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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
5
Worthing ton visitor Miss Bertha Roach visits home folks. Several residents and families listed with visits, hospital trips, moves, and small gatherings. Elliott Flinn moves to the Marsh to run a grocery. various Chestnut, Resler, Overton, Hamerick, and related families appear in Sunday and weekday visits across nearby towns.
Charles Gimlin attended Loogootee last Friday while Miss Opal Cavness hosted a Saturday night gathering for local youths. The column lists numerous visits among families including Gimlin, Clark, Dant, Riggins, Smiley, Garten, and others, with remarks on a township institute and a critique of attire and preparation.
Wednesday prayer meeting and Sunday school at 9 30. Junior Sunday at 2 00. Christian Endeavor Sunday at 6 00. Odon preaching service Sunday at 10 30 and 7 00.
M E Church in Odon announces services with Rev J W Trowbridge as pastor. Sunday worship at 10 30 AM and 7 00 PM. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7 PM. Choir practice Friday at 7 PM.
The Christian Church announces weekly events led by Rev. Charles Coleman. Thursday 7 15 p m choir practice Friday 7 15 Bible School Sunday 9 30 preaching services at 10 30 and 7 15 Junior Meeting at 2 00.
Rev. Crawford, a Christian minister who has lived in the town for twenty five years, plans to inherit a time away from ministerial duties due to health. He may travel and intends to stay in Oden as his home, a town he loves. He preaches at Smithsville and new Union in Lawrence County.
David W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation hailed as history live on screen with a sweeping epic from slavery to reconstruction. The 12 600 foot film combines history and a human love story in 5 000 scenes with 200 000 details and 100 staff per showing at Grand Opera House Washington February 19 and 20.
The store promotes easier access to affordable groceries with new Sherer counters ensuring freshness and cleanliness. They emphasize a wide selection of fresh meats and ongoing improvements to serve customers better, hoping for shopper appreciation and ongoing patronage.
Diet notes say cheese tea and boiled milk tend to check bowels while raw fruits like apples and bananas graham and whole wheat bread promote movement. For severe constipation the advice is to take one or two Chamberlains Tablets after supper available from Odon Drug Co.
A humorous travel piece from National Magazine extols the virtues of sightseeing from a rocking chair. The narrator, a self described rocking chair tourist, claims travel can be done cheaply and without leaving home, crossing oceans from a chair and enjoying the journey through books and imagination.
Miss Mary McCann returned to Odon after a visit here. Hayden Osborn went to Terre Haute on business. Measles rise to over 150 cases from a unknowingly infected person leading schools to close. Veda Maryfield visited her brothers in Elnora, Florable Wade went to Terre Haute, Daisy Courtney stayed with grandparents in Odon. Ed Stuffle sale drew locals from Needmore. Garrett Smith’s son improves after pneumonia. Mr and Mrs McKane of Linton visited Plummer family. Mrs Alfred Killion of Killions Mill dies after liver cancer. Interred at Woods Cemetery. Aunt Elizabeth Storm turned seventy four with a family gathering. Aunt Betty in good health this winter.
The text states health is more valuable than wealth. those who have it should guard it through care for the body’s laws. Health is essential for success in both spiritual and temporal pursuits, making prudent maintenance of the body a duty.
The text argues that being misjudged harms more than hard work or sacrifice. It asserts that honesty derided and actions misinterpreted threaten, but a person who remains brave hopeful and steadfast despite being misunderstood proves true heroism.
The article notes noses as a key distinguishing feature in Japan describing how differences in nose shape influence perceptions of beauty. It discusses rare large noses and the cultural emphasis on nose size in portraits and beauty.
An essay on social psychology notes self interest drives behavior yet urges mastering the subtleties of human nature. It argues success in any role depends on persuading others to see your view and requires insight into causes of actions and humane counsel.
Psychologists advocate using the hands to strengthen intelligence. They argue that manual tasks stimulate active brains and that every hand action feeds the mind, creating brighter, more resourceful individuals.
The bald faced hornet builds a cone shaped paper nest under eaves garrets or tree limbs. It uses weathered fence fibers and saliva to form a crude paper. In fall the workers and drones die and the queen hibernates.
A Tokyo report notes 538 hotels with tiny rooms. Superficial spaces measure nine by six feet at about two veamts, a six by nine feet resting place called ftuxury costs six cents. In cheaper areas land value lowers, with inns offered at one cent per night. Hach guert provides a clean woolen blanket.
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