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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1911
Page
2
A column of eclectic notes surveys aviation trends, weather, politics, and daily life. It jokes about pilots, deer herds, inflation of fame, and the moving targets of progress while musing on education, attire, and public figures.
A bolt of lightning hit a self playing piano in Louisville causing astonishment. The odd event is described with humorous asides about heaven and blue paint on flies.
A quirky collection of observations notes the western coast wrecks echoing a not so Pacific sea. It lampoons tobacco odors and legal satire while joking about boron bacteria in ice cream and Boston’s rising counts.
A ree filly from Italy was purchased for four thousand dollars to assume the title of count, a price critics call ludicrously low compared with the amounts wealthy Americans have paid.
Guide stresses cow comfort as key to profits and urges farmers to improve light and ventilation. It outlines repairing old barns, installing windproof walls, window lighting, and King ventilation systems or alternatives, plus well bedding stalls to keep cows clean and productive.
The hostess creates blue white invitations edged with diamond dust. Guests wear white frocks as icy decor and a huge ice centerpiece with polar bears dominates the room. A white menu and cold treats accompany a playful toast about an unclouded welcome. Madame Merri signs off.
Housewives stage a playful contest using potatoes, hairpins, tacks, paper napkins, and paste to create dolls. Prizes reward best and poorest efforts as the project rekindles childhood memories and sparks discussion of evolving sleeve lengths and pink ribbon lingerie trends.
A charming tea cosy project using sateen silk and ribbon. Create ten triangular pieces to form a padded cone with a small china doll mounted at the apex. Add frilled trim and a silk sash to resemble a dress, suitable in various light fabrics and colors for nursery or playroom uses.
Dodder, an annual parasite, infests clover and alfalfa across Indiana. It twines onto hosts, lacks leaves, and bears small whitish pink flowers. Seed is common in alfalfa samples. farmers should watch for patches, remove and burn infested areas, or plow and reseed with corn. Obtain representative seed samples to Purdue University for free testing.
A Creston Iowa testimonial touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for inflammation nerve pains and headaches. The ad cites a Mrs WM Seals of 605 W Howard Ave and invites women to write for free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and notes decades of unsought testimonials.
Mrs Nelson jokes her husband was absent minded after he went missing yesterday, returned with bait after finishing, and disposed of the fish. Mrs Bilson questions the mix up as the amusing exchange unfolds.
A National Association report says over 225 public insane hospitals house about 150 000 people but only 11 facilities provide TB care, totaling about 8 550 beds. TB deaths among the insane range from 50 to 206 percent higher than the general population.
Short exchange reveals Plimply’s fear to ask Mr Plunker for his daughter’s hand. PHninir recalls a brief vestibule meeting with the old gentleman in a rain shower. The dialogue hints at family permission and social hurdle in a quiet domestic moment.
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