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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1891
Page
2
Oolon Exchange Bank established 1890 offers both domestic and foreign exchange services. President and cashier oversee collections across the U.S. and drafts on European cities. Provides certificates of deposits, short term loans, and discounted commercial paper at reasonable rates.
Trustees Taft announces weekly business meeting at Oden's, every second Saturday of each month, to conduct firm business with Van Barer. Madison urges all parties to attend, noting the set location and time for regular commercial affairs of the township.
The Journal advocates for the pocket Republican belief and urges service now. The text notes Aldham Lincoln as the first president to issue a Thanksgiving provision, reflecting historical stance and call to action.
The article notes a law punishing individuals who cut a coin and pass it as genuine while Democrats advocate sealing every silver dollar through free coinage, highlighting a heated monetary policy debate.
A literary hour in Indiana notes that the United League of New York offered a $206 prize for the best cantata in German on the discovery of America by Columbus. The prize went to Prof. William Keilmann of Evansville.
The Shoals News reports that last Saturday night benches were removed from the Natch ex school house in Columbia township and burned. Patrons sought modern furniture, but the act is condemned as lawless and a serious offense that could endanger people and provoke trouble.
The writer and family chronicle a cross country rail trek from Chicago toward the western states. They describe trains, stops at Terre Haute Osakis and St Paul, visits to sights and the grand exposition, plus daily observations of landscapes from Wisconsin and Minnesota to the Montana frontier. They mention fellow travelers Uncle Jake Senet Rev Thomas Wadeworth and local scenes including Osakis Oshkosh St Paul and Spokane Falls. The account ends with notes on ongoing legal cases and court actions unrelated to the trip.
Advertises Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds with a money back guarantee. Claims La Grippe sufferers found speedy recovery and offers sample bottles at W Garten’s drugstore with large sizes 50 cents and 1 dollar.
The writer reports recovery from a severe lung disease and offers a free prescription for catarrh bronchitis and related ailments. Interested readers are urged to send a self addressed note to Edward A. Wilson in Wilbermeburgh New York to obtain the remedy.
Northern Pacific publishes promotion folders titled “Trip to Washington” and “Proposed West.” detailing torophony, navigation, stock-raising, farming and government incentives for settlers. Maps, timetables, and first class sleepers are advertised for routes via Chicago to Montana, Oregon and Washington with connections to Wisconsin Central lines.
The George M. Rigzin business region is vacant and rental inquiries are to be directed to Harry Martin who oversees the property. Also advertised is AUCKLEN ARNICA SALVE promising treatment for wounds and skin conditions with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Sold by W. C. Garfen & Co.
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