Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Odon Journal in Odon, Indiana

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Odon Journal

Location

Odon, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1922

Page

7

Designers say men kneel for fashion in tight outfits

Designers report men are getting down on their knees to pose for fashion and to wear tight fitting clothes, describing a trend that blends reverence with form fitting attire.

Sage remark on bets and chaperones in cinema

A wry comment notes bets will work soon except the chaperones who are said to be extinct since the Sapper era. Missionaries in the Orient despair as American life films undo their efforts, yet movie fans share the same tastes worldwide. A weekly laugh may not unite nations, and someone will likely face a rote fall that week.

Orient

Russians plan platinum coinage risk American Irvallleres

A garbled note muses on Russia considering platinum coins and the danger of devalued money, then pivots to a quip about an invention of a spike for buttered corn and a nod to Nobel prizes for inventors.

Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing

A vintage advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye or tint fabrics from wool to linen. It claims no streaks or fading, and guarantees perfect results even for first timers.

John Preaching and Baptizing Illuminates His Message

Lesson outlines John the Baptist as a reformer amid degeneracy. It covers his wilderness ministry, the call to repentance, and the warning of judgment. It notes his humility before Jesus and his imprisonment for rebuking Herod, framing the preacher as a martyr to righteousness.

John Jesus Luke Herod Annas Caiaphas Isaiah Christ Fle Paul Felix

Idleness Warns of Harmful Gate in Refined Prose

A proverb-like line notes idleness as the gate of harms and compares an idle man to a wall-less house inviting devils from all sides, echoing Chaucerian sentiment about discipline and self-control.

Life's tits and the Ill from which you are exempt

The fragment cites a Cecil quote urging endurance and perspective during hardship. It references exempting from illness to endure present suffering and frames patience as a tested virtue. This compact epigram blends humor with stoic advice.

Cecil

To Learn to Pray Be That Will Learn to Pray

A compact reflective note citing Herbert invites readers to seek prayer by observing and listening, framing prayer as a learned practice through attentive, sincere effort.

Herbert

Parade of Fighting Birds on Bass Rock Citadel of Firth of Forth

Oliver G. Pike describes the Bass rock as a sea birds fortress in the Firth of Forth with cliff edges like a cathedral's height. Gannets fight on ledges by grabbing heads and pushing rivals over the cliff, while a vast chorus of birds fills the air in a fairyland scene.

Firth of Forth Scotland Bass Rock Oliver G. Pike London Daily Mail St. Paul's Cathedral Ike

Weighty Tires Tumble from Car Theft Tale

A golf outing narrator recalls a quip about two tires stolen from a car and the debate over their weight. The wife asserts the tires must be heavier, noting the tires carried 75 pounds of air, making a humorous point about misjudging their heft.

Agreed With Him On Opera Language And Taste

A musician argues that music requires study to fully appreciate and claims many readers bluff about taste. He compares this to judging Gibbon by the unlearned and recalls a woman who enjoyed The Mikado sung in English despite the genre’s original language.

Gibbon

Gladstones Reluctant to Rise Early Despite Duty

A new biography by Mrs. Marys Drew recounts William Ewart Gladstone and Mrs. Gladstone rising at dawn for church until past eighty. They hated early rising, and Gladstone admitted the struggle never eased with age, staying firm in his morning service despite weather or age.

William Ewart Gladstone Mrs. Gladstone Marys Drew Mr. Gladstone

Bootlegger Case Dismissed Over Warrant Detail

In Indianapolis a bootlegger case was dismissed after the judge ruled the rural route box number on the search warrant, though correct, failed to provide sufficient identification of the premises. The arresting sergeant had seized more than 200 quarts of alcohol under the Volstead act. He muttered that the law is a curious thing as he left the courtroom.

Indianapolis

English beauty expert markets rosy cheeks no makeup promise

An English beauty expert offers a cosmetic method that promises rosy cheeks without powder or lipstick. The coloring is injected through a hypodermic device, providing color to the cheeks and lips as a single application.

Dolly and Bunny Echo Stage Rhyme Exchange

A playful dialogue unfolds with Dolly and a bashful bunny in a lighthearted stage moment. The exchange hints at affection and performance, capturing a quaint theatrical mood.

Bashful Bunny Miss Dolly Dolly

Descendants of Marys Lamb Claim Lawn Mower Title

Col Thomas Powell of Columbus Ohio, Civil War veteran, is owner of Lawn mower, claimed as the sole living descendant of Marys Lamb. The original Mary was eight year old Mary Sawyer of Sterling Massachusetts in 1814. the poem was attributed to John Roulston for the Argonaut.

Mary Col Thomas Powell Columbus Ohio Eugene Powell Mary Sawyer Sterling Mass John Roulston Argonaut

Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Dazzling Laundry

An old advertisement claims Baby's Hidle dresses will dazzle with Red Cross Ball Blue in the laundry and urges readers to try it, noting availability at all good grocers.

Misused Figure of Speech in a Writer’s Story

A young writer circulated a tale featuring a father who calls his son a spendthrift and, as before, casts his newly bought 160 horsepower touring motorcar in his teeth, showcasing a strained metaphor. The line illustrates an ambitious but awkward use of figurative language.

As We Grow Up in Atchison County Meat Note

A brief reminiscence contrasts children and adults noting weight gain and happiness decline in Atchison County Missouri. The fragment reflects a rural newspaper voice and a local column style.

Atchison County

Pleasure's Penalty on Sunny Sands

Bright sun shines lure, but hours pass and bliss becomes blistering. Boston Transcript notes the hidden toll of leisure on the sands, warning readers of the danger of overexposure.

Boston Transcript

Easiest Plan: Gather Friends to Hear His Vacation Tale

Fragmentary note from a Birmingham age Herald piece mentions gathering a group to hear a man named Bothersby recount a vacation trip. The text also laments raids without honor, gas price effects on shoe dealers, and a speculative Mars Blizzard.

Turna Bothersby Birmingham Age-Herald

Boy in Washington Cries Over Stolen Shovel

A boy shoveling snow near his home in Washington becomes distraught after discovering a tramp stole the neighbor’s shovel instead of his own. He explains he’s upset not that his neighbor’s shovel was taken, but that his own was not.

Washington Milwaukee Sentinel

Blessing Definition From a Boy’s Insight

A classroom moment highlights how a father’s habit of saying a blessing before guests shapes a child’s understanding. Johnny explains that blessing is what his papa says when they have company.

Johnny

Fragmentary Exclamation Quote About a Husband Return

A fragmented line shows an exchange about awaiting a husband’s return. The dialogue mirrors wartime or domestic suspense dialogue with terse response about impending absence.

A Union of Interest to Women in Health Help

A period advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women with nervous spells pains and weakness. Letters from readers in Arkansas Pennsylvania and Louisiana praise regained health and renewed ability to work, urging others to try the remedy.

Asiong Pyycia Roe Horatio Ark Lydia Jim Rerrice Arkansas Reading Lydia E. Pinkham Walter A. Steyve Mulberry St Reading, Pa New Orleans Mrs. T

Spoiled Diamonds of the Hapsburg Crown Jewels

Two large ruby tint diamonds once guarded for exhibition were washed and lost their color, turning white. Once sold as white stones, the compromise left them without the expected ruby value.

Hapsburgs Chicago Journal

What is the difference between a politician and a statesman

A humorous quip by Senator Sorghum notes that during a campaign a statesman is a politician, and after a campaign a politician is a statesman. The joke plays on shifting public roles as campaigns begin and end.

Sorghum

Threat Turned Into Favor, Staff Dissatisfaction Notes

A London Tit-Bits item recalls Jodkins, a restless staff member, who warned colleagues he might quit. When questioned about the supposed threat after emerging from the chief's room, Jodkins said the boss treated it as a favor to the firm rather than a threat.

Jodkins Jodk Ns London

Land of Goshen Rumpus Ridge Child Cleans Up

Mrs. Johnson of Rumpus Ridge prods a youngster to wash up with soap citing a birthday moment. The child reacts with astonishment asking what's coming off as he contemplates the prompt. Kansas City Star reports the scene with humorous regional flavor.

Goshen

Hen Pecked Husband Emerges as Silent Partner

A brief item notes a husband portrayed as the quiet partner in his wife's ongoing troubles, highlighting domestic strain and social judgment without sensational detail.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Indiana Joe Knapp Doan Foster-Milburn CO Buffalo, N. Y Nujol W. F. Youg P. B. Fitzwater D. D Moody Bible Institute of Chicago Western Newspaper Union John the Baptist J. O. Sexton Grassy Creek North Carolina Spohn Ase Spohn Medical Company Goshen, Indiana Putnam Mars Alwaye FOR
Search Courier

Search the Odon Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Odon Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication