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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
5
County reports indicate fewer children in Daviess parish districts as townships compile census figures. The county superintendent forwarded the rural statistics to the state superintendent, noting challenges in securing accurate records for six to twenty years old and incomplete efforts to obtain oath forms.
Miss Pennie Bolling of Odum visited her sister Mrs. Jeans Arney. Curtis Sharpless and wife spent Sunday with G. A. Cunninghamew and wife. Alfred Lene and Mrs. Nettie Wikle hosted guests. The fragment mentions Baile items and church pulpit duties.
A garbled page fragment discusses breakfast choices and dietary debates with scattered references to bread, porridge, meat, and beverages. The text mentions the Constitution and various daily routines as part of a wandering prose piece.
A woman with a hopeful face explains earning four shillings a week to cover household needs. The husband covers most expenses by charging nearly everything, allowing the family to save a small amount each month amid rationing and scarce goods.
The piece traces early English naval beginnings from merchant craft to armed fleets. It notes shifts from merchant ventures to warships under treasuries and rulers, cites governance and duties of ships for state security, and mentions the transition from trader to formal naval force under early leaders as peace and defense shaped the fleet.
Church service at Union Chapel led by Rev McL. Mobley. James Herron ill horse with fractured shoulder. Win Sprague and son travel Sunray trou Corosport. Mrs. D. W. Osborn and sons Ovet Quintin visited Clem Pownell’s. Harley Elmer Coward visited Hore. James Herron with Levi Christenberry family. Miss Golda Hall from Martin County visits Mrs. Charles Terron. Cemetery fence project at Union Chapel. Beattie Herron birthday surprise dinner on Sunday. Mrs. Nora York and Mrs. Daisy Bail visit Mrs. Win Mize. Grace Ruth Carpenter of Oden visiting here this week.
The piece recounts Vas President Stevenson narrating a Senate session on June 1. Senator Butler delivered a masterful oration that impressed peers and startled colleagues. The scene featured intense rhetoric and a rare moment of quiet as adjournment followed, with Senator West remarking to the vice president.
London Notes and G Queries discuss the term pot walloper a historic voter class once tied to households that could boil a pot and held suffrage in some boroughs before 1882 reform. The note links the phrase to a distinctive poll tax or property ritual and notes its antiquated meaning.
The text describes how plants like potatoes, beets, and carrots store food in tubers and roots to survive drought. It explains tuber structure, swollen storage units, and how these organs act as energy reserves during tough times for the plant.
The London Standard notes Sir John Stainer struggled to play the organ from memory at Crystal Palace. Facing conductor despair, he improvised a flawless performance entirely from memory, with critics suggesting the Mossish may have been rendered similarly in the past.
A scrambled excerpt traces early anatomy from vague preexisting knowledge to Greek and Hellenistic eras. It credits Aristotle with partial scientific contributions and highlights Ptolemaic patronage enabling dissections that dispelled superstition, marking a shift toward anatomical understanding before and after Christ.
The ticket offer from Odon to Terre Haute sets a round trip fare of one and one half with adjustments to end in QW or 0. Children aged 5 to 12 travel half fare with adjustments to end in OQ or 5. Sale dates are May 24 and 25 1910 with a return limit of May 28.
Nephowast arrives from abroad with a franc piece. Aunt Hepsy and nephew discuss bringing home a Latin quarter coin as a keepsake, a small remark in a Paris angle reported by the Courier-Journal.
The Boston Transcript defines a braggart as a man who is not afraid to express his real opinion of himself in a witty exchange with A Braagart.
A reflective line notes money value hinges on what choices people make with it rather than how much cash they hold. The quote attributed to Ruskix emphasizes prudent spending over wealth.
The Welland plant called the evening primrose grows five or six feet tall and bears large bright yellow flowers that open at sunset. The flowers bloom suddenly, giving the impression of a magical touch as if a wand spread a golden sheet across the land, noted by observers like Gaomanu.
A tense exchange centers on a tea service priced at 50 marks. A woman whispers that a fainting spell among the china would cost more, implying coercion or threat related to the price.
A compressed reflection cites Goethe asserting that living teaches better than sermons or books. The quote emphasizes experiential wisdom over dogma.
A New York cashier shows a post office penny with a damaged die impression and a large blank metal crescent. The coin, a misstrike, likely from a rare production error, may be worth about 25 dollars after nine years in circulation, with the owner planning to keep it.
The text explains how the sense of hearing detects sound direction by locating differences between the ears. It notes how the head and screen of each ear affect sound and that turning the head equalizes perception so both ears hear similarly. It mentions the role of relative position to the sound source in guiding orientation.
A fragment discusses how hot winds from Africa and across the Mediterranean influence behavior and mood in regions like Spain Algeria and the Pearl of the Orient. It notes arid heat driving restlessness and social tension, with a story of a Plavana family keeping silence during gusts.
A New York Times dialogue charm explains profane history as distinguished from sacred history. The snippet mocks questions about George Washington and the cherry tree anecdote, suggesting the father’s reply is profane history.
A Philadelphia clergyman recounts his first Pennsylvania town visit when a wagon driver offered him a lot. Asked if locals have religion, the driver replies I don't know exactly but I suppose those who have it enjoy it.
Miss Rogers asks about the angel in a drawing in Brooklyn Life. An artist reveals he has an engaged man who described his fiancée to him, highlighting the admiration around the portrait.
A brief note contrasts avarice with sensuality, pairing intellect and heart with the moral domain. It hints at a broader discussion on how desire and reason govern ethical conduct and personal virtue.
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