Odon Journal July 27 1901 local notes and town sketch
Odon Journal describes the town of Odon Indiana with its population, location on the Indiana Railroad, proximity to Washington and Daviess County, and notes on churches, a six room hotel, factories, coal mines, a normal school, and surrounding agriculture. It provides subscription details and a brief portrait of the community.
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Hon
Witlers Indiana
Oheast
Washington
Coun
Daviess County
Touree
Indiana man detained on indeterminate sentence for stones an umbrella
A vane man in Indiana faces an indeterminate term of one to two years for offenses described as stones and an umbrella. A New York public relations staffer who defrauded the public of $200,000 was imprisoned for six months.
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Indiana
New York
Indiana School Child Population Rises Slightly
Figures show 757,526 school children in Indiana with a net gain of 1,198 from last year. Grant County accounts for 641 of this increase while 50 offices report a loss, mainly in the gas belt. White children rise by 13, or two percent, and there are 15,220 colored children, up 1,443 from the prior year.
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Indiana
Grant County
Extraordinary notice holder found among Monroe County officials
A county commissioner in Monroe County Pennsylvania who earns 83 30 a day for official duties returned half a day’s pay to the County Treasurer, saying he does not believe the service is worth that amount.
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Monroe County
Pennsylvania
Missouri Governor Declares Sunday Fasting for Drought Relief
Governor Dockery issued a proclamation designating last Sunday as a day of fasting and prayer to break drought in Missouri. Churches in St. Louis held large services as communities sought relief from months of dry weather threatening vegetation, with a second such proclamation in state history.
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Dockery
Missouri
St. Louis
Charles H. Hardig
Weird Brown County Notes From the Elnora News
The Elnora News reports many threshing machines in Brown County and a lack of workers to keep them busy. It notes the county’s peculiarities including absence of a railroad, a jail with swinging doors, a long-standing saloon absence, and a large Democratic majority on election day. Also mentions a dredge boat delay and an itinerant salesman preying on farmers with advance payments.
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Elnora News
Brown County
Hilla and Dales
Rolla
Boundary Marker Relocation Fund Approved by Legislatures
The boundary posts are largely destroyed in the western region but enough monuments remain to enable relocation. Pennsylvania allocates 7000 dollars and Maryland 5000 dollars for new iron markers. Work halted on Stay well drill near Hindostan Jalia at 700 feet when rope broke. plans to drill additional wells continue.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
L. G. Neely Co
Hindostan Jalia
Shoaly News
Death of Washington business leader Joseph Cabel at 84
Joseph Cabel died at his Washington home on Friday afternoon from heart failure in his 84th year. A German immigrant who arrived in 1839, he built a large fortune through coal mines, the Cabel & Kauffman store, and Washington properties. A Democrat and Catholic, he was long identified with county business interests.
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Joseph Cabel
Washington
Cabel
Germany
New Orleans
Cabel & Kauffman
Washington Property
Mrs Jemima Harman Dies After Brief Illness At 77
Mrs Jemima Harman aged 77 died Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness of stomach and brain trouble. Born in Ohio she moved to this state about twenty one years ago and lived near Shiloh church the last years. She was married in 1848 to Andrew Harman and is survived by ten children including Joseph and William. Funeral held at Walnut Hill cemetery with Rev J T Hobson officiating.
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Jemima Harman
Mrs. Harman
Ohio
Ountn
Harbeugh
Andrew Harman
Joseph Harman
Here
Shilch Church
Joseph
William
Sirs
Sarah Bush
James
Rnna Plarman
W. Freeman
Money to Loan on Improved Farms Offered at Odon Journal
Offee with Odon Journal Reason Bennett announces money to loan on improved farms valued at 500 dollars or more. Local borrowers can contact the journal for terms and application details.
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Odon Journal
United States
Florida
U. S
Gulf Coast District
Notice to book account holders to settle debts now
All persons owing us book account past due, will please call and settle at once. 692 are A. Jellift & Co.
Cash Paid for Hides and Earnest Metal Scrap
Notice announces W. C. Garten offers cash for beef hides horse hides furs green and dry bones old rubber tin foil copper brass and related items at top market prices, inviting public trade and delivery.
The Conductor Answers With Seven Stories For Passengers
In a New York Sub story a Berliner like conductor responds to questions about building stories and travel times with a steady Seven. He explains he uses Seven as a standard number to ease navigation and stock knowledge for late night trips. The tale portrays the conductor’s calm, practical approach and his habit of offering ready numbers to reassure riders.
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Metropolitan Street Railway
Broadway
City Bell
Asin
Grand Central
Se Yen
Giiser House
Seren
New York
For sale several small tracts of land bargains
For sale multiple small land tracts offered at extra bargains. Call on me at Journal office. Reason Bennett.
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Journal Office
The Queen and Jenny Lind Tale of Courtesy
A story recalls Queen Victoria and Jenny Lind in Her Majesty's Opera House after a Chartist day. On cue the queen entered the royal box as Lind began, prompting cheers. Lind then sang God Save the Queen to ease the moment, and the queen bowed as the performance resumed.
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Jenny Lind
Queen Victoria
England
Queen of Song
Jenny Lind Soas
Her Majesty's Opera House
Royal Box
L .Ck
Bogard Township Teachers List Names
A roster of Bogard Township teachers is shown with numbered entries including C. W. Myers, Walter Cox Fisher, W. W. Wade Carter, Ira Bow man Ensom, Ira Patterson, Mary Mallett Pleasant Grove, John T McCormick Cortettsville, Marie Stanley Oak Grove, Ada B Osman Fairview, Deila Tomey Bethel, Chas. McMullen Hayes, Steve Myers Keller, Agnes Wade Ryan, and Haugh Morgan Trainor.
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Black
C. W. Myers
Fisher
Walter Cox
Wade
W. W. Carter
Ensom
Ira Bowman
Ira Patterson
Pleasant Grove
Mary Mallett
Hayes
Chas. McMullen
Keller
Steve Myers
Ryan
Agnes Wade
Trainor
Haugh Morgan
Heartburn Remedy Advice From Historic Health Column
The article warns that overeating rich foods and constipation can cause heartburn and suggests slow, small meals and thorough chewing. It recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to ease fullness after meals and notes they are for sale by Z. Webster. It ends with a quip about eyes and hope.
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Chamberlain
Z. Webster
Child Recovers From Cholera Infantum After Remedy
May neighbor infant sick with cholera infantum. Doctors declared hopeless. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy given as directed. In two days the child fully recovered and is vigorous. Recommend it often. never known to fail. Beokwalter Ohio. Sold by Webster.
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Chamberlain
Ini
Curiis
Beokwalter Ohio
Wo Webster
Money to Loan on Improved Farm Land at Low Rates
Advertises abundant money to loan on improved farm land with low interest. Contains mis-spelled and garbled lines, including personal notes about dyspepsia cures and hair tonics, reflecting a mixed agricultural and medicinal pages. The legible parts emphasize loan offers and local business promotions amid unrelated testimonial text.
A Woman's Remedy For Woman's Ills
A long promotional notice touts a female health remedy called Baim of Figs. The author argues half the population suffers and urges private self use for conditions like leucorrhoea, painful periods, displacements, fibroid tumors, and nervous troubles, claiming widespread cures and testimonials from women nationwide.
Car inspector halts Madison car with faulty signs
An inspector on a Madison Avenue electric car bound downtown asked the motorman where the car was heading. The sign on the front read One Hundred and Thirty Fifth Street while the roof sign listed Second Avenue and Astor.
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Madison Avenue
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Bridge
Avenua
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Astor
Realization on the Road to the Butcher
A pig remarks during loading for the butcher that overindulgence tends to shorten life. The line appears in Indiansport Press as a wry, reflective quip on excess and fate.
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Indiansports Press
Humphreys With Hazel Oil Cures Piles Claims Relief
An old medical patent style claim asserts Hazel Oil by Humphreys cures piles hemorrhoids externally and internally including bleeding fissures and fistulas with relief and cure promoting text.
Teachers Institute and Local Notices Face Busy Week
The Daviess County Teachers Institute will be held in Washington starting Monday August 19 for five days with instructors from state normal and Purdue. A trolley ride and festival at the park is planned Thursday night. Also noted are local notices about products and medicines and physician testimonials, with several advertisements for patent and consumer goods.
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Daviess County Teachers Institute
Washington
Lewis Rettger
The
State Normal
Emma Mont McRae
Purdue University
E. E. Olcott
Danville
Mollie Riggins
Earl Kelsey
Indianapolis
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