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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
8
The Odon Journal sketches a mix of social hints and satire. It mentions Ambassador White's daughter marrying a Count Josh, a new Anti Affinity league, and Panama's 1915 canal opening amid light jests about public life and national strength.
The fragment hints at Duke d Abruzzi planning a Himalayan ascent to influence his standing in the Elkins family. The language implies a potential fall or tumble in social rank tied to this expedition.
An English scientist asserts that the Chinese developed automobiles a millennium ago, arguing the claim is unlikely given the large modern Chinese population.
A conscientious Galveston man regrets breaking into an elderly woman's residence believing it housed orphans. He explains the error and faces legal consequences for the act.
Hetty Green's daughter tutors her son in law on careful budgeting and saving. She argues he should curb reckless spending now that he has a wife to support.
A Chicago woman advises flirtation with husbands, noting the first takers will be women who weigh 200 pounds and have biceps like a blacksmith's. The remark reflects a humorous, bold stance on courtship norms.
Lawmakers pass a bill declaring bridge whist a gambling game. The move raises chatter that it mirrors older gambling practices and prompts debate among residents and observers.
The Duke of Braganza signals he will stay among us and refuses to flee by explosive means as Portugal faces a dynastic dispute. He questions pretenders to the throne and expresses intent to remain present during the turmoil.
The New York Evening Mail quips that the new hats are flarebacks while noting husbands and fathers respond with swearing backs. The excerpt offers a witty glimpse into contemporary fashion and domestic reactions.
The shah of Persia is sharply reproved by Britain and Russia for atrocities by Persian troops. Chaos in his realm prompts talk of possible intervention as international powers weigh actions.
A Boston teacher claims daily sand consumption boosts health and beauty and has cured 70,000 patients. She suggests sand as a food for New Englanders, but locals reject the idea of eating gizzards.
The article notes difficulty in pronouncing Roosevelt’s name after his presidency and raises questions about the new president’s name pronunciation. It contrasts the old and new names and discusses vowel variations in American English.
The defendant plans to plead insanity due to the wife’s perpetual nagging after killing her. The text argues a nagging wife is a fiend who deserves no mercy, reflecting a harsher era view on domestic conflict.
Official figures show the 1908 United States cotton crop at 13,408,341 bales or 13 563 942 with 500 pound bales. Final 1907 returns were 11,375,461 bales. The gain did little to shift prices amid persistent bears, as industry revival expectations persist and makers absorb the large output.
The line questions reliability of firearms as a moral contrast, suggesting the bad man’s weapon performs more reliably than the good citizen’s when defending against a burglar. It frames a moral dilemma about justice, readiness, and effectiveness in danger.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that Europeans still imagine American cities as frontier towns. They claim Buffalo and Chicago resemble bearable chaos with bison roaming Buffalo streets and men in leather breeches carrying bowie knives in frontier fashion.
Vermillion County voters oust 30 saloons in Clinton as dry policy leads to indictments of six police officers for withholding fees. Prosecution says funds should go to city. threats of violence arise and an ex-policeman faces trial for housebreaking and illegal voting. Bond posted. town lacks police protection amid bitter campaign fallout. Police Chief Reed and Patrolmen Hayes Harrison Van Hoosier Foncannon and Ruttler named in indictments.
U S revenue officers raided a basement butter plant at the South Bend Tea Company linked to Chicago owners and arrested William Roof Walter Hanaway and Fred Stetzel. They seized machinery used to make oleomargarine sold as butter. The men were previously arrested on the same charge but not convicted.
Charles Fowler 26, superintendent at Rolling Prairie power station of the Chicago South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway, was electrocuted yesterday. He used a wet derby hat as an indicator and touched live wires with the brim to demonstrate the nightning arrester to a visitor.
Special Judge Woodfin D. Robinson overruled the defense motion to require separation and paragraphing of the first paragraph of the amended complaint in the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction Company case. Trial set for June 3 as the city wins another victory in the ouster suit.
Lawrenceburg residents seek to limit influence on local option vote by removing Frances E. Willard portrait from the high school room. The request argues the likeness may sway voters in the upcoming election.
Joseph S. Miller, who died or killed himself, allegedly forged his father's name on notes totaling 25000. Matthew G. Miller, an 82 year old farmer, sues Farmers State Bank of Lebanon and 16 holders, fearing illness will ruin his case and leave him penniless if forgery not proven.
Mrs. Edna Covert of Indianapolis sues for divorce and custody of her five year old son. She asks for an injunction against husband George Covert of Columbus, and Judge Hacker grants the injunction preventing him from taking or kidnapping the child.
Six working girls from Elkhart filed claims totaling 280 dollars against the Lake Shore railroad for damage to Easter suits and hats caused by oily water discharged from a locomotive while they stood on the station platform to watch a train pass.
Shelbyville reports that two agents for national insurers have been instructed to cancel all policies on properties occupied by saloons in counties that have adopted dry status, affecting local business and property risk.
In Fort Wayne the Sabbath drought stays intact as all local saloons remain closed. The city returns to dry status with no signs of easing the prohibition.
Dunkirk lies split by county lines with Jay county voting dry and Blackford county voting wet in a local option. Saloonkeepers in the Jay county portion will seek licenses from Blackford officials while temperance forces plan opposition.
A would-be assassin tried to drop a boulder on Policeman Albert De Weese. He climbed a building roof and the rock grazed his helmet then crushed his foot, leaving him helpless.
Mrs. James R. Slayton, wife of a hotel employe, took strychnine at the Big Four station while waiting for a train to Fowler. She died in her husband’s arms, her last words saying she could not live without him.
Three more suits on notes have been filed against Matthew G Miller as surety on the notes of his son Joseph S Miller. The court has compelled Miller to answer a number of interrogatories in the suits.
A large tract of timber seven miles east of Oakland City burned as strong winds fanned the flames. Farmers battled the blaze to check its progress but it was not controlled until early this morning.
Newcastle greenhouse firms report their Easter trade reached record levels with five companies selling many blooms that they could not fully supply, signaling strong demand in the City of Roses.
Mrs. F H Scott 47 chose death over testifying against a neighbor. In Hartford a local minister Rev Mr Howard faces a paternity suit filed by a domestic in his household.
Shelbyville report notes the Metzger farm of 150 acres in Shelby township changed hands to Martin Yarling for 20000 dollars. The sale price equates to 133.33 per acre.
Danville resident Dan R Lingenfelter, who recently served 30 days and paid a $50 fine for running a blind tiger, is re-arrested on ten grand jury indictments charging illegal liquor sales. Also in the state news brief, Rushville sues over a $5,000 estate appropriation, Evansville reports illness, and other notices.
Governor Hadley welcomed Burlington and Frisco Rock Island moves to a 2.4 cent per mile flat passenger rate in Missouri effective May 1 and extended to Arkansas. Railroads including Katy and Missouri Pacific weigh matching the cut amid ongoing litigation and calls for further concessions such as a 10 percent round trip discount.
A Sherriff intervened in Linton North Dakota on Saturday before a mob could hang J Bierman of Strasburg. Bierman allegedly attacked the nine year old daughter of Andrew Boschker a merchant of Strasburg. He was placed in tar and feathered and the mob prepared a rope before the sheriff arrived to save him.
Lawton Oklahoma County Attorney Johnson dismissed manslaughter indictments against Christian Scientists Mrs. Margaret Stephens and Mrs. Mary Dodson over the death of Dodson's 12 year old son. The cases were brought by a grand jury in Tilman County.
President Taft accepts honorary membership in the Eastern Yacht Club in Boston shortly after election. Other honorary members include the German Emperor and former President Roosevelt, marking a notable prestige among the club.
The Panama Canal project will require more than nine million pounds of dynamite in the coming fiscal year. The estimated explosive cost is about one million dollars.
Washington reports little chance of federal action to curb futures trading in breadstuffs despite protest telegrams and a Scott bill. Experts say interstate commerce rules limit federal power. farmers mostly silent, accepting price rises as supply and demand dynamics.
Lynn Butler former vice-president of the Leola Lumber Co. was shot early Tuesday while waiting for a train to Leola Ark. He cannot name his assailant yet though he says he recognized him by the pistol flash. Butler remains in bed with a bullet wound in his right shoulder and plans to testify in court. The grand jury meets next Monday and will probe the shooting amid rumors of sensational speculation.
Resumed activity of Mt Etna forces evacuation warnings for nearby inhabitants. Early week tremors subsided but now violent eruptions send cinders over miles. Scientists exploring Etna and Stromboli face safety concerns amid renewed volcanic activity.
Police search for Ellen Barrett a 5 year old girl who vanished from her Chicago home on April 13 and has not been seen since authorities treat the case as a possible kidnapping.
Albert J. Forney vice president of the Hockaday Paint Company a prominent Wichita business figure known across the Southwest shot himself through the head and died. The death is reported as a self inflicted act in Wichita Kansas.
Mrs W Pray of 280 Twelfth Street Brooklyn New York suffered two years with catarrh of the throat. A reduction followed after using the tonic as directed, with improvement after one bottle and ongoing recovery while continuing a spring tonic dosage. Her throat and head feel cleared at present.
A witty short exchange shows Clarence asking Miss Sharply for a dance. The Duke confesses fear and inability to lead a manly talk as the heiress questions his nerve while recalling a painting of the battle of Bunker Hill. Lip Pincotte's humorous vignette captures social bravado and light tension.
A brief Delineator anecdote recalls three year old Baby Jess visiting her grandmother a devout woman. When asked whom she prays to Jess replies she prays to her mother's knees and sometimes to the bed for forgiveness.
Howell asks how the engagement ended. Powell says he doubted her practical knowledge for a wife. Powell recalls telling her hens weren’t laying and she answered that would affect the price of egg coal.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a medical man advising deep breaths of pure air while a fashionable woman retorts she will rupture her new dress and exits in high heels. The scene captures class tension and sharp exchanges.
A humorous exchange in Tit Bits where an concerned wife tells her sick husband there is enough medicine to kill a donkey and he responds that he should not take it all.
A court jester bursts into the king’s presence with a last joke. The king replies I have, and the ax falls, ending the jester’s tenure in a single scene.
A New York woman credits quitting coffee and switching to Postum with relief from chronic heart and stomach trouble. She recalls years of milk and toast, health improvements after a 10 day trial, and urges others to try Postum, noting the ad claims authenticity and a familiar banner.
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