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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1908
Page
8
Coal price listed at 2.75 per ton from Russiaville Lumber and Coal Co. Notes on infant care mention Chamberlain's Salve to ease nursing distress and suggest wiping before nursing. Local sellers G W Kemp and Swayzee Bros advertise salves and penny pictures at Mrs Woody's Studio near Wadman’s store.
Major C. will begin the spring 1908 season at Bik enberry's Barn in Russiaville where the horse holds a pacing record of 2 4 for Float Jolley of Tipton, the owner.
A London fashion note describes perfumed flower bracelets containing a hidden sachet bag beneath a flower wreath and elastic band. It also mentions a new salad fork with a sharpened prong to ease cutting, reflecting etiquette driven by practical tweaks.
Mrs. C. C. Wikenberry entertained a number of friends Saturday evening at her home on Main Street. Present were Mesdames U. H. C. Hart Earl Woody Omer Voolcock and Misses Enid Maris Daisy Bishop and Edna Eikenberry of Kokomo.
Mrs Rose Maxwell of Columbus Ohio visits her mother Mrs Weaver during a domestic trip.
Mr and Mrs Howard Brubaker and their little daughter Irene left Monday for a visit with relatives at Flora.
Mr and Mrs Garfield Hodson of Kokomo spent the Fourth of July in town with relatives and friends enjoying the holiday together.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church met at Sister Haun's home on Thursday. Mrs. Sherwin read an original paper. Miss Florence Wright and Lucy McIllrath sang a duet. Light refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Evans in Forest. All invited.
Many cities discuss supplying eyeglasses to children with defective eyesight, amid questions on government aid versus parental payment. Free dispensaries exist in some areas, but concerns about incompetent oculists exploiting school health reports persist.
A candle flickers above a stairway and a deep voice calls from the shadows. The visitor replies that someone is next door. A quip about shaving follows as the scene unfolds in a Chicago News style vignette.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reports peat fires in Yorkshire that have burned for centuries. Castledon in Whitby and an Osmotherly farmhouse hold fires said to be over 200 and 500 years old, never extinguished for three centuries.
A writer on burglary superstition concludes burglars avoid houses with a squinting female servant and shy away after three horses slip by in a day. One confesses that burglars never target houses numbered 22 93 111 or 444. Philadelphia North American reports.
Paris journalist Ernest Blum finds a cure for broken crockery. A country girl cook, once destructive, fears losing a husband after Blum asks if breaking two dozen dishes ruins marriage prospects, and the remark proves effective.
Alson Bell of Galveston was in town on Thursday for business purposes as reported in local notes.
A jeweler recalls a frantic incident as a bride-to-be arrives with several wedding gifts asking for help identifying buyers. She mixed up cards, prompting staff to contact possible givers to avoid misdirected thanks. The event underscores wedding season mix ups and guest list confusion.
A brief quoted exchange from the Cleveland Leader reflects on Eden and winter, noting pity for Adam and Eve being cast out and identifying winter as beginning after the fall through casual dialogue.
A brief quotation reflects on education as the best path to earning a living. The snippet credits Phillips and emphasizes personal struggle as the route to learning.
Mr and Mrs W A Weddell of Kokomo spent Saturday and Sunday with friends and incidentally attended the races.
Mr and Mrs Rolla Cook of Ko komo spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Harry Sherwin, sharing a weekend visit in the area.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Ellis of Ko komo were Saturday and Sunday guests at the A S Thompson home, sharing time with the Thompson family during the weekend visit.
A quiet walk under the night sky features a bashful youth explaining Jupiter and Mars distances to Georgiana. They discuss if inhabitants exist on the planets and wonder about visibility from Earth on a dark evening.
A selection of guidance on phrasing and style from a schoolbook. It contrasts proper forms with common misuses and includes a biblical quotation example about a mass of corpses, then notes on expressing actions clearly and avoiding awkward phrases. It mentions figures such as Miss Maude Maris visiting from Indianapolis and local draft horses.
Miss Florence Morris visits her sister Mrs. Will Dong and family in Warsaw for a stay with relatives.
Mr and Mrs John Gifford spent the Fourth of July with friends at Green Field and returned Monday.
W H Eikenberry returned home briefly Thursday evening. Mrs John M Thompson of Greenfield visits her mother Mrs Phoeberry.
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