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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1911
Page
7
A period piece urges graceful hosting and social tact for the New Year 1911. It includes a poem by Ellen urns Sherman and notes on hospitality, correspondence, and departmental help, ending with a charm list of small concealed tokens for good luck.
A hostess plans a week long New Year celebration with evergreen decorations and a “wish tree” centerpiece. The dining room will feature a yellow table, gilded walnut shells, calendars as favors, and a Prophecy cake with many gifts for guests.
The article recounts Twelfth Night as a time for elaborate masque balls in England and on the continent. It notes the royal cake with a ring, the queen or king for the night, burning Christmas greens for luck, and party ideas such as chafing dish suppers, oyster roasts, and toasts by guests as greens burn.
The piece notes frocks for young girls in bordered chiffons and nets over china silk at low cost. It highlights street suits with various muff options, hatpin styles with birds heads and feathers, and colors like black velvet myrtle green paton and golden brown. Velvet dresses are common while tweed and serge are gaining novelty. The Paris divided skirt is praised for practicality.
A Detroit advertisement claims a home remedy can cure weak kidneys and bladder issues within a week. It promises dramatic relief from pain and fatigue and offers a free prescription by mail from Dr. A. E. Robinson, requesting only a letter to obtain the recipe.
Mrs. F. E. Harmon of Atoka Tennessee recounts a six month infant skin ailment with head scalp lesions red facial breakout and hair loss. After trying multiple doctors and ointments she used Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment, noting rapid improvement within three days and full recovery after two Resolvent bottles and three cakes of Soap. She endorses Cuticura for future cuts and sores and calls it the best toilet soap used.
Joakley notes some people fear having plenty and claim they worry because of what they possess. Coakley questions the concern as Joakley says the worry is over nothing. Source: Catholic Standard and Times.
A humorous exchange ponders grander career plans. One character recalls imagining becoming a captain of industry while another jokes about rising to a major general of indolence, framing a lighthearted contrast of ambition and laziness.
A London Chronicle note discusses a Labor member of Australia’s parliament proposing young age pensions starting at birth to reward industry and boost the birth rate. The item cites support for such a scheme as complementary to old-age pensions and reflects debates on social welfare and state aid. Readers are reminded of Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a general pain remedy.
Miss Ellen Terry attended in New York the opening night of a gallant playwright's latest work. After the third act she congratulated him and vowed to send her American friends to see it. The playwright bowed and predicted the piece would sell 90,000,000 tickets.
A young boy explains time feels relative and treats recess as too short when he plays. The teacher notes he stays idle to extend the break, saying it lasts longer if he doesn't participate, revealing a child’s clever take on time perception.
A humorous dialogue mocks a wealthy man named Jones for his rudimentary manners. The anecdotes describe his reaction at an opera house when a table is moved and his hushed remark to a waiter about utensils at a dinner. The tone satirizes his supposed primitiveness despite wealth.
A playful Exchange labels the mystery woman as the sleigh belle in a festive scene. The remark highlights social intrigue and fashion as crowds cheer a winter pageant.
A humorous excerpt shows a man claiming he has no trouble with his automobile while joking about being married to the machine, reflecting a light stance on car ownership in the St Louis Star.
A young woman notes poor weather and a nonchalant youth agrees. She suggests bad weather aids conversation and avoids endless talk of pleasant days, illustrating casual small talk dynamics in a rainy setting.
A wry quip about a chauffeur who courted his employer’s daughter, with the line about his “motor nerve” delivering a tongue in cheek punch. The exchange plays on class bounds and clever wordplay.
Constipation is linked to many illnesses and is claimed to be thoroughly cured by J. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, presented as the favorite laxative for the home.
A court quip questions why Monday is called blue with a pun that much blue ing is used, highlighting a judge’s remark about language and color.
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