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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1911
Page
8
A Boston painter recalls Julia Ward Howe posing for him though she was very modest. He urged her to allow the work and she replied that what she sought was mercy, not justice, from his hands. The anecdote highlights Howe’s restrained demeanor.
A playful exchange centers on a child named Marget who questions an elder about age. Aunt Alice responds with wit and a reminder that appearance can mislead. The moment captures family humor and the child’s sharp observational humor.
Inside History features long excerpts of two letters from 1908 praising C W Post and his Grape Nuts marketing. Dr Pratt commends Post for promoting health ideas and the Road to Wellville booklet, noting ethical concerns and the impact of personal character on well being.
Congress spent most of Monday debating a judiciary codification bill and a Rules fight. The House rejected Speaker Cannon’s ruling on discharge motions 145 to 16, while Representative Hardwick of Georgia led opposition over a memorial. The post office appropriation bill was reported at about 250 million dollars.
Senator Purcell Friday urged adoption of a resolution charging Richard A. Ballinger with incompetency and misadministration as interior secretary. The senate took no action. The Chadlinger ocean mail ship subsidy bill was discussed while the house passed the army appropriation bill. Consideration of the post office appropriation measure began.
Senators Burrows and Borah argued the Lorimer case with Burrows defending the committee report exonerating Lorimer and Borah contending that evidence shows corruption and Lorimer should be barred. The House spent the day debating the Moon bill codifying judiciary law.
Senators Pletcher Borah Clapp and others argued over the Ballinger Pin chot findings and the direct election of senators by the people. The House debated the post office appropriation bill and canal fortification with mixed applause and opposition on the direct vote plan.
Indiana Senator Beveridge failed to secure a vote date in the senate on Senior Lerimer’s case proposing January 31. Idaho Senator Liewburn objected to the later date after a week passed. A House bill by Sereno Payne aims to let the treasury accept gold deposits from twenty dollars upward and issue gold certificates from nineteen to ten thousand nine hundred until a hundred million dollars total is reached.
The army appropriation bill carrying over $93 000 000 for the year ending June 30 1672 passed the House in Washington D C.
In Paris strips of a prison blanket tied into a crude noose were found near M. Gisolme who attempted to assassinate Premier Briand. The evidence confirms Gisolme planned to kill himself in the act.
In New York City nearly 18 999 carnations in full bloom and ready for shipment were burned in a fire that caused total damage to greenhouses owned by Valentine Hamann located at Summ N. The loss includes the stock damaged by the blaze and the disrupted shipment readiness.
A vintage ad warns readers of the dangers of ignoring kidney symptoms and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills by Foster-Milburn Co. The testimonial from W. P. Miller of Pender Nebraska claims the product saved his life after extensive medical costs and ligament damage to the kidneys. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box.
In a humorous scene a man defends drinking with meals after a doctor cautions against it. The exchanged quips show wit and mild stubbornness as the patient argues he must eat sometime while the physician aims for moderation.
A Malden Massachusetts nurse recounts decades of use with Cuticura Remedies for eczema salt rheum ringworm and burns. She cites dramatic improvements in patients including a child cured after one set and a grown woman with dry salt rheum. She notes her husband and toe nail boil treatment and offers to provide names of others upon request.
A comic exchange shows a fussy boarder urging Mrs Hasher to cut prices as provisions run low. The landlady insists she cannot lower rates, citing the burden of debt she already faces. Her reply underscores financial strain and firm pricing.
Claims over fifty years of curing rheumatism neuralgia and other pains with Wizard Oil. Advertises as a good honest remedy and urges having a bottle ready for use.
A provocative line warns that any attempt to elevate authority by hurting children undermines legitimacy and moral authority, implying spiritual or political rulers cannot claim rightful leadership while harming the vulnerable. It frames rule as incompatible with cruelty toward youths.
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winston's soothing syrup for children teething. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation and ease pain and wind colic. Bottles priced at 25 cents each.
A terse proverb notes that concealing a dim effort cannot elevate it to true brightness. The line contrasts small, hidden actions with genuine, visible impact.
Tiles cured in 6 to 14 days. Your druggist will refund money if PAZO CINT MIN fails to cure any case of itching, bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days. 60 cents.
A concise moral meditation notes how those who claim moral certainty often misjudge true virtue. It contrasts appearances with integrity, urging readers to seek humility, consistency, and justice rather than loud rhetoric.
A Toronto Star excerpt cites a New York Commercial forecast that Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia could reach ten million people by 1920. It argues Canada’s wheat belt and railway growth will drive population, output, and wealth west of Ontario, with free homesteads and high per-acre profits attracting settlers.
Miss Miami Brown recalls seeing tears on Mistah Rastus Pinkley, claiming trouble. Miss Cleopatra Jackson insists the marks were from splattered ink from his fountain pen while filling a gift pen for Christmas.
An advertisement from Art Post Card Club promotes five free samples of Gold Embossed Good Luck Flower and Motto Post Cards. The offer invites readers to request samples by mailing to 731 Jackson St Topeka Xan.
An observation notes that some people abandon usual standards to seek celestial or spiritual aims, suggesting tension between routine conduct and loftier prospects.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised as essential for the Change of Life a critical period for women. A Natick Massachusetts woman shares relief from nervous symptoms insomnia and cold limbs after using the remedy claiming it cured her and others call it worth its weight in gold.
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