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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1902
Page
3
Local items report Mrs. Jos. Normar gravely ill and Commissioner Solomon Ketchim improving slowly. Several residents from Elmore township and nearby towns are noted visiting, traveling to Washington, or attending auctions. A revival starts next week at the U B church and local merchants advertise low prices on goods.
A short notice states lost spectacles possibly at Fdm during May with minimal detail and no further identifiers.
The teachers of Madison township will hold their monthly institute at the Odon school building on Saturday January 25.
Flinn and Ragtesville Sac soldiers return Saturday from the Philippine Islands after serving for Uncle Samuel. Both are unwounded despite several battles. Art Chritchlow, enlisting alongside, will join the Manila police force and prefers the Philippines to Kiniman or Flinn.
John Stottes is sick. John Hubbard attended Pedford on Wednesday. R.D. and J. B. ssotts were at Levgootes on Monday. Clarence Hubbard returned home from Indianapolis on Wednesday. Tee and Jake Summerville came from Martin County on Tuesday. Irvin Smiley visited Mr. Bogie of Van Buren Township. Oo Merton Mason of Johnson was also mentioned.
A fragment appears to announce a wedding involving Mr Boyd and his bride. Details are unclear but the notice implies a forthcoming ceremony in an azure setting or theme.
Sheriff John D. Morgan faces staffing troubles as he appoints deputies. William Clark resigns citing salary disincentive, followed by Lawsen Stucky of Washington filling the vacancy. This marks Morgan’s fifth deputy selection amid the ongoing dispute over pay and authority.
A damaged OCR passage notes thousands of pounds linked to conscience money in Great Britain. It mentions March 1788 when 1500 was paid into the public account after a note to the chancellor. A writer with a troubled soul asks an honest man to apply the money to the state's use so the nation does not suffer from its detention.
A Washington Star snippet shows Meandering Mike addressing a lady with a quip about coffee or mince pie. The exchange hints at a humorous stage moment and repeated appearances by the pair.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a knockabout gag where Bixby lists ten reasons not to attend church but omits the main reason his wife does not compel his attendance. The quip plays on marital compulsion and churchgoing habits.
A brief, humorous quip from Chicago News commenting on the term underwriter by juxtaposing a misheard phrase and a woman who habitually adds a postscript. The exchange hints at confusion over the meaning of underwriting.
An excerpt contrasts German policing with daily life as a stranger adapts to constant surveillance. It notes the police record keeping, mandatory house and servant notifications, and the strict reporting requirements, warning how even minor infractions can escalate. The piece cites contemporary editorials on the volume of government control.
A report notes frost damage to strawberry varieties with exposed seeds and tips, while seeds embedded in pulp were protected. It lists nine varieties that escaped frost injury and observes that plant structure affects vulnerability. Separately, miners strike over wage scales after a prolonged dispute with operators, affecting about seventy workers and many dependent families.
A French surgeon in a Young Ladies Journal tale risked his life to save a bleeding sultan. When the lancet point broke and blood would not flow, he slapped the patient in a fit of boldness. Blood surged, the point freed, and after finishing the procedure he earned pardon and a rewarding grant from the sultan.
A naturalist returning from Central America reports enormous spider webs blocking his path. He measured a fabric over six feet in diameter with long brace threads to the branches. He threw wild lemons at the center, and the web halted them all, illustrating the spiders' formidable catch.
A traveler stranded in Perugia explores a hotel library where many English works are shelved. The bite of curiosity reveals a single mysterious writer Bart credited with Ivanhoe and The Last Days of Pompeii. The binder names Bart and it blends Scott and Bulwer Lytton as one voice.
Instructions for preparing and curing pork bacon including trimming, salting with saltpeter and sugar, scalding to kill surface germs, drying and smoking with hardwood sawdust, and packing on straw or hay. Emphasizes trimming to remove germ havens, scalding to destroy microbes, and smoke to aid preservation.
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