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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
2
A collection of whimsical notes referencing floods in Mexico, air travel plans in Paris, weather factories, Greece’s succession, and explorers debating substantiation of polar discoveries. The tone is playful, mixing distant news with oddities and future tech notions.
The article notes an American girl becoming a princess through the Austrian emperor, arguing nature makes American women queens in their own right and praising social ascent while noting the princess’s wealth stands without need for social white-wash. It also mentions Germany’s crown prince suffering from blood poisoning from a sting and hints at social risks of matches across monarchies.
It is impossible to divorce capital and labor in public consideration. Either without the other is hopeless, and when both work in harmony, as at present, the largest measure of profitable accomplishment is possible.
A Georgia judge was imprisoned after an attempt to force entry into a house to steal his own wife. The incident highlights the curious and sometimes humorous oddities of law and human conduct.
The Colorado School of Mines aims to produce radium from Gilpin county pitchblende ore if funds are procured, hoping to complete the project before the end of the current summer vacation. Colorado's mineral wealth is highlighted as among the world’s richest natural resources.
A German princeling plans to come to the United States to marry a wealthy American and settle his debts. The note is seen as causing national pride to tremble since it asserts marriage as a quick cure for financial trouble, a notion deemed based on undeniable precedent.
A Newark resident to begin hunting season with a caution after eating hassenpfeffer containing a rabbit shot with birdshot. The man suffered appendicitis and had 22 No 8 birdshot removed from his appendix.
The article notes that Germany aims to set up an airship school in Friedrichshafen, hub of Zeppelin industry, to train youths as aviators over a two year program and contemplates awarding aeronautical degrees by universities.
President Taft denies clemency to a man convicted of subornation of perjury describing the crime as deliberate and cold-blooded and its implications for the oath’s sanctity and the law’s power to protect society from crime.
The passage credits thinkers for progress and notes wealth comes from labor, not just by hands. It highlights a portrait painter who invented the telegraph, a college professor who produced the telephone, and suggests history’s advances are endless when energy is intelligently directed, aiding mankind toward a millennial dawn.
In a Washington opening, United States and Japan near war as secret radioplane technology and a missing British British escort drive a worldwide crisis. Inventor Roberts and Norma Roberts plot bold displays to win peace, while the Kaiser disappears and London witnesses a dramatic flight and landing in fog over St James Park.
The British sovereign and party witness a flying radioplane, guided by the inventor and his daughter, traveling 600 miles an hour over the Atlantic toward the Chesapeake. The king forms a bond with the American inventor Bevins as the tale merges past courage with futuristic flight.
The emperor relaxes in the Canadian forest, becoming one with workers and locals as his empire loosens. He contemplates a swift departure, fears for his return, and notes American worries over Brockton’s expedition amid hostilities.
At a New York dinner Rev. William Carter recounted his success holding services in the Belasco theater. He shared a tale of a Scot from Peebles who, at Drury Lane, whispered to recognize his Peebles minister in a stranger, quipping about what locals would say if told.
An advertisement claims Wabtinal or Syrup offigsa Loire f Seraa can permanently overcome constipation with personal effort and natural assistance. It positions the syrup as the best remedy to support nature, recommending nourishment and regular use until habits form. Sold by leading druggists with a single regular bottle size.
A quotation depicts a sick man asking about his condition with a neighbor, Freddy. The dialogue notes restlessness wakefulness and inability to sleep except at night. The fragment suggests a character study or indirect reference to illness and insomnia.
Mose Coonley Abe Mokeby Jefferson Yallerby and Bill Bingy engage in a bluffing poker session leading to a bank run. The bank suspends operations as a panic spreads among depositors who continue business as normal until confidence returns.
A Flatbush man recalls a humorous mishearing at a neighbor’s back porch. His son checked a noise and returned with a tale about two cats, one supposedly theirs and one from the Feitenour family, prompting laughter over the name mix up.
A verse from the Los Angeles Express requests a mother to hurry back from the club to prepare supper and tea. The speaker complains the table is not set and the tea kettle not boiled, noting his temper and feelings are roiled.
Peleg was seen at the public library yesterday reading old newspapers. He could not recall if the Panama Canal is at sea level or in a lock, and he expressed opposition whichever method it may be.
A reader recalls learning to replace coffee with Postum boosting health and calm. A initial failed trial led to a second method of boiling longer yielding a rich flavor and steady improvement. The writer, now healthy and productive in teaching, would not return to coffee for money.
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