02 Nov 1906
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1906
Page
1
The article argues for reform in teacher preparation and school terms to meet modern life. It envisions longer terms from six to eight months, higher salaries, and tiered licensure from minimum to fourth grade, tied to professional training and college-level credentials.
Mrs Martha Sears 46 wife of Luther Sears died at her home three and a half miles west of here Friday from heart trouble. Funeral held at residence Saturday at 3 PM conducted by Rev. Chas Ritter of Elnora. Burial in Walnut Hill Cemetery.
After August 1, 1906, W R Neeriemer of Odon Indiana will make and boil cider on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week announcing a regular production schedule.
Public notice announces sale or rent of the J. M. Crooke residence located on Main Street. Interested parties should see W. C. Garten immediately for details and arrangements.
Fragmentary OCR shows a time card from Elvora with partial lines for southbound and northbound entries. Missing details obscure hours and personnel.
The special train carrying Charles W. Fairbanks and his party will stop at Odon around 11 o clock a.m. tomorrow.
A clipped item from Qur Exchanges reports a unnamed lady claiming a sure cure. The text gives little detail beyond the assertion and hints at a sensational remedy in the exchange’s pages.
Fragment mentions a proclamation related to broken dishes and possible mending by tying with a stout method. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks identifiable people places or dates for fuller context.
A humorous tract on testing dishes and towns by newspapers contrasts with a post office caution and a Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Roosevelt. The piece cites an electric cow voter gag and a postal fine as examples of public folly before sharing the 1906 presidential proclamation dated October 22.
Mrs W H Pensinger entertained several young people at her West Main street home Friday evening for Miss Ina Dowden's eighteenth birthday. The event featured contests and music with refreshments served.
John Neiswanger, president of the Daviess county farmers institute, released the year’s schedule. Elnora hosts December 5 with J. H. Gwaltney. Washington hosts December 7–8 with Miss Bertha M. Miller and J. M. Cantley. Alfordsville hosts December 17 with Prof. W. B. Anderson. Also noted a short horn registered male calf.
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