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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
2
The Observer excerpt cites the Charleston News and Courier on modern feminine attire. It mocks the idea that fashion follows women’s “free minds” and predicts future backlash against “sensible” styles, anticipating a return to restrictive dress.
The Saxon landtag approved an education bill to replace foreign terms with German substitutes in schools. Examples include erdkune for geographic and vorlaufige Amsten thebung for suspension, reflecting a push to remove alien origin words from curricula and official use.
During Abdul Hamid s reign the American Missionary College at Tarsus sent textbooks to New York. All but chemistry volumes arrived. A port commissioner scolded the president for bringing incendiary works and revealed one surviving copy with the H20 symbol, declaring Hamid IT is nothing.
Swiss astronomer Le Coultre reports five years of Mars observations showing intermittent luminous appearances like searchlight rays. The repeats in the same spots fuel belief Mars is inhabited and signaling Earth.
The article marks Verdi’s centennial birth and highlights operas such as Il Trovatore La Traviata Rigoletto and Othello Falstaff as enduring works whose precise birth date is uncertain but whose fame remains unending.
The fight against aigrettes spurs a movement to protect bird life. The Audubon Society has served admirably in educating the nation on conserving our natural resources and the dangers of endangered birds in forest conservation for fashion.
Society in Britain turns away from American heiresses and adopts a novel pastime by taking tea aboard an airship. The spectacle signals a broader trend toward eccentric, fashionable indulgence at high society events.
The remark about making red pepper from sawdust and red ink surfaces in a light comment. The question about Tabasco sauce mats its playful tone with a casual inquiry into its state or quality.
In an annual report Secretary Daniels urges Congress to authorize two dreadnoughts eight destroyers and three submarines. He favors government manufacture of guns armor and powder and hails navy readiness for emergencies. The 63rd Congress session opened at noon.
Judge Charles Wellborn denied without prejudice the small stockholders petition for a receivership of the $20,000,000 Los Angeles Investment Co noting a defective filing and granting amendment privilege. Other items include a Eureka Fort Seward earthquake shock with minor impact, the Minnesota steamship refloated after grounding in Shimonoseki Straits, no damage reported. The U.S. Justice Department sued the American Can Co and affiliates under the Sherman Act for restraint of tin can trade. boxer George Chip defeated Tim ONeill in Racine. New York Real Estate Security Co failure prompts involuntary bankruptcy filing. assets include property in Manhattan and the Bronx. A breach of promise suit is filed against the estate of Frank B. Sherburne by Miss Jennie L. Carter.
A Vancouver court ruling holds that Canadian orders in council restricting Hindu entry are ultra vires and that Hindus cannot be excluded except for idiocy disease crime or mendicancy, shaping immigration law implications. In London a Thanksgiving dinner noted the British indorsement of the Monroe doctrine by Viscount Haldane. The Paris Academy offers 2000 dollars for a method to domesticate the heron for aigrets without killing birds.
The American Automobile Association holds its annual convention in Richmond Virginia with delegates from across the nation in attendance. Twenty five reasons to spare Charles Becker from execution for the Rosenthal murder will be heard by the state court of appeals. Becker sits in Sing Sing awaiting electrocution. A general strike of commercial vehicle and auto truck drivers is declared in Indianapolis. West Point defeats Navy 22 to 9 before 42 000 spectators in Brush Stadium New York. The Chicago International Live Stock Exposition opens with record entries. Stephen Bull Sr will probate in Racine Wisconsin estate valued at 10 million dollars. Heirs include three daughters and a son with smaller gifts to grandchildren and Taylor Orphans home receiving 20000 dollars.
The Mexican federal gunboats Tampico and Guerrero bombarded Altata Sinaloa destroying the city. Rebels fled inland as British Admiral Craddock met Admiral Fletcher in Vera Cruz over U.S. stance on marines. Huerta orders separate cell confinement for deputies and possible executions, amid fear of plots against him.
Dr Talcott Williams dean at Columbus university’s Pulitzer School of Journalism wins the presidency of the American conference of teachers of journalism at its Madison Wisconsin convention. Cassius M. Clay dies in Paris Kentucky. he was a former Kentucky constitutional convention president and Democratic contender for governor. Wilbur Laremore named referee in New York divorce suit. Samuel Lewis Shank resigns as mayor of Indianapolis amid labor troubles and impeachment pressure. Henry R. Wallace becomes mayor. Joe Rivers defeats Leach Cross in a 20 round boxing bout in Vernon California with the referee signaling Rivers as winner.
Multiple Indiana towns report incidents and events. Police killed 100 dogs at large in Terre Haute while Paragon completes a new Baptist building costing 3000 dollars. Burglary in Terre Haute nets watches. Brazil sees a fatal traction car crash. a murder acquittal in Vincennes. and a 18 hour Bufkin murder verdict near Petersburg with a life sentence.
London report on Professor Schmidt of the Imperial University of St. Petersburg studying Phasmids or stick insects. He finds they enter daily cataleptic trance during daylight and can hold odd postures for hours without fatigue, feeding at night and awakening only by strong nervous stimulation.
London reports a growing fad of carrying nutmegs as charms to ward off rheumatism. Observers note wearers fix nuts in watch pockets or on belts, while proponents claim cures or prevention, though skeptics call it superstition. A spice firm cites a customer who swears by it. Domestic lore ties the practice to Banda island oils.
A 50 pound squash grown by Ruby Tilton, eleven, in the garden of her father E P Tilton, a local policeman, was placed on exhibition in Springfield Massachusetts.
A witty observation notes that some women meet husbands who overestimate their own knowledge and certainty. The remark highlights the gap between self assurance and actual expertise in domestic conversations.
An Old World advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a remedy for colds fevers headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worm elimination. It claims quick relief and pleasant taste with a 24 year reputation and free sample offer from A S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A concise quip notes Jones as a friend who is always in need, reflecting a humorous exchange about loyalty and dependency.
Mr R M Fleenor of Otterbein Indiana suffered kidney trouble for 25 years then bladder inflammation. After failing doctors, two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills restored his health and he endorses the remedy. Free Household Hints National Anthem music and recipes offered.
French dressmaker Paul Poiret told a New York reporter he focuses on beauty rather than morality. He then narrated a story about a young woman in a white dinner gown under a blazing electrolier, asking how the dress shows, with a man replying that it shows up to the knee and praising white silk stockings with gold clocks.
A New Jersey man concludes his eight year old boy is too bright. At dinner the father told a funny Philadelphia tale to guests. After dessert the boy exclaimed with delight for another story to hear.
A terse remark about a friend known for seeking comfort ends with a macabre punchline in which the man is described as being in a padded cell. The dialogue echoes a grim humor about confinement and sanity.
A compact saying urges constant activity and resilience, preferring proactive effort over vulnerability. It promotes a mindset of bold action and self defense in everyday challenges.
A wife recounts coffee’s calming warnings and her switch to Postum after her doctor advised against coffee. She notes her family adopts Postum, her husband eventually joins, and they become “coffee-slaves no longer.” The ad highlights Regular and Instant Postum sold by grocers with the tagline There’s a Reason.
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