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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1893
Page
2
Prayer meeting Sunday school and church activities listed for Epworth League Young People and choir groups. Regular services and alternate Sabbath preaching announced with times and invitations for all to attend.
The piece notes a local election where a governor of Ohio is mentioned among miscellaneous political references. It also mentions a New Albany woolen mills project about to start, promising employment to idle workers. The text includes scattered names and party references and hints at broader national political context.
After the fair, attendees who failed to pay the Hillkin order are urged to settle dues quickly. Officials warn delays may affect future events and require formal action.
The warden of the Southern penitentiary states that every muted convict who has been imprisoned during his administration has been eyed.
The reader asks how many horses could be estimated to equal the weight of a six week old bumble bee expressed in ISO pounds and seeks a reckoning for age and ambition. The query blends irrelevant units and unclear intent.
The Surlivars Democrat reports numerous barn blazes across the region and notes insurers will not cover additional risks unless dwellings are included with barns. This stance raises concerns for farmers facing mounting losses and protection gaps.
A lakeside political dispute accuses the governor of THinsis of inviting assassination by pardoning anarchists and removing the judge who previously sentenced them. Critics say the actions erode law and order and threaten stability.
A Broomfield News quote criticizes Democratic policies as harmful to the United States while benefiting Britain, urging readers to focus on domestic improvement and work at home. The remark contrasts American hard times with perceived English advantages.
Report notes that six innocent lives and substantial money and time were spent on the Wratten murder case. The source accuses a figure named James Steve of involvement and suggests other accomplices should face questioning or arrest.
The Linten Call passes to C. B. Clore of Bloomfield Democrat as the paper remains a community power. A brown county gold fever surges with rumors of profitable mining and local excitement rises amid criticism of town officials. Bud Stone pleads guilty to the Wratten family murders and is sentenced to death, with Judge Herron outlining the court’s final penalty.
A humorous slice shows a paper man, farm labor, and a lecture on a quotation party. Guests memorize three quotes to guess authors, winning favors like flowers or ribbons, while discussing farmers, gear, and daily toil.
Advertisement urges parents to use Chamberlains Cough Remedy for croup and croupy coughs in children, claiming it cures and prevents attacks when given early. It notes safe, frequent dosing and 50 cent bottles sold by W L Stoy, with a brief note on local factory activity.
A poetic obituary or remembrance listing Minerva Braypie and a family circle, reflecting on loss, separation, and reunion themes. The piece speaks of sorrow, memory, and hope, urging family unity and readiness for a final homecoming. Names include Minerva Braypie and Nerra Vurlars among a wider family.
A user from Corinth Maine endorses Simmons Liver Regulator for biliousness after years of tried remedies. The note mentions the drug is sold by chemists in powder or liquid form and can be taken dry or dissolved in tea.
Miss Mary Measick is very sick Morton Hattery goes to his school on his wheel Surveyor Faith was up in Van Buren Sunday Wallace Smiley visited Bazlesville to see his cousin John Kinnman had his hand mashed by falling coal Jacob Bair of Tuscarawas County Ohio visiting relatives in Van Buren Entreaty Nora Marks There are apple trees in blood Herbert Crooke and Daisy Bertrand one of Leaguetee’s teachers passed through Radesville Rev W A Ross preacher at M E church of Raglesville tomorrow Isaac Keiser from Colorado visiting Van Buren residents Miss Emma Mosier of Lon gootee visited Miss Minnie Casey of Eaglesville this week Send the Journal to your friends they will appreciate the paper and we will earn the dollar.
The article discusses the Chisholm Trail as the era defining cattle road. It notes John Chisholm of Paris Texas as a key figure and describes the trail’s six hundred mile span, wind and water eroding its track, and remnants like faded camps and wagon wrecks along a landscape now cut by farms and fences.
A commercial traveler cites Washington Star notes on car safety. He states middle cars survive wrecks better than rear cars and that baggage cars and engines cause heavier damage. He warns against riding in rear cars and notes improved roadbeds and rolling stock reduce accidents.
Fragment from a 19th century paper recounts a wedding scene where bridesmaids pinch the bride to trigger a blush as the procession nears the altar. The text also notes a Wyoming discussion on women’s suffrage, quoting a bachelor who cites women’s hair as proof of inferiority.
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