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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1893
Page
3
Journal readers see notices on subscription payment options repairs and trims for Boots and Shoes shop news school supplies new reader introductions and holiday trade signals. Local editors mention a Southern Indiana editorial meeting and ongoing sidewalk and pavement updates along Main Street with various merchants promoting wares and price specials.
The journal reports burglars hitting Abell's Clothing, Mc Coy & Gerten's Grocery and others last Friday night. Uncle John Stith visits Farlen's store while a Hoover harness raffle offers a ticket prize. Julia Harmon, 59, dies after a life of faith. services are announced.
Local brief from Oden Indiana shows boot repair shop ad, wedding notices, new hat line, cash-only policy starting Nov 20, a drugist testimonial for Chamberlain's Court Remedy, a marshals sale of a horse, and a Pain Balm treatment tip. Readers urged to visit Haig & Son's for wraps and Closks and to note upcoming weddings between November 1 and New Year’s.
Last Wednesday evening in the M. E. church Charles Breden son of Rev Jobo Breden married Miss Belle McCoy daughter of Hugh McCoy Rev L B Johnson officiated. A reception at the brides home followed with fruit and gifts. The Journal notes both couples will make Odon their future home and extends best wishes. In a second ceremony at the bride’s parents residence Rev JF A Clark married Miss Lydia Seneff daughter of Win Seneff. A feast followed and guests shared in gifts as the groom a member of the Illinois M. E. Conference is stationed at Toledo Louisiana, where the couple will reside.
The town board of Gaon Da Viess county approves a sidewalk project along the south side of Race Street from W St Neeromer to & J Underwood properties. Four inch planks on four foot spacing with a three foot width, to be completed by December 15. if owners fail, the marshal will lay it and charge owners, liens applied. This emergency ordinance is effective immediately after publication.
A local note recalls quarrels over commissions and lawyers amid a public tense mood. It cites the Gazette, calls for investigations, and laments political corruption while praising historic canine heroes from the Crimean to Fontenoy in a French roll of honor.
A sensational ad claims De Kings New Discovery cures throat chest and lung diseases with a money back guarantee. The pitch asserts over a million people praise the medicine and offers free bottles at S FAeminger’s with large bottle prices.
The article explains trepang or tripang as a sea creature used in Chinese cuisine and details holothurians as slow bottom dwellers. It contrasts them with faster echinoderms like sea urchins, starfish, and serpent stars, noting activity levels and movement differences.
A fanciful tale from Harper's Young People portrays the young king of Spain misbehaving during a ride with his nurse and receiving a royal scolding from Queen Christina. The anecdote is used to critique monarchy and celebrate democratic values in a playful moral.
Pages present a garbled mix of palmistry claims about lifelines heart lines and health hints. Mentions bracelets fortune lines and brain power while interspersed with unrelated notes on fashion art and travel. The overall content resembles an ad collage rather than coherent reporting.
A Chicago woman, Mrs. Morgan of 300 W Harrison St, describes severe heart disease for years. After a doctor said she would not live a month and swelling eased within hours of taking Dr Miles New Heart Cure, she recovered enough to resume work and influence others to try the remedy. The ad claims cure by Miles Medical Co, $1 per bottle, six for $5, with no opiates.
Citizens are urged that Dr Kian’s new discovery for consumption and Dr King’s New Life by Buckin’s Arnes Salve have sold well with universal satisfaction. The seller promises refunds if results fail after the stated time, claiming popularity based on merits rather than deceit.
Raguesville Nurseries established 1886 offers direct sales with no traveling salesmen. Stock proclaimed home grown true to name with apples ten cents each and grapes 73 cents per dozen, prices per hundred and other stock listed. Amos Eagle of Eaglesville invites personal inspection and orders by express or freight.
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