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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
6
Indianapolis business schools led by E. J. Heeb promote shorthand bookkeeping illustrating and professional law training at 62 When Building. Offers to save time and money and urges immediate enrollment through the day.
A Hudson Bay Company steamer near northern ports shows white wash on deck, leading watchers to believe a woman was aboard. The captain explains the white wash was Lord Stratheona's washed shirts and towels kept aboard for his personal use, revealing a humorous misunderstanding about passengers and laundry on the voyage.
A writer condemns unpaid water shutoffs as a mocking "Russian bureaucracy" and warns of revolution and unrest if collectors persist. The letter laments aggressive collection practices and the impact on personal liberty, predicting violence and social upheaval.
A Family Doctor note suggests timing fruit with meals for maximum benefit. Stewed prunes eaten half an hour before breakfast aid digestion. ripe fruits like apples should be eaten before breakfast. Avoid fruit after the main meal as it can hinder digestion and upset the stomach.
The article discusses the distinction between czar and emperor in Russia. It notes that the official title since Peter the Great is emperor and autocrat, with czar an older Slavic term no longer used for precedence. The Vienna Congress of 1815 acknowledged the imperial title while preserving Western kings’ precedence.
A lively exchange in Seattle shows the Roman Guide remarking on the Coliseum ruins as photographed twenty years ago. The Seattle Man questions why the ruins have not been cleared for a modern Coliseum, prompting the amused reply from the guide.
A clipped quotation from the Chicago News asks if a man can live on one dollar daily. It contrasts frugality with saving for a rainy day and paying basic expenses.
In a terse overheard exchange a traveler asks if someone would take $10,000 to fly from Albany to New York. The clerk replies, noting another cashier accepted only $1,000 to fly to Europe, highlighting a curious cash handling remark.
Grover Jackson and Logan Dant, previously at Terre Haute, passed through on Saturday en route to their homes southeast of here. Win Hewitt, formerly at Siston, visited family for a day or two. Jay Anderson delivered hogs to Oden buyers on Tuesday. Wm Keck and wife, north of TLoo gootee, stayed with their daughter. Mrs. Jane Riley, south of Center, visited Mrs. M. O. Pate. Directors of the Eaglesville Mutual Telephone Co. elected officers for the ensuing year at the quarterly meeting Saturday night.
The Tri County Medical Society met at the Masonic Hall in Washington with Daviess Knox and Martin counties represented. A two oclock session featured discussions on pneumonia vaccination and treatment, ophthalmology, ear nose and throat care, appendicitis, jaw fractures, summer diarrheas in children, and other topics.
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