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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
5
Rail timetable lists outbound and return trains with numbered routes No.5 No.3 No.1 and No.2 No.4 No.6 across towns including Terre Haute Jasonville Linton Beehunter Elnora Qdon Bedford Seymour. Timings range from early morning to late evening with multiple daily departures and arrivals. Authority credited to RADLEY G P and T A.
A marriage license was issued Wednesday to Golden Ernest Lamb of Weele township and Stella Maynettie of Elnora.
A license to wed was issued Wednesday morning by the county clerk to Mervin Franklin Boyd and Mary E. Eaton of Bogard township. The marriage occurred Wednesday evening at the bride’s home. Boyd is the son of Isaac F. Boyd and Eaton the daughter of William M. Eaton.
Charles Lane and Bert Deal were absent due to illness and Monday respectively. Freshmen and Sophomores held meetings and class transfers occurred as Edith McCallian and Gladys Webster hosted events. The Juniors elected officers and a Sunday ball game saw first and second years beat third and fourth years 17 to 3.
Willow SICK district notes a large school opening Monday. social visits include Will Miller and others with Henry Serret. Edna Ramsey listed as sick. Residents travel to Mt Olive church and Elnora picnic. several families visit Odon and Shiloh. multiple locals named in weekend visits and en route trips.
Elias Roberts spent Sunday with Dan Bynum near Epsom. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shaffer visited in Van Buren township Sunday. Lewis Christenberry and family visited John Sims and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Malone visited in Van Buren township Sunday. Alvin Smiley spent Sunday with Holman Boyd. Wm. Skemp and family spent Sunday with Dan Osborne.
Thomas Fields pled guilty to assault before Squire Hayes yesterday morning. He was fined $1.00 plus costs totaling $7.00 and paid the amount in full to the court.
Misses and children are invited to view the latest bear skin coats at Abraham's. The display highlights fashionable outerwear with warm winter styling suited for all ages.
A Paris advertisement promising begging as a profitable trade states a present holder is retiring to the country and offers a good position near the Etoile with hours 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Receipts are from 8s 6d. to 12s. daily with regular passersby, children, and strangers as customers. The ad says any infirmity would suit a prospective beggar.
A child recounts her cousins John and Frank asking God to be good. She adds a sober punch line by saying God hasn’t done it yet, revealing a child’s candid view of virtue and divine action.
Little Mary visits grandmother in the country and discovers a peacock in the garden. She rushes inside to tell her grandma there is an old chicken in full bloom, prompting a humorous family moment.
Sydney Smith writes after Dickens first U S visit urging readers to remember he is human not a god. The letter emphasizes that Americans may deify him yet he remains within ordinary human bounds.
A quotation from R L Stevenson warns that every imperfect or shoddy effort harms the maker and will be judged by the heart as theft. The text challenges readers to strive for excellence in all creations.
A brief reflection on Ruskin’s view that nobility of life rests on unwavering purpose. The text cautions against doubt, repentance, and indecision as both vice and misery, urging quiet energy and consistent action.
A teacher tests Eliza on a word by drawing a grave relation and asks what she ate from. Eliza answers that they ate off from pancakes this morning, revealing a simple child’s connection between dish and breakfast.
A reflective quote extols perpetual duty to be tireless patient and hopeful with gentle love. It contrasts thrift with a line about a thrifty young man Jones who always orders eggs in dining cars.
A description of the gadfly as a globally known pest that stings animals in the heels and lays eggs under their skin, causing distress to cattle from Vicksburg to Calcutta.
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