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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1904
Page
4
Local residents and visitors from Elnora Plain Jectant Hymera and Washington gathered for the week’s horse show. Notables like Senator Pitchfork Tilaiad and Vickers visited, with clashes between Merrill and Vick ers ending in a minor scuffle.
The note lists a school team heading to Linton for a game tomorrow with names like George McWilliams and mentions Miss Tene Winklepteck traveling to Indianapolis. It also cites DOW Hayes on a business trip to Blackhawk and Mrs Allie Trwin of Baltimore in connection with Mrs Alex O'Dell. Additional lines cover a Missionary Convention in Washington with several attendees and a new Sapphire Waltz by Charlie Baker offered through The Theatrical Music Supply Co in New York with postcard copies available for 25 cents.
Halloween was celebrated with usual worry as fewer mischief acts occurred. Marshal McNeely and special visitors kept watch on troublemakers, thwarting property damage, while a ladies of the Ul. church social raised a good sum.
Thanksgiving poultry available for sale with stock held for Tater market. Turkeys delivered on November 10 11 14 and With. Buy good stock and hold small turkeys for sale.
The Academy of Bran, famed Italian literary circle, evolved from Perugia's Accademia degli Scossi to purify Italian. It revived obsolete terms through the 1613 Vocabolario della Crusca, aiming to restore a fourteenth century standard. It now sits with Apatfel and the Florentine academy.
James McDonald, acquitted in the Sarah Schafer murder, will soon inherit part of a large Bedford estate. He plans to go to Benton in November to receive about £1,900 from his grandfather’s estate, after already obtaining £1,400 in 1890. The probate records list him as William R. Parsons, and the estate includes coal rights and multiple acres allocated to heirs.
A driver recounts a late night journey toward Julesburg where a woman in a white sailor collar is seen in the gloom. A violent death follows the next stop, with a man found dead after the suspected sighting and a bundle found on the seat. The narrative blends superstition and superstition with a grim tale of murder.
Andrew Armstreberg is sick. Mary Seal returns to Lecnodur. Leurt Scortus and others from Martin County visited. J T Gere of Buros City and Frank Peward visited. Scotland and Farlen teams played a baseball game with Farlen winning 24 to 18. Numerous locals from Martin County and nearby towns spent Sunday with friends and relatives.
The text discusses the tail as a major organ of motion in mammals, noting the common American opossum’s tail as a grasping tool. It mentions a howler monkey suspended by its tail when air is banging, and Humboldt’s remark on South American tail use and dusters. It also describes the knogar’s long tail as a balance against heavy hindquarters and aiding browsing and support.
Win Stuckey of Collinsville visits brother A O F Stuckey. M O Pate visits aunt Mary Spalding in southern Van Buren. CG 3 County checks political fences in the area. Hiram Sims reports a $250 horse robe stolen near Beaglesville. James Cunningham and Amir visit Thos Brough family near Qdon. Ed O Connor and wife return from St Louis. Mrs Crazzie Beck of Logantree visits Dexter church family. Jobe L Pate Jr reports Harrywin Pate with typhoid fever improving slightly.
A famous hunter recalls encounters with South American ants. He notes they are more dangerous than bears or alligators and recounts two ordeals: a tree nest swarming his guide and himself, and ants swarming a tree trunk as he escaped a mountain impala hunt.
In a Missouri assembly caucus Vest pledged to draw his pay regularly and spend like a thoroughbred if elected to the United States Senate. He spoke after a long rival and went on to win and serve 24 years.
A fragment describes a woman described as peaceful with humor aiding her husband in hardship. The couple, now old, are found by a caller sitting by the fire. The husband proudly notes fifty years of marriage with no quarrel. The tale hints at enduring partnership and humor amid trials.
The article surveys how lions, tigers, and giraffes are trapped. Lions are lured with bait and nooses, then restrained with cords. tigers are captured by targeting cubs after parents are killed. giraffes are rare, timid, and swift, with varied attempts often failing, though a long cord with weights has occasionally succeeded. Most giraffes in captivity are caught when young.
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