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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1895
Page
3
Local notices list carriage sales and farm wagons from Danner Hayes Co. and Leapley & Creeks. Mentions Madison Courtney and Miss Dean Lindman visiting Burns City, with social events at Surprise and Ol Settlers grounds. Also notes Doctor Philip Bhir and July events with schools and lodges in Eaglesville region.
Excursion rates for Indian Springs are listed. Tickets sold with a Saturday departure are valid for a return Monday and cover round trips on Saturdays. A sixty day validity is noted for one or two round trips depending on the route.
A farmer Hiram Sims near Ravlenville reports his cow bore five calves this spring with four living. Wheat prices and supply remain volatile as markets shift. mills increasingly rely on external wheat while prices rise. Also mentions a health tonic advertisement and a travel note about Watts Cohe and Cotera Cure.
Farmers finish planting as Master Ras O Donald of Qeion Oyesited at Falion on Sunday. Several locals swap wheat for sawn, Rendall hannoned two in Purs¢ Creek Safeday. Miss Zeta Srotis Bandas seen with Paris City father Mass Ete Wohams. Khuier Pershing, a merchant, buys a horse and rides daily. Moses McCarter Henry Tavlee and Miss Laura Pavlor attended Washington exam. Rev. W. W. Eastman preached memorial at Burns City. J OF George baptized six near J. M. Storts residence. Children’s Day planned for Ma Olive on the fourth Sunday at 7. Mr and Mrs William Summer ville of Scotland visiting Stotts. Edgar Laughlin of Odon a guest at McCarter days Sunday.
An old style medical ad promises immediate care and refers readers to Dre Warts Coalte and Celera Cure for minor ailments. It urges no delay and asserts prompt relief from illnesses.
Mira and Elizabethe Shafter are noted in weekly items as travelers camp near the whareh. Children’s exercises occur at Mud Pike and Pieasant, Rev. Jace Noagent will preach at Pleasant hil oache, and preparations for Children’s Day ex cerises are underway. Local residents met at Good topes cemetery to clean it. Wic Waberg of Washington visited with his parents Code Coleman.
Advertises Chamber huon's Calle Chulera and Diarrhoer Roamedy as a cure for teething babies and bowel complaints. Claims a severe bloody flux attack was cured in a day, with a testimonial from W. L. Dunagan of Bonagne Hickman Co and sale by W. L. Stoy.
Advertised remedy claims rapid relief for dyspeptic symptoms and diarrheal distress. Promises a natural recovery after use and touts superiority and accessibility through W. L. Stes.
Sunday afternoon the E and R excursion from Indian Springs to Bedford faced a violent disruption. Four men crowded into the coach, one refused to pay fare, then fought with Conductor Lockwood and Brakeman Stevens as they tried to eject him. After a tense struggle, officers helped remove the aggressor, and the train resumed with orders followed. Seymour Evening News reports the incident as a cautionary tale.
The G A R Post decorated graves at Hope cemetery in the morning and the Normal school held services in the U B church with Prof Clark delivering an eloquent Memorial Day address. A parade and flower strewing followed, with praise for the Band boys and Lenora Clark’s singing class.
Mrs. E.R. Bulloch of Brighton reports her daughter Blanche, age fifteen, suffered paralysis of the right arm and nervousness linked to St. Vitus dance. After three bottles of Dr Miles Nervine her symptoms vanished, weight gained, appetite returned, and full use of the arm restored, with school attendance resumed.
The ad promotes Dr Miles Nervine cures with mail order bottles from Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart. It also extols Panther Leather novelty goods purses card cases portfolios frames and other items soft to touch with silver or gold mistletoe accents in season colors.
Old time medical ad touts Eucker's Aracia Save salve for ulcers sores rashes and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Also promotes De Witt's Little Early Risers pills for bowel regulation and relief from headache and constipation by W L Stoy.
A fragment recalls a child at age two crying for Castoria a familiar remedy in old home life. The line captures a domestic moment and a nostalgic reference to a bygone era.
A household treasure praised for cough relief with families reporting eight years of use. Merchants note trial bottles available free and regular sizes 50 cents and one dollar at Pensinger’s Drug Store.
S. HH. Difford of New Caasel Wis suffered neuralgia rheumatism liver trouble and decay of flesh. Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Sheppard of Harrisburg Ill had an eight year leg sore cured by three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Buckle’s Amica Salve. John Speaker of Catawba Ill had five fever sores cured by one bottle of Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Sold by S. Pensinger.
Report states Frank Younger and Morgan stal lion along with Young Wuke an English Draft horse will be found at J. 8 Resters two miles southeast of Odon. The notice places the animals at the specified rural site for verification and potential sale.
A full line of flour, meal, feed and meats is advertised on South Spring Street indicating a local grocery and trade presence offering staple goods to residents.
Corner of Main and Odon Streets advertises Celebrated Family Medicine Paints Oils Varnish and Wallpaper cheaper than usual. Pure White Lead sold 60 cents per gallon. wallpaper by the roll or in bulk. Assures wide selection of paints oils and patent medicines and invites customers to browse.
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