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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
3
Readable words show a catalog style line about buggies, shirts, and gifts. The fragment mentions items for sale and a line of products, indicating a retail display or advertisement in a damaged page. No clear entities or dates present.
Community items report various residents visiting relatives and attending events. Highlights include Mrs. John Hawking’s birthday dinner, Amos Stalcup’s thirty year chin shave, W. A. Wallace returning from Madison township commencement, Aldo Hindman visiting from Pleasantville, and Maggie Winklepleck returning from Indianapolis. Also noted are building, school, and church activities, upcoming lawn fete, and local business moves.
Ore i Potts of Chicago visited here with relative Stewart. Herbert of Linton and Rev M S Taylor planned sermons. H M Boas and children traveled from Sandborn. Alma Helm home from Terre Haute. Elza Sears returned from Peoria. Will K Penrod of the Loogootee Tribune spent the weekend with his parents. Aaron Jollitt and wife visited Dagger. Grant Callahan family hosted Jos Callahan in Terre Haute. Alex O Dell visited Terre Haute with relatives. Katherine Levi plans to return to Indianapolis next week. E E Forsythe returned from Indianapolis with wife and son after a business trip and visits at Franklin.
Laura Taylor Scott born August 26 1873 died May 25 1902 at Scotland Illinois aged 28 years 9 months 26 days. She joined the Baptist church at fourteen and lived a faithful Christian life. She married Samuel A Scott on September 5 1896 and they had a son Victor. Funeral was held at Mt Olive church conducted by Rev R Sargent with many mourners present. She leaves a husband a son her parents two brothers and a sister all mourning.
Elnora Christan lay in rest after interment at Walnut Hulk Cemetery. The verses honor eternal sleep free from sorrow, awaiting the morrow.
Henry Moench a well known farmer died Tuesday night at his home in Bogard township of consumption. He was about 50 years old and was a leading citizen of the community.
Local items report heavy rain hindering corn planting and replanting. Grant Sipes and family visited in Martie county. Walter Hardy from Cornetteville. Pat O Donnell and son John from Bloomington. Harve Pershing and son from Odon. Mrs Chas Igo of Hlinvis visiting relatives. Zeta Stotts returned from Franklin county. Commencement at Good Hope attended. Harve Pershing buys stock, plans new business at Burne City.
Last Thursday night a heavy two hour downpour dropped an estimated three to four inches of rain. Sewers on the ditch were washed out, sidewalks damaged, and streets eroded by fast moving water. Road grading on Bunkum road suffered extensive damage.
Thirty eight union men rode in from Linton on Wednesday to pressure contractor W. C. Garten to recognize the union. After a brief speech they spoke to workers as wagons were moved from cars. No one joined and no violence occurred. Some plan to return is unconfirmed. Meanwhile, county events featured diplomas and graduation exercises with 17 graduates praised for their efforts.
The article criticizes new bedsteads with light open framework instead of solid head and foot boards. It cautions such frames gather dust and require renewal. It suggests enamel or brass solid boards as better options and notes Italian silk blankets can help block drafts.
Persons whose hands easily become chapped should rinse with fresh water after washing with soap and wipe dry. Table salt on a wet cloth removes egg stains from silver. To prevent wear and keep shape hang table and bed linen to dry with ends down, so the stronger warp threads bear the strain.
In a New Orleans Times-Democrat item a photographic Christmas scene shows Jane and Harry with dolls Maud and Bessie. Aunt Clara reveals which doll belongs to Jane or Harry by pulling strings and the dolls speak Alamma and Papa. The passage blends a family tale with a note on social influence and a Polish banker’s rise in Europe.
Jean de Bloch, author of The War of the Future, died recently. the obituary notes his influential work and its impact on strategic thought.
The ad claims Green's August Flower cures indigestion biliousness and various ailments once treated by doctors. It promotes quick relief with a few doses in liquid form and notes availability via Webster's Almanac. It also cites Canada’s export value of 29,954,680 for last year.
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