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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1901
Page
2
The Odon Journal provides subscription prices for readers in Odon Indiana. One year costs $1.00, six months $0.50, and three months $0.25. The notice states mailed second class from the local post office.
Sat Mar 30 1901 notice portrays Odon Indiana a growing city of about 1500 people on the Southern Indiana Railroad. It notes its proximity to Washington Davies county center twenty miles away, electron lights, churches, a six room brick school, manufacturing, coal mines nearby, a Normal School and surrounding fertile farmland with strong prospects.
The forthcoming tour will cover 13 000 to 14 000 miles visiting many states from the South Atlantic to New England. The entire cabinet and senior officers will accompany the President with constant telegraphic contact to Washington.
The bill bans spears nets and poison substances, allows minnow trapping for bait with a 12 by 4 ft limit, and permits one trot line under 100 hooks with exceptions for major rivers. It sets a December 1 to April 1 closed season, requires landowner consent to enter enclosed land, and specifies size limits for bass and rock bass with penalties for violations.
William Posey of Petersburg son of ex Congressman Posey of Evansville will build a steamboat to navigate between Mt Carmel and Shoals. Other items note a Missouri man surrendering after eloping with an Illinois farmer's wife and a dynamite scare in Kokomo.
Mrs. Joseph Mallet of Elmers township seeks a divorce alleging seduction in 1899 at age fourteen, marriage to avert prosecution, desertion within four months, and repeated life threats with a revolver. The item also notes a magazine essay on ideal spouses by Lavina Hart in Cosmopolitan.
The Odon Normal will run April 30 for ten weeks with a Teachers Course and a High School Course. An exam for teachers' licenses is set for June 29 in the Odon school building. Tuition is seven dollars. For details contact Abel of Odon or Winklepleck of Eaglesville. Also notes a headache remedy claim for Chamberlain's tablets sold by Webster.
To Oklahoma and the South West. If you are thinking of making a trip to Oklahoma or the South or Southwest, write or call on George Hyatt, Washington, Ind., for maps, rates and full particulars. fix the Frisco Line, the most direct and best route for Oklahoma, Kansas, Ark ansas and Texas points. George Uyart. P.D. Box 312 Washington, Ind
Mrs. C. EB. Van Deusen of Kilboun Wisconsin reports long stomach trouble and constipation improved by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She mentions trying many preparations before finding relief. Tablets sold at Websters drug store for 25 cents with free samples.
The Pan-American Exposition in Rutale adopts a Spanish renaissance color scheme for its vast buildings. Charles Turner of New York studied the requirements and devised a palette intended to harmonize with the exposition theme and please artistic taste.
An exhaustive inquiry into the resources actual and potential of the several tribes and nations. The study analyzes allotment methods and the consequences for land ownership and sovereignty.
A reader touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the only relief for LaGrippe symptoms including cough chills and cold. The letter credits Forgsleby Z. Webster and condemns other vendors as selling trash of no account while praising the product’s efficacy.
Does your sewing machine or organ need repairing W W McKnight has joined G D Abraham in service He is a first class workman and can give references He will sell a good sewing machine very reasonably Leave your orders at the Abram Shee Store
Article from the Vindicator Rutherfordton North Carolina describes two striking cures of rheumatism using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Editor notes instant relief after two applications in each case, with pain subsiding quickly and complete relief soon after. Multiple testimonials from local merchants and readers endorse the remedy.
Rare combinations entice visitors as the Pan American Exposition highlights floral displays and electrical dioramas. Prominent features include vivid perfumes and luminous fountains, with plants and dew like mist creating a dreamlike scene.
A New Jersey economist notes good roads boost land values by about 80 percent once improvements are made. Improved highways reduce transport costs for cotton, potentially saving millions yearly and linking isolated farms to the wider world through faster travel, mail, and electric car access.
The To ads of Eaton Hall boast best in England and perhaps the world. Roads laid by noted engineers use macadam rolled by steam powered 20 ton machines. Water drains, no stones, guests invited to inspect and learn road building annually.
Colonel R. E. Compton notes that wide wheels on traction engines spared surfaces under heavy loads, contrasting with Boers narrow wheels that ruined routes. A U S Agriculture lab tests road materials, advising samples sent to Washington for evaluation. Emphasis on smooth, well drained road surfaces using graders and rollers to avoid depressions and water buildup.
A historical reflection argues for stronger road maintenance duties in law, urging state and local governments to ensure constant care of country roads. The note emphasizes public safety and the need for formalized responsibilities.
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