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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1901
Page
4
A New York Sun report recalls a clerk at a soda fountain surprised by a woman kissing over the telephone. He notes the sound, wonders if long distance kissing is a new trend, and jokes about overheard pet names amid the distant smooch.
A Brooklyn boy nicknamed Honey faced a Myrtle Avenue police court arraignment for a minor offense. Magistrate Naumer sentenced, if the mother agreed, Honey would be spanked by his mother, a pledge Mrs. Foote accepted, while onlookers doubted execution.
Dr. Talmage addresses Solomon’s warning to keep secrets and critiques secret societies. He argues loyalty to home and public good, warns against slander of groups, and praises associations that advance reform while noting risks to marriage and family when private societies dominate a man’s life.
A preacher denounces secret societies for wrecking character and family life. He warns that wealth and social ties can be ruined by heedless pleasure, while urging devotion to faith, home, and Christian doctrine over vice. He contrasts worldly bonds with eternal safeguards and urges honest epitaphs over empty eulogies.
James White a Toledo grocer was convicted of selling adulterated Ariosa coffee coated to improve appearance. State chemists testified glazing could harbor bacteria while Arbuckle defenders cited egg coagulation and wide expert support. The verdict marks a nationwide impact on Pure Food enforcement and potential statewide notices to grocers.
A New Jersey citizen may vote if male, 21 or older, with legislative power to bar suffrage for bribery convictions but not for other causes. The text outlines who retains or loses the right to vote under bribery or other grounds.
Gibbon sought idleness to relieve labor, Chatterton hunted manuscripts, Luther enjoyed nine pins, Calrdin dice with zest, Richter split leisure among spider mouse and squirrel, Yard loved dying on a sofa with novels, Rossini made macaroni between works, Razzi studied under Andrea del Sarto in Florence.
The largest city on Earth could not be seen from Mars with any telescope. If Lake Superior were covered with petroleum and burned, it would appear as only a tiny point from Mars. Even a region the size of Lake Superior flooded with fire would not be easily visible to a Martian observer. The disk of Mars is too small for such signals.
A French investigator concludes military brains fatigue fastest. He cites 199 per 100,000 in the army or navy as hopeless lunatics. Among liberal professions artists top the decline, then lawyers, doctors, clergy, writers and civil servants. Also a funeral quip about Mudge.
A quote from the Atchison Globe discusses how a man reacts to a funny story without catching its point. The remark notes his foul grin as he attempts to seem appreciative, reflecting on self-robbery versus external theft.
A New York Medical College dispensary visit finds three or four young girls sharing a chunk of candy while awaiting treatment. The doctor asks what they are discussing and learns the winner is who tells the biggest lie, prompting the youngest girl to admit the truth and request candy.
A high society American woman at a nonstate dinner met the Kaiser as a famous German salad was offered to her. With the Kaiser on her left and the dish on her right she faced a choice she could not easily manage. The Kaiser glanced and joked that a kaiser can wait but a salad cannot.
A Boston Herald quotation portrays a cruel physician taunting a frightened young woman seeking aid for severe breathing. The man jokes that she would have more trouble breathing without them, and the maiden flees from his harsh mockery.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy cures corns itching swollen, callous, smarting, sore and sweating feet. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 23c sample sent with dress. Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A playful exchange centers on the owl as Minerva’s favorite bird. Puck corrects a misimpression that Bacchus favored the owl, clarifying the traditional link to Minerva.
The Somerrville Journal records a quip exchange between Mrs. Wicks and Mr. Hicks about how spouses speak to each other. Mrs. Wicks jokes she must take her husband’s words with a grain of salt while Mr. Hicks jokes he must take his wife’s words with many grains of pepper.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a humorous visit where a comedian asks to sharpen wise saws and the editor replies they use their own files. The brief quip captures a playful newsroom moment.
A notice invites readers to request a free copy of a book on opium and whisky diseases, providing address B. 34 Woolley Atlanta Ga Box 887. The item includes brief humorous and miscellaneous quotes from various sources.
Puck notes a satirical old fashioned remedy for croup, sent by a doctor. The snippet mocks a nostril cure with no opium and crude tonic claims.
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