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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1910
Page
8
The Giants Causeway lies at County Antrim’s northern edge near Port Rush Ireland. It features countless basalt pillars of hexagonal and other shapes forming a polygonal basaltic columnar landscape. The structure rises with columns of varying height and density, creating a striking coast formation.
A fragmented narrative describes a theft of a small plant from a home with an onlooker noting a brief exchange. The scene involves a woman placing a plant in a bag and receiving two silver dimes, with observers recalling the moment amid a noisy street setting.
The piece recounts a small literary episode where Milton and his brothers sent poems to a Canadian editor. The editor offered praise and invitation, but the brothers later believed the editor misunderstood their work. Within two days they returned home with thanks and a conclusion about poetry and its reception.
The New York Press notes a curious trend among customers who order meat disks padded into coats and vests. The article suggests buyers anticipate being shot at and armor themselves, while questioning what provokes such reckless behavior.
A tramp tells a matron of his troubles at the back of a house. She dismisses him with a remark that she has heard the same story before from a previous bagman. The tramp laments that his history has been copied. Judge comments on the quip.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press recalls a late night scene where a distress cry interrupts the quiet. An officer nearby stirs, mutters a cryptic phrase, and returns to a nap as the moment passes.
Fragmentary script shows a playful dialogue about affection and city life with references to love and a hinted plan in a Chicago setting. The readable bits imply a humorous or intimate tone between unnamed speakers.
The piece argues cheerfulness strengthens character and protects against suffering. It claims optimism boosts native vigor, widens social circles, and improves mental vitality, while noting cheerfulness may be hard to sustain at times.
The piece explains how direct heat causes skin reddening via nerve-guided blood vessel contraction and subsequent relaxation. It notes facial nerves are especially sensitive, the face often reddens when exposed to heat, and that clothing shields most body parts, with blood vessels visibly reacting to heat exposure.
The article traces papermaking from China and Asia where early paper was made to use in fans cloaks and other goods. It notes early use of mulberry bark and later materials like straw grass and grass. It mentions China’s influence and secret techniques preserved in Samarkand and Europe through the twelfth century.
A Dublin paper printed a spoof Latin inscription claiming to date from antiquity. The garbled text mocks classical phrasing and a supposed church site linked to Aneurus Ambutianus, with nonsensical lines about trucks and ducks embedded in the mock verse.
The article discusses the belief that certain years mark pivotal shifts in a person’s health and fortune. It highlights the mystic number seven and multiples such as 21 55 49 and 65, with the sixty third year deemed especially fatal for many men.
A fragment from the Christian Register captures a suffrage discussion with a rhetorical exchange on women’s role and national progress. The dialogue contrasts suffragette sentiments with anti suffrage stance, reflecting period debate and social tension.
The Washington Star quotes Loy as a strong competitor in the neighborhood boxing scene. It notes his ability to choose opponents wisely while downplaying any claim to dominance.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions an aunt and a return, with unclear dialogue and names. The readable text references Neph and an aunt, suggesting a personal family moment. No clear date, location, or full actions are established in the legible lines.
A convoluted tale recounts Kentucky plans to hang a man named Bates for murder. Eliza Skemp crafts a habeas corpus maneuver to seize the body and free Bates, using governor, jailers, and confederate allies to outmaneuver the public and ensure a late escape amid a tense crowd.
Notice states Charles W Freed and others petition to open a public highway in Madison Township for grading draining and paving with gravel or stone The Board of Commissioners is to hear May 3 1910 at 2 o clock pm in Washington Indiana The petition lists many signers as freeholders and requests laying out improving and paving a 145 mile public highway beginning at the northwest corner of section 5 in township 9 north range 5 west and ending at the northwest corner of the south west quarter of section 6 five The document is sworn by Edgar T Laughlin and recorded by Thomas Nugent Auditor.
Effective Sept 19 1909 schedules show south bound trains No 5 3 1 from Terre Haute to Seymour with stops at Jasonville Linton Beehunter Elnora Odon Bedford and Ar Seymour times listed. Worth bound trains No 2 4 6 reverse from Terre Haute with similar stops and arrival times.
Southwestern Land Development Co. operates from 618 Frisco Building and 1005 Capitol Avenue, listing office addresses, likely for real estate or development activity in the region.
CORNETTSVILLE Miss Winnie Eaton visits her sister Mrs. Mervin Boyd of Fairview. Curtis Myers and son Marcll were at Plainville Monday. Elgar FPleenor at Washington Monday. Mrs. William Boren at Plainville Saturday. W. Ho Patterson at Plainville Saturday. A Te Myers at Plainville Monday. Albert Wrilliam transacted business at Washington Saturday. Will Rogers at Plainville Saturday. P Eagle and son George at Washington last week. Mgr andrs W HL Patterson spent Sunday with John Keith and family near Epsom. George Sunpuint at Washington last week. Mr and Mrs Will Morgan and children spent Sunday with Sherman Carroll and family.
A Bedford physician made a sixteen mile Sunday trip into Martin County wrapped in a heavy overcoat and fur robe as he passed barefoot children indifferent to the cold. The scene highlights local concerns over winter hardship and child warmth.
The column lists social visits and family gatherings in Baile last week. Miss Hattie Hastings spent Sunday with the Misses Lulu and Lilly Long while Miss Ila Boardman visited the Misses Laura and Mary McMullen.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of our daughter and sister Mrs. Chira Hattery. Mr. and Mrs. Win Riggins and children.
The Mason and Dixon line marks the southern boundary of Pennsylvania at 39 43 26.3 north. Mason and Dixon surveyed 258 miles from the Delaware River between November 15 1763 and December 26 1767. Five mile stones bear Maryland and Pennsylvania arms while milestones show P and M.
Western Kansas residents push a project to build a 275 mile continuous boulevard from Newton to the Colorado line along the Arkansas River calling it The New Santa Fe Trail. The proposal aims to provide an illuminating object lesson in road construction for the state and the nation.
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