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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1910
Page
13
The article traces the word mortify from death related roots to its current sense of humbling or embarrassing. It cites early writers Harte Prior Addison and Evelyn showing historical uses meaning making dead by religious discipline and contrasts with today’s sense of being mortified by a remark.
A man gives his seat to a grateful woman while the husband across the aisle smiles in thanks. The narrator then jokes that he reported the subway to the public service commission to demand more ears, a misread cue from a New York Sun piece.
A murky OCR read preserves a long, disjointed letter fragment describing social manners and consumer habits of a mid 18th to 19th century setting. It notes refined dress, acts of offering payment, and tensions around conversion and restraint. The text mentions Americans and various trades, with reflections on etiquette and public decorum.
Community notes chronicle missionary society events at Shiloh and a Sunday program. Names of families, visiting relatives, and church guests appear, including Spurgeon family, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Resler, and the Chestnut household, with many Sundays spent in shared meals and services.
Barkley and Overtons limited department store dominates the region with two floors and a stock nearing 320000. Barkley runs the business amid a wave of new ventures while Overton manages the tile factory nearby. both are praised as leading local enterprises.
Barns City Sabbath school at Ossu Sunday morning. Preach at 162BC subject of Lukeavarm Church Salem. preaching 5:00 Sunday afternoon subject Love Eaglesville. Sabbath school 9:80 Sunday mor nity. Preaching 7:00 Sunday night subject Warning voices. Center congregation schedule changed due to conference with U. Boo operation at Raplesville breaching Center one week from now. Public invited to all services. Done thou with us and we will do thee good. O M Teal Pastor.
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