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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1909
Page
1
A reform tract argues country folk restored temperance by challenging city saloons. It links nutrition, marriage, and home life to alcohol avoidance, condemns whiskey as outlaw and thief, and urges citizens to enforce prohibition for children, finances, and society.
Joseph Norman Chiif Layman and Jesse Lawrence traveled from Coshocton Ohio to visit Frank Norman and others this week. The 367 mile trip took two days with 213 miles covered on the first day and no mechanical problems. Their three passenger Buick completed the trip from Washington in an hour and five minutes.
A narrative follows a tired mother and frightened child, a father’s violence, a doomed rescue, and a grim verdict on the poison seller. The piece links family tragedy to a broader call for independence and reform, previewing Marie Everton Woodruff’s America Magna Charta essay in the next issue.
A Gibsom county farmer, Gus Throm, halted his mower after hearing a scream and found his 5-year-old son Freddie's right arm severed at the wrist and again near the shoulder with a head gash. The child, who was sleeping in the field, may recover. The incident was reported by the Loogootee Sentinel.
A fire at Lando Connell's East Odon residence broke out Saturday around noon. Connell contained the blaze himself before the city fire department arrived, with only a small roof area damaged. investigators suspect a chimney spark caused the fire.
H T Herndon proprietor of the Odon Hotel has leased the Grand Hotel building for five years and plans a July 1 opening after extensive renovations. New windows woodwork carpets and furnishings will be installed with steam heat and a gasoline engine pumped water and operated revolving fans. The Herndons have built a reputation with travelers and expect the new hotel to be a town credit and attract generous patronage.
Plans show the Grand Hotel building to serve as a hotel under Mr. Herndon while the Odon Hotel becomes his residence and boarding house. The former Odon Drug Co. room on the ground floor likely to be turned into a theatorium.
A New York man was fined 150 dollars for giving false information to a newspaper. The case marks the first under a two year old New York statute making it a misdemeanor to mislead the press. The Greensburg Standard notes the pressure on papers to print truth and the risk of misinformation.
A local Jeweler and Optician advertises precise eye lens fitting using science over guesswork. The notice promises high class optical work and assures success by their method.
Mothers day service scheduled at the U B church at 10 30 a m on Sunday. All mothers invited to attend. The Lord's Supper will be observed with Rev A W Arford assisting. Old papers at the Journal Office.
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