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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1922
Page
4
A motivational piece urges readers to persist through setbacks in work or study. It compares personal struggles to others advancing and stresses perseverance, self improvement, and maintaining resolve to reach long held goals.
A discussion on how attire reflects character and competence. The piece argues that proper clothing, not ostentation, influences impressions in business and social interactions, citing that well dressed men command respect while sloppy dress invites suspicion.
The passage argues that proper dress and careful grooming influence perception and opportunity. It contrasts cheap imitations and flashy styles with well-kept attire, asserting that a neat, thoughtful appearance earns consideration and can affect outcomes, though success also hinges on behavior and demeanor.
An article discusses signs in the hand that allegedly indicate predisposition toward death by own action. It notes exaggerated first phalanx of the second finger and a swollen first finger mount near Jupiter could be warning indicators in an otherwise weak hand.
The fragment discusses carrots as a versatile food and vitamin source. It includes several old style recipes such as Carrot Pie with mashed carrots milk eggs molasses spices butter and a crust, a mixed carrot apple and walnut dish with dressing, and a gelatin custard style preparation with grated carrot and egg white.
Fragmentary OCR entry describes a superstition about a line of fate and stars, claiming signs of evil if a star appears at a mount, with a note claiming copyright by a press imprint.
A brief verse by Will M Maupin rejects wealth power and fame. The speaker seeks only to sow goodwill and bring sunshine to others, hoping that after death people recall his daily tasks and kindness to fellowmen.
Morton A. David adjutant of the Colorado department of the American Legion has given up his law practice to devote himself to legion affairs. He has handled hundreds of legal cases for former soldiers without pay and urges continued fight for hospitalization rehabilitation and justice for those who served. The Colorado department has grown since its founding by five men and David works ten to sixteen hours daily to sustain the effort amid questions about the legion’s future.
Madame Foch sends thanks to the American Legion Mission French War Orphans Fund for a $5,000 gift to rear and educate five French war orphans. A Paris draft for 61,199.52 francs was given to Marshal Foch as the Legion’s guest left the United States. The funds will back bonds for each child, with income paid yearly, aiding mothers of officers killed in service.
Alvin M. Owsley of the Americanism program urges one million Legionnaires to oppose radicalism and cooperate with government efforts to combat subversive elements. He cites recent arrests and labor unrest, stresses hospitalization rehabilitation and Americanization, and notes slow return of disabled veterans to work.
A satirical note questions raising a cow at home with concerns about feed and survival, referencing straw hats and everyday domestic constraints as a humorous take on prudent finances during tough times.
The United States Navy department contemplates commemorative tablets for ships that were saved during the World War. Tablets measure about 15 by 20 inches and use metal salvaged from German vessels seized under the armistice terms.
California voters will decide in November on creating a 10 million dollar fund to buy war veterans homes and farms within the state. Campaign secretary is Mrs. Carrol Marks of Los Angeles, head of the Auxiliary driven by 200000 war mothers wives and sisters. Baron R Fitts national Legion official directs the campaign.
An advertisement warns that only Bayer labeled aspirin tablets are genuine and safe for common ailments. It notes Bayer tablets come in boxes of twelve, with other bottle sizes available, and promotes Bayer as the trademark for aspirin.
In a family vignette, Little Frank learns politeness at the dinner table as his mother prompts him to say please. He tests limits with a comical exchange, replying If you can reach it to obtain bread.
The Diamond Dyes advertisement claims simple directions for dyeing or tinting worn dresses skirts waists coats stockings sweaters draperies and hangings. It guarantees no spotting fading streaking or running and advises telling the druggist material type whether wool silk linen cotton or blends.
Two anglers in a river debate if a person falling off a nearby cliff was real or a movie stunt. One urges caution, suggesting the figure might be a film actor, while the other notes uncertainty and the risk of drowning.
Advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for hot baths and Cuticura Ointment to calm red rough itching skin. It adds Cuticura Talcum powder as a scented finishing touch, calling it indispensable for baby care.
Katherine Louise, four, visited with a grimy face and suspicious furrows on her cheeks. Her mother notes the dirty appearance and a lighthearted reply from a bystander says she has been crying on it. The scene unfolds as a snippet of domestic remark.
A caddie offers to return a lost ball to a golfer who refuses payment. The golfer safe rejects money and fists the caddie, leaving the exchange described in a Boston Transcript transcription.
A Boastan Transcript excerpt poses a rural excharge query asking why a chicken makes two scratches with one foot and one with the other and then reverses the eet next time. It notes a Mr. Edison as the responder.
Mrs Blanche A Lewis of Warren Ohio praises Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic and builder after influenza and severe illness. The advertisement promotes the tonic in tablet or liquid form and offers free medical advice from the Impairments Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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