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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1896
Page
3
A collage of brief items from a small town paper includes farming notes about corn crop bounty, upcoming games by the Oden Browns and Cannherburg, church visits by Rev. MooA Nash, restaurant moves, reader subscriptions, social events at Neana Bennetts, and various community advertisements.
The engagement and forthcoming wedding of Miss Dona Ellis and Will P. Walter are noted. Ellis is the mayor’s eldest daughter and popular, while Walter is deputy county clerk and son of Mr and Mrs Peter Walter of near Oden.
Local notice notes sale of wid papers for aid, urges community to prepare for the upcoming school term and lists lodge offers at I U F lodge with names like Jib Freeman and Daniel Gantz. Oden Browns expected El Nora to play but she did not appear, resulting in a 31 to 1 shutout.
Former Massachusetts senator and noted pest leader William E Russell died in Quebec Canada on Thursday morning from heart disease during a fishing trip.
Reader submits that a cider mill in KotiTe will operate on Tuesdays until September 1st, then reduce to Wednesdays and Thursdays. note sender W R Neertemer signs off.
A damaged line records a patient suffering a heavy cold and moving toward a chemist or drugstore for Foley's Diarmosa and Col ie Cure as relief. The note mentions Gantz & Webster's and an attack that warrants medicine and care.
A morning blaze at about nine o'clock destroyed the residence of Morgan Thomas near New Berry due to a defective flare. No one was nearby and nothing was saved, resulting in a heavy loss to Thomas.
Mrs. John Cummings visited Stever Callahan Monday. Richard Dunlap will move to town soon and Toad McHolland will lead the Straw farm. Ben Sears urges Aaron to move west. he finds the Journal more interesting.
A rough week yields dry weather hoped for by many. John Roberts and family of Epcote visited. Bricklayers progress on the new school house. Residents O Verto and Lugine eatila, Earnest Hunter stayed a few days and returned to Dedford. JOM Stott’s family and Rot Scotts visited Mr and Mrs David Geary of Shoals. On their return they stopped by the freak of Nacure near Jug Rock. Nora Marke
A local crowd attended Sunday night events in Eaglesville with several trees blown down by a recent storm. Mr Wadsworth visited town on business while Al Casey and Jas Sterling fished nearby. A 3 PM sermon at Moi Church by Rev Risley is announced and a local organ swap is noted.
A large tunnel on the KE and R near Bedford collapsed trapping trains. Freight passenger and mail service halted. Workers have spent a week stabilizing the site as dirt continues to fall from the walls and men face daily danger.
Master mechanic Hoifus Hill of the Pennsylvania Railroad tells Iron Age that electric motor power will power the majority of the system within five years. If Pennsylvania lines go electric, other railroads will follow, sparking a broad transportation revolution and disruption to current business models.
The article lists weights for coins such as the gold dollar 258 grains and the standard dollar 1124 grains along with other denominations. It also notes a patent medicine claiming superior blood cleansing qualities, attributed to Ganiz & Webster.
Bennett & Burrell advertises a bed room suite while the Old Settlers Meeting is planned for August 1. Notes mention M W Stoner rust cans, glass and tin sold cheaply, and Elmer & Foraker's Jane Mill for sale. A travel position in Indiana offers $780 salary with steady work and references to The Dominion Company in Chicago.
The Princeton Clarion notes that shops face city ordinance license regulation with fees sometimes £100 and possible shutdown for violations. It asserts that no quart shop can profit while complying with the law.
An old advertisement claims a coughing spell can be overcome instantly by taking a dose of One Minute Cough Cure. The snippet emphasizes quick relief and throat tickle remedy.
Chairman Charles W Fairbanks argues against free silver coinage at the Republican gathering. He asserts the party supports silver only with safeguards and maintains a gold and silver currency, warning free coinage would depress wages, harms savings, and destabilize the economy.
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