Death Parts Old Couple in Van Buren Township
Stan Caynes aged 89, pioneer of Van Buren township, died at his Eaglesville area home from general old age decline. Born June 27 1820 in Lawrence County Indiana, he would have turned 89 within an hour. He married Agnes Gough. she survives at 86. Survived by seven children Dudley Jasper Millard Alfred and daughters Lucinda Hubbard Susan Winkler Jane Myers. Funeral held 2 PM Monday, Liberty cemetery.
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Stan Cavies
van Buren Township
Eaglesville
Mr. Davnes
Lawrence County
Indiana
Daviesse County
van Buren
Caynes
Agnes Gough
Daviess County
Dudley
Jasper
Millard
Alfred Caynes
Lucinda Hubbard
Susan Winkler
Jane Myers
Stomm Writes From Kentucky via Ohio River Trip
Stomm from Warsaw Kentucky describes leaving California Ky for butter factory success, flood histories of the Ohio River with years 1832 1847 1856 1873 1883 1884 1887 1897 1898 1907 and flood levels, river journey on the City of Cincinnati, and arrival in Warsaw a late night voyage past floodwater and storm.
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Ohio River
Local Town Prospects Promise Progress and Trade
The letter highlights a growing town with a solid courthouse jail and residences, upcoming electric line on the Indiana side, right of way purchase, and rail reach to Peoria. It notes nine miles by mail to Sparta on the L N R R, three large furniture factories, a large mill, steamboat links to Cincinnati and Louisville, and a creamery with strong butter prices reaching twenty eight cents per pound in Cincinnati.
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Indiana
Peoria
Sparta
Cincinnati
June Distribution of Public Funds for County Towns
The June distribution allocates funds to northern county corporations. Odon, Madison, and ElNora areas receive amounts for liquidating debt, road, school, and special school purposes totaling 2 644.76 for Madison Township and 1 506.64 to ElNora, with individual township and utility allocations listed. The notice ends with an old fable quote from Aesop.
Out Of The Ginger Jar Ada Dean On Snobbery And Charity
Ada Dean denies snobbery and extols charity and sympathy after recounting a boy who befriended dirty street children. A humorous train scene follows with a playful exchange about a sick passenger and a convalescent taste.
Father rebukes son over curfew sparking sharp taunt
A man scolds his son for staying out late and claims his own father would not let him out after dark. The son retorts that his father had a better example, prompting the father to lash back with a heated boast.
Pass the Tin Box at Camp Meeting
On the old camp ground Bruddah Wheatly suggests passing a hat but the parson forbids hats and proposes a tin box with a chain to collect donations. He recalls a hat incident where no one returned with the money and he went home bareheaded.
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Bruddah
Mother's doll spankings and a country guest in a hotel
A mother acts as Dorothy a five year old and spanks a new doll until its eyes fall out. The doll incident sticks with the child who warns against harsh punishment. A country guest argues with a bellboy and is rebuked to fit the hotel rules.
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Miss Dorothy
Train Drummer's Quinine Incident Stirs Story
An Indianapolis train tale describes a drummer pouring quinine on an asleep passenger's tongue. Brant Heaton relayed the account of the man waking with a startled reaction and spitting around.
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Indianapolis
Brant Heaton
Darky
Little Doris Counts Berry Harvest Oddity
A girl named Doris hesitates before revealing her counting method. She shows five berries and, after a pause, says she will tell after she eats one. The anecdote highlights a playful moment of early counting.
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Doris
Township Trustee McCallian and Local Humor in News
R J McCallian serves as Township Trustee with weekly office duties in the G D Abrahams building. The column notes a Wells Fargo era anecdote about actor W H Crane fearing room 13 after learning John T Raymond once stayed there.
Milk as a Bathing Fluid Through the Ages
Ancient texts praise milk as a bathing fluid with Nero era women using asses’ milk for ablutions and Empress Papaea favoring it. Today milk is costly, so modern beauties limit it to a teacup in a basin to preserve their complexions.
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Nero
Papaea
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Warsaw
The
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Ient
Cali
Fornia
California
I Oe .S
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Wenti
Ohio
Gallatin Cypty
By Roy Norton
A. Weil
Cincinnatii
Louisville
Odon
Madison Township
Township
Cewe Peenen Road
Elnora
Seveee
Elmore’ Township
Steele Township
Bogard Township
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Aesop
Township Special School
Ada Dean
Grafton
Mass
Bess
Isho
Nevah
Mana
Hiram
W. H. Crane
Boston Herald
John T. Raymond
Crane
John
R. J. McCallian
G. D. Abraham’s
Oden Hardware Co
Cortright
A. Jolliff & Co
Odon, Indiana
Odon Realty DO
Fromicup
the Odon Drug CO
Odon, Ind
VINOL
Bert E. Sneed
Mgr
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