Local social notes from Indiana and Kansas visitors
Mr and Mrs John Cooper return to Missouri after visiting S S Chambers family. Henry O Neal of Kansas visits sister Cyntha Connell and relatives in Indiana. O Neal notes good crops in Jewel Kansas. Margret Cunningham spends Tuesday with Mrs Tom Wirts. Oba McNabb of Linton visits relatives here over Sunday. James Herron family visit with E Baile. Henry Connell and wife Art Critch Now and family. Charley Herron and Mrs N V Chambers and son visit Clarence Pownell. Grace and Murl Harding of Odon visit Mrs Grace Herron. Mrs Elizabeth Huyterickhouse of Albright station visiting friends here. Harvey Aishe moves a house for D W Osborn. Mrs Chas Heron and Mrs Allie Clark visit James Heron. Mrs Jonas Winklepleck of Odou visits her mother Mrs Geo Pownall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry O'Neal
Kansas
Cyntha Connell
Indiana
O’neal
Jewel, Co
If Coal Goes Fast Advertisement by Odon Light and Power Co
The notice urges buyers to place coal orders quickly with Odon Light & Power Co. promising advantage for large or small quantities. It presents a simple sales appeal without extra details.
Home Course In Modern Agriculture
A practical guide urging farmers to choose a breed and stick to it, then gradually grade up with pure bred sires. It explains prepotency, constitution, form, and fleshing in beef, dairy, and draft stock, with buying strategies and cooperative purchases to maximize gains.
Initials Mix Up at Store Stumps Clerk and Customer
A man named Kirby Jepson confuses a clerk by insisting his initials are O I K as he explains he meant the letter I and not O. The clerks struggles to understand his naming while the customer writes it himself, clarifying his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jepson
Jefferson
Kirby Jepson
O. Ik
The Haughty Turk Diplomacy and Embassies in Constantinople
The piece recalls eighteenth century envoy harassment in Constantinople with a 1673 incident where Della Hare, secretary to the French embassy, was bastinadoed and imprisoned after resisting a cipher reveal. It notes Christian envoys faced isolation, and restrictions on public carriages and wine imports, with a nighttime ritual to smuggle liquor to embassies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Constantinople
Julian Klaczks
Stude de Diplomatie Contemporaine
Della Hare
The Order of the Seraphim Tradition and Duty Described
The Order of the Seraphim is Sweden’s oldest decoration created by Magnus IV to honor the siege of Upsala. Its statutes once bound recipients to die for religion and defend widows and orphans, later softened when revived mid eighteenth century by King Frederick. The white eight pointed star with cherub beads is worn on pale blue ribbon.
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Sweden
Magnus IV
Upsala
Frederick
Boston Transcript
Without Horns A Clergyman Testifies in Horse Dealings Case
A reverend witness in a horse dealing dispute gives a confused account. The cross examiner, after failing to elicit clarity, asks the clergyman if he knows the difference between a horse and a cow. The preacher replies he knows little, noting a bull has horns and a bully has none.
Beans Spanish Style Recipe Summary Card
Soak two cups of white or pink beans overnight. In the morning boil fifteen minutes with a pinch of soda and drain. Fry one onion with pork or bacon, add to beans with canned tomatoes two shredded chili peppers salt and hot water to cover. Boil ten minutes then simmer five hours in cooker.
Tommy Corrects Uncle On Baby Teeth In Family Chat
In a light exchange from Woman's Home Companion, Tommy rebukes his visiting uncle over comments about his baby sister. The child insists she has teeth, just not hatched yet, sparking playful humor about infant development.
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Tommy
Barefaced Watch Joke Recorded in Exchange
A visitor asks Freddie if his father gave a hunting case watch for his birthday. Freddie replies it was a barefaced watch, prompting a short exchange that captures a humorous misnomer.
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Freddie
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Patterson Sisters
THE
Virginia Metal
H. V. Merrill
R. F. Myers
John Cooper
S.S. Chambers
Margret Cunningham
Tom Wirts
Mrs. Obe McNabb
Linton
James Herron
E. Baile
Henry Connell
Art Critch
Charley Herron
N. VY. Chambers and
Little Son
Clarence Pownell
Grace and
Murl Harding of
Odon
Grace Herron
Elizabeth Huyt.erickhouse
Albright Station
Harvey Aishe
D. W. Osborn
Chas. Heron
Allie Clark
Shirley Howard
James Heron’s
Jonas Winklepleck
Odou
Geo. Pownall
Journal
ASR
Cortright
A. Jolliff & Co
Odon, Indiana
Roscoe Wadsworth
Jessie Kerring
Vonda Womrpler
Ed Jacobs
Fred Jacobs
Mary Jacobs
Christ Flinn
County Surveyor of
Daviess Co
Ind
Albert F. Annen
J. J. Young
Tailor Shop
Payne Bros
Roberts & Malone
Odon Light & Power Co
Studebaker
Studebakers
Oden Hardware Co
Co. V. Gregory
Iowa State College
Chuck
O. K
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