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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1901
Page
2
Local notice lists subscription terms for Odon Indiana readers. Rates shown include 1 year 31.00 with shorter options for six months and three months. Postal matter indicates second class mailing.
Odon is a small Indiana city with about 1500 residents on the Southern Indiana Railroad. It lies twenty miles northeast of Washington in Davies County and features churches several factories coal mines a normal school and a well kept district.
Il A. Smoot takes over as truant officer with hope of better oversight than predecessor Lee Wadsworth of Elnora. Wadsworth served two years, visiting truants only two or three times, with truants treating the role as a pay-no-play title in Cylon and Madison townships.
Frank R. Wessa of Cincinnati filed his own bankruptcy petition under national law after including the United States among his creditors for a $25 filing fee. He claimed owed rent provisions and medical attendance from SLCu and assets including oil, saving legal fees by drafting the papers himself. The court clerk refused to file without the $25 fee, which Wessa paid himself.
Since its start on April 1 the chill saving agency has placed 716 children. Of these 547 remain in homes chosen and have been removed from public care. The Board notes a reduction from 36 months to about 20 months in average stay in orphans homes and estimates annual maintenance savings over 201,000 for 1,625 children in care.
Elnora News reports varied items from Martin, Spencer, and adjacent counties. It notes decorations at a local event, a court case over a disputed exit, a new U S cent with a hole, illness in St. Louis, a planned monument for Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and a Zanzibar trip by U S consul Charles Rogers. Also mentions a fish law, railroad work, and a Me Vernon smallpox anecdote.
Advertisement describes biliousness as liver disorder with constipation and vomiting. It touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tables as a remedy to soothe stomach disturbances and aid digestion.
The article lists by township and town the 1901 counts for females and males, noting gains and losses vs 1900. Totals include Barr 1055, Bogard 386, Elmore 551, Harrison 436, Madison 501, Reeve 623, Steele 380, Van Buren 488, Veale 409, Elnora town 832, Montgomery town 252, Odon BOY , Washington city 2002, Washington township 1103 with various gains and losses.
An old advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to digest food without stomach aid, touts Rhodol Dyspepsia Cure benefits, markets Banner Salve for skin conditions and sores, and warns against substitutes. The seller is listed as W. L. Stoy.
W. W. McKnight, now with G. D. Abraham, offers first class sewing machine repair and sales. Orders taken at the Abraham Shoe Store. Mrs. Foaenee Newman testimonials for Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism. Sale of liniment by Z. 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 Hivatt, Washington, Ind., for maps, rates and full particulars. Via the Frisco Line, the most direct and best route for Oklahoma, Kansas, Ark ansas and Texas points, George Hyatt, BP O, Box 312 Washington, and Mr. W. J. Baxter of North Brook, N.C. says he subered with piles for fifteen years He tried many remedies with no results until he used Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve and that quickly cured him. For sale by W. G Stoy.
A Quaker Valley Mfg Co notice promotes Solid Cuevee Silver tableware as a hard wear resistant alternative to sterling, claiming it mirrors silver, lasts 25 years, costs about one sixth, and is available by mail order without stores. Return requests with a cutout before withdrawal.
A doctor cites how suicide methods spread through imitation after one person uses a new method. He recalls discussing the theory with a coroner, noting a spike in acid suicides following an article, and argues that suggested methods become copied in crises.
A mixed set of notes on urban building practices and health concerns. Suburban plots are leveled with refuse to smooth the surface, creating long term malaria risks. Washingtons medical treatment for diphtheria is cited, showing how even strong constitutions endured drastic early methods.
Blackburn Judge notes a historical order requiring women to remove hats, but the order is not enforced. Whitehead says women appealed to the Judge’s wife who issued a dissenting opinion. Denver News reports the exchange as part of a courtroom dispute.
Kari, a former Odon resident, married Miss Etta Harbin a schoolteacher in Washington township. Rev. E H Tubbs officiated at the bride's home south of Washington in front of many friends. The couple will reside in Plainville.
Last Friday May 8 Warren flackler and Mrs Mary Stoner were seen in Eaglesville with Rev Thomas Wadaworth. The groom is a well known local businessman and the bride, a resident here, has been living at In Ginnagsits for several months.
A satirical piece mocks tax assessors with a cowboy hat of questions pastiche. It blends a mock interrogation about family, pets, and habits with a shoot of ads and dubious cures from various vendors.
The sheriff will publicly sell at the courthouse door in Daviess County Indiana on May 25 1901 at 9 o clock am the undivided third interest in a described parcel in Udton town and the fee simple in case of non recovery of judgment along with costs. The property of John M Borders in the suit of Henry W Hod. The sale occurs without appraisal and with no relief. Padgett Padgett and E F Laughlin represent the plaintiff.
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