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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
2
The Odon Journal announces its post office submission as second class mail matter and lists subscription rates for six months and three months. Subscriptions outside the county require advance payment and ads copy is due Tuesday. Discounts apply to church or lodge entertainments and similar fundraisers.
The piece extols the farmer as self-reliant and free from mortgage strain while railing at trusts. It argues against harsher policing salaries and politics, urging voters to back prosperity and cautioning about pension costs versus bondholder payments from the Civil War era.
The Farm and Home paper of Chicago mailed 50 000 cards asking readers to name preferred Republican and Democrat nominees. In 47 000 replies Roosevelt led with 33 000 votes and Cleveland led Democrats with 12 833, while Bryan and Parker each polled over four thousand.
The passage notes voters for Johnson and Hearest likely to Bryan while many German and Hill supporters would back Cleveland if forced to choose between him and the Nebraskan.
John W. Ritter becomes a traveling salesman for a St Louis shoe house covering Southern Indiana and Illinois. A Plainville central operator’s family vanishes for a visit, leaving a notice for patrons. Local debt and street work loom in Licton. Community jokes, poultry production, and immigration figures are summarized with dated social quips and anecdotes.
Reports cover a lynching incident in Sullivan county where Dillard was taken by a mob and bondsmen named as defendants. Other items include a Bloomington area rail project a 600 foot trestle for the Indianapolis Southern, oil wells near Princeton producing 30 barrels daily, a Knox county grand jury tobacco dealer case, and a Porter Circuit court decision limiting county assessor pay.
Last Thursday morning a dummy was suspended by a rope from a tele graph pole in front of the National Bark in Montgomery to warn a terrorizing gang. A mass meeting resolved that Town Trustees may spend any necessary funds to bring the guilty to justice.
Madison township trustee John Mumaw announces a public auction of the old frame school building in Willowlick district No. 8, 14 the miles southeast of Odon, to be held October 31, 1903 at 10 oclock a m. Terms are cash or 30 days.
A Japanese baron and baroness with their suite visit the United States to study certain commercial cantons. They sail on a great ocean liner, stand out among tourists by manners and courtesy, and are observed as a refined, radiant group amid a crowd of loud, self-satisfied Westerners.
Holley Bros. and Z. Webster promote Chamberlins Stomach and Liver Tablets claiming a 40 pound gain in 30 days for a patient with indigestion. An accompanying anecdote mentions quick pain relief from Chamberlins Pain Ball after a hand injury.
Mrs. W K Haviland of Armonk New York credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her daughter from a fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis and her niece from advanced consumption. The testimonial touts it as infallible for coughs and colds with bottles priced 50 cents and 1.00 dollars, guaranteed by R Webster Trist.
The earth moves around the sun at 18 miles a second and the sun speeds toward Hercules at a vast velocity. Small meteors prove space contains large bodies that could threaten Earth. Some meteors travel up to 600 times rifle speed and burn up in the atmosphere. Large meteors can destroy life through heat and gases from atmospheric entry.
S LeQuinn of Cabendiah Vermont reports a robbery of health by chronic constipation. Dr Kings New Life Pills were used to arrest the trouble and cure him. Pills guaranteed to cure for 25 cents at Z Webster's Drug Store.
A World article notes Basel in Switzerland as the wealthiest city in Europe with an assessed valuation over 110 million dollars and a population around 122 000. It claims per capita wealth exceeds 1400 dollars and compares Basel's valuation to Paris’s 88 000 buildings revenue.
An early 20th century advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a household remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and torpid liver. It claims the tonic restores appetite and digestion, benefiting both rich and poor, with trial bottles available at druggists and a warning about a delinquent's excuse if tomorrow were removed.
Mrs Addie Montgomery Barkley wife of Emanuel Barkley died after a lingering illness at her home west of town on the 16th aged 39 years 1 month and 29 days She married Emanuel Barkley January 10 1892 They had one child who died in infancy She joined the Church of God in January 1884 and lived a Christian life Funeral services were by Rev A M Couchman at Good Hope with burial at Walnut Hill.
Proprietor Lowery Cooper announces the Odton Manufacturing Co has ceased to do business as he plans a move to Arkansas. All debts are due by November 1, 1903, and all claimants must present them for payment before that date.
Bids will be received by the Trustees of Odon Indiana until 7 p.m. on November 3 1903 for excavating 1200 feet of the US N Crouoke ditch starting at the Elmore township line. Plans and bids are with the town clerk who may reject all bids. Alexander O'Dell Town Clerk.
A reader suggests offering favors to editors or paper staff to obtain news tips or access. The note implies close ties between readers and newsroom sources and invites continued engagement with the press.
It recalls a John Wesley remark about repeating lessons then promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The ad claims the medicine cures colds and grip, counters pneumonia risk, and is pleasant to take with sale by Z Webster.
A fragment notes fresh roasted peanuts at Gwartney's with a quip about navigation to Mr. Shaffer's farm and a reference to Grove's Tasteless Chill with claimed ingredients and a no cure no pay line. The editor adds a weary remark about death.
The article argues climate has little effect on curing consumption and promotes German Syrup as a home remedy. It claims free morning expectoration, better sleep, and reduced night sweats with regular use. It notes trial bottles cost 25 cents and that many convalescents benefit from the remedy.
Sample mailed free. One application gives relief. The continued use of Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil promises permanent cure for piles or hemorrhoids external internal blind bleeding itching or burning fissures fistulas. Relief immediate cure certain. Three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00. Gold by druggists or rent prepaid on receipt of price. Kamphrmer’s Medicine Co Cor William and John Sts New York.
Advertisement promises a full refund if the medicine fails to cure a cold. Each box bears the signature of E. W. Groves. Sold by druggists for 2 cents.
Vital weakness and prostration from overwork and other causes promoted as Humphreys' Homeopathic Specific No. 28. In use over 40 years, claimed as the only successful remedy. Priced at $1 per vial or $5 for a special package. Sold by druggists or prepaid on receipt of price. Address: No. 28 Ste., HY.
Rev Ino N Cox of Wake, Alaska, writes after 12 years suffering from yellow jaundice he consulted many physicians and tried various medicines, but found relief after using Electric.
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