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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1916
Page
8
A fragmented text shows a learner’s attempts at English and a French or other language influence. The passage includes garbled phrases about schooling, living arrangements, and evaluating language learning aids. It mentions someone named Gane and a plan to exercise in front of an audience.
R F Myers visited Terre Haute on business while Dennis Sommers traveled from Indianapolis to see relatives. Pickett's store advertises seeds and onion sets. Rexall Store touts sulfur and cream of tartar. Odon Drug Co shipped arsenate of lead to Indianapolis. J B Stotts advertises dry stove for sale. many miscellaneous notices about residents, illnesses, and local commerce.
The article rejects early predictions that young extension workers would fail as county agents. It notes surveys were deemed necessary and that farmers were hard to win over, yet many young agriculturists succeeded without surveys. Palmer and others proved critics wrong, showing readiness to learn and cooperate with agricultural staff.
An odd pasted ad promises tablets called VABLETS and SOUP with dubious claims. It cites digestion relief and nervous appetite issues, listing generic conditions and stating these items are obtainable everywhere for sale by ad dealers.
A Boston notice objects to six portable schoolhouses proposed for city use, arguing they would erode schooldays and trip up children with modern progressive ideas. The letter questions logistics, safety, and the impact on youths, urging opposition to the innovation.
An editorial advocates practical poultry keeping while cautioning against unsuitable raisers. The piece asserts poultry can be enjoyable and profitable with proper methods, not universally so. Also included is a 1916 Indiana legal notice from Daviess County about a quiet title suit with defendants nonresidents, requiring appearance by April 1916.
An anti mercury warning urges avoiding ointments and catarrh treatments containing mercury as harmful to smell and system. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo is advertised as mercury free and taken internally to reach blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. testimonials available.
E. F. Malone departed Monay for Indianapolis for a brief visit lasting a few days officials said.
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