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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1910
Page
6
The piece discusses how public men and professionals increasingly rely on machines and office tools to economize time and labor. It notes a trend across vocational fields from law to education toward quicker, more efficient work aided by industrial and commercial devices.
A survey of federal and White House operations shows extensive use of card indexes telegraph and telephone systems wireless facilities and phonographs. It notes the forest service under Gifford Pinchot as a model in record keeping and administration and describes the push toward centralized purchasing to equip agencies with modern office appliances.
Betsy Baxter arrives at Mrs Dereas Doolittle's home and insists she will eat anything available. She requests various foods from chicken to jam, fruit, and coffee, stressing no trouble and no questions about the meal. The note features a humorous voice from a Puck quote.
A fragment from ALL SERENI records a minister declaring that on the last day all men will be judged by their works, followed by a parishioner’s boast of never having worked, reflecting local humor and religious talk. The dialogue captures a snapshot of community conversation and piety in a historical setting.
A department store manager recounted a comical out-of-town shopper asking for a track hat net with red ribbons, a blue plume, a bouquet of pink roses, and a wreath of cinnamon, specifying measurements from ear to ear and chin to neck, preferring plain strings and items like a bird’s tail or grapes if needed. The note, reprinted from Lippincott’s Magazine, captures the whimsical dialogue and fashion details.
A truncated excerpt shows a stern aunt warning not to anger her while a character questions anger and fear. The line about stamping and space suggests a humorous or domestic exchange, with the fragment ending at Lippinecott's.
Fragmentary ad copy touts Pettit's Eye Salve for carseeal and inflamed eyes claiming film removal and lasting use over a century. Mentions a Buffalo New York address and a physician Howard Di 32. with unclear price hints.
The ad promises quick relief for piles including licking bleeding and protruding types. It asserts six to fourteen days for cure and guarantees outcomes with PAZO Ointment.
A 17 year old girl in a Fifth Avenue book store asks for Prometheus by a author named Kelly or Sheets. The clerk suggests Shelley's Prometheus Unbound and the girl confirms then requests a bound edition to prevent pages from getting lost.
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