltiff and Paul Bowman and Robert Dearmin were at Washington Tuesday night to see Peg of My Heart.
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