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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1912
Page
4
The notice extends New Year wishes to patrons for 1912 and notes road supervisors will serve two years after bond filing of 500 dollars. It references corrupt practices laws requiring candidates to file statements of campaign expenses within thirty days.
A plea urges readers to settle accounts by June 19 to keep operations smooth. The note argues small payments from many subscribers fund printing, paper, and machinery, and warns that delays harm service and the business’s ability to pay obligations promptly.
A fragment discusses an advertising expert claiming long experience in guiding small businesses to success. The speaker argues many prominent merchants fail in practice despite claiming expertise and emphasizes prudent, legitimate advertising methods over flashy ventures.
Frank Cox, W. Freeman and many others visited towns including Elnora and Bedford. Shoals, Indianapolis and Bloomington trips are noted with visits to relatives, friends and stores. School openings follow holidays as students like Walter Vanner travel to Bloomington and Miss DeMoss visits relatives.
A stream of items reports births and visits, including a daughter born to Mrs Gus Dant southeast of town on Wednesday December 27. Many residents are mentioned: Mrs Geo Hackler, Mrs Mary Tratblood, Mrs Elmira Hayes, Postmaster W B French, Miss Stella Harman, Orville Laughlin, Mr and Mrs Alf Morrison, Mrs Ona Summerville, Mrs E T Laughlin, Miss Alma Elm, Mrs Walter Freeman, Hazel Crooke, Miss Minnie Harman, and others visiting or returning home from cities like Terre Haute Indianapolis Vincennes and Springfield Illinois. A fire destroyed a small house at the town hill end of town, Walter Wadsworth narrowly escaped, and Albert Wadsworth lost a work mare. The Plainville Milling Co. flour exchange is organized with John Fr Myers in charge.
Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear names events or places to summarize into a coherent newspaper item.
A late 1920s warning urges poultry keepers to use Lees Egg Maker during the off season to fix moulting and restore laying. The ad stresses winter as the off period and claims the product costs less than a cent daily per duck or hen.
John T. Baird aged about in years died yesterday morning of tuberculosis at his mother Mrs. J. B. Baird home on North Spring Street. Born in Washington he moved to Odon as a child. A brick mason by trade and member of the Brick Layers Union he had been in poor health for four years and worsened recently. He leaves his mother three brothers George Richard and James and one sister Mrs. Rachael Stewart. Funeral at the house today at 2:30 Frew Davis in charge with Walnut Hill as the resting place.
A 1912 leap year themed poem notes marriage and idle seats as motifs. The verse explores social expectations and playful reflections on unions and leisure within the era.
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