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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
2
The piece surveys varied topics from aging Kaiser prowess to matches bans in England and a New York doctor’s praise of farm childhood. It notes Cornell’s vast library, a long Genoa tunnel, and England’s woman drivers and divorce grounds while unduplicated quips on age and wit punctuate the column.
A columnist critiques a proponent of a national comprehensive deep waterway plan, noting the speaker’s ample head and questioning the wisdom of spending on waterways before broader investment. The piece contrasts with the views of more ardent enthusiasts on the topic.
The passage notes many abstainers allow whiskey after accidents but regulation changes show coffee and aromatic spirits of ammonia taking the lead as first aid stimulants for miners rather than alcohol.
The article notes Kansas, a vote-wielding state for women, considers teaching women to cook as a persuasive tactic to counter male opposition. It cites a famous line about pleasing a man with food as a potential argument in the suffrage debate.
Evidence grows that Chinese peasants oppose an edict banning opium poppy cultivation near Amoy. When orders were issued to curb the crop, more than 2,000 villagers resisted and authorities responded with force.
The Kansas law would make it a penitentiary offense to sell one kind of fruit tree and deliver another with seven years for the buyer to detect the fraud. The Indianapolis Star notes farmers have been cheated by such agents repeatedly, prompting strong action.
New York society women revive old fashion with long pendants as earrings. At the opera a socialite displayed five inch pendants and claimed they were the latest London trend.
At a woman suffrage banquet in New York Mrs. Clarence Mackay, the social reader, spoke and wore a gown of soft gold-color chiffon velvet with old gold lace, paired with a large brown picture hat with lace and brown plumes. Congratulations to the suffragettes for making gatherings attractive as well as interesting.
Marconi says the Republic and the Florida collision was not staged for publicity though the incident positively drew attention to his invention. He would not regret the resulting focus on the technology.
A gold nugget weighing 60 ounces and 17 pennyweights Troy was found in an old placer in the Highland district by John Kern and deposited in the bank of W A Clark and Bro in Butte for safekeeping.
Battleship races and ship to ship maneuvers marked the final leg of the Atlantic fleet’s cruise from Gibraltar. Nine warships joined the fleet for the return to Hampton Roads where a grand reception awaited. President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower reviewed the fleet as it passed, meeting officers and senior leaders.
The article lauds the world cruise of the United States fleet under Admiral Sperry, comparing it favorably with historic voyages by the Russian Baltic Fleet and famed explorers. It highlights the modern fleet’s efficiency, speed trials, and global voyage from Hampton Roads to the Pacific and around the world, stressing international admiration and the Pacific’s strategic significance.
Wheat opens Saturday at 1.1514 a bushel, a new high amid a steady trend led by Patten as speculation centers on corner risk. Observers note no panic or undue excitement despite large bets and a shrinking elevator supply, with $1.5 to $2 billion in cap stocks tied to the steel and independents dispute over price cuts.
In New York on Wall Street the price of steel rails was cut to 25 per ton, three dollars below the official price, and business was being placed at that rate.
At a mass meeting in Litchfield Illinois 112 farmers formed the Farmers' Grain and Live Stock company with 15000 capital and 112 stockholders. The firm plans to maintain stable grain and live stock prices.
A. F. Kirkpatrick, 25, shot and killed himself at the corner of Second and Pine streets in Pine Bluff Arkansas. The act was deliberate and planned.
T J Guine a a Chicago traveling salesman was shot by Union Square hotel night clerk Harry Howard early yesterday. He died at midnight. Howard is held in the city prison.
A New Mexico bill proposes a $10 tax on bachelors and $25 on widowers to fund support for spinsters. The measure aims to raise revenue through a branded gender specific levy. It targets single men and widowed men as a public finance idea from the Santa Fe legislature.
George E. Hunter of Maidstone Saskatchewan writes to a Canadian Government Agent praising Western Canada. He notes mild autumns, a thaw in spring, above average crops, wheat prices around 1.10 a bushel, oats 35 cents, barley 50 cents, and flax 90 cents to 1.00. He describes black loam soil, good water, cattle investment advice, rising creameries, and improving railroad transport. He emphasizes opportunity for settlers with means and grit.
At a porcelain display in China an exhibitor cites literature claiming porcelain invention around 25 centuries before Christ. Foreign experts doubt the art existed even before the seventh century of this era.
On May 6 the State Land Commissioner of Wyoming to distribute 7000 irrigated acres at Cooper Lake near Laramie and Denver on the Union Pacific main line. Price fifty cents an acre. Old Est Reservoir and Direct Water Rights five dollars per acre cash and thirty three dollars per acre annually for ten years. Free trip and two town lots to applicants before May 1. Write for application and circulars Tallmadge Buntin Land Co Agents Chicago. Agents wanted. It is delightful to take out of a great hoard Horace
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