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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1910
Page
2
A collage of pithy observations and questions on everyday life politics weather and science. Items range from fishing and farming to gas lighting and communication noting jokes about hens pigs tobacco coal and the atmosphere.
The item blends rural humor with a quirky note on hats funded by eggs. A chantcler hat discussion frames roosters as useful for military talk while rehab funds rely on egg money to finance the headgear.
A government long distance meteorological program keeps nights cold for those who dislike heat. The article notes effects on residents and potential discomfort as forecasts extend far beyond immediate horizons.
A young woman attempted suicide, driven by failed acting ambitions, but others persevere bravely. The piece shifts to note many who cannot become actresses still pursue their dreams with bold resolve.
A correspondent suggests that coal depletion would force millions to be displaced, facing freezing and starvation. The remark muses about people moving south and eating bananas as a drastic survival option.
The author notes that many women with the telephone company leave work after marriage, preferring domestic duties, which reduces the number of married staff who answer callers and greet the public.
An expert estimate places the gross value of coal to be mined in the Belling river district at about 900000 dollars, a figure that surpasses the region's gold output and highlights large mineral potential in Alaska.
Reports claim the first fiscal year after the American occupation fully met expenses and paid 6 million dollars on the public debt. The young republic earns credit for prudent management, while the United States ponders sympathy for those guiding the island toward economy and efficiency.
A farmer near Auburn found a wet detritus pocket declared a rich vein of anthracite while elsewhere in New York interest grows in mineral wealth. Geologists doubt gold pays but coal shows similar promise, as hog owners at current prices could yet wear diamonds.
Over the past year roughly one million banana bunches per month entered at the port of New Orleans, the world’s largest banana market. Thousands of refrigerator cars moved fruit to northern cities led by Chicago, while reduced meat intake nudges people toward more bananas.
In Washington DC the house rejected a motion to table an appeal from Cannon, signaling the end of his influence. Norris then moved to reform the rules, reducing the committee on rules to ten with six Republicans and four Democrats, and the Norris measure passed 191 to 155. The chair was not resigned despite a motion to vacate failing 155 to 191.
The Dewey won the Palm Beach endurance race, the longest motor boat event on record, earning a grand prize of $2,500 in gold. The distance totaled 10314 nautical miles.
George C Priestly leading a syndicate of foreign bankers buys 5 million dollars of oil lands near Bartlesville Oklahoma. The new company plans to pipe crude oil to the Gulf of Mexico, signaling a major regional energy project.
Washington D C Attorney General Wickersham told the U S Supreme Court that Standard Oil is a conspiracy a trust and a monopoly in restraint of trade Closing his argument he traced the party’s rise via aggressive railroad ties and Ohio court decisions as the nation’s top trust busting case unfolds.
Police uncovered a brutal domestic tragedy at 746 Ashland Street when Tad Schultz, wife, two children, and Walter Eichman were found dead. The events, likely Friday night, suggest jealousy as Schultz killed his wife and Eichman, then shot himself after slaying the children. In a separate item, robbers robbed the Van Buren bank in Indiana, escaping with 1500 dollars in gold.
Mrs. Henry Stokes and her child drowned when the ferryboat Ida Belle burned one mile above Unfertown Kentucky. Several passengers were seriously burned in the disaster.
The American National Red Cross cabled an additional 2000 for relief of Paris flood sufferers, bringing total aid for this purpose to 45000.
By late May a congressional committee aims to finish its Ballinger Pinchot inquiry and prepare a report for Congress. Sixteen witnesses remain, with Secretary Ballinger set as the defense star witness alongside Pierce Schwarz and Dennett.
U S Minister to Santo Domingo Horace G Knowles was assaulted while riding by Castillo a brother of the province governor. The offender was arrested and officials expressed regrets. Authorities say Castillo is mentally deranged.
Mrs. Shipp, wife of Sheriff Thos. R. Shipp, used a pump shotgun to stop four white prisoners from escaping the county jail in Decatur Alabama. She confronted them at the jail rear as deputies arrived, securing the scene.
Four people killed and several injured when locomotive jumped the track on the Chicago and Indiana Southern line in Gary. The fireman, brakeman, and two unidentified women among the deceased.
Chicago police say Carmelo Capris a 27 year old Italian storekeeper was found dead Thursday afternoon with four stiletto neck wounds. $180 was located on a table in the shop suggesting robbery was not the motive.
A dormitory fire at Harbishop College in Abbeyville South Carolina claimed three student lives with two others fatally injured from jumping to escape flames. Authorities suspect incendiary origin at the large historically black college.
Charles Richardson and Bob Austin were seized from the Marion jail by a small mob and hanged from a tree in the jail yard between 1:30 and 2:00 a.m. The jail was left unguarded as deputies were away, and local officers believed the situation normal. Four days earlier twelve prisoners escaped, including the man accused of killing A. H. Ferguson. Local fears of an organized white-lynching group are noted as tensions rise in Crittenden County Arkansas.
Guthrie Oklahoma. The legislative investigating committee of the Oklahoma house returned a verdict of acquittal for Gov. Haskell on seven counts of misappropriation. The committee said the charges contained at most an accusation of paying funds for unfunded purposes but found no misappropriation and that all payments were proper services to the state.
At the State Divine Healers convention in Des Moines attendees witness dramatic recoveries led by F. E. Yoakum of Los Angeles. Cripples cast aside canes and crutches as the healer anoints with oil and prays, prompting claims of cures for addiction and mental distress.
Jersey City prosecutor Garven said he would seek Gov Fort to extradite J Ogden Armour and an Illinois associate beef packer indicted for forcing up food product prices.
Fifty fishermen were swept onto an ice floe near the mouth of the Neva and faced certain death as they were carried away by shifting ice. Rescue efforts were reported as urgent, with crews attempting to reach the stranded men.
An advertisement offers a free kidney cure recipe from Dr A E Robinson of Detroit claiming to end symptoms like scalding and frequent urination within a week. It states doctors would charge $3.50 for the prescription and urges readers to request the mail copy for home treatment.
A prospective tenant complains of several inches of water in the cellar while the landlord disputes the claim stating no water has leaked and that the water has been present for two months. The exchange highlights a dispute over water intrusion and its duration.
A Connecticut hill village summer visitor meets Mr Green in a city store. She learns his wife has died three months earlier and apologizes. He replies the loss isn’t as bad as it might be because he has good help.
A Niagara Falls man recalls a tale of two visitors from Scotland who view the falls. A Buffalo man sighs comparing the scene to beauty and strangeness, while the Scot counters that Peebles townsfolk have seen a peacock with a wooden leg, making the Falls seem ordinary by comparison.
The guest hurries to breakfast, apologizing for lateness while the hostess reveals a new no breakfast plan. She claims the change makes them feel better and expects the guest will experience the same effect.
A Wisconsin mother credits Postum with ending headaches and digestive issues linked to coffee. She notes her husband and daughter also improved after switching to Postum, and she urges other tired irritable moms to try it. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville and claims the product brings sunshine and happiness to families.
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