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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1896
Page
2
Frail OCR note mentions the Poet Office in Odon Indiana and a Saturday January 4 transmission through second class matter. No further readable facts.
Ezga Martinury seeks Indiana House seat as Republican hopeful in Daviess County. Mint Atlen, a Barr Township figure, plans a sheriff bid with a strong challenge likely. Jepson, Haat trys, and Joseph Wilson are discussed as potential Republican central committee chairman candidates.
Fragmentary historical note traces 1504 as the first Indiana paper in Vincennes now issued as Vincennes Stan. Mention of press moved by horseback and a writer praising newspapers reaching unseen readers. Also political notes on J G Allen and Chas T Aiken and union calls for salary cuts.
Disjointed fragment outlines teacher examinations at a High School and plans for a Madison township event. Mentions of a forthcoming Odon Normal, an international exhibition in Mexico 1895, and notable deaths including Gresham and Justice Jackson. References to astronomy and language on education with scattered nonsensical lines.
The Washington Advertiser editor urges parents to ensure boys master legible handwriting accurate spelling and clear English. He lists practical tasks like bookkeeping counting lumber and wheat, drafting notes, bank transactions, and everyday accounting to judge real education. He argues higher study should fit the boy’s life aims as time and money allow.
A collection of curious items notes large and small facts. A 46 year old Ligonier man weighs 560 pounds claiming to be the state's largest. A neighbor weighs 75 pounds at 19 years. A folk remedy for felons involves wrapping powder in a finger cloth and camphor. Princeton children prompt lively Christmas purchases with a locomotive and hammer curiosity.
The Epworth Convention at Elnora passes resolutions thanking the Elnora Epworth League 4926 for a cordial reception and hospitality to the convention. It also praises the choir and city leaders, extends gratitude to citizens of Elnora, and to Rev. J D Hartseck for presiding. A copy will be sent to the Elno Tribune and Odon Journal for publication.
At a St Louis gathering of prominent business leaders the question how to make a million dollars was posed. Replies varied from not knowing to urging industry economy and effort with no fixed rule. The group included Gesrre M. Pullman P D Armour Lyman J Gage N K Fairbank Marvin Hughitt and others.
A reader from F Hellani Virginia named Robert Rawls shares experiences under difficult conditions, inviting others to recall their own similar challenges and perspectives.
A fragment mentions a caller asked to contact Gantz & Webster for Foley's One Minute Cough Cure. It promotes Foley's Remedy as relief for a severe cough or cold, claiming instant throat and lung relief with endorsement by W. T. Dearmin.
An 1890s style prospectus touts The Beastiful Rockies and The Illustrated Weekly of Denver as sources of West scenery and love stories. It offers a trial subscription for thirteen weeks at two cents a stamp, plus a premium golden Rocky Mountain gem ring.
Health Wealth and Prosperity Now promotes round trip tourist tickets at reduced rates via the Mobile and Ohio Railroad from St. Louis to Mobile and other southern health resorts through April 30. Cheap excursions for land and home seekers run several days each month with low rate one way tickets for actual settlers. Contact WL Rowland or BE Posey for details. also Chamberlin's Pain Balm advertised for chest pain relief.
Dr J G Bishop of Agnew Michigan cites Foley s Honey and Tar for severe pneumonia cases with good results. Benj Ingerson of Hutton reports restoring his voice after hoarseness with one bottle of Foley s Honey and Tar. De Witt s Witch Hazel Salve promoted for piles and Clinic Kidney Cure hailed for kidney troubles. W T Dearmin endorses One Minute Cough Cure as easy to take and effective.
A dated tale collects anecdotes of animals showing surprising wit. A tame Indian snake uses a lightning rod to avert a storm threat, a New York tortoise shell cat fetches a boot jack with a howl, and a London pug rides in a cab to its owner's address.
An advertising note presents subscription prices for several newspapers. Open JOURNAL one year and The Cincinnati Enquirer cost $1.45 and $1.45 respectively, Indianapolis Journal $1.30, St. Louis Globe-Democrat $1.60, The Water Ocean $7.30, Toledo Blade $1.40, New York World $1.50. Readers are invited to select and contact the Journal, Odon, Indiana.
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