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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1911
Page
6
Miss Selina Sue presides over a Riverside improvised nursery for the neighborhood babies called Soap-Box Babies. Cynthia Page visits, discovers Alan Kent, a young artist staying in Selina Sue’s barn studio, and a plan unfolds as mortgages and a potential move threaten the home.
The fragmentary lines describe curiosities from a Massachusetts town including a misquoted measure for milk, a three day Thanksgiving for Indians, a warrior party with war hoops, and quirky historical claims about Henry VIII Esau and Romeo and Juliet. The tone resembles a compiled student notebook.
A nursery note describes a playful scene with a toddler who mouths objects. The writer uses white chalk and brown paper to create a wide wall space for the child to draw, secured by pins, while the parent enjoys quiet time in exchange.
Miss Selina Sue presides over a makeshift day nursery for Box Babies with single mothers. Cynthia Page visits and learns Selina has taken on Alel Kent as a budding artist in a barn studio. Alan admires Cynthia as Sue recalls locating the haven and the mortgage sale of the Page place is discussed.
Miss Cynthia joins Miss Selina Sue and family for a gospel-boat gathering with Mr. Dobbs. The group arrives in their best attire, while Cynthia weighs her feelings about Alan Kent and the city doors opening to Sunday style praise.
Father Van da Leyp recounts a Congo journey starting July 30 from Stanleyville with Father Oomen. Their pirogue capsized, three men drowned, gear and many belongings lost, but lives saved by a catechist and swimmers. They survived on an island, treated fever with quinine, and mourn lost Mill Hill outfitting and gear.
A Cleveland traveler named Christian Gil caused amusement at Chicago's Congress hotel when a guest asked for a "Christian Girl" and learned the request referred to a man. Clerk Burke checked and the confusion resolved after discovering the right person was a man from Ohio.
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