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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1911
Page
4
A terse town editor is asked about hogs paying and replies with a cryptic remark about gold men, paper refunds, and mail being sent back as refused or gone west, reflecting a garbled historical fragment.
A columnist recalls Columbus discovery 419 years ago and notes the national legal holiday that closed businesses. Looking from the era of discovery to modern progress, the piece ponders what the next four centuries may hold for civilization and development.
The passage observes that poverty spares one from calls visits chores and flattery while exposing weakness and deception. It suggests a testimonial for the poor and notes how debt and false praise shape perception, ending with a cynical remark about genuine friendship.
Projections estimate gross receipts exceed 300000 for the Philadelphia Athletics versus New York Giants series. First game in New York at the Polo Grounds could pull in about 97000 from spectator sales. Ticket breakdown includes boxes at 24, lower grand stand at 2, upper grand stand at 3, and grand stand admissions at 3.
A. O. Fulkerson county superintendent releases a compact directory listing county board members township and post office addresses advisory boards and teachers by township along with school trustees in the county. It includes enrollment figures for the Fifty-First Annual Daviess County Teachers’ Institute receipts and expenditures and a record of county and county officers.
J B Stotts and R B Boyd were at Washington yesterday. Alf Helms and Dale Cooper visited Boomfield Tuesday. Jus Neeriemer and family are visiting his mother Mrs J M Tory Neeriemer.
Community picks up week with trades and travels. Names like R B Williams Drug Store and Rexall Store frequent the notes as residents, including W R Neeremer for white oak posts and Pershing and Matthews in Reynolds Brooks hardware ads. The column tracks visits, moves, sales, and upcoming events across Odon and nearby towns.
A New York World report recounts a sociable mongrel yellow dog outwitting a pedigreed water spaniel. The yellow dog steals the bone and hides it, then reappears to synchronise clever pranks on the trained spaniel, proving natural wit outshines breeding.
An Indianapolis News summary outlines ten kinds of U S money gold coins standard silver dollars subsidiary silver gold certificates silver certificates treasury notes greenbacks national bank notes nickel and bronze coins It notes some are not legal tender while small coin values are payable and the silver dollar has no limit on liquidation value a creditor may be forced to accept it at face value
Oxford scholar A Foxton Ferguson explains how public executions in parks and markets inspired songs on the gallows and hangman. He traces the saying quicker than you can say Jack Robinson to a ballad about a sailor who returns to Portsmouth to find his sweetheart married and sails away.
Willow Lick and nearby towns saw a stream of residents traveling through Friday to Burns City and Sunday en route to other locales. Local social news includes gatherings, house visits, and a Stitch and Chatter Club event with a forthcoming wedding. A farm hand position was listed by Roland Arford.
The report cards for the first month of school were distributed this week and students must earn a diploma through honest effort. Supt. Gillaspie urges seniors to study and supports a school library with a strong reference collection, urging citizens to invest. About 370 pupils share one well, and Friday cleanups are planned to beautify the grounds.
Dr. 5. O. Culmer a practicing physician was declared insane this week by a commission including J. M. Hayes Justice of the Peace and Drs. J. W. Anderson and T. B. Rankin. He will be committed to the hospital for the insane at Hogansville. He is 52 years old.
The new peppermint drink at Gantz’s is praised for relieving indigestion and providing refreshing taste. Locals report quick relief and a cool finish, with shoppers noting its pleasant aroma and crisp aftertaste.
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