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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1897
Page
3
A compilation of brief items from a community newspaper including births, subscriptions, shop notices, social visits, and local events. Mentions of Bedfird Bread at Boston and Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. William Lark’s baby, Maria renewing, Mrs. Ella Crooke illness, new subscriber Johnson, and various local society and business notices.
Mrs. B. D. Smiley travels to Los Angeles for winter. Watch bargains offered by Keck the Jeweler. Real estate and rentals listed by Bennett Bros. Danner & Toelle advertise boots and overshoes. Community notices include preaching at M. E. church Rev. H. H. Allen, barber services, theater at Stoy's Opera House, and U B church dedication plans. Local business ads, real estate, and social events fill the page with scattered names and addresses.
Marsger Daugherty of the Da views County Telephone Company notes new phones ordered for subscribers. Oden lecture course will be held on the named date, not delayed by weather. Kent school No. 2 plans a social Thursday night November 11. admission five cents for gentlemen, ladies free. Fifty friends celebrate Mrs. Elmira Hayes fiftieth birthday with a surprise dinner and warm thanks.
The Mutual Aid Building and Loan Association of Washington organized a base and procured a charter for the city. Officers listed include President Will K Penrod, Vice President J W Barrell, Treasurer A A Lane, with appraisers George W Correll, Lamo Cooper and Daniel Gani.
A local drugstore asserts that customers will feel near guaranteed relief with its product line and customers will say it hits the spot. The claim emphasizes strong user experience.
Rev Z T Sweeney is lauded by prominent figures including Lawrence Jedin Dervent and Meg Dervent for his courage and eloquence. John Stewart Blackie, Edinburgh professor, places Sweeney among the era’s best orators. Hear Dr Sweeney next Wednesday night at M E Church for 35 cents.
A four lecture series in Oden Indiana at the M E Church features Rev Z T Sweeney Fish Commissioner of Indiana and minister to the Ottoman Empire. Hon John B Wiley of Anderson delivers A Ramble Among Words. Prof W W Parsone of Terre Haute speaks on The Literature of Shakespeare. Frank B Posey of Evansville presents The Thirty Cities. Full course 1.03, single lectures 33 cents. Tickets at the Oden Journal Office.
Discussion compares sarsaparilla to tea and flour, notes grades and the value of choosing a reputable seller. Claims Ayer’s Sarsaparilla has 50 years on the market and that grandfather used it, positioning it as a trusted medicinal option among many sarsaparillas.
Prices paid at the Odon markets up to press time list Wheat 83c, Corn 20c, cattle 2 to 3c, calves 33c, hogs 3 to 3.5c, sheep 23 to 28c, lambs 34 to 38c, chickens 54c, potatoes 60 to 75c, hens and turkeys, ducks and geese listed with minor figures, large onions 7c per bushel.
The Daviess County Commissioners publish a legal notice that John W. McCarty will apply for a saloon license in Odon. The Journal notes community views are divided, with some seeing potential financial benefit and others fearing moral harm, and will abstain from taking a stance this week while inviting public comment.
Various residents and visitors appear in town events and neighboring places. Notable items include C W Slinkard from the Montgomery News, Grace Herndon visiting from Washington, and Walter Crooke aiding telephone work. A young horse frightened by a cow caused a buggy mishap, and proceeds from a pre social reached 557 dollars.
The first lecture at BC Lecture Course will be held next Wednesday night November 10 at M. E. Church. Rev. Z T Sweeney D D will present The Golden Age of Mankind for 5 cents. Distinguished praise from Rev T DeWitt Talmadge and worldwide acclaim follow him.
Public notice announces an application by John McCarty for a liquor license in Osion Daviess County Indiana. The location is Stay Opera Building Odon and the sale of spirits wine malt and other intoxicants for on premises consumption with lunches and tobacco sales. The hearing is set for the first Monday in December 1807 at the Davies County Court House.
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