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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
8
In a late night roughhouse tale the town gossip hears a boastful liar claim a whale is chained near the docks. Crowds rush to the waterfront while the man wagers the yarn is true and heads after the scene.
A Maine hotel proprietor known for kindness also speaks with casual profanity. A guest demands a room change due to swearing from the kitchen area. The owner reveals he knows the swearing man and notes the guest’s pious response mirrors common hypocrisy.
In an interview Cardi Manning recalls youth at Totteridge and Coombe Bank with Christopher Wadsworth and Charles Wadsworth, future bishops, plotting to rob a vinery. They entered by the roof, faced a dinner party, and were not punished but forgiven.
A young housekeeper Miss Weeny hosts a party but notices the Venus statue is missing from the hall. The butler replies with a humorous mispronunciation and deflects that penknives were expected this evening, suggesting she hide the Venus under the stairs.
An omelet with bacon and potatoes described as a dish differing from the daily fare. Fry diced bacon until crisp and brown, then dice raw potatoes and fry until browned. Combine with the omelet by folding in half with the bacon and potatoes and serve on a hot platter.
A reader fragment shows Little Johnnie, likened to his father, told by his mother that he is always in the way. He responds that he is just like papa, illustrating a family quip from a newspaper miscellany.
Speechless exchange shows Nell and Belle reacting to a college student as Brife remarks on listening to his clothes rather than his words.
A brief card notes a humorous exchange about a brother receiving a leading role but a complaint emerges that the horse must be led across the stage in the last act.
A reflective column lauds a wife and mother who built a hospitable home with quiet influence. Her generous spirit, restraint from falsehood, and gift for shaping scenes invite guests to be their best selves, while she safeguards sacred spaces for faith and family.
The Madison Township Trustee proposes 1909 expenditures and tax levies at the Advisory Board meeting in Odon Indiana. Estimates include township expenditures 1000 dollars with 16 cent tax per hundred, local tuition 188 with 86 cent tax, special school tax 500 with 8 cent tax, road tax 1200 with 20 cent tax, additional road tax 600 with 10 cent tax, poor expenditures 500 with 8 cent tax. Total expenditures 5000 and total tax 80 cents per hundred.
A reflective editorial warns of boys drifting from home rules toward the promiscuous crowd. It laments their use of smoke drink and gambling and urges vigilance to spare families from shame and sorrow. It recalls mothers praying and fathers warning to guide youth away from ruin.
CORNETTSVILLE reports of visits and travel by residents include Mrs Carl Boger and daughter from Wahington visiting relatives, the Keith family from near Epsom, and the Misses Onie and Myra Keith from Sugarland. Attendees at a funeral in Bicknell included Isaac Cornett family and Mrs Samuel Cornett. Others traveled to Washington for work or events, with several attending the Robinson show at Washington.
An advertorial from Odon Light & Power Co. touts clean coal of good size for high efficiency. It claims better heat, no clinkers, and prompts readers to place orders for both large and small quantities.
A historical timetable dated April 14, 1209 lists south bound route timings from Terre Haute to Bedford with intermediate stops Jasonville Linton Beehunter Eisor Odon Seymour and Bedford. The north bound schedule for No 2 includes Terre Haute Jasonville Linton Beeholder Odlon Bedford and Seymour with listed arrival and departure times. The page credits W.P. Radley and G. Pl& TL.
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