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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1911
Page
6
A fragment collection shows quips on aviation, heat, parodies of wartime mood, social satire and curio notes. Phrases mention Queen Mary, air baths for Chicago telephone girls, and jokes about gardens, kissing, and the wood leg optimist.
A quirky note describes amateur pilots preparing terrapin mid flight, noting the dish was cooked during about twenty minutes aloft. The text emphasizes the novelty of testing terrapin’s high cooking potential in the air.
A fragment notes a plan to perfect a food that would produce giants and hopes it is kept away from girls. The text expresses a concern about altering girls' nature and prefers their current state.
America produced 104000000 more wealth last year than the year before. That amount could buy many automobiles.
The note warns against counting a pennant as won after a single victory. It cautions that early success does not ensure final glory and that overconfidence can mislead fans and teams through the season’s frost and pressure.
A woman secured a divorce verdict aided by a photo exhibit showing her black eye. The case highlights social tensions and the effect of such images on legal outcomes.
Scientists say settlement prospects depend on discovering whether cats carry germs. Researchers emphasize sticking to the schedule to proceed with Mars exploration plans.
A Boston waiter found a wallet on a table and returned it containing $15,030. The owner was grateful, noting the sum as a rare honesty gesture in a busy city dining scene.
The note observes that the King James Bible holds about 6000 English words while Shakespeare’s vocabulary reaches around 21000. It argues that students may overestimate the Bard’s lexical breadth and understate biblical text influence.
A Pullman porter found a car trunk containing diamonds valued at $2,000 and returned them to the owner. The porter’s quick action highlights honesty in a valued possession incident.
A Washington woman’s will requested her poll parrot be killed after death, a quirk that raises questions about the sufficiency of such bequests. In New York a man committed to return from Europe, released on bond, prompts debate over enforcing travel promises.
A French actress claims Paris lacks the gaiety and wickedness found in New York, suggesting many citizens waste time on vain ocean voyages seeking excitement.
A Chicago man procured a divorce claiming the act would please his wife and reflect his remarkable modesty and selflessness. He argued that the average husband cannot agree with a wife on the idea that no man can truly satisfy every woman.
Chicago shoe dealers rebut a New York dispatch claiming women’s feet are getting larger. They insist Chicago feet are as dainty as ever and that it is vanity and marketing tricks, not size changes, driving reports.
Sixty three people join an Ottawa based Epidermis Supply company to provide human skin for grafting. Organizer Henry Latter keeps member names secret while a plan tests skin strips for burns on Royal Navy veteran William Thomas at the general hospital. About 35 volunteers needed, honorary status for at least a year.
In Buffalo a pair of robins nesting behind a brake-ladder on an empty car led to the vehicle being moved to a dead sidetrack. Patrolman Mooney and railroad workers fixed brakes and left the car idle until the four eggs hatch, after a trip between Hamilton Ontario and Buffalo.
Five historic Harvard elms in the Cambridge college yard are being uprooted by workmen as summer work continues. The elms, plagued by elm leaf beetle leopard moth and bark borer, may not be saved. Harvard orders 150 red oak saplings to replace the elms.
Spokane plan outlines a year long free congress starting next November with entries from all states and provinces. It aims to study whether 300 chickens can support an average family and identify best breeds, costs, and practices for profitable egg production.
Four Rousseau sisters of 42 North Waller avenue Austin contend with a will leaving seven thousand five hundred dollars to be shared equally if single. If any daughter marries she forfeits her share, unless all four wed, in which case division remains equal. The sisters range in age from forty to eighty.
London report says Councilor H. P. Bird of Shoreditch received a gold watch from fellow councilmen and found it missing on reaching home. The next day the thief returned the timepiece, prompting speculation about whether kindness or a thief’s taste in presents explains the recovery.
In Los Angeles Judge McCormick rejected labeling poker as the great American game. He noted America’s ideals and spared a young man from conviction for passing a worthless check after poker losses. The youth received a three year probation and must renounce poker and gambling.
The text outlines varied review methods for Bible lessons across age groups. It suggests six students write three minute essays on six books, then a prewritten set of five questions per lesson. It describes a mixed recitation game with slips, a picture-lesson method for primary classes, a two-side peer quiz with scoring, and an adult essay format with suggested topics such as The Healing Side of Religion and The Madness of Militarism.
The Lord we know as laying down his life for us remains the same in daily life, with grace guiding every action. Growth lies in looking up to the Lord as gracious, and feeling his continuing love as strong now as at the cross.
A motivational passage urges a life of purpose and enduring virtue. It exhorts readers to act with kindness love and mercy so their influence outlasts time as they touch many lives each year.
A quirky note describes the devil placing butter on the right side of his bread as he tempts a sinner to count hypocretes during a church scene.
A sea captain's wife recalls a voyage with spirited dining room debates and a meek passenger, then shocks the crew with a shin kicking anecdote. The mate confesses the pain was endured since the voyage began, revealing the hidden friction aboard.
A punchline dialogue explains two kinds of business courtesy. The father states one courtesy is for customers who pay cash and the other for those who do not. The exchange highlights business practices and attitudes toward payment.
Witty exchange questions whether oysters have brains, with the punchline about knowing when to stay silent. No factual events, but a humorous exchange highlighting marine life and wit.
A minister recounts relief from indigestion after using Grape-Nuts and Postum products. He notes sleep returned after meals, nerves quieted, and family meals improved with Grape-Nuts on the table. The letter, signed by the Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, urges readers to read The Rod to Wellville and to look for the famous slogan There’s a Reason.
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