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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1913
Page
2
The item mixes odd notes on subscription rates advance payments and jokes about taxation exemptions. It references Measles epidemic talk and a quarrel between Pia and Bolivia, plus a call to appoint special judges and a proposed per day legislative pay increase with travel expenses.
Public drinking on railway trains is abolished as a measure to prevent disease. The piece argues for root-cause prevention, notes parental ignorance, promotes Thomas Dixon’s The Root of Evil in installments, and ends with an advertisement for eight inch steel shears offering free replacements and a brass spring design.
A lively local appeal asks readers to sign their letters and share news. The piece drolly explains Groundhog Day lore and hints at winter’s impact on coal, goods, farming, and skating. It notes weather forecasts influence daily decisions and community life remains cautious about spring.
A compact reminiscence notes Guy Fawkes born in York and the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. It mentions his Protestant father, Catholic stepfather influence, service in Flanders, and alliance with Catesby as they planned to restore Catholicism by a dramatic act in England.
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