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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1903
Page
2
The Odon Indiana newspaper notice describes weekly publication every Friday and post office registration. Subscription terms list one year at 1.00 and six months, three months rates. The Chicago Chronicle is praised as an illustrated daily with many half tone portraits.
Rural residents envy city access to coal amid high prices while the Post Office Departments rural free delivery enters its second year. Officials claim the system raises rural revenues, relieves farm monotony, and connects farmers and families with the wider world.
Do good roads pay to the farmer as the question suggests an emphatic yes. The passage argues that good country roads bring incalculable value to farmers, extending education, trade, and social contact while improving delivery and overall standards.
A letter argues shops in Odon should stay closed Sundays to uphold morals and law. The writer mocks those opposing the local High School and urges women to heed age and experience while reflecting on Christmas outcomes and community standards.
A frustrated critic laments a county publication as an insult to the party press that fights campaigns, lamenting how some see only the dark side and urging readers to notice the beauty around them for a more fascinating life.
Local notes detail Bert Johnson’s shift to day operator at Washington BOSW depot, plus an appeal for newspaper appreciation. Reports cover the French Lick Springs Hotel suit, national church membership figures, and Salem’s library funding. A Kokomo tale recounts forty eight brides-to-be leaving for Dakota husbands, and the Berry heirs sell six poplar trees near Bloomington for a large price.
The piece sketches party loyalties among locals, a municipal lighting crisis in Linton hit by a $19 000 bond hold by Royal Trust Co of Chicago, and a failed plant upgrade needing a 300 HP engine and a 3000 light dynamo. It notes nearby gold finds in Harrison county and a long odd tale of a watch swallowed by a cow.
A diner asks if the service is satisfactory as the waiter hovers. The patron refuses tips, and the waiter offers a tip framed as a loud verbal judgment if anything is wrong. The piece ends noting the tip is the promise of stern feedback.
A Housekeeper reader traces the origin of johnnycake to a journey bread baked from cornmeal while travelers relied on saddlebags and four footed transport. The tale links the cake to travel food carrying water and salt and names historical associations.
The article explains how chemistry enabled medical progress and warfare, then describes a simple experiment on how removing air draws movable substances into the vacated space. It notes atmospheric pressure at fifteen pounds per square inch and how it can attract iron into the vacuum.
A Washington incident criticized by the Herald shows Ira Patten, a poor laborer, jailed for failing to pay dog tax while wealthier offenders evade taxes without jail time. The piece argues the system favors the rich who escape punishment and receive social and church benefits.
The Odon post office reports arrivals of general mail at 7 34 am and 9 22 am locked pouches for paper mail at 12 54 pm and 1 01 pm general mail. Departures list 9 22 am locked pouch for E I and 1 51 pm general mail and 7 05 pm locked pouch to Seymour, with Sunday mail at 7 34 am and 7 05 pm.
John Brisben Walker outlines Pirpont Morgan as the central figure while detailing his ten day rounds between Morgan and John Mitchell offices in September to broker a settlement of the coal strike.
An advertisement touts a patent medicine The Wonders Never Cease claims to cure lung trouble bronchitis pneumonia and consumption. The King’s New Discovery for Contingentation is praised as the best reliable remedy with trial bottles offered by Z Webster Druggist and a price of 50 cents to 1.00.
An old advertisement extols Wonderful Heroe Arnica Salve to relieve pains from accidental injuries and wounds. It claims to cure trouble and sores and touts it as the best salve on earth for piles and toe injuries. The copy mentions a druggist in Webster and warns against theft with caws.
A medical note by W. L. Stay describes Kolol aiding digestion by relieving overstressed stomach muscles and nervous tension. It claims Kolol helps the stomach rest, heals, and enables digestion to transform food into rich, red blood. The author urges readers to help others and seek no help for themselves.
An old advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a remedy for piles and skin ailments. It promotes the product as combining Witch Hazel with antiseptic aids to relieve itching and bleeding and to supposedly cure piles, sores and skin diseases.
An OCR fragment describes Grove's Taste Chill Tonic with labeled bottle form as Quinine and Tron. It states No Cure No Pay and a price of 50 cents.
A person serving a prison sentence for larceny has filed for divorce and custody of their seven year old child Claud. Hastings Allen and Billhemier are attorneys for the plaintiff, as listed by the Washington Herald.
The Endeavour Society of the Christian church elected officers for the new year with E. E. Forsythe as President R. E. Cooper as Vice President Ina Cooper as Secretary. A meeting is set for Sunday evening at 6 30 with everyone invited. Duster Williams is the Leader.
Robert 8 Armstrong writes in January National that measured by yard and hour glass the world has shrunk from Pharaoh era girth to a miniature form. Electric power and industry tighten bridges of time and space. Seas dry, continents press, islands wed, nations near, and world markets line a single street.
An obscure advertisement promises a rapid cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets from Grove. The copy urges readers to take the product for relief and offers a refund if it fails to cure while noting Grove's signature on each box.
A newspaper column seeks readers who used Green's August Flower for indigestion liver trouble and invites correspondence. It claims the remedy never failed and offers a free book if one has tried it. The note oddly includes a line about Canada’s forest exports totaling 29,954,089.
An old advertisement extols Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as a cure for dullness bad taste biliousness constipation and liver trouble. It praises Dr J Th and other doctors while urging readers to try the remedy for quick relief and cites retailers like Z Webster and Y Williams. The copy uses period language and dubious claims common to early medicinal ads.
Fragmentary text recalls Wagianson of Amherst seeking relief from a dainty ailment with Chas Bernan's service. Mentions Porire, Analby, and Z Webster in a dated sale context. The passage remains unclear but indicates an old local notice of medical aid and sale.
A vintage ad fragment touts German syrup as the universal cure for coughs colds and bronchitis. It claims wide adoption since 1855 and lists makers like G G Green and Webster as distributors, urging readers to trust this popular remedy.
A grateful parent credits Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with saving his son’s life. The account notes rapid improvement after dosing every ten minutes and the desperate act of removing phlegm to prevent choking. The seller, Z Webster, is listed as a dealer.
A fragmented advertisement extols the Indiana Journal as a reliable, comprehensive daily paper with early market reports from Associated Press, Washington correspondence, farm news, fashion and society features, and cautious content choices. It highlights strong editorial authority and statewide coverage while promising accuracy and practical information for business and daily life.
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