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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
2
OCR fragment mentions durations of one year and three months with amounts 2081.00 and a 25¢ charge. Also unclear reference to six months and a 8 on 9. No clear entities or context to define a full item.
The text hints at a proposed right of way with Gdon in direct line to Odon, suggesting tapping a better agricultural area or one with greater support. The call to action is to move forward with planning and action.
The snippet urges readers to monitor and kill flies early, noting that swatting now saves four bushels later. It claims a good swatter and a couple of cleanup days are cheaper than a funeral, framing prevention as economical and healthful.
In February Illinois recorded 719 fires causing damages totaling 1 254 724 dollars. Fire loss remains a major drain in the United States. Strict laws and faithful enforcement to prevent fires are a pressing need for the county.
Scientists claim big game hunting in Africa cures brain fng. The idea imagines a hunter facing a full grown African lion with intense focus on survival and attention.
A farmer in town on Saturday remarking on the tight skirts worn by several women said the outfits reminded him of a sign he saw at a picture show at the State Fair Standin Room Only.
A burglar in New York slipped on a banana peel inside the house he was robbing and fell, allowing residents to capture him. The tale glosses a dubious idea of banana peels as a defensive tactic and includes stray, unclear exhortations about setting traps and timing.
Local youth in Odon are urged to avoid slanging and profanity. Adults insist on clean, manly conduct to preserve boys’ chances in future opportunities and to present a respectful public image.
Farmers describe ideal weather for field work and corn planting. Many are already breaking ground and some have planted. Heavy winter and early spring rains left the soil compact, delaying access in parts of the area.
Plans describe acquiring land for a river project and constructing the main building along with all required equipment. The outline lists site purchase, construction, and procurement of gear as part of the initiative.
William E Longley of Noblesville, appointed by Governor Ralston, has assumed duties in the new State Fire Marshal office. The program focuses on tabulating records and organizing work while actual fire prevention begins with inspections of hazardous conditions in various cities. Incendiary investigations are already underway.
The parcel post enables email merchants to deliver goods within a fifty mile zone quickly and cheaply, bringing buyers nearly to doorsteps and expanding trade opportunities. Merchants are urged to consider these facts as a new road to growth.
A letter denounces older men who spit tobacco juice on pavements especially on Sundays, claiming it breaches law and sanitation and leaves visitors with a negative view of the town. The writer urges a strict ordinance and enforcement to curb the practice.
A tale recounted from the New York Times about a woman guiding a male companion through a wrong turn. The man resents being led by a woman yet acknowledges her decisive action caused delays and altered friendship dynamics.
A southwestern sheriff visiting New York to return a prisoner is handed to an inspector who acts as amusement guide. At an East Side hall the inspector points out a tall man with a sombrero and jokes that he will nick him for his ticket. The crook declines, and the inspector offers five dollars for the man’s watch as a display of trust.
A bread board protrudes from a table edge with a newspaper laid over it. Striking the outer end seems to knock it off, but the board stays in place as the impact lifts the far end and a vacuum forms under the paper. The higher air pressure above prevents the board from rising.
A report from the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society notes that Cayuga County towns such as Auburn Aurelius Brutus Cato Conquest Genoa Mentz Scipio Sempronius Venice and the Onondaga group Apulia Camillus Cicero Delphi Euclid Fabius Machius Marcellus Memphis Mycenae Pompey and Syracuse reflect peculiar historic naming. Seneca County includes Junius Ovid Romulus. Other counties boast Rome Utica and Troy as larger city names.
The rural Californian glossary defines apple parts with stem end apex and flower end clivity. Sizes are described as small under two and a half inches, medium two and a half to three and a half inches, and larger above that.
Wife recalls her husband’s note to her, describing his departure with the line My Precious as a fragment of a personal communication.
A collage of community updates: James Brown's return to East Mo line and local visits by Roy Quiliams and families. Sunday gatherings in Linton Odon Washington and Acton. births. fishing on White River. local business openings by Thus Taylor in Plainville with Will Rogers and new tile factory machinery arriving. Elmore township Sunday School convention at the Christian church drawing large crowds. snake bite incident involving Theodore Andrews. and E. & 1 trains currently running.
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