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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1916
Page
7
Mrs Clifford Farris went to Indian Springs Tuesday. Several families, including the Marv Gelds and Georges White, visited in Burns City and Indianapolis in the week. Multiple locals traveled for illness, teaching, and family obligations across nearby towns, with messages of travel to Sullivan Jasonville and Terre Haute.
The Metropolitan piece argues sincerity as the prized yet elusive trait in writing. Tolstoy is cited, noting personal inevitability in truthful stories, while condemning overbearing realism and magazine imitation that dulls originality and honest voice.
In remarks to the Congress of Applied Chemistry Ernest D. Clark traces how early humans learned to rely on starches from cereals and roots for energy. He notes starch digestion yields sugars, fuels activity, and emphasizes cereals as the earth’s oldest major industry with soil care key to future grain supply.
A provincial tramp speaks of an empty stomach and hard to sleep as his hardship is voiced to a weary listener. The scene conveys rural poverty and personal hardship amid a harsh environment.
The article argues farmers must raise things to sustain themselves and the economy, praising those who maximize production and efficiency. It contrasts rich farmers with subsistence growers, and emphasizes that wealth comes from cultivating soil and resources, not from idleness. It includes anecdotes on thrift, self-reliance, and the virtue of minding one’s own business.
A fragment describes using a double boiler for mixing griddie cakes waffles fritter etc to improve handle usefulness. It notes the method avoids ordinary mixing and hints at practical benefits for cooking tasks.
An old darky appeals to a lady for aid claiming ruin by the Dayton flood including the loss of wife and six children. She recalls a prior tale of the Titanic disaster and his repeated misfortune, as he admits to the same identity.
An automobile cost management guide explains tracking mileage and expenses to judge efficiency and manufacturer claims. It advises recording speedometer readings, fuel and oil additions, repair costs, and tire usage to find lowest cost per mile and optimal tire size and pressure.
Texas, once twelfth in rank in 1850, rises to seventh state by wealth. It remains first in size and fifth in population among the states, marking a notable shift in rank and demographics.
Thirty states maintain statutes allowing the employment of state prisoners in road construction. The laws reflect a nationwide pattern of utilizing inmate labor for public road projects and related tasks.
Fish are being sent to England from British Columbia waters due to a wartime fish shortage caused by interference with North Sea fisheries.
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