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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
2
The page shelves a series of humorous GOP style quips and social jests about subjects like counterfeit money, census optimism, a misfired match joke, Mark Twain as a satire figure and Mars communication hopes. It evokes a light historical local newspaper voice without a single strong news event.
The Filipino assembly decides to reduce member salaries, a move likely to provoke debate over whether Filipinos are ready for self governance and reflected as a test of political maturity.
Citizens react to news of higher costs for gravestones urging unity and restraint while seeking affordable options and memorial choices in the community.
A New York shopkeeper claims exposure to fifty robberies over forty two years. He notes it would be cheaper to move than continue to endure thefts and delays in reporting the incidents.
A playful meditation notes Confucius would face the sudden duty of guiding 400 million Chinese, a task far beyond his ancient listening and unseen governance. The line laments the clash of timeless wisdom with vast contemporary responsibility.
Reported break in in a New England city ends with burglars discovering a lemon in the safe. The incident is noted for its ironic outcome, implying the burglars got what they deserved.
A Baltimore man hospitalized for appendicitis was found to have no appendix. The operation proved successful for the doctors who received payment.
The Duke of Abruzzi intends to wed Miss Elkins in October. He believes it unnecessary to wait for the election to confirm a return to sound financial conditions in the country.
A post-mortem in Indiana found a man with a stomach capacity of six quarts. The bizarre finding prompted speculation about human anatomy and its impact on beliefs about soil productivity and time limits in agricultural estimates.
A New York scientist argues that belief in a soul mate undermines faith in self discovery. The article critiques such treatises and suggests doubt accompanies men who think they have found their partner.
A Reading railroad train struck a wagon driven by an eleven year old boy. The brake man on the locomotive caught the boy as he was hurled through the air and saved his life. The incident highlights the value of athletic sports in youth.
The text argues Manuel should marry for personal choice and prove himself to Portuguese people. It claims dynastic marriages no longer sway nations and stresses the need for Manuel to build solid popular support by showing he is a true leader with resolve and “red blood.”
A London specialist tells the Daily Mail that cigarettes are least harmful when not inhaled but most dangerous if inhaled. He warns smoking accelerates heart harm most in younger men and notes Havana cigars pose greater risk than others. He even suggests smoking cabbage as a safer alternative.
Spontaneous combustion from new mown hay filled his mow and started a $1,000 fire as his barn burned near Wabash Indiana. In Evansville a camp meeting in a grove ends in a fatal shooting when William Osbey is shot by Matthew Tolliver. Mamie Baker is dead after a shooting at the Bakers home in Vincennes. her cousin Mrs Ellis Baker and Charles Ingles are under arrest. Indiana coal industry news reports a merger announced at Brazil forming a large combine led by James H McClelland of the Brazil Black Coal Company.
Washington city council approves a new ordinance requiring all dairymen and milk dealers to subject cows to tuberculine tests to prevent tuberculosis spread.
A gas well struck on the Jonathan Alien farm southeast of Washington leaves locals pleased while prospectors express disappointment for missing oil. The find signals natural gas production potential in the area.
Howard Jones, a farmer near Folsomville, was instantly killed by a lightning strike as he left his barn. His wife Mrs Jones, thirty feet away, was not harmed.
E. E. Williams and F. E. Termain, telegraph operators in Garrett, were killed instantly when struck by a Lake Shore Express train at Pine Station as they walked on the tracks and failed to hear the approaching steam.
Edward Weed, 58, near Cromwell, became enraged when farm laborers destroyed much of his corn while turning the plow. He returned home and drove his family out before killing himself by hanging.
The Laporte sheriff receives an inquiry from C. A. Lindboe lighthouse keeper at Grasoerne Fyr Norway asking about his son Olaf Lindboe 31 who arrived in Chicago from Norway in 1904 and later went to Laporte to work for Mrs. Belle Gunneg.
Indiana May death rate reported by the State Board of Health bulletin shows 11.8, down from 12.6 last May and 13.2 the prior month. May deaths totaled 2,694 versus 2,892 last May and 2,954 in the preceding month.
In Winona Park and Kosciusko county a temperance Sabbath at a summer resort marked the end of a campaign against saloons with every establishment now out of business.
Harry Stephens of Wabash stole a horse and fell asleep while driving it. He awoke at the livery barn of Charles Barnhart and was promptly jailed.
The Republican State Committee of Indiana will seek to secure President Roosevelt for at least one speech in Indiana if he joins the campaign in support of Taft. No definite arrangements have been made for the President to appear in Indiana.
Robert Shaw, 73, of War gaw, claims a device to align railroad tracks without altering grade. Several railroad officials are negotiating to buy the idea which Shaw says can do the work of ten men with a crowbar.
A can of denatured alcohol exploded in Daniel Gallagher's Ft Wayne kitchen burning his wife and daughter Ella. The father and other daughter Mary and Kate Gallagher suffered burns to help save them. Ella died soon after and the mother died two hours later.
The Merchants' Association asks Marion County Democratic and Republican leaders to drop Saturday night political demonstrations this year stating that weekend rallies disrupt local business.
The Civic League forms a large committee to pursue making Richmond a dry town. Details are kept secret and the plan likely uses a blanket remonstrance method.
Mrs. Salina Dunfee, 82, issues a prize contest challenge to all women in Wabash county aged over 80 for a horseback riding event at the old settlers' reunion in Wabash on September 2.
During a Lafayette fireworks display for Bryan and Kern nomination festivities several rockets misfired. Harry Sweat aged 12 was fatally wounded when a skyrocket tore his throat and nearly severed his jugular vein. Several other youths were injured as the celebration was halted.
May or Wilson of Noblesville relaxes Sunday ice cream and soda sales after Civic league advice while keeping cigars tobacco groceries and markets closed. He enforces Sunday closing more strictly than other Indiana mayors.
A. W. Denny and Francis A. Walker of Anderson high school and city school board depart in a government chartered boat for a United States Fish Commission expedition. They will investigate mussel beds and fish species along White river from Anderson to its Wabash outlet and report on pearl hunting.
Daniel Heugel, a Boonville wheat thresher owner, was robbed of his clothes by his own machine. While oiling the spindle near the cyclone fan sending straw into the stack his sleeve from an amputated arm caught in the fan and his clothing was torn away. He narrowly escaped being drawn into the blower.
The famed Ben-Hur beech, where Gen. Lew Wallace wrote much of the novel, has fallen to the woodman’s ax after years of decline. Once a prized centerpiece in the general’s yard and study, the tree died back and lost its limbs, leaving only a barren trunk before removal.
Governor Hanly issues a proclamation barring cattle into Indiana that lack official health certification. Health officials report tubercular cattle from Ohio and Illinois have entered Indiana and been used in dairies. A new law gives him authority to enforce inspection and ban diseased stock from entering the state.
A burly waiter in a boat sail apron quizzes Uncle Hezekiah from Sandy Springs about a cryptic menu line. The note reads frogs legs on toast inviting confusion and a blunt command to rise. The scene captions a humorous dining misunderstanding reported by Chicago News.
A quip in the New York Sun notes that the school of experience has no reunions because it has no graduates. The line contrasts experience with formal schooling and graduation.
A narrative poem by Will Carleton in Ortonville about a parish church choir, a new organ, and a devout sister facing aging voice and changing hymns. The sister laments modern music, clinging to tradition as the preacher reads about mansions in the skies. Her fellow worshipers react with gentle humor.
A Philadelphia Press item recalls fishermen who mark small cod with copper tags or tin whistles. A man tied his name on a fish, later catching a larger cod with the same tag, while another used a whistle and a fog horn. The anecdote highlights persistent tackle tricks from Atlantic City.
The Orion nebula displays glowing streams spirals and star groups seen through telescopes. Lick Observatory researchers report it is moving away from Earth at eleven miles per second, yet its vast distance hides any visual change over a century.
An excerpt from 1 Samuel 12 presents Samuel’s farewell to Israel as he installs Saul and warns of the consequences of disobedience. He recalls God’s past acts for Israel, defends his own integrity, and urges fear of the Lord and faithful service with all heart.
Fashion editor lists multiple skirt and jumper patterns with sizes and fabric guidance. Patterns include three piece skirt, five gored skirt, jumper dress with attached skirt, seven gored flare maternity skirt, and six gored skirt with front and back plaits. Indianapolis pattern request enclosed with ten cents.
A column of quips and observations on aging, money, contracts, truths about evil, widow lending, a child’s view of the Fourth, wives and cooks, popularity, lies in agreements, letters, and the social awkwardness of finger bowls illustrated with humor and local flavor from Atchison.
A vessel on her trial trip completes four runs over a measured mile two with the tide and two against it. Her average speed is thus determined from these runs. The procedure tests hull efficiency propulsion and balance under varying current conditions.
The professor explains that astronomers gain strong eyes because their work demands sharp vision. The doctor asks why astronomers, whose work strains vision, tend to have strong eyes. The professor replies that their profession requires and strengthens their sight.
A terse remark notes that rivals remain unalarmed while you dwell on their threats, implying paralysis from worry rather than decisive action. The line hints at how anxiety can undermine strength in confronting opponents or challenges.
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