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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1911
Page
10
The narrative by Captain Robert Kinex recounts Cerlon’s end of the seventeenth century exodus. He notes towns becoming desolate when many fell ill and deaths followed, leading inhabitants to abandon them as possible visits from evil spirits. Some returned after believing the danger passed.
The reader questions the naming of seal offspring and habitat terms. He notes the male seal is a null and the female a cow while the young is a pup not a calf, cites seal fisheries language, asks why a breeding place is called a rookery, and argues seals blur lines between fish and land animals in common usage.
The term grocer derives from grosser and engrosser used for wholesale spice traders in medieval times. The Grocers' Company formed by 1378 when spicers and pepperers merged into one guild, as noted by the London Express.
A door confrontation unfolds as a tramp and Mrs. Moses clash over manners and truth. He mockingly calls her “lady” while she insists she is just a plain woman, ending with her wearied declaration of honesty.
A brief cartoonish exchange in the New York Press shows Mrs Benham complains the baby cries whenever she sings to him while Benham jokes he inherited musical criticism from her side of the family.
The note urges greater prudence and restraint amid prosperity, warning against excessive desires and urging disciplined spending and careful management of resources. It emphasizes balancing ambition with responsible, steady actions to sustain long term gains.
A note on Porta and the camera obscura, the sixteenth century origin of the first dark room that received light through a hole. It evolved with a lens and mirror to brighten and erect the image, forming the basis of modern photography.
A tale attributes the Corinthian capital to Kallimachos. A girl’s grave, a basket with a plaque, and an acanthus root sprouting around the tile inspired volutes. Vitruvius relays this origin, linking the decorative leafed capital to a winter death and spring growth.
A London Chronicle report recalls a Dieppe landing stage scene where a tourist asked for a match for his pipe and hesitated to light it. Passersby explained that customs could seize every match in a box if seen by officers, stressing strict tobacco regulations for visitors.
A Cassell's Magazine excerpt traces the polka from a Bohemian peasant girl dancing at a Sunday gathering to a public craze. Jose Neruda notes the scene as the crowd adopts the dance, naming it the polka, spreading from Prague and Vienna to Europe by 1840 and beyond.
A northern English paper mocks a town mayor seeking knighthood after royal reception. It recalls Adam Black of Edinburgh who rejected honors with the quip that a boy asking for “state pencil” would not sound well, emphasizing plain speech over titles.
An insistent wife scolds her meek husband for refusing to help turn the mangle. The exchange shows a sharp family quarrel rendered in brisk dialogue.
Union Chapel hosts a Saturday night sermon by Pastor Perry Key on the topic Keeping the Sabbath. Local residents visit relatives and attend in Odon and Olon areas, with several on sick lists.
News from Raglesville notes a severe storm near midnight Saturday. W M French of Paxico arrived to visit family south of town. The pie social at Willow Lick school drew many locals and proceeds went to support the school. Dr Ira Bowman of Elnora has located in the village.
Sollie McArtor of Holtsville and Noah Carr of Holtsville passed through on Saturday and Tuesday respectively. Jno O Donald and James Utterback visited Scot and Holtsville while Ott Phillips and wife and W H Heshelman led a onion load toward Odon. Earl Kelsey hunted in Shiloh and Mrs Laughlin with the DeMoss sisters and Orpha Cole visited Odon. Ed Hubbard sold a young horse to Henry Harman and Mr Bogard of Newberry was seen in the vicinity.
Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin, conceived the idea after watching an old Negro worker clean cotton with a hand saw. He built early models in secret, forged tools, and even made his own wheels and tools, persevering despite wartime hindrances until the first complete gin was built from those plans.
Igard L Laughlin appointed administrator of the deceased Robert B Willits estate. The estate is stated to be solvent.
In the Gleveland Leader exchange, Belle-Nellie expresses delight at meeting the narrator's fiance while noting prior suitors were bullying. The dialog captures a social vignette of pursuit and courtship.
A playful exchange on aging features a centenarian who questions his longevity while a clock motif underscores steady routines. The dialogue notes regular hours and constant activity as a presumed secret to enduring age.
A Franklin quotation notes that those who rise late must hurry to finish their tasks, suggesting diligence and punctual effort are essential to completing business by night.
Olive Schreiner notes three conditions of virtue: holiness as infinite compassion for others, greatness as living truly among common life, and happiness as serving others with less emphasis on love.
A reflective line notes contentment sits on the rung above the current position, suggesting quiet elevation and perspective. The brief image conveys a metaphorical stance about satisfaction and proximity to goals.
Diatomite or Kieselguhr forms from siliceous diatoms that multiply rapidly to create surface scum in water. When organisms die their shells sink, creating vast siliceous mud deposits. Used as an absorbent for nitroglycerin and as a heat nonconductor, it rivals asbestos in price and weight and can be made into bricks. Found in the United States, Prussia, Scotland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
A Kula district tale tells how a Khail wife dropped a pan of boiling water from a rock. The startled leopard leaped and chased the pan down the ravine, tumbling 340 feet to the bottom as the pan bounded 500 feet across, narrowly avoiding the animal.
The Glasgow Herald notes thrift devices dating to 1585 money bores of potter's clay for storing coins. It recalls children using various forms from earthenware cottages with roof slits to tin boxes, praising the patience required to retrieve saved funds.
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