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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
2
The Don Journal notes weekly publication in Odon Indiana with subscription rates and advertising terms. It cites the Chicago World’s Fair Ferris wheel sale for 21900 to a junk dealer and reports bond debt. It quotes Rev Newel Hillis on income affecting salvation and mentions future congressional candidates Vi Miers and Davis.
W H Blodzett reports intense Democratic and Republican activity in Indiana's second congressional district. Potential nominees include Miers, Cy Davis, Ephham Inman, and Laman with compromise hopes amid talk of a Martin and Daviess county strong GOP showing for J Frank Hanly. A circuit judge race with Judge Houghton looms as key, while party factions prepare for a fierce battle.
Sullivan readers back John W. Chaney for nomination by acclamation. Chaney has already announced his candidacy and his supporters say his remarkable race against heavy odds warrants the nomination without contest.
The Knox circuit court bond of 25000 for Charles L Jerome and Charles Roberts was forfeited last week due to their failure to appear. Other items note Nashville citizens confronting telecom wires and a plan to build a new Fisher district school, plus jail escape and town gossip from nearby communities. A probation officer law is discussed, with pay and duties clarified, and Bogard Township reports teacher shortages with few available posts.
Thomas Wict recovered a gold casewatch found while preparing ground for corn. The case is in good condition though the works are damaged. DC Williams owns the watch and says he can repair the mechanism.
A reader pledges a favor to the editor if any news is known, signaling active engagement with the newspaper staff and a readiness to assist with information. The remark reflects community involvement and journalist outreach.
The article describes making fabric from rock with asbestos and chalk derived fibers. It cites a Detroit Free Press claim of a rock based fabric a spinner wove into a Titian red silky cloth. A single piece measures an inch thick after processing a ton of rock.
In a South Carolina coastal town after the Civil War Colonel Jim Blithers runs a stubborn customs post. Smugglers bring a fever ship, the Robert E. Lee, to dock with coffins, funerals, and a ledger of losses. A US revenue cutter later exposes BN Jimson of New London, the famed smuggler, and buried goods vanish.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain cholera and diarrhea remedy as universally dependable. It claims special value for summer diarrhea in children and asserts it can save many young lives, as stated by Webster, a druggist.
Indiana produces about 71 million dozen eggs yearly from hens. It raises 334 million turkeys 272000 geese and 230000 ducks. Poultry value is four million dollars. The state has 222000 farms with 220895 white and 1100 colored farmers. 50000 whites and 330 colored are renters. Farmlands cover 22 million acres and dairy products value around 16 million annually.
NTER J L Gragam and L L D of Memphis are listed with a tentative status in a local notice. The fragment provides limited context about individuals and the organization involved and their tentative arrangement.
An appeal to readers to mention advertisements in this paper when shopping with merchants who advertise here. The note thanks readers and frames small conscionable support as beneficial to the paper.
An old testimonial extols Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs, and colds. It claims bronchitis relief after three years of illness and mentions a trial bottle offered with a money back guarantee. The ad touts effectiveness against lung and throat ailments and lists sizes and prices.
Mrs S H Mew of Decatur Alabama suffered three years of pain from indigestion stomach and bowel trouble with near death. Electric Bitters cured her wean and restored health. Also Champlain Vain Balm heals cuts bruises burns faster. Z Webster sells both remedies. Canada forest exports totaled 29 954 689 last year.
Advertisement claims Dr Kings New Life pill ends throbbing headaches and nervous headaches by purifying blood and boosting health. Sold by Z Wester Druggist. Money back if not cured. Narrator warns about children crossing wrong paths if switches misplaced.
Reader asks about Gweni August fover as a cure for ingestion and liver complaints that may not have been cured, seeks any proven remedies. Mentions various health issues and advertising claims, references H Webster and a local seller offering Chamberlain’s tablets and other treatments with testimonials and price prompts.
A garbled historical fragment discusses remedies and medicines with unclear references. It mentions universal knowledge of a remedy and implies historically high usage or effectiveness, but specifics are indecipherable. The text reads like stray OCR from a medical or pharmacological discussion without clear names or dates.
In Plainville last night at about 8 o clock Robert Latshaw a saloon keeper and Andrew Miller a former saloon keeper clashed over a fifteen cent drink account. Latshaw fired wounding Miller who was taken home for treatment. Latshaw fled and remains missing. Miller's injuries are not life threatening. Both men have prior trouble in Plainville.
An advertisement notes Grove's Tasteless Chill tonite with a plain label showing iron and quinine as the ingredients. The copy warns no cure and no pay, pricing at 50 cents.
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