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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1910
Page
2
The column riffs on manners and science in a 1909 tone, pondering July conflagrations for the Fourth, fashion, the comet, and social quirks. Observations touch on prices, education, and public health with tongue in cheek depictions of trends and foibles.
New York City notes it consumed 500000 quarts of chamagne on New Year’s Eve as an intriguing fact rather than a boastful claim. This playful data point highlights festive consumption by the metropolis.
One scientist suspects a factor behind the aurora borealis but no consensus exists. The text notes that some people still claim a harsh winter brings epidemics, coal shortages, rail accidents, and deadly snowdrifts as healthful.
An official report to the Illinois state food commission states that horses are being slaughtered wholesale in Chicago and processed into roasts sausages and other products sold to free lunch vendors farming districts and mining camps. The inspector calls for a rigid investigation and notes small obscure slaughterhouses and prices as low as six cents per pound in boarding-house districts.
Mrs Mary Duffy testifies in court that her husband Peter Duffy is the best man and that he beats her periodically to show he is the boss of the home. Neighbors had complained though she says she would not fault him.
Mrs A W Thompson of Pittsburg and her husband discovered they inherited 460000 from Richard T Suizenberger, London broker. The sudden news overwhelmed her and she had to retire to bed after signing and remailing the papers to England.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, weakened in health and spirit, is in Belgium after expulsion from the Arctic Club of America and the Explorers' Club. A Berlin letter says he plans a Greenland expedition to recover instruments and records and locate two Eskimos who accompanied him, with support from Capt. George Le Comte.
Tariff officials advise the president through the secretary of state to proclaim that Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Egypt and Persia are not unduly discriminatory in their tariffs against the United States and should receive minimum duties under the Payne-Aldrich act.
Washington D C lawmakers may push to repeal the publicity clause of the corporation tax law before this session ends. The clause has drawn adverse comment from corporations nationwide.
In Orangeburg South Carolina seven pupils and a teacher were hurt when a cyclone demolished the school building. Damage extended to other parts of the state.
Washington Senator Gore introduces a resolution directing the committee on post offices and post roads to investigate the cost of transporting second class mail. The inquiry covers comparative transport by mail express and fast freight and the rates paid to railroad companies.
A severe storm blankets Great Britain with intense frost and widespread snow. In the north traffic is crippled and snow plows operate on all roads while several Scottish towns are cut off from the outside world.
In New York City Jacob Goldberg 71 was committed to the Jewish protectory after branding his baby brother on the cheek with a white hot Lincoln penny.
Washington reports 1909 saw imports exceed prior year by 36 million while exports fell 53 million. Beef supply rose by 9 million due to 1 million more imports and 8 million less exports, yet prices stayed high. Beer and butter rose despite domestic availability and exports of partly manufactured foods fell by 40 million.
Central police station overwhelmed by deserted wives seeking help locating husbands. Five women appealed on Thursday as Captain William Ellmore notes a citywide wave of wife desertion, with rising living costs a likely factor.
In Washington D C a jury absolved Albert H Willard of murder, finding him sane when he shot and killed Beck last May. Beck had married Willard’s young daughter amid accusations by the father of mistreatment, closing the case with a verdict of not guilty by reason of sanity.
French aviator Hubert Latham fell 150 feet during a Heliopolis flight as his monoplane wrecked. He escaped unharmed, avoiding serious injuries in the Cairo incident.
Boston veteran Rear Admiral N Mayo Dyer dies of cancer at his Melrose residence. He commanded the cruiser Baltimore in the Spanish American War and served under Admiral Dewey at Manila Bay.
Frank A. Burrelle head of a New York press clipping bureau died at sea aboard the steamer Parismina bound for New Orleans from Colon. Wireless advices reported the death to New Orleans authorities.
The article exposes a alleged $500 million packing trust built to manipulate live stock prices. It details an English charter circumventing U S law, a New Jersey firm Nat Packing with Edward Tilden at the helm, and daily buyer coordination via private phone lines to curb independent bidding. The scheme allegedly used telephones in hog pens to control purchases and create phantom price rises and drops, hurting farmers and stock raisers.
New York City reports that the Harriman millions will be withdrawn gradually from Wall Street and reinvested in realty. The move, announced in a published statement, shifts the focus of the Harriman fortune toward property investments.
The Spanish trans Atlantic liner Guipuzcoa is wrecked off Bilbao. Six persons drowned and others marooned aboard. Rescue teams rushed to the scene. Earlier wrecks reported near Santander Ferrol and Corunna in Spain.
An elderly advertisement details a quick action cold remedy using Gycerine Concentrated Pine and whiskey. It claims daily cures for worst colds and fits a dosed schedule every four hours. Amn druggist stocks ingredients or can obtain them from wholesale sources.
The United States and Canada increased offerings for foreign missions by 602000, with foreign gifts totaling 24844000, 48 percent of North American Protestant contributions. Native converts reached 164674 last year, about 450 per day, while global mission activity accelerated with rapid conversion gains and growing church membership.
Comic dialogue pits a man and woman in a playful exchange about speed and expectation. The characters quip that effort invites criticism, while expressions reveal social humor around gender roles and effort in pursuit. The tone mimics a light newspaper feature cartoon caption.
The piece argues the beggar’s decline is inevitable despite occasional earnings. Mr Forbes calls a “good, industrious beggar” who earns more than the average worker yet trends downward toward becoming a hopeless wreck and derelict.
Punch mocks misread play titles as characters argue about two different places Nice and Grasse. Phyllis from the country and Dick debate the works in a quick witty exchange. The column showcases a playful interior dialogue about theater titles.
Houston Post reports a courtroom exchange as lawyers discuss strategy after a case outcome. The brief dialogue notes a cautious approach to seeking a favorable result, reflecting typical litigation posture in civil matters.
A remark on life describing the world as gates and opportunities, with tension waiting to be struck, attributed to Emerson.
A California wife describes swapping coffee for Postum to ease headaches insomnia and jitters. After trying Postum five months ago she notes weight gain calmer nerves and her husband sleeps better with no coffee. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville and urges readers to try Postum.
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