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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1893
Page
3
The U B church is being repainted in a project at Shoals where officials also plan to erect a new school building, signaling infrastructure and community effort.
A jumble of notices and social items from Bedford area includes visits by Mrs Elmer and Mr Daw son, church events at M E and Christian centers, Simmons Liver Regulator recommendations, and updates on local businesses, railings and prints. Names include C E Bell, Miles Woods, Jacob McBride, and D H Walkerson with several mentions of nearby towns.
A prospector style notice from Junta Drake announces a ten day sale of millinery goods in Odon claiming prices cheaper than ever before. Mr Emme Gwartney of Elnora reportedly visited the JorzxaL Thursday to inquire about the Indianapolis Journal.
A landowner states no hunting or shooting allowed on his farm. Rectangle tile and brick factory location noted in Sullivan County for potential real estate exchange. Address George S. Pollock 224 Ash St Indianapolis Indiana.
Overflowing lowlands threaten yields with rust and poor crops. World’s Pair report notes fair attendance. State Normal graduates stir concern as training and marriages loom. Local teachers, Fulkerson and Fisher, leave lasting impressions while rural Indiana farming regions are praised for fertility and opportunity.
The school announces weekly tuition of eighty cents if paid in advance or one dollar if not paid in advance. Both rates require payment in advance. Students failing to pay in advance will incur extra charges.
The list presents multiple individual names linked by marriage or association: John H Skanp with Clara Sisil, William G Smith with Flora M Ivey, Oliver AE Standfort with 2nd Meaddie Moe ton, Frederick Bender with Mattie Charleston, John Kermode with Mary A Rran, and others including Edward Boas, sad Lesors Crabbe.
Notice is hereby given that the under signed partners of the firm of Deck and Gwartney have mutually agreed to dissolve partnership. All accounts and indebtedness will be settled by Mr Deck. Exmer W Gwartney Waibtiam L Decr. June 23 1893.
A fragmentary historic notice discusses a so called lazy fever feared to affect youths and maidens. It describes contagion as natural or caused by improper upbringing and notes remedies and local names. The piece reads as a quirky sketch of medical superstition from a rural English setting.
In Monroe City a large crowd gathered for a committee meeting led by local figures Strouse and J Seaville. The discussion covered church affairs and planned activities over the next six days with Shoals also participating. The session concluded after a week’s rest. Cunningham and J Leach were noted as attendees, with plans for a three week meeting to follow.
The Jackson county auditor issues a notice of election asking for a read-improvement decision in five Democratic papers while omitting the county's sole Republican paper, which serves two-fifths of voters. Critics say the move harms both parties and strains his standing.
J E Plate of Trenton Texas says his boy suffered two months with diarrhea until using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. It gave immediate relief and cured him. He recommends it to all needing treatment. W L Stoy druggist sells 23 and 50 cent bottles.
Lew Young of Newman Grove Nebraska says a customer sought the best cough medicine and he recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He praises its quick relief for colds and reports repeated sales, noting strong customer satisfaction in the local market.
A merchant warns locals about a con artist posing as a craftsman selling framed works and “painted” items. He urges buyers to avoid distant workers and to prefer trusted local tradespeople to prevent losses from deceptive promises.
The item details visits by Mrs. Allen of Bedford and ex Surveyor A G Faith, announces E C Faith as County Surveyor, notes wheat harvest in Bogard township, a planned new school house, and a late Seven Day Adventist meeting at G W Myers' grave. Also mentions the Myers ice cream supper and moves by Valentine Perkins family to Kentucky.
Readable fragments suggest an upcoming public lecture by Reve Maurin. The notice hints at a community event with emphasis on personal benefit from attending and the opportunity to hear the speaker speak.
John Hertzler of Bethel Berks County Pennsylvania reports a summer complaint and diarrhoea in himself and his wife and sister. After trying many remedies they used Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy which cured them quickly. Bottles 25 and 50 cents sold by W L Stoy, the Druggist.
A mixed collection of farm parcels near Odon Indiana describes 80 acres with improvements including house barn and good fencing at 35 per acre, plus 50 sandy land as a bargain. Other tracts range from 110 to 220 acres with coal underlay and grain and stock potential priced per acre. Money to loan on real estate. contact Myers & Donald Fry Building Uden Ind.
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