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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1901
Page
4
A Philadelphia Times account cites a dispute where one person cuffed another after a remark about jokes. The victim asks if the remark was in earnest and the assailant is warned that such acts are not jokey. The report emphasizes seriousness rather than humor in the incident.
A city swan in the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph muses on shifting from chickens to egg plants, noting chickens are hard to manage in large numbers. The exchange reflects local humor about starting an egg business.
Humorous exchange notes a young guest at a Summer Hotel who jokes that mosquitoes singing in his room drown out the university glee club on the piazza, highlighting light local color from Chicago.
Do Your Feet Ache and Horn Shake into your aloes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes Feel Easy Cures Corns Itching Swollen Hot Callous Smarting Sore and Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shey Stores sell it one Sample sent FREE Ad dress Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy N.Y.
Quote from Smart Set features Bibbs noting no one truly knows themselves and that a person would lose a best friend if they acted on it.
A fragment suggests the idea that meaning emerges from actions with an item, noted by Civod Cheer. The line hints at interpretation through use and may invite linguistic or philosophical reflection on tool language.
Fragmentary OCR shows a hoax claim involving J W O Brien of Minneapolis and a Philadelphia Record quip about dangerous ambition. The town press cites politics and personal debt as themes.
An old advertisement claims a product named Croup Cure Moxsie Noopium Weta relieves coughs colds and croap. The readable fragment presents a cure tone and warrants further selection from the Daily News page.
The advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervous exhaustion insomnia and related female ailments. It cites Mrs Hartley of Chicago who allegedly recovered after using the product and urges other women to try the remedy to restore regular sleep and ease distressing symptoms.
Dr. Talmage urges balanced anger toward social evils. Indignation at alcoholism, gambling, fraud is proper, but pity and help must accompany the anger toward the drunkard or gambler, and unbelief must be met with gentle outreach rather than argument.
The preacher contrasts Confucian and Christian guidance and notes a famed infidel Barker reversing his views on religion. He argues for anger against sin tempered by mercy, cites Jesus Christ as exemplar, and urges hatred of wrong with compassion for the sinner.
A million and a quarter dollars is appropriated to create a national bureau of standards. The building will be far from the city, with double walls on solid rock, a power plant, and instruments protected from outside influence. It will house standards for capacity distance volts and thermometer testing.
At a recent Commers in honor of the German crown prince the Kaiser attended. Guests plundered 650 beer mugs. The Borussia corps, host, asked thieves to return the mugs or pay 30 cents to the restaurant owner hosting the event.
A Quaker meeting house has been erected at Gibara near Santiago Cuba. The Friends congregation is said to number over 200.
An Arkansas native living in New Orleans recalls his years of committee service in Little Rock. He describes a famous capital function where he signaled a band placed in the gallery, only to discover it was the blind asylum band and he mocks his own embarrassment. He says he has not served on a committee since.
A Western businessman tells the Washington Star reporter that strict obedience is a key trait for any worker. He recalls starting as a Chicago clerk when a gruff firm head tested him at a typewriter with harsh leads and a single demand. His calm composure contrasted with four others who faltered.
A New York Times description presents a young street girl with ragged clothes hugging a bundle of rags she calls her baby. A passerby asks for the doll’s name and she proudly responds repeating “Bum Annie” as the child’s imagined child. The scene captures a moment of improvised motherhood on a street corner.
A New York man reports a severe hand burn from a dull red hot iron on June 20 and states he was cured by Palmer's Lotion by June 26. He urges everyone to obtain Palmer's Lotion and Lotion Soap, offering Solon Palmer as a sample source at 347 Pearl St., New York.
A young man faced dismissal asks if he has been earnest and conscientious. A political figure concedes industry but says it is misapplied, noting it serves taxpayers rather than the workers, and questions his judgment.
A public notice offers a free folder about Colorado scenery and health resorts. Send request to L W Wakeley G P A Burlington Route 604 Pine St St Louis MO. Folder details summer excursion rates and educational value for students. Mention the paper. Free on request.
A brief Cleveland Plain Dealer remark contrasts fairy tales with the reality of newly built monuments. The dialogue implies a claim that material monuments reflect a country still forming its identity.
A brief exchange asks if a skirt cut is pretty and affirms the look. One character notes having two similar styles in the past, reflecting fashion dialogue from the Philadelphia Press.
The couple jokes about a girl who avoids ice cream and refuses a kiss due to fear of microbes. Ned notes it as a quirky fear, while the girl remains wary of germs and intimacy.
A woman pleads that they may not meet again until tomorrow night while the man offers comfort and promises to write from home and again in the morning, captured in a Philadelphia Times style exchange.
A Plain Dealer quote recalls a troubled eastern girl who attempted home remedies for nerves. She misused precious items, taking diamond rings and whatever she could reach, illustrating a cautionary tale about unsafe self care.
The Philadelphia Record notes Starboard and Port reacting to a fire at a boarding house as they hurry past the scene hoping for warmth. Starboard declares the blaze while Port suggests seeking warmth.
Phrases from Philadelphia and Indianapolis newspapers mix quotes and wordplay about mirrors top spots strawberries and focol. The lines suggest a column of humorous captions or read-aloud snippets without a clear single event or named subjects.
A discussion from Collier's Weekly profiles the modern ship captain as a courteous host who mingles with passengers. It notes wit, tact, and patience are needed to prevent jealousy and to accommodate requests such as showing the equator or steering toward the horizon.
Rev Carl Artermans, Ph D Dean, announces eight department offerings at IMA College in Ohio. The catalog highlights fine location and building, strong facilities, and affordable expenses with free catalogs.
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