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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
5
Mt 0 7 Olive area residents traveled to Odon Washington and Elnora for calls and funerals. Individuals like Wallace, Poindexter, Myers, McCall, and others were seen visiting family, attending services, or addressing business in Elnora, Washington, Odon and surrounding towns during the week.
Concord social roundup records visits and family events. Cleila Rosenberry spent Saturday with Mrs Salley Barley. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Tinsco on Saturday the 25th. Wm Taylor and family near Udton visited Aaron Hatery and family. Agnes Hackier visited Luia Chestnut. Elmer Mallette Francis Wilkey and Ora Wade visited Jack Franklins. Frank Colslazier and Emery Wade hosted Sunday guests.
An old lady’s cheerfulness is linked to good digestion and Chamberlain’s Tablets are advertised to strengthen the stomach improve digestion and gently move the bowels. Available everywhere through dealers.
Charles Trotter visited Odon on Saturday while Mrs. Rebecca Kai and son Ralph stayed with Win Richardson and family. Miss Inez Chestnut spent Saturday with Miss Mabel Borden. Pat Hinkle’s house burned Friday from the flue. Albert Bright and family, Morten Bright and family visited relatives near Plainville Sunday. Morten Bright Jr. visited with Morten Bright Sr. Cornia Woolbright, Morten Bright and Carl Pruett spent Sunday with Dewey and Fermin Chestnut. Miss Opal and Blanche Stewart visited Daisy and Verna Young Sunday. Mrs. Clarence Woolbright and children visited Myrtle Borden’s family. Mrs. Henry Poindexter and daughter Flossie spent Sunday with Mrs. Jeff Lay and daughter Dallie.
An item notes a mail and express auto with a bandit proof rear cage for valuables. It also cites large agricultural losses from insects and rodents in the United States and mentions a train whistle heard over long distance, plus an unusual claim about roasted coffee as a disinfectant in sick rooms.
A playful verse reimagines Tom,Tom the Piper’s son stealing a pig and fleeing. If sold at current pork prices he could cover any fine, turning a cautionary tale into a cheeky financial wink.
A historical report surveys Alaska’s vast interior, noting that while rugged land and extreme climate limit farming, millions of acres offer suitable soils. It cites three regions Cook Inlet Susitna Yukon Tanana and Copper River and warns that gradual development and transport links are needed before broad agricultural export appears.
The Kansas Industrialist urges farmers to clean seed stocks and test seed quality, noting weeds can yield crude drugs. The Topeka State Journal suggests turning invasive plants like dock, dandelion, couch grass, pokeweed, tansy, catnip, and jimson weed into modest drug supply with careful handling.
A collection of short essays argues for scientific fowl breeding to raise livestock value, praises poultry shows, and advises feeding turnips with bran for winter fowl. It then questions taxpayer funding and the citizen’s role in politics, urging active participation in primaries and public spending for education roads and health.
Hog producers have shown in recent years that they know how to market their product. Every slump has been followed by reduced shipments and the supply has adjusted to demand.
A new gravity-distribution sampler for grain and seeds, Department Lon ator No. 287, simplifies creating a representative sample from large lots. It requires no power and can split samples for testing and sale, blend multiple streams, and handle flour, meal, coal, ore, or similar materials. The text also notes soil and crop benefits from cover crops and legumes.
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