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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
2
A local BDON Journal issue from October 31 1902 remarks on Thanksgiving themes praising Indiana and the town. It questions political alignments around Bryan Democrats and notes campaign endorsements and party tensions.
A report mentions a smallpox case in Vincennes with another discovery in a straw stack near the city. It notes a Bedford drilling contract for a 1200 foot well costing 2300 dollars. Cuba cabbages reach twelve pounds and vegetables thrive with radishes in 14 to 18 days. Reverend L B Johnson filed remonstrances against two Wheatland saloon keepers with 270 signatures. Willam W Key killed by a westbound train near Paoli after bantering on the track.
Democrats of Madison Township convened Saturday afternoon to nominate a full ticket for local offices. The gathering outlined candidate names and planned campaign basics for upcoming elections.
The advisory board lists Sam Kk Malone Daniel Osborn and Fred Boyd as members.
The Washington Republican and Democrat committees met Saturday to nominate candidates for county clerk. William A. Wallace of Washington headed the Republican ticket, and Willard Bowman of this township led the Democrat slate by acclamation with 21 committeemen present. Wallace won 13 votes to Harris 7 with one blank. he is the current county schools superintendent and viewed as a strong candidate. Bowman, a former east-side resident, previously served as sheriff but was defeated for renomination. he is a solid Democrat who saved funds from his office tenure.
Jury commissioner J W McCarty and Clerk Thos Harria drew the following juries for the October term which begins Monday. Grand Jury includes Jan Mattingly Dourt township Michael Doyle Washington John Bisnford Streetle Jenny Arvin Reeve Perry Baldwin Harrison etc. Petit Jury names Jno Aikman Washington Jno Fitzpatrick Washington Azel Colbert sr Veale Jno W McAdams Washington Hamilton Barr Jno R Bynum Elmore Jaa Hunter Barr S S Parsley Elmore M H Goslorn Washington Jes Ledgerwood Madison Patrick Molloy Harrison Benj J Potta Reeve
The piece argues that personality and steady effort matter more than heredity or environment. Moderate gifts, with patient application, can surpass talented peers who squander advantages. It uses examples of log cabin boys and barefoot youths outdoing pampered rivals to stress diligence over fortune.
A terse exchange unfolds between residents from Situmer and a Bushyville oracle over tree posts and cedar versus pine durability. The summer resident questions longevity while the oracle insists on pine lasting a century, asserting proof from bark tests.
A historic dispatch from the English admiralty urged Codrington to avoid action but secretly told him to go ahead. He proceeded to Navarino and destroyed the Ottoman fleet, achieving a decisive victory.
An odd dialogue from Colorado Springs features the African Hon noting the bear is laid up after a tortoise bites him. The lioness comments that this is what he deserves for toying with a shell game, in Ganxette style.
A Petersburg wife suspected her husband of kissing the cook and set a trap. She entered the dark kitchen by the back door, seized by surprise, and found him embracing the cook in an ardent kiss. The scene ends as she confronts the pair.
A London Post correspondent records an Arab prayer heard in Mecca in which the speaker asks God for two wives and a comfortable living in paradise. He explains his modest means as a barber and seeks divine favor to secure wealth and a place in heaven.
A Philadelphia Times report recounts a Swedish Delaware County widower who refused early on to settle a death claim after his wife was killed by a train at a grade crossing. The lawyer urged delay, then secured a final settlement of five hundred dollars, prompting the widower to remark he had found a new wife and better life.
In a Natural History Museum London office a farmer woman arrives with two eggs claiming they are auk eggs worth a fortune. Professor Lankester points out the eggs belong to the extinct auk and debunks the mispronunciation as a phonetic error from her country background.
In Paris two police officers tailed a pickpocket who vanished after entering a Rue Rochefoucauld bathhouse. The thief dressed another man in the bather's clothes and strolled out, while the real bathrobe wearer was seized by officers at the door, causing a comical mix up before the culprit remained laughing.
Miss Brells Alice daughter of Dr and Mrs J W Anderson died Saturday night aged 15 years 8 months 23 days after twenty months of illness due to heart disease and dropsy. She joined the M E church at eight and four years later her sister was converted. Funeral held Monday at 10 under Rev M B Taylor at the M E church with six Sunday School classmates as pallbearers and remaining mourners bearing wreaths. Burial at Walnut Hill. Her death leaves a father and brother to mourn and a larger circle of friends. The November Designer issue features fashions and millinery for full winter and late autumn wear with stylish shirt waists and outings.
Caution about consumption and lung issues extols Goschee's German Syrup as the world’s best selling remedy since 1868. It claims superiority over common cough medicines for severe coughs bronchitis croup and difficult expectoration especially at night and morning. Sold by druggists worldwide and G G Green Woodbury New Jersey Z Webster. Dates filled with marshmallow paste offered as a dessert.
Postmaster C. C. Dawson and W. L. Story tout a one minute cough medicine that claims to cure coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. The ad urges spring use and insists the remedy works quickly and safely for children and adults alike.
A Benton Harbor reader, age eighty, credits Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with relief from indigestion and constipation after trying many remedies. He started last August and reports improvement after three boxes, noting better appetite and renewed energy. Sold by Z. W. Webster.
An American girl in Leamington England returns books to the public library on the eve of departure. She meets a young Englishman who remarks on American girls and jokes about who carries books, prompting her sharp reply about Fifth Avenue.
The Republican slate names Daniel E. Storing as Secretary of State David E. Sherring as Auditor Nat U Hilta as Treasurer Charles W. Miller as Attorney General Robert A. Brown as Supreme Court Justice F A Cotton as Superintendent of Public Instruction Sens F Johnson as State Statistician W S Blatchley as State Geologist and a cadre of judges and county officials led by John H. Gillett Frank R. Roby W Y Wiley W J Henley James R. Black D W Comstock and W E Robinson for appellate posts and district commissioners and council seats. list includes Atre man Carnahan, Thomas Nugent, William A. Wallace, Hilary Truflove, William P. Smoot, Milton FitzGerald, Franklin L. Snider, Clifford C. Bonham, John G. Shanks, Weatly H. Segrit, William H. McCarter, Louis W. Keith, Jabez A. McCord, Andrew J. Vest Sr.
Henderson Grimett of Logan county Iowa was partially paralyzed with arm and side weakness. After two bottles of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm his condition improved markedly per Gev Ra McDonald. The remedy is praised for rheumatism sprains and bruises. Also notes Canada’s forest product exports totaling 29,951,080 dollars last year.
The notice asks if anyone has used Green's August Flower to treat indigestion dyspepsia or liver troubles and failed to recover. It promises a sample bottle and urges readers to consult their druggist for the tasteless Quinine product, noting the medicine’s long history and asking for reported results.
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