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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1904
Page
3
Taxpayer must note law changes on delinquent taxes. After the first Monday in May the treasurer lists delinquents with amounts due, certified by the auditor. The list acts as an execution. The treasurer must demand payment with penalty and levy on personal property if unpaid. the law uses shall, not may.
Local notes report preaching at U B church on Sunday evening. Residents and visitors are mentioned including Beatt, Levy Matt, Wesser family, and Bassie Bradley with travel to New York City. A series of farm sales, property transfers, and small notices list local auctions, transfers, and personal property sales in the area with dates and former owners.
A memorial gathering at the Whitlock home on East Main Street honored J W Whitlock’s mother who died at 48. Friends attended including Mrs Bessie Bradley and her New York City daughter. The Liz dinner and flag-raising were enjoyed by all.
The Looguotee Tribune notes Jacob Mancil Clinton, active in U C A work, appointed Secretary of the field for the Young Men's Christian Association. Clinton, currently in Buffalo, will depart for China for a six year term.
A fragmented report details a record-breaking Lowe Special run on the Santa Fe line in under 82 hours. The piece mentions engineers, crews, and various indicators of performance, but the text is garbled with numerous misspellings and unclear names.
An excerpt from the National Magazine warns that the world’s climatic history will repeat in America as forests face destruction. The text argues lumber trusts push degradation, cites global precedents, and notes vast, ongoing forest losses threatening habitats and regional ecologies.
The readable lines describe unclear pricing and dates with numerous garbled terms. No coherent events, people, or places emerge from the fragment.
The Huff and Quakenbush families in Indiana are linked to a disputed 160 acre NYC tract including Wall Street and Trinity Church. A long running claim by Henry Quakenbough’s father dates back to Lawrence County settlement days and expired recently. Samuel S Donan, a Redford lawyer, was hired to pursue the case in New York.
Shout fifty pieces of sheet music left at steep discounts now 35 and 25 15 cents. Calendar alarm clock offered at 81.15 with repair and guarantee service by D O Willans Watchinsker and Jeweler. Coal delivery available from Dicks and McNeels. 3000 lashers of lump coal for sale and home delivery anytime.
Parisian readers witness a new legal milestone as women advocate, including Mile. Thauvin, confront male opponents in a case. Judges delay ruling a fortnight as both sides claim advocacy prowess while a fashion moment swirls around the scene.
Russell Leonard of Anderson was advised to sleep outside to improve a lung ailment. Only two bitter nights this winter forced him indoors. wind dragged the bed coverings, so he sought shelter inside. He and his mother plan a trip to Silver Lake for rest as he regains strength.
Simon Kent of Clinton county observes a link between rattlesnakes and trout fishing noting that snakes appear where the fish bite and where water and air are clean. He argues rattlesnakes signal pure water, fresh air, and dry land, making such locales desirable rather than dangerous.
The piece notes harsh French sentences including solitary confinement for five years and possible life servitude. It contrasts with Britain where the War Office reportedly spent last year one dollar on powder puffs, per an official report.
A Dublin scientist, after calculations, estimates beards grow about three tajijimeters per week, equating to roughly 2 centimeters annually. At age 84 with never shaving, a man could amass a beard about 37 feet long.
The article recalls a severe snow event starting Monday with 17 inches on the level and drifts over four feet. Temperatures plunged to 20 degrees below zero by Wednesday, rail traffic delayed hours, and a local auctioneer at Court Lyell’s gale, W. 7. Alexander, grossed £40 in five hours, averaging a sale every 45 seconds.
Sunday ceremony at the bride’s parents home near Burns City united Henry Q. Marshall and Grace Halt in marriage. Reverend C H Buchanan performed the service followed by a dinner for friends and relatives. The groom is a prominent farmer and Grace is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Emerson Holt.
Daily 890 A M trains from St Louis offer sleeping car service to Los Angeles via True Southern Route with Tourist Sleeping Cars to Jossette and San Francisco each Wednesday and Thursday Best Winter Route to California. For information contact GLA ATS Donne Ir Trav Passgr Agt Indianapolis Ind.
The notice details mail arrivals and departures for the Post Giles, with times for receiving and dispatching general mail and locked pouches. It lists money order window hours and daily office hours from early morning to evening with specific time stamps.
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