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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1919
Page
6
A batch of short local items covers visits, sales, and events. People like Bert Deal in Terre Haute and Miss Edith Freeman in this city are noted, with ads for Rexall Store near the post office and Odon Drug Co. listings. Local gatherings, organ izations, and travel notes appear among business mentions and a flu remedy promotion.
Dr Shailer Mathews outlines a Seventh District program to teach thrift in schools across Iowa Wisconsin Michigan and other states. Little Lessons in Thrift written by Macy Campbell devise grade level activities using thrift stamps budgeting and basic banking with pupil thrift cards and school cooperation.
The article explains that if every U S resident saved a nickel in a day the nation would gain five million dollars at night and by month end would reach one hundred fifty million dollars. If continued through 1919 the total would be one and a half billion dollars showing how industries benefit from daily small savings invested in War Savings Stamps yielding about sixty four million dollars in 1920.
The message urges saving money through War Savings stamps, stressing thrift as preserving funds for the nation. It argues patriotism requires not just purchasing securities but holding them to fulfill duty, urging citizens to keep what they buy.
A garden helps save seeds and support War Savings Stamps. The poem urges thrift and self reliance, linking gardening to growing wealth, health, and a stronger home front through patriotic savings efforts.
Mr and Mrs Russell Dearmin of Linton visited relatives here Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs Trecia A Allen of Indian Springs bought a Columbia Grafonola for 90 dollars at the Odon Music Store. Bargains in mens and boys hats your choice 98c. Pickett Pershing Co. Miss Pearl Boyd spent Sunday with relatives at Bloomfield. Mr and Mrs Dan Gantz and Miss Evelyn Cooper spent Sunday with relatives at Linton. For sale 26 acres with brick house, new barn and warm house, outbuildings, fruit and water, price 3300 with part time. Address J A Sparks Marco. S E Pershing has purchased an interest in Pickett and Co. store this week and will join as Pickett Pershing & Co. Pershing remains manager. New patterns in childrens hats at Gantz & Flint. Miss Helen Gantz hosted a slumber party for several friends Saturday night. Nyall Laxaceld a laxative treatment for colds sold by On the corner. Jno Roberts and family of Washington visited P A Winklepleck and family. Notice Farmers Pay your mortgage under the Federal Farm Loan Act. Address Orel C Chapman Sec Tre Washington National Farm Loan Association R 3 Washington Indiana Phone 153 Lt.
An advertisement states catarrhal deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures by acting through the blood and offers $100 for any case it cannot cure, with circulars free and a local druggist in Toledo.
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