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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1911
Page
2
A jumble of notes quotes John B. Stotts and Savariah Georgia dentists, jokes about weather and garden optimism, and scattered lines on love letters, airships, and frogs. Miscellany reflects light humor and curiosities rather than a single story.
A New York banker notes his wife showed affection in court when the message I love you appeared on his shirt. He observes laundries hold little sentiment, while a wedding party faces playful but disruptive acts such as rice and old shoes tossed at them, and a chase through crowded streets by automobiles.
American vaudeville managers offer Matti a fabulous sum for twenty weeks but she hesitates about doing vo a day. She may perform a hoop-rolling act in the afternoon and sing at night.
A Chicago policeman resigns to pursue a legal career asserting that success in law may come without deep legal knowledge. The move suggests a shift from policing to practicing law despite limited formal training.
A fortune making scheme by a man named Jones aims to establish a character factory. The plan is speculative and could pivot to include a rolling mill or a foundry as discussions evolve.
A St Louis doctor notes that a fractured skull may cause the big toe to turn up while other toes flare when the ankle is tickled. The remark invites whether alienists could use the reflex as a test to determine if a man is mentally cracked.
A Chicago woman attempted to evade detectives by disguising her area of residence with a body feature. She was betrayed by her small feet and is referenced in local chatter about foot size jokes as a cautionary tale.
Revering automobile licenses when their privileges are abused will be among the most effective means to break up a daily growing danger. Life and limb should not be allowed at the mercy of those who prove they cannot control themselves or their machines.
A fragmentary account notes harsh words from preachers about a voyage hazard. It mentions punishment and a belief that the sinner’s victim bears the blame, reflecting tense maritime or moral talk from the era.
A Gotham woman pleads for divorce after her husband dragged her by the hair. The community tone notes many husbands would react coldly with a dismissive “Rats.”
Prof Albert A Michelson of the University of Chicago reports in a conference that metallic colors in birds and insects arise from light absorption on surface shapes rather than pigments or interference. He notes the need for more specimen study and cites potential color theory advances. Prof John M Coulter adds that botany advances practical plant breeding and arid land crop prospects.
Cambridge dispatch reports Olive Schreiner argues in Woman and Labor that one child is enough for the modern family. She claims leisured women are parasitic unless they enter productive work and urges hard labor to improve national vitality and happiness.
A well known baronet and his wife, disguised as Italian musicians with a street organ, toured nearby mansions near Nuneaton. A London baronet’s son, a cavalry officer, and a JP confronted them, ordering withdrawal. The party ended at another residence where servants repelled them, and the episode amused locals after details leaked.
New York physicians say synesthesia may explain insanity related hallucinations and delusions. The condition blends senses so sounds produce colors and colors or tastes trigger sounds, with many variants and possible nervous involvement.
Alientown sign painter Eugene Carl was bitten in his trousers by a copperhead during a meadow walk at Dorney park. He battled the snake with a paint brush and kettle until Calvin Nyce killed it with a stick. Nyce later found the female and 384 offspring, all dispatched.
New York inaugurates its first free clinic for mental diseases at the Long Island state hospital for the insane. The program aims to identify incipient insanity early to prevent progression to incurable mental illness.
The lesson recalls King Josiah in B C 621 discovering the temple copy of the law through Hilkiah and Shaphan, restoring temple worship, and renewing a covenant. It warns that neglect of Bible reading dulls conscience and urges daily study, prayer, and living by Scripture.
The Kansas City Star recounts Mike Flynn asking the mayor for permission to remove the back row seats of the town hall after decades of cleaning up spit and grime. Flynn argues no one likes the back row and hopes to improve the viewing area by clearing those seats.
In a boarding house scene a new boarder questions the source of a fuss over swallowing a fish bone. Residents identify the culprit as the sword swallower from the nearby dime museum.
German diver instructor Canain Grobl developed an underwater rifle that fires water instead of bullets. The device uses two stout barrels and a rubberized cartridge, capable of piercing armor with a powerful jet. The invention targets divers in shark infested waters, offering safer combat under water.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer imagines a new national wedding march to rival Bavarian and German tunes. It proposes a marine composer write a fresh national anthem style piece for weddings to be played as couples walk down the aisle.
At the Lambs Gambol in New York George Ade mocked modern marriage saying married men have better halves but bachelors enjoy better quarters highlighting the era's domestic contrasts.
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