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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1894
Page
3
Thursday evening Miss Lilly Sam mers hosted a friendly gathering at her East Main Street residence. The event drew many friends who recalled a very pleasant and memorable social occasion.
The article reports on a Calcutta belief in a devil that prompted a man to push a live goat from a zero-story terrace as part of a magician's ritual. The goat fell to its death while the crowd received its flesh as a distribution to the poor.
Scattered garbled lines of text spread through a small community causing curiosity. Residents report vague phrases about a meeting and a puzzle like clue referencing names, places, and numbers. Authorities urge patience as deciphering continues.
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