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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
7
A Ferocious 19th Century-style note quotes Booby Burns on ten traits of a good wife including good nature good sense wit personal charm and beauty. It divides fortune connection education and blood as optional. The speaker suggests a census of leading girl colleges to study desired wife qualities.
Mrs Widdies and Vidales discuss Christmas food with Mutsky who insists on a live goose. Mutsky taxes knives to carve and pluck feathers while neighbors fear an uprising. The tale ends with musings on desire, poverty, and the value of failure for appreciation.
A reflective line notes that the millennium arrives slowly, suggesting patience in progress and the passage of time. The sentiment frames a broader view of societal change as gradual rather than abrupt.
A terse old saying hints at the peril of rash marriage choices urged by rhetoric or passion. It cautions that divine disapproval falls on those who wed imprudently seeking quick gains, with wisdom urging restraint and careful matching.
L E Chestnut traveled to Bicknell for work while Abby Phipps opened a millinery store in Gertrude Sheeks old stand. Numerous locals including Ross Edmondson Lemon Dobbs Hastings Manning and Ketchem are listed with visits trips and a funeral noted for James Manning with burial at Fairview cemetery.
William A. Killion born November 9 1857 died April 3 1916 aged 58 years four months and twenty four days. He was a longtime Plainville resident and a public spirited citizen active in the Farmers Bank Plainville Milling Co and local enterprises. He married Mollie L. Dyer with five children and five grandchildren and leaves a large family, siblings, and many friends.
A terse saying notes that constant critics miss the target and that generalizing about women leads to unhappy marriage. The outlook reflects social commentary on gender and relationships.
Intending to leave here the seller offers part of their house hold goods including a kitchen cabinet a coal oil stove a divan three rockers dining room chairs and a few other articles all in good condition for private sale.
The passage notes spring farrowing can reduce feeding needs as warm weather aids growth and lowers loss risk with shorter feeding periods. It compares gains relative to feed, and adds unrelated adages about a calm woman and a man’s business ethics, with a line about love exiting through a dining room window.
The piece urges shoppers to demand standard brand names for all purchases to ensure reliability and reduce adulteration. It argues manufacturers standardize names through massive spending and advertising, and readers should memorize these brands to improve satisfaction and protect value in every buy.
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