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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
4
G T Smith urges continued church services if bans are not extended. He thanks God for safety, asks confession and renewed devotion, and invites all to Lord's Day activities including Sunday School, worship at 10:30, The Lord's Supper, and Endeavor meetings with schedules for the week.
Rev Ernest Roberts announces regular church services at the main church with Sunday School at 9 20 and evening Endeavor groups. Union meetings are set for Mud Pike and Pleasant Hill, with a quarterly conference at Mud Pike October 28 and a finance committee report due.
Ernest Roberts reports the Boy Scouts of America showcase their prowess at a mammoth county field rally in Long Branch New Jersey. patrols perform water boiling bandaging tent pitching signaling races drills and tower building amid humorous flapjacks auctioned for the Red Cross raising 25 cents for a campfire snack.
The Butte foundation of Scouting was laid last September by Rev. George W. Thomas despite local doubts. Ten well-trained troops now participate and showcased their progress at a recent event. Scout Reuben Antonsen of Three Forks earned a medal for saving a girl from drowning in the Jefferson river.
The Odon Drug Co and others sponsor prizes to boost patrol efforts. Scout Master authorizes patrol practice in semaphore signaling with penalties for noncompliance. Citizens praise troops for gathering nuts and pits while yelling against peanut hull litter and spitting in barrels. Camp Fire Girls coordinate town cleanup responsibilities.
The advertisement proclaims Red Cross Rheumatic Remedy as stomach friendly and says many cases are permanently cured. It pitches this and over a hundred other Red Cross Remedies as safe and guaranteed.
Mrs. Mary Wadsworth spent Tuesday with her mother Mrs. Thomas Riggins. Various visits follow across families including Charley Smiley and Harold with Alfred Cavaness, Oral Riggins clan, Ruby Faith with her parents, and others such as Jessie Roach and Aunt Mat Riggins. FIRST CREEK notes list visits to Mrs. Richard Meek, Lela Dobbins with daughters, Summerville and Carr families, and many weekend calls across Odon and nearby communities.
An old advertisement extols Red Cross Shaving Lotion as a luxury product that makes faces look younger and keeps them in good condition. It urges readers to buy Red Cross toilet articles sold locally, emphasizing grooming and appearance.
M B Ulrich and Co druggists operate in Odon Indiana offering medicines and sundries with local customer service emphasis. The notice highlights the firm as a longstanding local pharmacist supplier in the community.
A price notice lists coal options with mine and delivered lump prices. The entry shows Clump coal at 10 3 5cc and delivered lump at 15 3 3c, attributed to J A Overton.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case. It touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood based remedy 35 years trusted by sufferers. The copy urges immediate use and promises general health improvement with testimonials available.
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