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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
2
Divide and Divorce Clause Draws Sharp Courtroom Attention
A speaker declares that "every man has his price" and urges that public officials and clergymen face challenges from justices of the peace in enforcing divorcees laws. The remark signals ongoing tensions over moral authority and legal proceedings in the era.
Ohio Man Invents Automatic Typewriter
An Ohio man unveils an automatic typewriter with promises it does not chew gum or tinker with personal hair, signaling a practical machine for builders and office workers.
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Ohio
World Population of Lepone Girls Quoted in Estimates
A recent estimate claims about 900,060 lepnone girls exist globally. The report notes most are currently busy, with many at a moment of giving the busy signal.
Unlucky Boys Turn Voters Says Uncle Joe Cannon
Uncle Joe Cannon cautions that while boys are boys the transition to voters cannot be ignored. He notes many youths reach voting age and suggests attention to their civic responsibilities. The remark frames youth maturation within political participation.
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Joe Cannon
Arctic exploration tale hints at Martian astronomers
If ever the command of the story of arctic exploration is written it will be found that astronomers on Mars discovered the north pole ages ago.
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Mars
Money, Fool, and Fortune Quote Echoes in Exchange
An aphorism about money and wisdom notes that wealth serves the wise and governs the foolish, while predicting that the fool and his fortune are quickly separated. The proverb-style remark reflects a timeless view on financial judgment.
American Arrested in Russia to Return With New Material
An American who was detained in Russia while gathering material for a lecture bill soon be back here with additional material he did not anticipate obtaining.
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Russia
No Middle Class in Brazil Warns Commentator
A commentator argues Brazil lacks a true middle class, saying the nation is divided into only rich and poor and that politicians will find it easy to craft platforms around this stark division.
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Brazil
Professor Advises Women To Seek Opinions Beyond Husbands
A professor urges women to quit taking opinions from their husbands sparking bemused responses about which women the professor has been mingling with and what husbands might think.
Hoosterisms to form Bartholomew auto club
Autoists of Bartholomew county plan to form an automobile club to promote better roads. Frank B. Jenkinson, candidate for Wayne county treasurer, alleges a local bank attempted to bribe him to quit the race, claiming the bank backs another candidate and fears Jenkinson’s nomination.
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Bartholomew County
Jenkinson
Frank B. Jenkinson
Wayne County
All Lafayette Is Scratching Score Surges With Cuban Itch
Lafayette reports a wave of Cuban itch with numerous cases across the city. Health officials warn residents to avoid scratching and seek care for persistent symptoms. Public clinics prepare extra supplies as cases rise.
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Lafayette
Independents Set World Record In Five-Man Bowling
The Independents rolled 1,209 in the five man event of the Shelbyville bowling tournament, establishing a world record for a five-man team.
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Independents
Shelbyville
Innovative Metal Railroad Tie Unveiled in Greenfield
George Williams of Greenfield unveils a metal railroad tie that holds rails without bolts or spikes, promising simpler maintenance and potentially quicker rail assembly. The invention showcases a streamlined fastening method aimed at reducing labor and equipment needed for track installation.
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George Williams
Greenfield
Indiana to Inspect Five-Cent Theaters Statewide
The Indiana Department of Inspection has begun a general theater review across the state, and five-cent theaters will be included in the inspection effort.
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Indiana
Indiana Department of Inspection
Branch Announces Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
Emmet F. Branch of Martinsville, speaker of the Indiana House, formally announces his run for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
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Emmet F. Branch
Martinsville
Indiana
House of Representatives
Directors of Indianapolis Club urge city auto sobriety ordinance
The Indianapolis Commercial Club directors adopted a resolution asking the city to pass a ordinance prohibiting drunkards and persons under 17 from operating automobiles.
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Indianapolis Commercial Club
Premonition of Death At Funeral Ends in Tragedy
Mrs. Mary Goulde aged 75 collapsed and died of heart disease during the funeral of her sister Mrs. Drusella Clarkson in Dupont. She had warned her husband she feared dying at the service.
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Mary Goulde
Drusella Clarkson
Dupont
Burial rite for Pang Yuen at Crown Hill Cemetery
A Chinese launderer Pang Yuen was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis with a lunch placed on his coffin lid to satisfy six men. Incense and wax tapers burned at the grave to ward off spirits and aid his journey to the afterlife described as the Desert of Death and Everlasting Land of the Sun.
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Pang Yuen
Crown Hill Cemetery
Indianapolis
Death
Greek duo seeks legal name change in Lafayette
Two Greek businessmen in Lafayette plan to ask a court to change their restaurant and lunch room name. They say their long Grecian name Peter and Thomas Pappatheidorokoummountourgiotopoulos is too hard for American patrons to pronounce.
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Lafayette
Peter and
Thomas Pappatheodorokoummountourgiotopoulos
National Juvenile Betterment Association formed at Warsaw
The National Juvenile Betterment Association was formed at Warsaw with officers: President Judge Willis Brown Salt Lake City. vice-president Dr J C Elsom Wisconsin University. secretary Charles B Hohn Anderson Indiana. treasurer S W Haynes Portland Indiana. The plan is to bring thousands of boys from across the country to Winona Lake each summer. The camp next summer will run from July 28 to August 16.
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National Juvenile Betterment Association
Warsaw
Willis Brown
Salt Lake City
J. C. Elsom
Wisconsin University
Charles B. Hohn
Anderson
Ind
S. W. Haynes
Portland
Winona Lake
Odd Bits of World News and Curiosities
A collection noting 27 Australian women in professional kangaroo racing, Japanese rheumatic health links, Liberia’s exact sun times, carrier pigeons’ afterflight behavior, Irish crisis rates, Nevada quail epidemics from grapes, ambergris value from whale livers, black cats on Chatham Island subsisting on sea life, a card shuffling machine, a French cook’s vengeful dish sabotage, cheap Chinese papers, Shanghai daily price, and a Pittsburg dog riding in cars.
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Australia
Liberia
Ireland
Nevada
Chatham Island
Ecuador
Lava Foundation
Poitiers
France
Shanghai
Pittsburg
String as Tool and Symbol in Japan
A New York Tribune excerpt notes Japanese use of string in daily life and emergencies. It contrasts Western and Japanese practices showing string as first aid, repair, measurement, and a symbol of lawfulness guarding detainees.
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Japan
New York Tribune
Alarm Triggered by String Described in Simple Device
A contemporary explains a simple burglar alarm using a string pull. Burglars would recognize and know how to bypass it when encountered.
Scotsman in Canada Saves Life with Bagpipe Tune
A Scotchman pursued by wolves in Canada frightened them away by playing his bagpipe. The episode ends with the man escaping unharmed and a warning not to deride bagpipe music.
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Canada
Photographer Says He Took Seven Thousand Mars Pictures
A photographer claims to have captured 7000 images of Mars yet notes this will not supplant pictures of pretty girls on magazine covers. The remark contrasts space imagery with traditional pinups and reflects popular taste.
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Mars
Torrey Warns Audiences With Grim Mortality Claim
Evangelist Torrey states that in every meeting someone has heard him preach and died the next day. He is described as a bold preacher who uses fear to impact his audience.
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Evangelist Torrey
Young Chi aso Sisters Pray for Husbands Then Strike Adjective
Short excerpt notes a group of young church ladies in Chiasso praying twice daily for husbands and later removing the word good from their supplication. The fragment hints at humor about expectations and changes in petition.
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Chiaso
Portuguese bomber flees bomb and dies by own hand
A Portuguese man who forged a bomb intended for King Carlos fled the scene then killed himself. The device was described as small, about the size of a cobble, while the king is noted to weigh fifteen stone.
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Carlos
Judge frees confessed criminal for drunken crime
A judge releases a confessed criminal due to intoxication at the time of the offense, arguing that neither life nor liberty was seriously jeopardized, thereby avoiding a harsher penalty or custody.
Weirs of George Washington Claim Cincinnati Land
The writer asks if any city in this country sits on land claimed by the heirs of Sonchody, questioning if Cincinnati rests on disputed territory tied to Washington and heirs.
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Weirs
George Washington
Cneinnati
Sonchody
Minnesota Governor Advocates Ten Dollar Year Belief
A Minnesota governor argues that a ten dollar annual amount is sufficient for most men, noting that many who earn similar sums once held the same belief and could recall believing the same.
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Minnesota
Millionaire Socialist Critics Solitary Socialism Claim
A millionaire Socialist laments he cannot practice Socialism alone and says he should find many willing to share possessions equally. The remark highlights tensions between ideals of common ownership and individual choice in economic ethics.
President and Cabinet Shown Clean Shaven in Photo
A recent photograph of the President and his cabinet shows none with whiskers. The note warns England not to misinterpret this as a sign of unfriendly intent.
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England
Giant fossil skeleton found in Steuben County New York
Paleontologists report discovery of a massive animal skeleton in Steuben County New York. A single tooth reportedly weighed about 9144 pounds, suggesting a colossal creature capable of enormous bite force under ideal preservation conditions.
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Steuben County
New York
Rival Geese of Rome Foil Burglars at Shelbyville Home
Marvin Clark of Shelbyville tied a hen to a chair to guard his home. At midnight the rooster crowed loudly, waking him and revealing a burglar attempting entry. Police investigated the disturbance.
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Marvin Clark
Shelbyville
Clark
Indiana to Consider Independent Electric Plant at State Fair Grounds
The Indiana Board of Agriculture plans to sanction an independent electric lighting enterprise for the Indiana State Fair Grounds following similar moves by other states and will discuss the proposal at its next meeting.
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State Fair Grounds
State Board Ofgriculture
Mas Sanction
Indiana Grounds
Sugar Grove Woman Regains Sight After Cataract Surgery
Mrs Mary Eagle of Sugar Grove emerges from fifteen years of blindness with successful cataract operation. She then first beholds her youngest daughter now fourteen, marking a profound moment for Wayne county.
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Mary Eagle
Sugar Grove
Wayne County
Leap Year Proposals Reach Pike County Bachelors
Petersburg papers announced fifty two bachelors as leap year prospects for Pike County maids and widows. Ten bachelors received proposals but none were accepted as the tight money market barred marriage.
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Pike County
Petersburg
Rented From the Pastor, Too
Roderick Patterson, a 50 year old Vincennes miller, died by swallowing carbolic acid after failing to pay rent. He had been ill with consumption and faced eviction from a home owned by a local minister, pastor of a leading church.
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Roderick Patterson
Vincennes Miller
Delphi waterworks pays for itself in under sixteen years
Delphi, Indiana, owns and operates its waterworks debt free. The plant has, in less than sixteen years, paid for itself and leaves a $500 balance in the fund while saving the city an estimated $25 000 to $40 000 in water rents over that period.
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Delphi
Indiana
Seniors End Expensive Graduation Dresses With Cap and Gown
The Columbus high school's senior class votes to wear caps and gowns at commencements to help students who cannot afford graduation attire. They argue this practice will prevent dropouts caused by costly clothes and establish a simple, affordable ceremony standard.
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Columbus High School
Indiana Brand Sought for Evansville Mayor wife pick
Evansville mayor John W. Boehme received a letter from M. E. Luther of Ft. Morgan Colorado asking him to find a wife. Luther says Colorado women are plentiful but he prefers the Indiana brand.
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John W. Boehme
Evansville
M. E. Luther
Ft. Morgan, Colo
Morgan
Colorado
Indiana
Teen and Goshen man linked in death by chloroform gas
Twenty minutes after leaving Miss Myrtle Winebrenner aged 16 Guy Lash of Goshen 20 years old saturated a bed sheet with chloroform and turned on the gas resulting in a death.
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Myrtle Winebrenner
Guy Lash
Goshen
Hard Lines for the Italians in Bedford Letters
Bedford stone operators offer 20 reward for arrest and conviction of writers of threatening letters to merchants warning against selling firearms to foreign laborers. Two postal inspectors are sent to Bedford to locate the writers. Bedford insurers instruct canceling policies on Italian residences and stores owned or controlled.
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Stone Operators
Bedford
Bedford Insurance
Regular Cowboy Wedding Ties Idaho Bride and Rancher
Bil Summit, Rupert Idaho ranch owner and cattle breeder, marries Flora Perkins near Decker. Summit long absent from the West reappears to court his former sweetheart, now wed. The couple plan to reside in Idaho with Summit's parents nearby.
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Bil” Summit
Rupert
Idaho
Flora Perkins
Decker
Summit
Growth of Indiana Coal Industry in 1906 Output
The United States Geological Survey reports Indiana yielded 12,092,560 short tons of coal in 1906 with a spot value of $13,116,261. Indiana ranks sixth among coal states and shows rapid growth over the previous decade, with output doubling since 1899 and more than tripling since 1896.
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Indiana
United States Geological Survey
Old Folks Divorce Tragedy Unfolds In Hartford City
In a Hartford City circuit court drama, 71 year old Francis Dell wins separation from 61 year old Marinda Bell after 44 years marriage. Dell's alimony is set at 1600 dollars. The case uncovers the 1864 murder of Jacob Pursell by Bell, a crime for which Bell was never tried after grand jury review.
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Hartford City
Francis Dell
Marinda Bell
Francis Bell
Jacob Pursell
Bell
Disastrous Warehouse Fire in Coburn Warehouse
A fire at the Coburn warehouse in Indianapolis last week caused about $500000 in losses. Fire investigators are assessing the scene and no injuries are reported.
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Indianapolis
Members Dedicate $50,000 Church in Muncie
Members of the Friends' Church at Muncie dedicated a church valued at $50,000 last Sunday, marking a milestone for the congregation and reflecting ongoing community commitments.
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Friends’ Church
Muncie
Dreamer’s Beverage Says Water Wears Stone Away
A fragment describes two men debating the effects of water on stone and a hypothetical harm to a stomach from drinking large glassfuls. The dialogue emphasizes exaggerated outcomes and a bohemian mindset.
Pine Knot the Presidents Virginia Farm A Rural Retreat
The Pine Knot retreat near the Virginia farm is described as a democratic camp with abundant verdure and air. Rabbits quail and wild turkey habitat persist though the turkey becomes scarcer. A new flight of board steps was built as weather wears away older ones.
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Virginia
Pine Knot
Department of Agriculture
White House
Twain recalls horse thief story from Virginia City
Mark Twain spoke at a New York publishers dinner about his early reporting days in Virginia City. He recounted a case where a boot thrown at a judge by a burly thief narrowly struck a reporter, a moment he later wrote up in one paragraph.
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Mark Twain
New York
Virginia City
Sunday School Lesson The Woman of Samaria Narrative
A summary card of John 4 5 26 retold for Sunday school notes recounts Jesus resting at Jacobs well near Sychar in Samaria and asking a drink from a Samaritan woman. It covers their dialogue on living water true worship and the coming Messiah with Jesus declaring I am he and teaching worship in spirit and truth.
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Samaria
Sycnar
Jacob
Joseph
Jesus
God
Jerusalem
Messias
Christ
Judea
What Under the Sun and a Daughter's Choice
A father questions his daughter's suitor Mr Spriggins as she rejects a man with wealth but she insists on a husband who does not smoke chew drink swear belong to clubs play cards stay out late or motor. He replies you are a stranger here heaven is your home.
Shoes Left On Stairs Prompt Quip From Mrs Knicker Henry
Humorous exchange cited in Puck cartoon shows Mrs Knicker Henry defending footwear left on stairs as an English cushion for blacking. Knicker Henry responds with bemused wit while explaining the action.
A Treasure Ship
Silas notes the Lucy Tanner sails with 7,500 tons of coal each voyage. Hank Harkins jokes pirates are absent from the seas.
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Silas Stubble
Lucy Tanner
Hank Harkins
Ginger
Puck
Well Known Alaska Congressman Thos Cale Notes Address
Brief notice lists Thos Cale of Alaska as a U S congressman with Washington address 1312 9th St NW Washington DC It includes a Peruna endorsement from Hon C Slemp and a generic sales line for Man a Lin laxative suggesting a dated promotional clipping.
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Pacific Slope
H& Washington
9Th St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Thos. Cate
Congress
Alaska
Washington
9Th St. N. W
C. Slemp
Virginia
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim Proof of Cure and Offer
A scanned advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It asserts internal bloodstream action and mucous surface impact, promising $100 to anyone not cured, and directs readers to send for testimonials from I J Cheney Toledo. O. The product is sold by dr того gists for 75 cents and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Not Much News Summarized From An Arctic Expedition Tale
In 1903 an Alaska Cook Inlet expedition tried Mount Mechinley climbing then rafted down the Chulita river after weeks of hardship. A local old man with dogs noted the era’s crises saying the Jones is dead the pope is chosen Roosevelt will complain to Russia over massacred Jews and other events.
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Cook Inlet
Alaska
Mechinley
Chulita
Robert Dunn
Roosevelt
Rooshia
Smeone
Servia
Mecoshia
Man Proposes Woman Declines in Frigid Exchange
A humorous exchange unfolds as a man proposes and a woman with a refrigerator heart rejects him. He remains oblivious to figurative signals while pondering his win by losing and noting the father’s supposed approval, after a mistaken loan attempt last week.
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Y. m
Postum Brand Compared With Coffee Claims Health Benefits
A doctor notes that families using Postum appeared healthier than coffee drinkers. The speaker recalls switching to Postum before marriage and abandoning coffee and tea. after starting Postum, digestive problems disappeared. The notice cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and promotes Read, The Road to Wellville.
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Postumm
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellvills
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Columbus
Peruna
Thomas Cale
Man-a-lin
Panthy
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