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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1908
Page
2
The Observer notes that over 200 million corsets are produced yearly in the United States and toys with a wry aside about sheltering cats. It imagines cats choosing the back fence comforts over a shelter, reflecting a bit of local humor on social plans.
A Jersey man identified as a miser was found operating as an illicit distiller of applejack. The report notes the individual was repeatedly determined to keep tight control over his affairs while violating local liquor laws.
A woman rushed into a blazing building to rescue her false teeth and met danger but escaped by a narrow margin as flames spread. No other victims reported.
A reflective note argues true virtue or vice lies in the soul, where poverty or wealth scarcely change the measure of a person. The statement suggests character outlasts material fortune in defining worth.
The record notes that the State of Washington produced about 10 500 000 shingles last year. This statistic highlights state level timber and construction material activity and implies a robust shingles industry within the period.
Hetty Green condemns American girls who marry titled foreigners as fools. The outspoken financier questions whether she has nothing better to do than spout platitudes.
The New Orleans Pleayune comments that prejudice against gold is remarkable yet admits the writers have never felt troubled by it. The remark reads as a peculiarly observed, lightly amused stance on financial sentiment.
The year sees an unusually large persimmon crop while Wall Street traders appear to be misplacing their confidence and investment instincts in a lighthearted comparison.
A historical note highlights the inventor's dream of a gyroscopic railway car using a single rail as a transformative transportation concept. The piece emphasizes progress mindset and futuristic engineering imagination for public readership.
A French inventor announces a method to send snapshot photographs via submarine cable. He says the discovery will depress American tourists in Paris and alter travel impressions.
A Montgomery Advertiser quip notes that a man pushing twins in a buggy reflects shared urban troubles with neighbors. The remark hints at common domestic tensions in apartment living.
A satirical note predicts many will claim lifelong support for prohibition as its success grows, surprising natives with sudden loyalty claims.
Pedestrian Weston laments that road conditions have not improved in forty years, noting wear and tear remain. He concedes they may not be worse, suggesting a tempered sense of gratification in the stagnation.
A London physician visits the ward to claim kissing harms teeth and notes that ongoing medical opinion links corns and bunions to promiscuous osculation as doctors build the case.
In Chicago clever folks churn skimmed milk with lactic acid to make fresh buttermilk. Yet the piece notes such fake products fail to fool anyone who has tasted real buttermilk from a wooden churn of memory.
A man attempting to switch on his barn’s electric lighting pulled a mule’s tail by mistake. The unexpected jolt caused a sudden and dramatic realization as the barn light came on, illustrating dangers in early electrical use.
A writer questions hype over Scotch whisky produced in Japan. The piece notes other misattributions such as potatoes grown in Germantown and Turkish cigarettes made in New York, suggesting skepticism about global production claims.
President Roosevelt told a farmers delegation that his policies rest on honesty. He urged them not to hoard the good apples at the top of the barrel to swindle gullible buyers.
The London Daily Mail says the moving of the American fleet to the Pacific is a development with lasting importance and warns the public not to worry about the incident, claiming full significance will be realized by future generations.
A New York man wooed a girl for seven years before proposing. What seemed patient on the part of the woman may have been a deep conviction from the start that she would win him.
A two thousand acre tract of forest land was donated to Harvard University for forestry classes. The gift underscores the growing value of forestry as an academic field and provides a living laboratory for students and researchers.
The Gold Fellows building in Indianapolis nears completion at fourteen stories, offering a panoramic Marion county view from the top. Doctors report over 2,000 grip cases in Evansville, while Bloomington voters clash over telephone rates. A fatal carriage crash near Quincy leaves two men dead after a robbery and assault.
James W. Riddle a farmer from New Marion died by shotgun in a suspected suicide after believing he had been cheated in a real estate deal. Local authorities note the act followed reports of alleged fraud.
The 15 year old Mary Ham was fatally burned when her clothing ignited from a red hot drum stove near Bloomington. The tragedy highlights a dangerous kitchen accident involving a youth in the area.
A petition circulates among Grant county farmers to establish a game preserve spanning 2 500 to 4 000 acres in a single tract. Farmers consent to a three year hunting ban to protect wildlife.
Alexander Stidman a prominent 70 year old landowner and farmer in Tippecanoe county was struck and killed by a west bound Lake Erie and Western passenger train at a crossing near Lafayette.
Straud Fowler of Valley City Harrison County killed a huge eagle along the Ohio River cliffs. The bird measured feet 2 inches from tip to tip and is claimed by river men to be the largest of its species ever killed in the area.
The State Board of Health reports marked improvement statewide in spitting on trains and street cars. It says it has waged a relentless war against the practice for years and has doubled efforts recently to curb it.
News of American Car and Foundry company leasing thousands of acres in Clark County for oil and gas prospecting has drawn a number of competitors to the field across the state.
Rudolph G. Leeds of Richmond is editor and publisher of the Richmond Palladium, chosen as a delegate to the Republican national convention at age 21 by the Sixth district convention in Cambridge City.
After a 20 hour deliberation the Greenfield jury found Frances Duncan guilty of second degree murder in the Lafollette case. He faces life imprisonment at Michigan City prison for shooting Lafollette after he rebuked attention to Mrs Lafollette, who has since disappeared.
College Park with 97 residents is named a town corporation and is the state's smallest town. Two other Indiana towns report 193 residents. College Park hosts Central College of the United Brethren in Christ, opened in 1897 near Huntington.
Virgil M. Castor, 21, of Noblesville, asks the court to annul his marriage to Leona Castor claiming he was under eighteen at the time of the wedding and that as a minor he could not contract marriage. He says he never lived with nor recognized her as his wife.
Mrs. Elia LaPointe, an Indian, was brought before Judge Sturgis in Hartford City on Monday for the murder of Mrs. Florence Besancon. LaPointe allegedly shot Besancon after finding her with her supposed lover. Prosecutor Emshwiler aims to prove guilt. defense cites insanity.
Wealthy Elkhart County farmer James M Rohrer disinherited his wife and three sons and left his entire estate to four daughters. Each son received $2. Mrs Rohrer faced a divorce suit at his death.
A well dressed man about 35 years old leaped in front of a Lake Shore train at La Porte in view of about a dozen observers and was killed. The incident details indicate suicide or self harm in a public setting. Police and investigators were summoned to the scene for inquiry.
Walter R. Milles of Earlham College won first prize at the annual college state oratorical contest in Indianapolis held last week. Chester A. Jewett of Depauw took second, while Burns of Hanover Linn of Wabash and Miss Lee of Butler tied for third with Doyle of Notre Dame. Georgia Lewis of Franklin placed seventh.
The state fair grounds will receive an electric power and lighting plant immediately. Plans and specifications are ordered for a saw tooth architecture building costing about $40,000 to house 326 horses. The power plant is estimated at $30,000 and will be erected with no delay to illuminate the national saengerfest next June.
R B Ogleshee head of the bank department of the state auditor's office prepared a summary of state banks' condition through Dec 3 1997. Total resources were 60 882 646.22 versus 64 079 751.19 on Sept 30. Decrease largely due to withdrawals. capital stock paid into all state banks increased.
Mayor George R. Durgan and the Board of Public Works ask Lafayette City Council to build a municipal electric lightning plant. The council worries about increasing bonded debt as the city has reached the limit. A special election may be required if the council favors the plan.
In Logansport preliminary steps for the impeachment of Mayor McKee have been taken as part of a bitter Eleventh district fight. Four councilmen allied with Postmaster Johnston secured a resolution for impeachment proceedings on Peb 16, forming a majority. McKee defended himself claiming no intoxication on Jan 16 but said he was under opiate influence prescribed by his family physician.
The Indiana Democratic Editorial Association in Indianapolis last week endorsed a local option law and William Jennings Bryan for president. Editors predicted a successful Democratic campaign and urged tax cuts and abolition of Republican “useless offices.” They praised the outlook for Democratic success and faulted national policy for a “square deal” lapse. Elected officers included President A. D. Moffett Elwood first vice president W S Chambers New Castle second vice president Clay Metsker Plymouth secretary S Paul Poynter Sullivan treasurer Oscar Cravens Bloomington.
Orders from the American Window Glass Company reach Hartford City to fire the idle No. 3 factory. The plant, idle since last April, carries a monthly payroll of 50,000 dollars.
Floyd county awards contract for an eight mile free Pike road in Georgetown township at a cost of 17 972. The project marks the county's first free Pike initiative and funds are allocated for construction.
A long running feud between Browns and Perkinses over a cat ends in a humorous exchange. Brown sends a note claiming his cat died, Perkins replies with sarcasm about Mrs. Brown being ill.
In a backstage exchange, the critic asks for plot specifics as the play is set for production. The playwright cites uncertainty, noting the stage boy and door man have not specified what changes to the piece are desired.
Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her backache and urinary trouble in January 1903 and that, four and a half years later, in June 1907, she still has had no kidney problems. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Boston baby refuses to call a medicine dose that he finds nauseous nice, replying to Waldo with resolve. The Pittsburgh Post notes the exchange as a remark on dignity and perception.
An ad extols St Jacobs Oil as balancing pain soothing virtues for all nerve and bodily pains. It claims deep penetrating power reaches sciatic and brain nerves and that after topical use a ten minute sniff may induce deep sleep. It asserts unmatched efficacy and urges every family to keep a bottle handy.
The Wittsburg Post quotes a boastful man claiming he can recall events at age three, and a solemn citizen who retorts that by age three he had written a volume of reminiscences. The exchange highlights boast and wit in a humorous local note.
C V Beltz of Tippecanoe Indiana suffered eczema for over two years on his legs. He tried all doctors patent medicines and quack cures with no relief until using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He reports immediate relief and full health. November 15 1905.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a fireproof building hazards and a safety razor risks. The short piece suggests caution while warning about unlikely dangers in everyday objects and settings.
Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Sworn December 6 before A. W. Geeason, Toledo, Ohio. Cure taken internally, tests testimonials offered, sold by druggists. Wall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Balzac aphorism notes that equality may be desirable but cannot be transformed into fact by human power. The remark reflects skepticism about social equals in practice and emphasizes limits of ideal justice.
Ad touts Bromo Quinine as a universal laxative to cure a cold in one day. Signature attributed to BE. W. Grove. Includes a Virgil quote about aiding the wretched and broad claims of world use.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims gum softening and pain relief with wind colic cure, priced at 25 cents per bottle.
It would be hard to have to go to heaven and find it a foreign country and a land of strangers. Mrs. Austin's Famous Pancakes make 4 hearty, wholesome breakfast. Fresh sup ply now at your grocers.
The lesson recounts a nobleman from Capernaum seeking Jesus in Cana to heal his dying son. Jesus warns that belief requires signs, but the man believes Jesus' word and departs. on the way his servants report his son lives, confirming the miracle and the nobleman's faith.
A man by a stalled car is questioned by a touring car driver who learns the wife inside a distant farmhouse is farewell kissing her sister’s newborn. He offers to telegraph the glad news if the other man stays within 1000 miles and provides an address.
A Chicago plumber’s apprentice visits health authorities to register his father’s death, claiming the father will die tonight. The clerk rejects this, noting the doctor’s prognosis as uncertain, and the apprentice hedges about how long the father will live.
A brief dialogue explores belief in mental science. One character asserts true understanding is unlikely to be valuable, while the other challenges the depth of belief and understanding. The exchange reflects skepticism and irony about self proclaimed expertise.
A dialogue contrasts views on finance with remarks that a wife treats her husband as a trust company and her father as a bank, reflecting humorous financial metaphor in a New York Sun item.
The Baltimore American quips New York faces a brown study over a plan to craft a black outlook for the blue Jaws so the metropolis might again paint the town red as officials weigh a bold color strategy.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt shows dialogue where a woman asks to buy her soul’s thoughts and a poet responds he seldom earns more than 50 cents for them. The exchange highlights satire on value and art.
In a sharp quip, Mr. Enpeck asks Mrs. Enpeck to close either her mouth or the courthouse door to avoid confusion, prompting her retort that she cannot tell the difference. The exchange showcases a domestic humor vignette with a legal-flavored punchline.
An advertisement touts Grape-Nuts as a pure grain product of wheat and barley with phosphate of potash to nourish brain and nerve centers. It cites Dr. Geo W Carey and argues potassium phosphate supports nerve fluid and cognitive health, urging readers to use the cereal for deficiencies and balanced wellbeing.
A woman writer and mother praises Grape-Nuts as brain fuel and a source of steady nourishment for herself and her four children. She says morning appetite returned, fatigue eased, and mental clarity improved after adopting the cereal and Postum products from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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