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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1909
Page
5
Miss Della Overton of Odon visited relatives in the area last week. A storm last Thursday evening caused damage to several residents. Many local residents and families were noted visiting relatives and traveling to nearby towns such as Odon, Eaglesville, and Indianapolis.
Bert Scott fifty, son of Rev A C Scott of Odon, wandered with satchel and overcoat, taken to county farm. He said home in Monticello Crawford county or New Albany. an insanity inquest could not be arranged. Police arrested him after he wandered north of town. Scott is a piano tuner and valued musician with friends here.
The article traces King Charles I obtaining spectacles and twenty artisans who produced six thousand lenses to reach a satisfactory pair. It argues modern eye care offers precise glasses. It also links brain plasticity to aging, warning overeating hardens the brain and hinders new idea formation, urging reduced solid food intake.
For sale is the Ovdion brick and tile plant described as first class, in operation and ready for immediate use. Interested buyers should contact J A Overton for more details and to arrange inspection.
A writer in the Indianapolis News argues that metallic pens made of gold and steel aid forgeries. The shift from quill to metal writing, coupled with widespread literacy, has increased skilled penmanship among criminals, enabling forgeries that victimize hotels banks and business leaders.
A medical note describes a simple hiccup cure using steady downward pressure on the pneumogastric nerve at the neck. Sit the patient upright with relaxed neck muscles, press both sides of the neck toward the back for about a minute while moving the head side to side, and wait for the hiccups to stop.
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