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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1907
Page
7
A historical survey traces popular and ancient nosebleed remedies from cold applications to iron keys. It notes regional practices, the belief in cold as a hemostatic, and modern reflections on effectiveness, including a humorous anecdote about carpet math.
In Northampton County around 1691 Mike Dixon kept many mongrell dogs used to guard poultry and pigs from vermin. When his dogs barked at travelers on the highway, Dixon asked the court to relocate the road near his home to protect his stock, asserting the move was necessary to preserve creatures from vermin.
A magistrate sentences a speed offender to pay a $10 fine or ten days in jail. The prisoner mutters that the sentence is not correct as reported by the Philadelphia Ledger.
A fragment describes Gracie’s interest in arithmetic and puzzling problems she brings home, with her parents trying to help during evening study. The text hints at a lesson about dodging or avoiding a problem.
A brief cartoonish dialogue shows Little Gladys asking Grandmother to kneel so she can draw an elephant. The pair exchange the playful request in a Chicago News style miniature. A separate aphorism remarks that love of money is a cruel disease.
In a war tale a American inventor Pettiplace presents a clockwork flying device to Marshal Bazaine. The contraption circles over Prussian lines, misguiding the French attack and triggering a dramatic retreat as explosions occur without casualties.
Willow Lick residents share visits from neighbors and relatives including Miss Zella Miller and Miss Cecil Hindman plus several local families. The 1907 year is praised for prosperity at Keck the Jeweler and Optician, with plans to continue serving patrons in 1908.
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