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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1910
Page
3
J Montemery Gubbins unveils a homemade device that uses a funnel and keyboard to cut off neighbors chatter at dinner. He recalls wife and a noisy caller next door and explains the contraption silences speech by letting words be swallowed by the funnel.
The New York legislature bans sale of aigrettes and plumage from forty three bird specimens used for millinery after July 1. The National Audubon Society report notes New York as a major center for aigrette trade alongside Paris and London, and warns the bill protects parent and young birds.
Six year old Isabel Embrey ran away from Meridian to pursue stage life and dancing in tights. Her parents traced her to Cincinnati and St Louis where she briefly appeared in a minor role before returning home after a police reunion. She had been living at 361 Morgan Street but claimed the Jefferson Hotel as her home during the studio visit.
The last Bering Sea transport Pear brings back seven orphan fur seal pups after Japanese poachers killed their mothers. Sailors aboard the Bear will rear them and conduct Washington experiments on feeding. They note mother seals feed only their own pups, but removing a tongue-hampering ligament allows pups to latch onto fish immediately.
A Rome movement by telephone girls seeks abolition of a government rule barring marriage before age twenty eight. They argue Italian women reach their prime earlier and worry the regulation reduces marriage prospects.
Government tests at the Portland fish hatchery use mongrel dogs to explore cancer transmission from fish to humans. Dr. Harvey R. Gaylord leads the program with six dogs and plans for a permanent station to study cancer through waterborne exposure in dogs.
On the Angler a deckhand named John Voltz rescued a wounded pigeon amid a gale after the fishing boat returned with a crowd of amateur anglers. The bird wore an aluminum leg band numbered 6 and was placed in a cabin box with water and oats. Captain Al Foster offered to return the bird to its owner upon proof of property.
A tramp cried Fire and fled as another intruder seized chicken and two pies from Reverend Thomas Barnes's Brookfield Township home during a family dinner. Neighbors chased none. police were notified.
An official edict announces the first imperial parliament in Chinese history, to be convened in 1913 in Peking, marking a major constitutional milestone.
A religious discourse recounts Jesus before the Sanhedrin and Peter’s failed sword defense. It notes Jesus healing the wounded ear, the night trial, and the teachers motives to condemn him for Roman unrest, urging Christians to focus on gospel work while offering mercy and witness.
Fragments read like a curious Victorian periodical with stray lines about teething remedies, a lone visitor, and odd social riffs. The passage hints at a tongue in cheek missive asking for a change and reflects playful streetwise chatter.
Joseph Leiter joked during a yacht interview about accuracy in quotes. He references a cartoonish Frenchman misusing English to illustrate how misrepresentations can damage a person.
The advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for toilet and nursery use to purify and beautify skin scalp hair and hands. It claims prevention of inflammation irritation and clogged pores and suggests newborns and children may safely use the products from birth. It invites readers to request a free 32 page Cuticura care book from Putter Drug & Chem Corp Boston.
A brief dialogue features Mrs Quiz and Mrs Spacer debating plagiarism and writing praise. Mrs Quiz asks if the husband has been accused, and Mrs Spacer notes the lack of fear of praise, suggesting he has never produced work others would claim as their own.
A home remedy recipe using Dandelion extract Kargon Compound and Syrup of Sarsaparilla to treat kidney and urinary issues. It claims gentle, thorough relief of backache and urinary symptoms with a vegetable mixture prepared at home or by a pharmacist. Entities include Dandelion, Kargon Compound, Syrup of Sarsaparilla.
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