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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1915
Page
5
A nostalgic verse honors aging parents and grandchildren with prayers to honor and assist them. The poem recalls gray lines and memories, celebrates parental sacrifices, and urges readers to show respect and provide support to elders. Written January 1915 by Golda Callahan.
The community reports Wade and Mark Potter with smallpox while others like Bell, a nephew of Mrs. Potter, brought the disease into the township. Several residents fall ill as visits and church attendance are linked to spread.
An editorial cites Richmond Indiana school statistics showing 75 of 250 boys use tobacco while 175 do not. Including tobacco users doubles the failure rate vs girls. among nonusers 34 percent reach the special class, and 36 percent of tobacco users are older than average. The piece links cigarette use to harmful effects on developing boys.
Roscoe Myers and T. F. Faith visited near Shiloh with others. J. A. McCall returned from Washington area with Mr. Allison. Several locals made business trips to the county seat on Thursday. A social visit and a village sale are noted along with smallpox in M. L. Potter.
Harcote falls ill with a cold, prompting his wife Mrs. Harcote to restrain her anxiety and tend him calmly. Doctors arrive. prognosis is minor, yet the sickroom ritual reveals tensions. He quips of duty while she endures sleepless vigil and airings. The couple remains together, but her coughs interrupt his bravado.
Chemists explain glue is not a simple substance but a product of transformations starting in drying hides and boiling the material. It is derived from tanner waste, bones, hoofs, sinews, and animal skins with varieties such as rabbit and Isinglass. Age of stock influences color yield, and fish air bladders from sturgeon provide high quality glue.
Henry Douglas Anderson, formerly of the Bank of England Manchester, is charged with stealing £1081 after tampering with bags of half sovereigns. He replaced full coins with halfpennies to meet weight, then fled to Canada and later sent a confession letter from Winnipeg. Bank clerks and a detective testified, with Anderson’s wife found at Whitstable.
Dust and dirt ruin clothing so have us clean and press them. Modern dry cleaning process used. You will be surprised at the result. O. K. PCQL ROOM. Ress Freenan, Prop.
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