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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1896
Page
3
Fragmentary cry lists corn and wheat wants with odd emphasis on color words and calls for payment. References may indicate a public sale or market notice seeking agricultural produce and patronage. Names or dates are unclear due to the damaged text.
The fragmentary notice lists shop items such as plows binders mowers sewing machines and hardware. It advertises new departments and bargains at Darner & Teelle and Darner & Vere’s Biz Bargain Store while naming residents and activities in the area.
Local notes report Mr. Littleton Bennett attending the Epworth League Convention in Vincennes on Wednesday. Multiple mentions of visitors, repairs, and purchases at Abraham's hardware and other stores, along with social visits, horse shipments, and a few obituaries and church notes. W A Hilburn and Rev Murray appear among visiting professionals and clergy.
Thomas John lists price per dozen for cabinet photographs one dozen fine cabinets and a crayon portrait enlarged to 14 by 17 for 300 dollars. He promotes low cash prices for groceries and produce. Charles Bennett returns from Bloomington with law degree and bar memberships noted.
The St Louis Republican Convention nominated William Mel Winley for president and Hobart of New Jersey for vice on the first ballot. The platform centers on the gull issue.
Mr Alex Matomely, a 66 year old teamster, stood near his home when a fast moving train whistled for a grade crossing. He attempted to frighten a frightened horse off the track and stumbled into the path of the locomotive. He died about fifty minutes later from head, shoulder, and neck injuries. The horse was unharmed.
A birthday party at a home near Plainville ended with a buggy horse dash as guests left. Mrs Nancy Jane Sates hosted relatives and friends while Milo Wriso photographed the event. The collision near Plainville injured multiple people, including members of Frank Meers and Harry Blackle families, with bystanders aiding until Dre Millis arrived.
CASH CORNER reports continued rain and a light wheat harvest. Chinch bugs damage corn fields. Local residents and visitors share news from Burns Cits, Bloomfeld, Linton, Elnora, Martin County, and Pleasant Lil. Children Day exercises planned at Alt Glive Sunday evening. funerals for Nowa Marks noted near Mt Zion.
Cor and weeds are growing well in West End. Callahan has purchased a urban organ. Sears and Alexander shipped a stock load last week. The wreck of that bad thing involving David McCords is noted. Curt Muma drills a well for Wot and Cis. Altis plans a wind pump. AALON.
President Hayes vetoed the Standard Silver Dollar Act, arguing debts must be paid in the agreed currency and criticizing silver as a devalued standard. The piece weighs the issue of monetary policy, debt obligations, and the integrity of contracts, noting the dangers of a silver standard on national finance.
A fragmented ad like text promises quick money through simple tasks and lists several earnings figures. It mentions a biased commission scheme, a named location in Missouri, and offers supposed security and employment details, all in unclear phrasing.
Merchants, farmers, horsewives and readers can buy old papers offered at five cents for a large lot. Read and reuse the sheets for various needs.
A bolt of lightning struck a willow tree 60 to 70 feet north of Jnok York's barn last Wednesday around 1:00 AM. The lightning caused no structural damage but knocked down one of York's horses. A local jeweler advertises watch repairs June 24 or 25 at Abraham's store.
The passage questions the silver standard by contrasting it with gold, citing figures on silver money in the U.S. and arguing against wealth transfer to a small silver-weak bloc. It asks why silver nations remain poorer and whether freeing silver money would reduce poverty in the United States, referencing the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The notice discusses a proposed annual outlay to insure a family against bowel complaint risks, implying wide affordability. It promotes Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy bottled at 24 cents as available from T. Dearmin, the Druggist.
Francis Gasey describes a cold fruit preserving method using berries grapes and peaches without heat or sealing. He claims low cost and quick results and offers to mail simple directions for a small fee to readers. He mentions helping 120 families and earning two hundred dollars from home.
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