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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1895
Page
2
A mosaic of short items notes court decisions about public schools in Crawfordsville Indiana mentions county graduates and township trustees. It lists local names and evokes tax lists debt collection weather beliefs and weather forecasting via coffee and sugar, plus a brief obituary and infrastructure mentions.
A suspect sells a «package» touting weather forms and Califormia bean products. The buyer is offered a bean with cinnamon oil and coloring, marketed as a clever serine cure. Each package costs a high price, with a peck of beans claimed to yield flourished packages for 49 dollars.
A birthday surprise greeted Mr Albert Seara when a crowd of local children gathered at his home after he and his uncle returned from Washington in the evening. The incident occurred as they entered the house and found the unexpected reception.
A man returned home to a room full of about twenty five friends who greeted him with games and music. At ten o'clock refreshments were served, they sang a few songs, and then departed saying they had a good time and plenty of fun.
A Kansas boy calls his dog Populist short for populist. He says the dog is “ornery” and like a Populist, worth little beyond sitting and howling. The exchange is recounted in the Topeka Daily Gaplud.
Township trustees report to the County Auditor the 1887 census results showing Davies County population around five hundred eighty five and detail the universal male voter role by township. Dr Philip Blade advertises cholera remedies while Nelson of Kinville endorses Chamberlain products and De Witt cures for cholera and colic.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a treasure hunt or bet involving a gold ring and a prize. Names and places are unclear, but references to a chase and a paper listing eight large items suggest a described heist or contest with stakes and clues.
A reader in Middleburg credits Chamberlain's Pain Balm with quick bruise relief and praises Cham berlain's Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for curing an infant's diarrheal ailment after other treatments failed. The testimonial notes immediate improvement after one bottle and recommends both remedies, sold by W. T. Dearmin, Druggist.
Unanimously adopted resolutions from the M E church at the fourth quarterly conference in Vincennes district Indiana praise Rev L B Johnson for five years of pastorate. They express regret at parting with him and Sister Joahecon and entrust them to the Annual Conference for assignment.
A scholarly note surveys forty varieties of edible turtles in the United States. It details the green turtle’s size range from New York to Florida, nesting habits on Atlantic shores, and the prized calipash flesh used in turtle soup. It also notes other turtles like the snapping and alligator turtles and mentions the offshore Tortugas Islands as a nesting site.
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