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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
2
The Oden Journal outlines subscription options published weekly from Odon Indiana. Terms list prices for one year six months and three months with a $1.60 rate noted and mail matter classified.
A scanned list shows multiple county and district offices with candidate names and titles including representatives auditors treasurers and sheriffs. The legibility is inconsistent with several garbled entries but several names and offices like commissioner districts appear.
The Becond Congressian district of Indiana will assemble in a delegate convention at Yatpteek on Saturday July 16 to nominate one candidate for Cenaries. Counties listed include Daviess Greene Knox Lawrence Martin Monroe Owen Sullivan with varying representation. other counties to select delegates per regulations set by County Chairman Jen Bilheimer.
Residents push for more hitch racks amid ongoing sidewalk cycling. Officials warn sidewalk riding remains a finable offense and may prompt enforcement.
A reader notes growing farmer traffic at Odon trading point with Saturdays seeing crowded hitch racks. They urge business leaders or Town Trustees to add more hitching spaces to ease securing a place.
Charion W. Wellman of Sullivan Times warns that public displays by Afr Miers followers in Sullivan county reveal airs and calls out Judge Iscariot Poynter of the Deniocrat for insults. He says free and royal friends will notice and respond.
A Weekly Sentinel writer claimed locusts destroy vegetation including rye and vegetables, but experts note they injure trees and others. The piece notes confusion over the actual scope of locust damage and requests clarification from readers.
J M Clinton of Odona Indiana University was named president of the Arbutus publication board for next year. The Epworth League district convention elected officers in Sullivan with Frank McClure as President and Ada Kvet among others. Various local notices and humorous items follow including a Lincoln County anecdote and a tale of ice caves in Arizona.
George Williams, a Junior High School student, celebrated with friends at Blue Hole near White River. He got beyond his depth and cried for help. Ralph Yenne tried to rescue him but nearly lost his life. the body was recovered two hours later by a drag. He was the son of John E. Williams.
State Board of Health urging public cooperation with health officers to control contagious diseases. Call to promptly notify officers of cases and to avoid visiting placards. Advocates fair pay for officers and warns that effective disease control reduces deaths sickness and economic loss.
In a Willoughby street auction room Hugh McLaughlin and friends discussed Marconi’s fear of sending wireless messages across the sea. He claimed he gave the reporter a wordless interview, saying he stood in line with Marconi for the story.
A collage of testimonial snippets touts Bromo Quinine as a cold cure in one day and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for stomach trouble. Ed Mebler of Union Betting Works credits Kodol, while DeWitt’s Little Early Risers are endorsed for relief without griping. dietary hints and marshmallow dessert notes appear.
An old advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a universal remedy for sores bruises wounds and skin diseases. A testimonial claims a leg wound from a shot healed after trying the salve while warning against counterfeit products.
A historical note on advertising stresses that legitimate, well planned ads with honest intent and clear, direct language about reliable goods pay best. It praises those who use thoughtful messaging and transparent methods to persuade buyers through logical arguments.
An Eskimo pupil from Point Barrow Alaska attends the northern most U S schoolhouse built of logs with double walls. Students travel by dog sled over long distances and gain rapid English literacy from a year of instruction, counting to 1000 and reading simple words.
A childhood routine is described with a girl serving as a helper to her father and family. The speaker lists daily tasks from washing to baking, noting Sunday’s uncertain sermon moment, in a verse from Elizabeth Lincoln Gould in Youth's Companion.
Fragment mentions Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic with claims about gravity printed on a bottle and a note that it is simply iron and quinine. It asserts no cure and warns against taking the product at bedtime to prevent sleeplessness.
A reader testimonial extols a one minute cough cure as a quick, effective remedy for coughs croup bronchitis and common cold symptoms. The endorsement notes its safety and rapid action increasingly trusted by families and workers alike.
The fragment cites mailed free relief from a single application. It repeats the line and ends with an unhelpful suffix er. The readable portion specifies relief granted through one mailed submission.
Baintess County reports a substantial increase in the county’s total assessed valuation, rising by about 400000 on a base of 2 975 850 excluding railroads. The notice lists township and town figures for Washington Elmora Reeve Madison Odon Van Buren Steele Veale Bogard Berr Harrison and Camelo towns with varying totals.
A jeweler praises a new boy who says he sold six plain gold rings. The boy notes the price was marked inside at 18 cents and says the gentleman bought all that remained, prompting the jeweler to expect the boy will become a first class salesman someday.
An advertorial fragment touts Bosehee German Syrup as the only remedy for severe throat and chest infections. It claims quick germ destruction, easier breathing, and safe use, citing a World Herald reader quote about its effectiveness against whooping cough and croup.
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