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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1897
Page
2
A fragment notes locals run until ordered out while the post office lists rates. It questions General Weyler and remarks on teacher licenses, schoolhouse supervision, and custodian accountability for building mistreatment.
A satirical note mocks a partisan effort to spin the term populistic for the fall campaign. It ridicules a speaker who stubbornly wears a straw hat and pretends it is nobody else’s business, highlighting public indifference.
SSCHS RIBERS of county newspapers often let subscriptions lapse from carelessness and take offense if the paper is stopped or a notice of delinquency is sent.
The Indianapolis conference closed its sessions with pastor appointments for Vincennes District and surrounding areas. Listings include Aldersville Racow Bicknell Bruceville Carlisi Decker Dover Hill Farmersburg Grendale Graysville Humera Loogeotee Lynton Monroe City Newberry New Lebanon Dean Plainville Pleasantville Prairie Creek Orchard Heavenridge Prarieton Eaglesville Sullivan Vincennes Washington Wheatland and more with names such as Sargent Heavenridge Ward and West among others.
The potato crop this year will fall far short of last year due to extreme heat and a lack of rain at key need times. A potato bug swarmed and devastated patches, raising prices from about twenty five cents to three times that amount, causing hardship for many families according to the Beufure Mail.
A whimsical passage portrays a talking crow and a ferryman observing a corn field. The crow questions Hig care while the corn field appears shocked, as bystanders imagine emotions inanimate plants and animals during a rural scene.
A stream of aphorisms on women and friendship, noting silence, dressing, love, honesty, and social plots among women. It contrasts male bearing of first love with female speech and restraint, suggesting many woes stem from useless talk and social expectations.
A train of twenty three export cattle cars moved east on the S and W Monday as part of a 707 head shipment from Morgan and Son Mareo to Swift Bros. The buyer calls it the largest cattle sale by a single family in Indiansa and the finest from the state. Morgan and Son promote Greene County through the deal. The 707 head sold for about 60000 dollars.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Cure relieves kidney trouble with guaranteed satisfaction or money back. Gantz Bros. Druggists promote the remedy.
A 10 year old schoolgirl should eat easily digested nutritious foods as advised by Mrs. S and S T Rorer. Breakfast includes steel cut oats with sub acid fruit and soft boiled eggs. Lunch can feature custard fruit and meat sandwiches while avoiding pork veal sweets and fried foods. Evening meals should be nutritious cream soup red meat lettuce with light dressing and simple desserts.
A historical ad notes Foley's Kidney Cure curing kidney disease cases deemed incurable. It asserts many physicians and Gantz Bros Drugists recommend and use the product.
David Riggins a Van Guren township farmer and Abigail Hastings now of Bogard township were quietly married last Saturday. He is 73, she 10, and they plan to reside on Mr. Riggin’s farm where he is father to congressman Lish Riggins and she mother to sheriff Willard Bowsman’s wife.
The board of directors of the Oden B. L. Association will make a final settlement with stockholders and cancel the charter on October 4, 1897. Parties with claims must file them with the secretary by then. By order of the Board. W T O Donald, Secretary.
Charles O. Maley of Company 1, sixty-fifth Indiana Volunteers, the youngest veteran of the late war, appeared in the city from Plainville on Monday. Mustered in at 14 years and 5 months, he will not be 50 until March 26, 1898. He remains hale and hearty and ready for another conflict.
An early 20th century patent medicine claim promises protection from pneumonia grip or severe colds if taken in time. It alleges cures for coughs, croup, La Crippe hoarseness difficult breathing whooping cough incipient consumption and asthma. Guaranteed by Gantz Brow Droggists.
The following persons are drawn for the grand jury this term of court: James Sparks Bogard James Akers Washington James Meads Weahington Newton Daugherty Madison John Jones Reeve Jasper Cavness Van Buren.
No man or woman can enjoy life or accomplish much while suffering from a torpid liver. DeWiu's Little Early Risers the pills that clean on that organ, quickly. J. F. Danner & Son.
Belford visitors include E G Redman and John Vensent while Burns City and Elnora residents attend local events. Terre Haute trips for races and gas belt travels, weddings whispered, and a wave of movers from Louisiana bound for Western New York. Local band, musicians, and a salve ad punctuate a bustling scene with farm news, livestock fears, and a Toledo Blade appeal for subscribers.
The message urges using Scott's Emulsion during warm weather to cure throat and bronchial issues, prevent chest weakness, and improve overall health. It emphasizes treating coughing, throat problems, and thinness now, and notes availability at druggists.
A terse tale notes neglect in a cold environment leading to pneumonia and grief. It mentions Foley's Honey and Tar by Gantz Bros. Druggists as a missed remedy that could have altered the outcome. The text carries a moral about care and remedies available in its era.
Commissioners Wilson and Burke drew jurymen for the October term. Charley Burris Madison Ben W Dowden Washington Richard McDonald Jr Barr Patrick Craig Washington Thomas J Smith Harrison Martin Catill Barr Noth Bogard Washington John A Alfison Veale Charles McCracken Barr Henry Th Bell Baurr J D Hackler Van Buren David Weave Elnora
An old advertisement extols the value of immediate relief from coughs using One Minute Cough Cure promoted by J. F. Danner & Son. The copy emphasizes avoiding wasted moments and urges prompt use for quick easing.
Seventy two guests gathered at Aunt Barbara Hubbard’s home last Sunday to toast her seventy first birthday with a hearty dinner. The event featured a bountiful spread and festive conversation, leaving the celebrant with a day to remember. The note mentions DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a recommended remedy for various skin troubles.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad markets its lines to the South and Florida, with connections to steamships for Cuba and West Indies, plus daily St. Louis to Malone trains in Pullman comfort. It promotes land offerings of 450,000 acres in the South, including farms and government lands, with easy terms and descriptive material via the Alabama Land & Development Company Mobile Alabama.
Help wanted for a steady position traveling for a reputable Indiana house. Monthly pay of 65.00 plus expenses. Reference required. Enclose a self addressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Company, Peoria? Chicago.
A marketing blurb touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a non German liver stimulant and intestinal tonic. It claims constipation causes biliousness fever and other symptoms and promises a cure or refund. Text urges trying a box with price options and mailed sample.
The News touts wide circulation and independence as its strengths over rivals. It argues a 28 year history of political neutrality fosters reader trust and advertising growth, noting higher readership than Indiana peers and superior telegraphic coverage from across the country.
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