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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1911
Page
4
A garbled correspondent notes a weekly eight page paper with half ad space and rising costs. The text references the editor facing printers strikes and payment issues while the town is described as prosperous and thriving.
A distorted notice reports the death of John Vic Mattingly of Washington in Salt Lake City after an operation at St Marks. He was a son of James Mattingly and nephew of Ezra Mattingly, married a week before death to Josephine Whitman in a hospital, with his wife Luowr residing in Daviess County.
The text notes church services at Pleasant Grove with Sunday school in session and a sermon by Pastor McCos. The proclaimer invites all church members to attend and participate in the day’s activities at 2 PM, with the pastor listed as McCos.
The group elected new officers for a six month term including candidates Gene Iiaireaian Moro Meenie Neeriemer Mesos Eth dosaaner Moot Roo with CL Lillie Neeriemer M&S Feonura McNeely Prorosetor Sada Alexander and Jo a Preemiiun. The ceremonies will be held at the lodge hall in the evening.
The Daviess county teachers institute will convene in Washington from August 2 to 2a with sessions for local educators and programs led by school officials.
A readable community page notes Miss Selina Sue and the Soapbox Babies appearing in the next Journal issue. Local residents travel to Elnora Vincennes Terre Haute Indianapolis and Washington, with visits, shopping at Abraham’s and the Odon Drug Co. and plans for ice cream socials and church events.
Christian Church announces Sunday service at 10 40 with sermon on Spiritual Gifts. Junior activities start September 1. No Sunday evening preaching due to union service at the United Baptist Church.
Mrs C H Buchanan underwent an operation in Indianapolis yesterday. Dr Link performed the procedure.
Old newspapers prove useful beyond reading. They repel moths with their ink, protect furs and woolens, line floors, and clean stoves lamps and windows. Used damp or folded they trap dust, absorb grease, and shield surfaces before burning or disposal.
A Pearsons Magazine excerpt explains proper life buoy use by gripping the buoy sides and rising through the center, then resting the arms for support. It also describes improvising with an oar as a substitute, riding the blade like a hobbyhorse to keep the head above water.
The North American Review recounts John Jacob Astor born in Waldorf Germany and arriving in 1783 after the Seven Years War. He built a fur trade empire with a dozen ships and a fortune of about one million dollars, influencing commerce from St Louis to London and Canton.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes that rich men toil out of duty while the true leisure class is the tramp. It portrays wealth as a burden and the hobo as a rare social fixture with constant danger from guards, dogs, and street scorn.
A Hawick angler tells of meeting a tall gentleman who asks about his sport. The usher offers to pay sixpence for a river crossing, and the stranger carries him across. True to his word the angler returns the sixpence but is told to give it to the first beggar as a present from the Earl of Minto.
A mother voices concern over her daughter’s pleasantness to visiting young men. The daughter questions what fate awaits when one might marry and leave. The parents fear none of the suitors so far would take her away.
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