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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1910
Page
5
Isabel the painter at Malmaison and her party of aides de camp play leapfrog on the lawn. Isabel leaps over rivals but misjudges the last jumper who is Napoleon Bonaparte. The clash leads to a sword draw and a chase to the Tuileries gates.
Chapter TL reports on Mrs. D Plate Cos in Reading Mors HN Correll coverage. The brief item notes local business activity and key figures involved.
Police report the three year old Alma Keliler was found murdered after disappearing from her parents in Louisville. The investigation centers on Joseph Wendling and an unnamed church official, with the body recovered from a church basement and evidence including a red star gauntlet and stained handkerchiefs. The crime involved mutilation and an attempt to burn the body, leading to ongoing inquiries and arrests.
A program titled Touie P S C E U features a debate on whether the nation is Christian with an affirmative speaker Homer Ward and a negative Nadene Alexander. The event includes scripture readings, responsive prayers, and a closing dismissal with leader Zalla Ackerman.
Win Burress and family of Sandborn attended the funeral of Jerry Burress on Monday. T. J. Smiley came from the county seat Monday. Dick Williams and Janely near St Josephs chares visited WH Males family southeast of here Sunday. Miss Murl Cunningham returned to Danville Monday after visiting her parents south of here. Dr C A Mullinix was called from Onion Tuesday to treat a sick horse owned by AL KL Myers. HW CC Cirren near Shiloh was here on business Thursday. A M Clark and H E Sims visited Loogootee on business Tuesday. Mrs Sam Riesins near town went to Vuestay with Mrs Odie Wadsworth.
The pastors of Odon and local G A R members organize a Flag Day observance at the Christian church on Tuesday June 4 at 4 00 p m The Rev W B Morris will give the address A warm service with music flags drills and readings is planned The committee for music includes Mrs Lane Mrs Mitel and Miss Seneff Attendees urged including young peoples societies
A Brotherhood program is set for Sunday May 5 at 290 o'clock with music by the Orchestra and a Brotherhood song. Devotions led by Rev. J. M. Inman and I. O'Dell, followed by a male quartet, a discussion led by the obs president Crooke, a cornet solo, and a sacred medley by Geo. E. Stotts. An all men and boys welcome audience will join in the final Benediction and closing song I love to tell the Story.
We thank friends and neighbors who kindly assisted during illness and death of our beloved husband and father. Mrs Rebecca Salyards and children.
Ton William Crawford to Linnie Sone Wade and Emil Cox to Rosy Dale Winklepleck are recorded as marriage licenses in the latest local notice.
A theft occurred Wednesday night at Geo. Henderson's premises when about a dozen cans of fruit were taken. One can was dropped in the yard, revealing the missing rest of the supply.
An article from Pearson's Weekly discusses the Adam's apple as a storage mechanism that moderates blood flow to the brain. It argues the organ once seen as a freak is essential for preventing brain injury during excesses and poor circulation.
Enos Silsbee and Ethan Knight sail together on the Maria with Enos as cook and Ethan as captain. A naval officer visits the ship and Captain Knight, in his dignified manner, scolds Enos who bursts in in an apron as he jokes about the missing sauce pan. The officer looks on as Enos and Ethan spar over duties and pride aboard.
The sedan chair, named for Sedan France, came to England under Charles I and rose in ornate beauty. Ladies rode in velvet and damask amid livery bearers while bath chairs began as Bath infirmary conveniences, now mainly for invalids.
The London Chronicle recalls the perils of election campaigning with a remark that a candidate cannot know what he is purchasing in a pig in a poke. It cites Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff and a 1881 coercion bill episode where Stuart Rendel lamented paying £7000 for a tedious contest.
London Tit-Bits notes a provocative line from Her Proof claiming one in thirty seven in England is a pauper. The reply recounts meeting over thirty seven Londoners with no paupers in the group.
A Washington Star quip notes a doctor advised quitting meat. The speaker admits initial disbelief but concedes the doctor was correct after seeing the bill.
Tom jokes about room service while Dick favors street food in a witty dialogue from the Baltimore American. The playful banter contrasts hotel dining with street waffle wagon bites, highlighting casual, city life humor.
A quotation by Landor notes ambition is avarice on stilts, reflecting on excessive desire masking itself as high striving. The line uses metaphor to critique overreaching ambition.
An account by Atdbert Rigen Paine describes noisy desecration during a Constantinople mosque visit. Tourists photographed worshippers, trampled space, and critiqued American churches, arguing foreign visitors would be treated differently at home.
A New York Tribune summary notes the difficulty of steering a modern steamship on a straight course. It explains compass deviation from waves and ship roll, and warns a daily drift could place the ship four miles off course. It urges correcting the course by sun, moon, and star observations.
A fragment from Life portrays a flirtatious exchange where a man defers to a woman’s judgment about a first kiss. The dialogue hints at mutual attraction and uncertainty, concluding with the man leaving the decision to the woman.
During a crowded performance at the Royal theater in Sydney Australia two drunken sailors sat in the gallery. One lost balance and fell into the stalls. The other cried man overboard and dived after him but only the first suffered a broken leg while the rescuer remained uninjured.
The short exchange features Mort and Scott discussing a playful robbery of a rib from Adam and Eve, turning a simple pun into a humorous moment. The witticism hinges on the mythic pair and their imagined reaction.
A fragment quotes Rochefoucauld noting that we are never as happy or as unhappy as we suppose. The snippet reflects a philosophical observation on mood and perception.
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