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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1895
Page
3
A jumble of names, places, and activities outlines upcoming sales, church notices, school board items, and social events in Odeon and surrounding areas. Prominent mentions include Tanner & Treile, Bedford, Lyd ia Scomp, J. W. Carrell, and various ministers and churches.
The county will use Ruskin's Essays as examination material through the November exam period. Afterward two Shakespeare plays Henry VIII and The Tempest will replace Ruskin with McSlurry’s Method as the guide to Theory. Books will be held through the County Superintendent and students will be notified when placed on sale.
Notice states that from April 13 1885 all instruments recorded in county records cost $1 each with cash accompanying each instrument. Change in law requires a full and complete record of receipts and makes the Recorder responsible for every instrument recorded.
An old advertisement touts Bucken's Armcia Salve as the world’s best remedy for wits, draces, sores, ulcers, rives, piles, and skin eruptions. It promises guaranteed satisfaction or refunds the price of 25 cents per box, with sales by S. Ponsinger.
Farmers seek rain while John Statton is ill. George A. Littell left to take a station. El Steiner returns from Texas. Jarence Pulkerson of Eagleville in town. Miss Ella Furrigg and Amy Wright reported ill. Wm Beck of Washington visited. Rev. Uy Able will preach at M. E. Church Sunday. Al Vickery and family visiting EI DOTA. Lou Raber of Brooklyn visiting sister Mrs. John Vicke. Rev. Veach of Sellersburg preached at the Christian church.
Sunday morning and in the evening Mrs. Joel Danner at Elnora is here to visit Mr. and Mrs Tenry Bunch. Mrs H Headen attended the funeral of Mr Katie Smith at Cornetsville Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Hopkins of Washington were seen in our town Monday. Miss Dave McHargue closed her school Tuesday and has gone home to Leesville Ind to visit her parents. James Heinbaugh and family went to Suvarland Sunday to attend the funeral of Miss Belle William Bether Good Hopalams farmers are busy blowing for corn.
Farm work and visits fill this brief community page. Residents like Jones Leatherwood of Kansas and Paris Laughlin return home for Sunday. Miller and Henson families host guests. students such as Paris and Moss Henson attend exams in Odon and Burns City. a photographer covered events at Log Church after a meeting.
Mirabeth Laughlin mother of JD Laughlin died suddenly on the 2nd of the month at age eighty three. She left a husband nine children and was buried yesterday afternoon at Mt Zion cemetery.
A history of a child relief remedy appears in a string of early phrases noting Castoria as relief for illness and discomfort. The text traces stages from infancy through childhood with the remedy repeatedly referenced.
Claiming wide popularity Electric Bitters is advertised as a purer medicine that cures liver and kidney diseases removes pimples boils and rashes drives malaria from the system and prevents fevers. It promises relief for headaches constipation and indigestion with a money back guarantee and prices 59 and 1 00 per bottle at S Pensinger's Cruz Store.
In Piaivil e near Steele town, Alfred Hall owns a house vacated by two residents Wirtex and Cox moved in without consent. A ten day eviction notice lapsed. Constable Wilson intervened as Cox threatened to shoot. A struggle ensued. Cox sustained a fractured arm while others restrained him. No arrests reported.
Mrs Phoebe Thomas of Junction Chu Db was told she had Consumption and no hope but two bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her completely per her statement. Mr Thos Eecers of 149 Florida St San Francisco suffered a dreadful cold approaching consumption and after one bottle was cured in two weeks. Free trials at S Pensinger’s Drug Store. Regular 50c and 1 end 100. Also 80 acres offered for Odon property. Panther Leather touted as a soft versatile novelty for purses card cases and frames with silver or gold mistletoe accents.
Mrs M Wood of Ringwood credits three months of Restorative Nervine with curing chronic nervousness and insomnia. She reports relief from nervous headaches after trying multiple doctors before using Dr Miles Nervine. The ad promises a 92 percent guarantee and lists pricing of $1.90 per bottle or $3 for three, with prepaid shipment from Elkhart Indiana.
Sanders Johnson known as The Groceryman reports strong daily shopper traffic despite hard times. He claims steady customer turnout with many buying staples and observed recurring steady demand for sodas.
On South Spring Street a full line QP operates at Jur with meals feeds and meats offered, signaling a diverse provision setup. Local vendors advertise a range from prepared meals to raw meats, aligning with nearby commerce.
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