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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
2
Advertising rates are published on application. Copy for ads due in this office on Tuesdays. Cards of thanks and resolutions of condolence charged at same rate as ads. Discounts for entertainment events by churches or lodges that raise funds. Telephone Dean M. Inman, Editor.
The frilled lizard of northern Queensland and Kimberley district Western Australia is about three feet long. It carries a neck umbrella that it raises to frighten dogs and charging bulls. It fights with a long tail bruising hands and walks bipedally resembling a bird, linking to ancient avian lizards.
A Wyoming sheriff Barstow, fearing spiritual duty, held a Bible reading for a condemned man. With the hanging imminent he led a hymn the prisoner joined, and as the final verse ended the trap was sprung. The tale recalls few churches and many infractions of law in early state days.
A Bangor man laments modern geography teaching noting a youngster cannot name all Maine counties. He recalls learning the sixteen counties to the tune of Yankee Doodle, with Cumberland Franklin Piscataquis and Somerset as memorable lines from a Lewiston Journal excerpt.
The fragment shows a dialogue where one speaker asks for a fiver and another suggests a 5 shillings loan while planning to write later for the rest. A second voice notes keeping 5 shillings to buy time, with a mention of postage for Jetters and money owed.
Saturday visits include Sol Yor and Claude Danover returning from Purdue and Pine Bluff respectively. Several locals travel to Bloomington Washington Terre Haute and Indianapolis for family, school and social events.
Community items report illness recovery for Uncle Hans Gean and medical care of Mias Rachel Gadberry in Indianapolis. Posts mention Mollie Sargent hats, Alpha Club gathering, Creamery proposal support, teachers attending State Teachers’ Association, church services, and local plans for cattle trade and profit schemes in Oden and nearby towns.
A One Price Clothier promotes a massive shoe sale with 1500 pairs for men and boys to dispose of stock. The ad promises better value than competitors and highlights work shoes while urging customers to visit for bargain prices. Cr L Baker leads the promotion in a price friendly push.
A young man calling himself Wilson from Jdaten visited El nora two weeks ago, met a woman at a local hotel, and borrowed her watch ring and money. He promised to return them but fled. The woman traced him to Linton, saw him again but he dodged arrest. Police later recovered the items after public notice in The Lipton Call.
A Baltimore American tale describes women dining with a wealthy congressman and the bill being paid by the congressman. The narrator notes lunching with lawmakers is a cherished perk permitted by the government and enjoyed with visitors' company.
The text distinguishes contagion from infection as non synonymous. It lists noncommunicable diseases like malarial fevers from spasmodia, nonperson to person spread via carriers such as yellow fever and cholera, and directly or indirectly transmitted diseases like scarlet fever measles diphtheria varicella and influenza.
The article notes Siam uses a lit cigar to signal betrothal and initiates dowry arrangements. In Calabria and India a lit taper or pipe signals acceptance. Siberia tradition has the bride gift a box of cigars and slippers indicating the suitor becomes master in the home.
A vivid scene from Japanese streets shows the pancake woman selling hot buttered cakes near a school. Children, drawn by aroma, crowd her cart and, with a few coins, fry and eat warm pancakes, delighting in a simple street snack.
A fourth class postmaster sends a peculiar note from Billville to Washington claiming he is laid up with a bad leg and recounting prior self harm while describing wartime injuries and breakfast troubles. The line appears in the Atlanta Constitution as quirky correspondence.
Scotland Yard is described as the London police headquarters and a former palace where Scottish kings were hosted in London near Whitehall’s banqueting hall. It was held by Scotch kings from 950 until William III’s rebellion, with Milton and Sir Christopher Wren among residents.
An ad in a prominent London newspaper seeks a hairdressing manager not necessarily experienced, requesting tact and discretion with a reference to birth around Sept 22. The notice appears in Harper's Weekly.
The piece contrasts cheerful, exuberant promoters of happiness with reticent individuals. It argues the latter bring greater societal benefits by avoiding heats and animosities, serving as the nonconductors of social unrest.
A garbled exchange mentions Miss Thigenae and Ingenpeke with phrases about reading and attending a ball. The text is incomplete and nonsensical, showing misheard dialogue and unclear context.
The essay presents Niagara River as a case study of geological change from infancy to current recession. It describes the gorge formed by erosion, the escarpment, and the differing retreat rates of the Horseshoe and American Falls. It notes Annie Taylor's 1901 barrel plunge and reflects on the river’s enduring, powerful spectacle.
Oscar Myers of Colton California has wed Beatrice Yeyler. Myers formerly lived in Raghsville.
Weather cycles have severely damaged county gravel roads in Daviess. The Washington Democrat notes large sections have been worked on and warn that substantial metal surfacing must be applied soon to prevent further destruction.
A large gathering gathered at the home of Rev Juon Breden on Sunday to celebrate his birthday. The 79 year old was described as hale. A sumatous dinner was prepared and the owners found their home filled with friends and relatives upon return from church.
The Indiana Hydraulic Company won in the Supreme Court after a Martin circuit Court ruling in favor of the company. It sought condemnation of land along White River at Hindustan Falls for a dam, appraisers valued the stake at 800 in gold, which Stoy refused, delaying final decision.
Complaint No 11 741 filed in Daviess Circuit Court Indiana March Term 1906. Plaintiff by E T Laughlin states defendants Alice Lucas James S Winkles Mable Winkles Elizabeth Winkles and Ellen Carr residence unknown after diligent inquiry. Defendants must appear at the next term starting June 3 1906 in Washington to answer or demur, else default.
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