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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1902
Page
2
Classified public notice indicates a period of one year with options for six months and three months, filed for second class main matter at the Odon post office in Indiana. The fragment confirms a postal notice entry and term durations.
Readers are informed that Prince Henry will not travel through Oden as planned, with officials stating the route has been canceled for undisclosed reasons and no further details are given.
The total valuation of taxable property in Gdon is HuUBW SHS. of Madison township. S507 750.
Elnora is employed at a local canning factory and bark business. The text also notes questions about Odon attempting to work in a canning factory.
Readers recall the Journal’s stance against saloon tactics and high fees as a new public discussion looms. The exact details of proposed measures remain unclear but the issue is pushed to the forefront again.
Readable text notes a business district shutdown in Qaenm on Sunday with no needed services available. Trading resumes later in the week, with no special activities planned for today.
Incomplete OCR fragment hints at a benefit event and recruitment. Names, dates, and specific locations are unreadable, with scattered references to times and authorities. Further readable details are needed to produce a precise summary.
The town trustees discuss hiring Mr Grarten to macadamize Main Street from curb to curb, nine feet wide as petitioned, noting the cost but arguing it would pay in the long run. If funds are insufficient, a narrower east west option from Grove to Sycamore would still create full street width in the business district.
The Southern Indiana Railroad Party led by President Walsh and officers toured the Indian Springs to Louisville extension. The line will serve Trinity Springs Shoals French Lick and West Baden Springs boosting passenger and freight traffic while opening coal stone and lumber fields. A farmer Warr y Crawford near Alc veers suffers nerve sheath inflammation from rheumatism and has intense arm pain. doctors hope to save the arm though surgery may be needed.
Curtis Mumaw died Sunday morning from injuries suffered in the February 17 dynamite explosion at Indian Springs. A 32 year old husband and father, he survived nearly a week before death. He leaves a wife and child, parents, and several siblings. Remains sent to Decatur County for burial.
A call to support local merchants over distant firms. The piece asks which shops cared for residents during illness and unemployment, urging readers to favor home merchants who help with sidewalks, taxes, and town welfare. It emphasizes loyalty to local businesses as the best long term choice.
A feature explains Section 22 of the election law requiring every candidate at a convention or primary to file within ten days a detailed verified statement of money spent on their candidacy. Penalties include a fine between 600 and 500 and disenfranchisement and loss of future office eligibility for a set period.
In Persia the Parsee Towers of Silence expose corpses to sun rain and birds until bones remain. The bones are moved to the second tower. Parsee followers of Zoroastrianism have dwindled to about 8 000 people.
The article discusses catarrh affecting multiple organs including ears and Eustachian tubes causing deafness. It notes stomach catarrh producing tough phlegm and digestive disruption. Gall bladder catarrh blocks bile flow raising cholesterol. Bladder catarrh is marked as dangerous due to mucus removal difficulty.
The Grafter asvde Gace, the millionaire, is not a man of his word. A friend recalls asking for a minute of his time and hearing it would cost $46 per minute. At the end of the minute, he was shown the door.
A Washington forest near Acme reveals cedar trunks buried in moist soil remain almost perfectly preserved for at least 150 years while hemlocks above show growth. The buried cedars’ rings indicate cedar forest tenure long before the current trees.
The article explains catarrh, nasal or bronchial, and notes snuffing salt water as a remedy for nasal cases. It suggests climate change for persistent nasal symptoms and urges physician care for bronchitis. The piece also contains a stray dialogue about repetition of quotations.
A Colorado station bulletin reports that about one pound of wax yields twenty five pounds of stored honey. Wax production uses honey as feed, so bees building comb must be supplied with foundation. Gillette finds deep cell foundations fail unless cell walls are as thin as natural, achieved with a Heht base and hide wax in walls.
The article compares foundation thickness for honeycomb and notes thin foundations produce lighter comb with less wax and more honey. It discusses starter attachment methods a to g and identifies f as effective for worker building, with others offering limited benefits. Also mentions beets as profitable feed for winded horses and sows, boosting milk and pig condition.
The Stoy coal mine at Rapleaville has been bought by the miners who took possession Monday. It will be run on a co operative basis with owners working and sharing profits. Owners include Albert Feller James Burris John W Critchlow Ol Herndon Mose Merrifield Anos Osborne John A Merrifield Charles Hatt ery and Alford Lewallen.
Administratrix Mae M. Arford announces sale of Frank B. Arford estate contents in Madison township Daviess county Indiana on Thursday March 20 1902 at 10 o'clock. Items include livestock farming implements and miscellaneous goods. Terms 5 dollars and under cash over 5 dollars 9 months credit with a note at 6 percent interest and good security. Gardiner & Stimp Attorneys.
The article explains Easter falls on March 30 this year, being the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21. With the full moon occurring on March 23, Easter arrives unusually early, suggesting an early spring season ahead.
An advertisement notes turkeys for sale by Rez Overton in Odon Indiana and promotes The Globe Democrat newspaper for World’s Fair news. It urges readers to subscribe to the St Louis paper as the best American newspaper with wide circulation and global reach. The text ends with a Crusty old fellows remark about wanting pie.
The Daviess Circuit Court appoints Mae Marford administratrix of the estate of Frank B. Arford deceased. The estate is said to be solvent. February Lith Loge. attorneys Slimp hold. Public notice notes no authority for unlawful actions.
The agricultural press reports proning potato vines to one stalk as unrewarding for yield per Cornell station. French researchers praise mixing molasses with chopped grass or hay as horse and cattle feed. France also reports a potato disease blamed on a bacterium identical to the one affecting tomato and eggplant in the United States.
An advertisement touts Peters Honey and Tar as a cure for pneumonia and consumption from a settled cold, claiming rapid healing. The copy urges readers to seek the best wages but work for half price instead of poverty.
A historic notice promotes a salve as a cure for piles avoiding surgery and lists other uses, touting it as superior while warning against counterfeit products. It notes Canada’s first year forest product exports valued at 29,954,089 dollars.
A Batesville Indiana man writes that after three months of illness with a severe cold, drugs and a physician failed to help. He says eight doses of Foleys Honey and Tar cured him and urges readers to consider the product despite profit motives.
The ad claims a single day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It asserts refunds if it fails and notes E.W. Grove’s signature on each bar. A line warns the criminal “gts pumped” will go up the spout.
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as a fast acting remedy for coughs colds croup grip throat troubles and bronchial issues. It claims to soften mucus draw out inflammation and remove the disease cause with testimonials from J Q Hood and W L Star.
A garbled excerpt touts Folys Honey and Tar to stop coughs and prevent pneumonia, claims kidney cures wake kidneys, and mocks dishonest acts with a rural saying about crows. The text reflects period medicinal quackery and comic ad copy tones.
An early ad claims a remedy with gold laxatives and Bromo Quinine tablets promises cure in one day with a no cure no pay offer and a stated price of 2 cents.
Dewin's Little Early Risers improve liver and bowel health and remove impurities causing eruptions. C I Hooper of Albany says the pills helped biliousness and improved her condition. W E Star endorses their safe mild benefits. Humorous line about dancing to the mules.
Readers cite various tonics and cough remedies including Foleys Honey and Tar and Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as cures. Anecdotes praise relief for a child’s cough and mock substitutes while a traveler's quip jokes about roundness.
An advertisement extols Folera Honey and Tar as a remedy that stops coughs heats and strengthens the body while offering protection against pneumonia. It warns that children may go astray if the switch is misplaced and references W L Stay.
A short note describes Gru c s Tasteless Chill Tonic as iron and quinine in tasteless form billed as a cure for malaria chills and fever with price details implied.
The A. T. Morris Wholesale House of Cincinnati seeks qualified candidates to fill a Tir manager role in the local area. References preferred. strong experience in wholesale house operations and hiring practices urged.
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