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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
8
In Brockus and nearby areas harvest notes include low wells typhoid fears and measles while tomatoes sweet corn and fruit outlook loom. Local visits builders blacksmiths and farm tasks detail family items and a cholera infantum outbreak in livestock and humans amid church meetings and planned revivals.
The Eikenberry Brothers display a tent full of choice buggies and carriages at the fair. Geo Johnston and family are visiting this week and attend the fair.
Galveston visitors at the fair Thursday include Sam E Thurston and wife J A Rodibaugh and wife Ote Robinson Dick Jehring and wife Wils Campbell and wife and Marve Platt. Miss Naoma Newlin of Kokomo visits Miss Katie Newlin this week.
Earl D. Bentley of Lafayette visited Thursday with J. B. Sims and family, sharing time in the local community gathering.
The Cloverdale M. E. Sunday School plans a picnic on Saturday August 22 1908 in Fred Burgit's grove near Cloverdale. Thirty schools invited and expected good attendance. Principal speakers include Hon A B Kirkpatrick of Kvakome Martin A Morrison of Frankfort and Alva Reser of Lafayette. Music offered.
Sore feet are treated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised by W Stone of East Poland Maine for healing burns cuts and abrasions and also for piles It is sold under guarantee at Kemps drug store for 25c
Readable fragments show times for an event on Sunday with morning and afternoon signals. The text lists 7 25 a m 9 7 53 a m 4 28 p m and notes Sunday only.
A local store advertises drastic markdowns on wash fabrics to clear stock before next season. The sale features low prices on lawns, batistes, silks, linens, India head linens, embroideries, and organdies with multiple graded discounts and color options.
A sale offers a lot of three skirts priced at 3.50 and 3.75 values for 1.75. The items are described as misses skirts in fancy mixtures and plain material.
A local ad announces deep discounts on warm weather footwear to clear surplus inventory. Prices include 85c infants and ladies slippers, 97c child tan oxfords, 1.15 for women’s patent leather and men’s box grain shoes, with many items priced to move.
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