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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1900
Page
3
Strawberries ripen and local vendors showcase wares at Keck’s while residents attend events from Bramble to Barns City. A.M. Keck visits, Prohibitionists meet, and numerous locals travel to nearby towns. church gatherings, library drives, and home visits fill the week with community activity.
A fragment from a newspaper page notes marketing belief that effective advertising is to place shapes of goods into homes. The snippet mentions a married lady and a Journal- quote likely reflecting early 20th century ad rhetoric. No clear event or date is provided in the readable text.
The Madison township school convention met at Mt Olive with small attendance Saturday due to bad weather and a larger crowd Sunday. Officers elected: President IF B Alford, Vice President RD Stotte, Secretary Dave Shaffer, Treasurer Dan Osborn, Superintendent Home Department EW Bennett.
Julis Crooke advertises a special Decoration Day line of trimmed med hats from Cincinnati. Hats offered at very low prices for cash over the next ten days.
Sunday afternoon a married woman, seeking her gambling husband, forced entry into Big Ben Borders schoon and found five men in a live poker game. They fled when she confronted them, but she identified them and scolded them as they scattered.
EAGLESVILLE sees a flurry of social and short visit notes. Bob Williams and family moved to Epsom while Will Clark visited from Burns. Albert Singleton returns from Indianapolis and Wilbur Myers works on the railroad at Loogootee. Memorial Day address by Prof. A O Fulkerson and preacher Rev A Scott from Odon are noted, with many residents visiting Indianapolis and nearby towns.
Citizens urged to house 150 delegates for a three day event, calling on residents to offer accommodations. The plea notes the town of 1500 should easily host the guests and asks Miss Letha O'Dell or others on the committee to coordinate liberal sheltering.
Farmers complain of a bad stand of corn and a community call to hold a Mt Olive festival. Neighbors invite all interested to help clean the Mt Olive cemetery Monday morning. The town notes a sun eclipse viewing and the Mt Clive trustee election on June ninth. Nora Manss.
Official notice to all property owners in Odon Indiana that privies and pig pens must be thoroughly cleaned and manure piles removed by June 1, 1900. Health Officer Dr J W Anderson signs the order dated May 19 1900.
A testimonial from J W Gardner of Idsville Indiana touts Electric Bitters as the cure for stomach liver and kidney troubles along with loss of appetite backache nervousness headache and fatigue. He claims it restored strength and appetite and notes availability at Kerches drug store. Agents are sought nationwide with earnings and incentive offers.
An antique ad promotes Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy on earth priced at 25 cents, offered by Gantz Brothers.
In Newark Michigan a Civil War era note touts Arnica Salve as a cure for ulcers, burns and boils, claiming it healed many injuries. The sparse fragment references "horrible" ulcers and a claim of cures.
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