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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1896
Page
2
A garbled OCR item mentions Gaverna Mathews and their circle, possible consent for governance roles, and references to moneyed delegates and a political body. Names and specifics are uncertain, with stray lines about wives and coats.
Fragmentary text describes a person named Beea ofes Dee og Ire hetrran and a £24 Trapdiv at the nexteteathes. It mentions a figure who will make mothers proud and influence husbands to vote for him despite nigney issue.
The top salaries go to ambassadors in London Berlin and ministers in St. Petersburg and Mexico at 0 a year. Second class ministers earn 12000 and third class 10000, fourth class 6400 and fifth class 5000. The highest secretary salary is 2025 and the lowest 1500. Appointments are said to be political. Col. Denby of Indiana is the oldest minister, serving since Cleveland's first term and remained through Harrison's administration. Lee is the only minister with a commission predating President Cleveland's inauguration.
A compact note from a western paper outlining practical knowledge about caterpillars and seeds related to fruit crops. The item summarizes readable facts, noting methods and cautions without graphic detail.
The writer describes drilling a hole in a tree, filling with sulphur, then plugging it. The remedy supposedly kills insects by spreading sulphur through branches and stems, claiming all pests die and trees remain unharmed.
Citizens can stay informed this year with a cheap subscription to The Indianapolis Journal and New York World. Readers are urged to pick up the Claciunell Requirer style paper for campaign coverage and up-to-date election notes.
Cannelburg defeated Oden in a tough game with strong pitching. Key players included Kwavanaugh Gaus Chath and Fulkerson with several hits and errors noted. Umpires Belly and Qdell worked the game. managers Odell and Daugherty oversaw the team’s efforts as Woods credited berries for team strength.
A local firm promoting the Mound City Dishwasher claims strong home sales from four to five machines daily. The advertisement highlights growing business, direct sales at home, and customer interest from women and families seeking an efficient dishwashing solution.
Oakland to celebrate a fourth of July. Worthington also set for July. A rainbow moonlight seen in Oakland last week. Indiana wheat crop projected at best five percent above average. A jumble of scattered notes mentions railcars, weather, and health resort ads for Martin County with summer rates and no malaria.
Mr. J J Mott chairman of the national committee of the free silver party rallies in Washington urging votes for free coinage. He insists a natural 16 to 1 ratio exists between silver and gold, arguing it dictated by earths abundance and natural order. The piece mocks the claim, noting questions about mineral yields and the real economic value guiding markets.
The New Yorker Staats Zeitung asserts Germans may play a crucial role in the crisis. It states Germans in the east are sound on the silver question and in the west German sentiment is strong. If conventions face the German vote, its influence will be recognized.
Analysis from the New York Journal of Commerce argues that free silver would halve the value of the dollar, doubling wheat prices but not increasing production. Farmers would face higher debt costs, while taxes and debts would adjust poorly, widening burdens without real national benefit.
Silverites attack the idea of one universal standard for value comparing it to two left hands and two eyes. They argue free coinage rests on flimsy logic and warn against a proposed monetary revolution. The piece notes nature uses pairs and cautions against measuring all wealth by two metals.
An old advertisement touts Faley's Sarsaparilla and Foley's Sarsaparilla as spring blood purifiers. It mentions trial size and lists Strantz & Welster as presumably the distributors.
In an interview a German-American leader argues German voters nationwide will back the hard money platform, opposing free silver and any monetary compromise. He cites Illinois Ohio Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Minnesota Missouri and New York, noting the German press uniformly supports sound money and that German voters will influence the upcoming campaign.
The Evansville and Richond Railroad resumes popular Sunday excursions selling excursion tickets at half rate for date of sale between all stations on the line. Call or write A. L. Jay at Qdon Ind or H T Reseran General Passenger and Ticket Agent for full information.
A fragmentary note from Mren Asillsan, Tampiec merchant, cites unsettled cases and health concerns affecting local trade. The text is garbled, with references to faces, hands, and distant memories, offering little clear factual detail beyond the disrupted market context and unnamed entities.
A confused段 excerpt claims a salve named DeWite Witch Hites is a universal cure after twenty years of suffering. It urges more of the preparation than other remedies and cites a doctor or official endorsement, though details are unclear.
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as the standard remedy for every form of cough or cold. It claims immediate results and endorses Tr as harmless. W. L. Stoy signs the claim.
Classified notice seeks several trustworthy men or women to travel in Indiana for an established, reliable house. Salary $780 and expenses. Steady position, references required. Apply The Dominion Company, Third floor, Omaha bidg, Chicago.
The Evansville and Richmond Railroad opens the season with a low rate for sixty days and a special Sunday excursion. Tickets are valid on trains leaving Saturday or Sunday and return Monday. For rates and details contact Ay L Jay or A H Roseman Evansville Ind.
An 1896 notice announces a yearling sale at Blythe Revenue Jr's stable one mile west of Odon with Italiana Terms eight dollars to insure Hoying colts. Parsons offers more, forfeit insurance, pedigree and further information available on application.
Red Cloud and Duke will start the season at my barn 22 miles southeast of Cdon Indiana with events on Monday Thursday and Friday. Tausday and Hayes compete on the Leogoo road Wednesday at Palmer Dyke 19 miles southwest of Eaglesville. Saturday at Cdon Livery. Barn Ferns reports Duke 6 and Red Cloud 6.60 in GL Resler standings.
Fragmentary ad copy claims DeWitt Witch Hazel can permanently cure Ecamia a skin disease. The text reads as promotional medical prose with exaggerated assurances and nonsensical punctuation.
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