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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1901
Page
2
The Odon Indiana weekly announces subscription terms for one year and shorter periods. Rates appear listed for six months and three months with prices shown in the ad. Local readers are advised to renew and continue access to the publication.
Saturday July 20 1901 notes Lodon a scenic Indiana town of about 1500 with electric lights churches brick school coal mines and several manufactories nearby. It sits on the Southern Indiana Railroad twenty miles northeast of Washington in Daviess county surrounded by fertile farmland and a Normal School.
Last Friday evening a sky rocket shoot at about ten o clock drew a fine from Squire Guthrie after Marshal Browning escorted Mel Cooper to the sanctum. The writer questions why drunken behavior, a larger issue, is not similarly pursued by the marshal.
A lengthy editorial criticizes Hawaii statehood push arguing Hawaii lacks self government capacity. It likens Hawaii to Puerto Rico and Luzon, questions native control of elections, and predicts Oklahoma and New Mexico likely to gain territorial status before Hawaii achieves readiness. It cites historical examples and calls for intelligent self governance as a prerequisite.
James Wilson, a farmer about a mile south of Elmora, was severely injured last Friday morning when a dead limb detached from a tree and struck his left shoulder and side. His left arm and shoulder were badly bruised, the left thigh broken, and a small finger dislocated. He is progressing as well as can be expected.
Agnostic humor piece notes beard and head hair grow at similar rates. It claims a man shaving since 16 and aging to 70 would have shaved off considerable length, implying a head of 35 feet and beard 27 feet could form a traveling display for a circus and winter advertisement.
A Church Eclectic excerpt explains private road rights in China. Roads carved from land force farmers to levy ditches and drains, turning paths into rivers over centuries. Curved routes mean travelers must detour long distances to reach nearby places.
National Geographic Magazine explains Yosemite Valley formed by glacial erosion from a main Tenaya glacier. The glacier carved Te naya canyon and, with tributaries from Little Yosemite and other creeks, created U shaped valleys and vertical cliffs. The valley floor was a lake before Merced River erosion filled and drained it.
The piece explains a Russian practice where a female student must marry a male student through a civil ceremony to study at a university. If both parties consent they remain married. if not the union ends. Notably Sophia Kovalevskaya reportedly underwent such a ceremony with a student who later became her husband.
An article discusses heartburn from rich food and constipation with home guidance on digestion by slow eating and thorough chewing. It cites Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to ease heaviness, plus a testimonial from Mrs Curtis Baker Buckwalter Ohio praising Chamberlain's Cholera Infantum and Diarrhoea Remedies for infant recovery.
Advertisement notes money to loan on improved farm land at 5 to 8 percent with contact offered by Crooke. It also includes testimonials praising Kudil Dyspepsia Cure as the best cure for indigestion and claims of natural digestants that aid digestion and health.
An advertisement by a female practitioner promotes Balm of Figstiga as a home remedy for women's health issues. It argues many women suffer early and silently from female ailments and offers a private self-treatment option developed through years of study and care for other women.
Stockholders met last Friday at the Odon Gas and Oil Company and organized. Officers elected form the board: President Barry B. Crooke, Vice President Milo Smatey, Secretary Daniel W. Hayes, Treasurer B D Smiley. Capital set at 3000 dollars with 2500 paid up, 500 more shares offered at par. Drilling to begin after 5090 acres of land are leased.
The Odon School Board announces bids will be received for furnishing coil materials for the district until July 20, 1901. Proposals should be directed to the board at the district office.
Sanitation crackdown warning issued by the Board of Health. Acaneks ordered to remove garbage and address privy and other preclusions to ensure proper sanitary gididin. Town authorities face penalties including time at expense if noncompliance persists. Ur. J. DeMotte fee.
Advertisements tout a new metal called Silid Cuetee Silverware claiming it rivals sterling silver in hardness, longevity, and resistance to wear without plating. Priced high, it offers a Year warranty and a free offer from Quaker Valley Mfg Co in Chicago, plus other assorted notices and sales pitches in the column.
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