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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1909
Page
1
A lengthy exhortation urges boys to cultivate politeness and work ethic. It stresses faithful labor, attention to business, and self discipline as paths to future success and higher pay. The piece asserts reliable character, industrious effort, and learning a trade lead to recognition and rewards.
A reflective meditation on how imagining universal rejection and constant ridicule can erode self worth. It traces the spiral from perceived unattractiveness and social comparison to overwhelming misery and loneliness.
Motivational advice urging persistence and self-reliance. Encourages making new paths, minding one’s own business, avoiding gossip, and rising after failure. Emphasizes effort over ease, resilience in darkness, and valuing a trade alongside gold. Includes lines about competition and personal growth.
The piece condemns gossip mongers as driven by malice and distortion. It argues their reports ruin reputations, fuel discord, and erode virtue, urging readers to avoid their poisonous influence and seek peace of mind away from their atmosphere.
A foreclosure decree in Indianapolis orders the sale of Walsh Holdings merger companies on March 25 if Indiana Southern Railroad and Southern Indiana Coal Mining fail to pay 1.5 million and 1.842 million dollars with interest. John R. Walsh, a Chicago banker, headed the railroad at his banks’ collapse and prosecutions. The receiver controls the two firms amid the Deering company’s failure, while United States Steel seeks coal lands in Indiana Illinois to supply Garey mills as a major local coal consumer.
Claude Arford and Miss Sadie E. Guthrie were married Tuesday at seven in the home of Rev. G. P. Crawford. Arford is the youngest son of Scott Arford and works at Jose & Co hardware. Bride Sadie Guthrie is well regarded in New Perry. They will reside in the local area.
F C Hendee known as the magazine man offers readers portions of subscriptions and duplicates offers from reliable agencies and publishers. References seen State Bank Iringham Postmaster.
Arch Yazel, former Elnora saloon keeper and drug store owner, was arrested and jailed on the order of Judge Houghton. He previously faced liquor license charges in circuit court, appealed, and had a suspended sentence lifted. He also served fifteen months at Fort Leavenworth after a federal conviction.
Three veterans Jesse Flynn of Effingham John T Flynn of Kansas City Mo and James Rink of Plainville reunited in Washington Monday for the first time since 1886 Discharged from Co G 50th Ind Vol the brothers aged 72 66 and 72 recalled county changes and visited their sister Mrs Elizabeth Clinton last week
Pownall Ketchem John B. Pownall a well known farmer and stock buyer and Mrs Martha Jane Ketchem were married Tuesday evening at eight o clock at the home of the bride on North Spring street Rev H Buchanan officiated in the presence of a few friends and relatives They will reside in Odon.
Lee Singleton of Véale township earns praise for perfect attendance in four years of high school. A senior destined to graduate this year has not missed a day or been late and will have traveled 7,200 miles by course end. He lives five miles south of the city and commutes daily. He plans a college course.
Pershing the oldest serving teacher in Daviess County visited relatives from his Elnora home. He taught a successful term at Livers school Barr township this winter. Friday’s close drew many neighbors and guests from Cannerburg Montgomery for a special program and a large country dinner. The school recorded its largest class of graduates.
Andrew Parker, shot three times in the head during a buggy fight with John Greenwood near Loogootee, remains alive at Loogootee. Doctors fear possible amputation of Parker’s broken leg, while Greenwood claims self defense and awaits results in Shoals jail. Sheriff Colbert has a warrant for Parker on an old assault charge, making him a fugitive.
Aged German farmer Fiddle Zimmerman died Friday at his Bogard township home at noon after long heart disease. He came from Germany and rose to a superintendent role on an emperor’s farm. Survived by a wife and four children Mrs Michael Turk Mrs Julia Arvin Mrs Frances Chestnut and Joseph Zimmerman. Funeral at St Michael’s with burial in nearby cemetery.
In a public notice the general stock of Diefendorf and Pickett is taken over and will operate in the same building in Odon Indiana with the Bordon store. The new proprietors ask for public patronage and promise honest fair treatment, noting bargains available.
The Rev J H Hector known as the Black Knight and Prof F W Lough will address the Daviess County Prohibition Convention in Elnora on March 28 1909 at 10 30 a m and 2 p m to choose delegates to a District Convention and elect county officers for two years Prof Lough will speak in the morning and Rev Hector in the afternoon Hector a Civil War veteran and former G A R Commander is praised for temperance leadership and endorsements from reform leaders in the U S Canada and England.
William Jennings Bryan will tour widely in 1909 to fulfill contracts in new speaking venues. He is expected to travel about 20,000 miles and speak two or three times daily to earn an estimated 100000 dollars. The plan aims to fund campaign needs for 1912.
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