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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1902
Page
3
An advertisement urges buyers to choose shoes at Quality for 3.00 and Radcliffe for 2.50 highlighting value. It notes a variety of sizes for men boys and children and invites customers to view the line before purchasing.
Dr Hedrick and wife return from Washington trip. Forsythe arrives back from Franklin. Numerous townspeople visit relatives in Burns City Elnora Terre Haute and Jeffersonville. Local exchanges note sales trades barber moves and upcoming church meetings with community notices and ads. Sundry names and places referenced include Keck Burns City Gwartneys and the Odon charge Fourth Quarterly meeting dates July 12 and 13.
A thief tried to burglarize Diefendorf's store Saturday or Sunday night by entering the basement through a window and prying the basement door latch. Although the ware room door was secured, the intruder could not break in and fled, with the note that local thieves may face penitentiary time. Several residences were visited at night but remained secure with doors and windows fastened.
The Populists in Daviess County announce renewed activity and confidence, saying they are in better shape to campaign despite unclear early reports. They expect upcoming gatherings to energize their effort and mobilize supporters.
The Washington Gazette and Odon Journal offer a limited August deal for new subscribers pay 1.25 for both papers one year and cash with orders. Existing subscribers must clear arrears plus 1.25 to get a year of both papers. prepay extends one year from payment date.
The Southern Indians repeatedly alters mail times causing public confusion. Eastbound mail trains run 7 26 a m, westbound 1 49 p m, with a locked pouch received at 9 15 a m but no outbound mail then. A pouch sent to Washington at 7 36 p m arrives none.
Presiding Elder dedicated the new Union Chapel on Bonhum Sunday. A very large crowd attended, and locals express pride in the new church building.
Bonds for Elmore Township gravel roads totaling 28000 dollars sold in Washington on Wednesday with a premium of 330 dollars.
The Lancet reports rare instances of word blindness. One Englishman, 34, lost English but could read Greek well and Latin and French moderately. Another patient could write from dictation but could not read his own writing. Word blindness resembles error blindness but causes greater disruption.
The board elected O. P. Sommers as president and will review sewer ditch issues. Claims allowed include H Browsing marshal 25 dollars, Denver Browning out houses 1, Sims & Woodruff 7.50, Odon Light Co. 27.17 for lights, 2 for cinders, Boy Myers 13, Dr DeMoite 1.20, Odon Mfg Co counter 2142, Skomp 2.75, Smiley 19.40, Smiley supplies 12.65, Kinneman 3.36, Dan Gantz 3, totals 139.09.
Martha A. Wampler wife of Francis M. Wampler of Ludian Springs died at Bedford on July 6 after a long illness. Born December 5 1856 she was 43 years 7 months and a day. She left husband five children two daughters and three of whom survive Basil Clements Jessie and Vonda. Converted in youth she joined the Methodist church and endured suffering with faith. Funeral by Rev Jos Adams at Eaglesville with burial nearby.
Advertisement offers a combined subscription to the home paper and the county seat paper for $1.25 total. Details imply a single payment for access to both editions through the local newspaper.
The text notes blond people more prone to somnambulism than dark, and colder climates increasing it. Greenland village huts are locked from outside to prevent sleepers from leaving and freezing. A court description jokes about a canal boat voyage with a captain leading a horse, a lieutenant at the rudder, and a puzzled judge asking where the crew was.
A schoolmaster's maxim about wealth contrasts with a Tyrolean craft scene from Mieming and Riet parish regions where nearly every household is busy making rosaries and related beaded goods.
The article notes the committee on arrangements with members such as G. D. Abraham and ZV. Garren for music. The three day program is not yet finalized, with the second day labeled old People's day and prizes to be awarded in the afternoon. Rail rates will be reduced to aid attendance, and the full schedule will be published later.
The town reports mail from No about 1 to 4 pm and several locals attended the Mt Olive dedication. Residents mention a Mt Olive festival next Saturday night and various visitors including Mr and Mrs R B Laughlin of Scotland and Willam Poindexter of Burns City. Additional tidbits note Jake Mryer’s wheel borrowed at Bloomfield and Curtis Pipher from Tudor Springs visiting.
In the Eng list Theater Gallery Mr W Pett Ridge recalls a funny theater anecdote. A stout woman wedges into a narrow seat annoys a smartly dressed youth who asks to move. She peels an orange and asks if he’d rather have a gentleman beside him. He answers yes. She retorts Go would I.
In Oklahoma a drummer named Peck stays at a hotel owned by a school board president. The official, in a long coat, warns against minors carrying guns and jokes about hiding a gun under a bushel. Peck refuses to dim his light, amid dubious remarks from others.
Textile makers push to maximize silk quality through refined dyeing processes. Dyers focus on achieving even color, durability, and luster while experimenting with new patterns and finishes.
After joining a troupe at the old Theatre Royal in Dublin, Wilson Barrett earned a first big moment when his initial speech was met with applause. Later a scene shifter tauntingly hinted the actor was a relative of a man executed by Fenian authorities that morning.
In Vienna the 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. rule makes every home a dungeon with a guarded block entrance. A fine of two pence to pass the door until midnight and four pence afterward is charged, with extra costs for posting letters and visiting friends after 10 p.m. The irritant tax contributes to Vienna’s early bedtime.
Hettie refuses to return Fred’s diamond ring, arguing it would cruelly remind him of the happiness he missed. Minna notes the pain of the broken engagement while debating the gesture.
An ordinary arc lamp can be made to speak or sing by altering its circuit. Placed in a telephone's receiver circuit it pronounces words heard at a distance, and used in the transmitter circuit it can also send spoken messages.
Senators and politicians are urged by a Richmond columnist to remember mothers across the states who support their sons. The piece condemns defamers and cautions that mothers will find out and respond to harsh attacks on American soldiers.
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