Man Transforms Coal Lump Into Engagement Ring
A man plans to take a lump of coal to his jeweler to be fashioned into an engagement ring, highlighting a glittering transformation from rough material to a valued keepsake.
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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1922
Page
4
A man plans to take a lump of coal to his jeweler to be fashioned into an engagement ring, highlighting a glittering transformation from rough material to a valued keepsake.
Fragmentary exchange hints at suitor standards of brains or wealth. The dialogue implies a witty woman values practical merit in a spouse, while DT or another party is mocked for ignorance or surprise. The passage preserves era voice with sharp social satire.
A fragment recalls a frightened dream in which a man tries to steal a woman. The soothing response reassures her and promises safety, with no real threat described beyond the dream.
A damaged OCR fragment provides limited text about a judge or court matter. The readable parts show hints of legal terminology but no clear names dates or actions. The sparse wording prevents defining the case or outcome.
Fragmentary lines reference a main spring and a winding key with odd spellings. The text resembles a playful or puzzled note about a mechanical device and its key, lacking coherent names, places, or dates for fuller reporting.
Mrs Nancy Surratt of Terre Haute Indiana credits Tanlac with curing her severe stomach problems and restoring her health. She describes years of indigestion and sickness at meals, claiming early doses improved her condition and digestion, urging others to buy from all good druggists.
A fragment shows innings with no runs and multiple players named Sears, Garrett, Haig, Gantz, and Moore. sililoquy of outs and hits. It also includes a probate notice appointing Wm H Seneff as administrator of Emma J Wilson estate with sale of household goods and staged real estate sale terms.
We undersigned have been appointed executor of the will of James Louglot, deceased. The estate is solvent. Reeson Pennett, Executor. E T Laughlin, Attorneys.
The Board of County Commissioners of Daviess County Indiana will decide on October 3 1922 to issue gravel road bonds totaling 15700 at 5 percent interest Each bond is 785 maturing May 15 1924 and every six months until paid The funds will finance the Madison township highway project petitioned by Theodore Henderson and others Attorneys Mattingly and Myers signed for the commission.
An 1888 notarized affidavit from Frank J. Cheney of BF J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio offers one hundred dollars to anyone who cures catarrh, sworn before a public notary and stating the medicine is sold by druggists in Toledo.
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