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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1894
Page
3
Community notes announce Danser and Tate's store promotions, Reck and Courtney optics and clocks, fresh oysters at Peoples Restaurant, and a County Fair in Daviess County with new goods arrivals. Subscriptions and local ads highlight cheap millinery and printing press offers as October events unfold.
In Washington Indiana a shop at 215 Main Street offers a large display of gems, watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware, and French china formerly housed by Simon Joseph the clothier. The dealer invites customers to inspect the stylish line and promises careful watch bidding and guaranteed satisfaction.
The Great Military Day on Wednesday October 3 at the County Fair will be among the greatest in the fair's history with six Companies already agreeing to compete for cash prizes totaling 220.1o. Local notices promote sales bargains, photo sessions, and farm items amid a flood of ads and tips.
An OCR fragment lists cures for alcoholism tobacco and burns by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve and Hirch Baze Salve, a Firemen's day exhibition by the Conway Institute, a math riddle about a 10 year old holding his sister, plus theatrical shows and opera house attractions featuring the May Voies Comedy Company and prize races next week in Washington.
Readers are urged to contact Fred'k Abbot, Land Commissioner, about a pamphlet on easy bath access. The ad touts De Witt's Little Early Risers for digestion and headache relief and mentions bicycle races and portrait work by J. W. Bennett, all framed as local promotion.
An October 15 1894 opening at Quoner and Te Tile's marks a one week display of cloaks and wraps from Louisville and Gabage markets. The event promises a fine display with close prices and the nicest exhibition of cloaks ever seen.
A Wyocena resident rigs a home made telephonic alert using two cans and string between his pillow and hen roost to wake with chickens. As dawn breaks, the birds peck at corn, producing a rattle that signals the miser and wakes him at the moment.
Dr. Mitchell moves on his form afar tere. Van Lacy of Loogectes visits. Dr. Harvey Taylor renews. Slomer Sanders returns to Reyn old's Show. Local society, weddings, sermons, and railway notes fill this snapshot of our town life with names, travels, and plans.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Norman of Odon visited this week. Several locals attended a show in Washington Friday. Mr and Mrs J B Phipps and Mr and Mrs Elmer Pershing spent Sunday at Burns City. Mrs Delilah Henson of Trinity Springs visited Farlen this week. W K Penrod of Odon came Thursday. Jehan Conrad returned to Illinois after a short visit. J P Taylor went to Bloomfield Friday. Basket meeting at St Olive tomorrow. Wedding rumors as Dan considers trading for a cow. Ed Hubbard, teaching near Bedford, returned home after the fair to visit his mother.
An 19th century advertisement touts Bucklen’s Araica Salve as a universal remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and sells for 2d per box through S. Pensinger.
The Mt. Vernon New York community began from communistic talks in a Kudson street tailors shop. A dollar weekly from about a thousand members for seventy six weeks funded land purchase near central common around 1851. Horace Greeley helped fund but public square never materialized as original subscribers faded away.
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