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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
2
Scattered quips and snippets cover weather bets typhoid myths aviation safety odd figures and public behavior. The piece lampoons news clichés while touching on circus life insurance aviation and civic freedoms with satirical tone and random observations.
The text notes expert swimmers risk drowning while a lone capable student thrives on one dollar weekly and Long Island society women fast for health and beauty. It mentions folk dancing in New York public schools with hurdy gurdy music and omitting the monkey as master of ceremonies. It reflects on 91 years since the first steamship crossed the Atlantic from Savannah and contrasts Savannah and New York odors as perfumed and awakening.
New York authorities halt business while a boy pilots a dirigible balloon above City Hall park. Across the nation the airship circus is reduced to a country fair sideshow in many places.
In New York a police squad rescued ten people from a burning tenement by using flashing bulb sockets as improvised ladders. The report notes such devices are mostly used by eye clinics and opticians for demonstrations rather than emergencies.
Hazleton Indiana churches along the Wabash White and Patoka rivers offered prayers as the Wabash and White rivers rose past flood stages. The rainy spell stalled spring and wheat crops show early sprouting while little wheat loss is reported. A lightning bolt startled Hopkinsville worshipers as heavy rain and hail accompanied the storm. Conditions echo the 1876 freshet and locals fear flood damage to crops.
A fierce rain and wind storm in Hopkinsville Kentucky caused two foot deep street flooding and multiple building damage. Lightning struck a stable, several trees fell, electrical wires were disrupted and telephones failed, hindering reports from the countryside.
A cloudburst and strong wind halted a Moberly versus Macon game at Wilett's park. A grand stand section tore loose injuring John Ballinger seriously while his son sustained minor injuries. Reports say damage extended toward Paris.
In Vandalia Illinois heavy rains and northbound floodwater push the Okaw River and its tributaries toward crest tonight. West bank farmland faces inundation with 10 000 acres at risk and fear for the nine mile levee protecting 56 000 cultivated acres along the east bank.
Heavy rains drenched a wide swath of southern Ohio northern Kentucky and southwestern Indiana with no reported deaths. Lightning struck Silas Baptist Church near Paris Kentucky injuring about a dozen worshipers. Flooding swollen rivers and streams threaten hundreds of thousands in damage.
Gainesville Texas closes 28 open saloons under local option law in a first dry town celebration. Crowds throng streets as saloons sell out stock and plan to relocate. people from across the border in Oklahoma join in the parting drink event.
New York City figure Aloys Wirsch, credited as the inventor of the stock quotation telegraph ticker, died aged 88 at his residence on 88 South Eighth Street in Brooklyn.
Judge Frazer issues an absolute divorce for Mrs Mary Kenney Scott Hartje from Augustus Hartje the Pittsburgh paper magnate. Each party receives right to remarry.
Police face a baffling international mystery after bones found in Dr Hawley Crippin's London home suggest a murder. Initial belief tied remains to Crippin's wife Belle Emore but neighbors point to another woman. Crippin, last seen after wife’s death abroad, is linked to a stenographer Sethel Leney and possible wider affairs.
A Louisville girl who stole $3.40 two years ago from Miss Reine Tedesche at the University of Cincinnati sent $3.80 to her in Cincinnati on July 10, Miss Tedesche birthday, confessing she could not sleep and returned the money with a note.
Newark Ohio mayor Herber aitherton resigned under pressure from Democratic leaders after charges of neglect of duty tied to the lynching of Carl Etherington, an anti-saloon detective, last Friday night. He broke down crying as the resignation was submitted.
Dayton Tennessee announces the Twentieth Century Wheel Co a maker of automobile wheels will relocate its plant from Indianapolis to Dayton detailing the move as a new industrial development for the town.
Stuyvesant Fish Jr., son of a Haineis Central president, married Miss I Mildred Dick of New York at St. Philip's Church. Evans R. Dick of New York and other relatives attended the ceremony in a quiet city wedding.
Wellington Kansas invites bids after completing preliminary plans for the New Christ hospital. Work on the proposed facility is expected to begin this summer.
Mrs. Julia Thompson Loose waives future fortune from Tariy Woodvosse to secure alimony after testifying of domestic abuse by her husband. She surrendered $10,000 cash, their Bata Metace street home and a car. The couple married at the Loose summer home in June 1966 and she described repeated abuse and public insults.
Charley W. Rigdon a wealthy Chicago real estate dealer shot and wounded Emma Deufex of St Paul Minn in his Bedford Building office on the eighth floor. Deufex dying, Rigdon then shot himself in the head. Deufex was taken to a hospital but cannot yet explain the tragedy. Rigdon had long been a respected local business figure and his son is a bank cashier.
In Owensboro Kentucky Joe Howard was instantly killed when a dynamite charge placed on a bee tree to bring it down exploded. A wood stick eight feet long struck him on the head from about 100 yards away in a devastating accident.
In Decatur Illinois R Vincent Simeral who was found dead near the Sangamon river is reported to have killed himself following a quarrel with Mrs John Daech. Authorities say the dispute preceded the suicide.
A second fire in Enid within a week destroyed the city hotel and a large wholesale feed building. The blaze is believed incendiary and several people were injured while escaping the burning hotel.
Mrs Louis Kenzig clung to the Ferris wheel frame 190 feet up at Classon Park while 5 000 spectators watched. John A Carrol climbed the wrecked wheel to reach her and, with others holding a tarpaulin below, drew her safely into the car as the operator paused the ride.
Indiana battleground reports Republican plans to campaign across the state with a slate of speakers including Chauncey Depew Doliver Cummings Nelson and Smith ahead of Roosevelt visit mid October. Democratic organizers announce speakers Clark Bailey Falk and Gaynor backing John W. Kern for Senate as Hungarian aviator Pfitzner commits suicide by leaping from a seaplane in Marblehead harbor.
Oil drilling and outdoor operations along the gulf coast are suspended temporarily as swarms of mosquitoes terrorize workers. The pest is described as the worst in the lowlands around Orange Texas and nearby locales.
A blaze at The Hub clothing store in Chicago caused a panic among workers and customers. Several girls sustained injuries during the fire and ensuing evacuation.
H S Nugent a veteran journalist tied to the Houston Chronicle for seven years fell from a hotel window in San Antonio and was killed. His death removes a well known Texas newspaper man and longtime business department figure.
Seven workers were injured when a four story scaffold on the new high school building in Memphis Tennessee collapsed. One man was reported fatally hurt while others suffered non fatal injuries.
Oronogo Missouri resident Mrs. Mar McKylam reports relief from nervous wreck symptoms and bearing down after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. St Louis residents Mrs. An. Ibiazos and others describe relief from female weakness backache and related pains after regular use. Doctors often unable to help, advocates say the remedy cures conditions like inflammation ulcers and irregularities with a affordable trial.
A witty exchange questions if auto driving strains the eyes and jokes about eyesight. The chanteur ridicules the idea that spectacles hinder vision while recalling a near sighting of a policeman from far away and touts eye medicine as the best treatment.
A scene shows a housekeeper and the census taker in a tense exchange. The lady questions the neighbor’s age and the census worker responds politely while the mistress asserts her authority over the inquiry.
A manager scolds a poet for an overly cheerful opening in the libretto. The poet insists the line should be read with a soft g, changing “gay” to “jay,” highlighting a clash over pronunciation and tone.
A mother recounts switching from coffee to Postum due to digestive troubles and says her family, including seven children, thrives on Postum mixed with milk. She notes her baby tolerates it well and attributes improved health to God and Postum, but requests anonymity.
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