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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
7
The Well Informed demand a simple, pleasant liquid laxative of known value and safety. The California Fig Syrup Co. offers Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted, ethical remedy approved by physicians for family use. Sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
Clarke M. Drake of Prattsburg NY argues to the Farm Journal for abolishing village hitching posts. He says horses suffer in wind rain and cold, create street odors, and deserve sheds with mangers and blankets to stay dry and comfortable.
Good Housekeepers use the Beat. That line appears in an advertisement noting Red Cross Ball Blue sold at leading grocers for 5 cents.
A Baltimore American quip notes Mrs Smithers strong opposition to one twin marrying, jesting that her rigidity as a housekeeper and desire not to break a set drove the stance. The humor hinges on preserving routines and tidiness within the family.
A brief dialogue quotes Stella and Bella from the New York Sun comparing a horse race without a bet to a summer resort without a man. The exchange uses playful metaphor to critique wagering culture and leisure.
A humorous exchange features Mr Callipers delivering didactic remarks while praising his son, and Little Clarence asking how to spread sauce, revealing a playful domestic vignette with quirky dialogue.
A playful exchange imagines popular horses in medieval days. The punchline rests on a wordplay about a knight and a nightmare pun.
The piece portrays J Pierpont Morgan as a vast fortune derived from peddling securities and libraries. It likens his sales methods to traveling book peddlers and suggests Roosevelt could earn fortunes selling books after leaving office.
Philadelphia Press notes a caller left a card for Miss Pepprey after finding her not at home. Pepprey replies she considered it thoughtful that someone called despite her absence.
A wealthy Englishman is described as the most fastidious about domestic service. Servants undergo full dress rehearsals of manners and appearance, including how to handle invitations and serve at table. Masters and mistresses critique even small details like butter and grooming as part of selecting staff.
A Success Magazine tale notes late workers sign in with the reason fog, then ditto by others. One day the first late employee wrote wife had twins, and twenty others copied ditto.
A Washington Star joke contrasts a farmer and a parent discussing a son who plans memory lessons. The farmer quips the boy already recalls every tune whistled, implying memory without effort.
A Louisville Courier Journal columnist features a dialogic quip about public gullibility and self deception, contrasting a speaker who cites the saying with a philosopher who asserts most people fool themselves.
A Michigan writer reports shifting from meat heavy diets to Grape Nuts and Postum. He notes improved energy and strength, weight gain from 124 to 140 pounds between June and September, and better mornings after switching to the cereal and coffee substitute. He attributes gains to the new diet and praises the product’s role in training.
A West Point cadet and a Southern beauty share a flirtatious past with rings from many donors. Years later they meet married, forgotten names return, and their long-ago romance ends in a different kind of skirmish.
Post readers note humorously that pitchers would be useless at a summer resort once the season finishes, contrasting toughened arms with leisure settings in a light, quotable quip.
A humorous Baltimore American snippet where an amateur dressmaker laments insufficient fabric for a skirt and a facetious friend suggests bravery to face the trouble.
A grotesque South American monkey called the bearded saki is cited as possibly the ugliest creature. Its beard and odd facial shape frighten observers and locals say even a starving jaguar would not attack it when caged.
Medina man invites kidney sufferers to write for his testimonial of Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports relief after eighteen months in hospital with back pain and rheumatism, claiming weight gain from 145 to 162 pounds after 10 to 12 boxes. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
Mrs Stubb accuses Mr Stubb of disregard for etiquette by wearing shirt sleeves. He defends comfort while noting Mr Brown’s culture as comparison. Brown’s wife makes his shirts, a quip that ends the exchange.
A Puck cartoon pivots on marriage and budgeting as a man might quit buying cigars if his wife asks. The witty exchange hinges on reciprocal love and rightful restraint, with social humor about domestic behavior.
A short note describes Burgundy pitch as primarily resin and palm oil, clarifying it is not actual pitch from Burgundy.
A Simple Remedy notes opposition to new barking dog laws arguing ordinary nuisance statutes already cover disturbances. The dialogue questions feasibility of passing specific bark law versus relying on existing ordinances.
A brief reader remark appears in the Denver News Times noting a humorous exchange about why women cry during matinees and why men react to umpire calls, reflecting light, social banter.
An advertisement for Mrs Winson's Soothing Syrup promises relief for children teething by softening gums reducing inflammation easing pain and curing wind colic. It advertises the product as a remedy and mentions sending a bottle.
A proprietor defends a claim of misleading booklet statements about mosquitoes. He asserts the resort had no mosquitoes within 500 miles at the time the booklet was printed in February and is prepared to prove it.
Advertisement notes bat blue laundry product for keeping fabrics white priced at five cents per pack with grocer distribution implied.
Miss Ruth Stokes, owner of a Sapulpa ranch and twenty oil wells, travels with a Wild West show. She says she grew tired of civilization, prefers riding to cotillions, and notes her income at a hundred dollars daily. Educated in New York, she stands five feet nine with graceful, brunette looks.
The camel costs about as much as a good horse and matches its speed. Its life is longer and it can carry a load equal to three horses, making it a practical and sturdy beast of burden.
A writer notes the Bengalese are not a warlike people. The damp warm climate yields a race with flesh but small bones and consistently small wrists and ankles, traits that correlate with a non martial character.
A refined Duster aristocrat rooster extols nature and dust. The bird claims human progress leads to dust while it itself evolves into a duster. The verse concludes with a philosophical wink on success and transformation.
A poetic line from the Chicago News contrasts romance with practical delays as the headline suggests love may be delayed until financial means enable progress. The piece frames love against the need to pay for life's expenses.
A grandfather recalls his grandson’s severe eczema and a later adult case. After doctors failed, Cuticura brought rapid improvement and eventual cure, with dates noting Apr 23 and May 14 1907 in Louisville Kentucky.
In Chicago a playful exchange reveals a fickle young man named Dick and a bargaining moment over an expensive solitaire. The dialogue highlights generosity and cautions about impulsive gifts in a light, social tone.
In a Pinch, One Allen's Foot-Ease, A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Dialog shows Dora denying sister’s romance with Mr. Simpkins while noting children are allowed to stay in the parlor during his calls. The exchange hints at community gossip about romantic entanglements.
A conversation in the New Orleans Times-Democrat contrasts a young carpenter's fear of sun exposure with an older craftsman who argues heat cannot harm tempered steel. The piece notes typical tempering temperatures for chisels axes planes saws and explains steel remains unaffected until the required heat is applied.
Mrs. Graham, a devoted interior decorator, accidentally drank a glass of red ink thinking it was claret. She was frightened but unharmed. The doctor dryly noted that there is such a thing as pushing decorating zeal too far.
Stella reveals plans to marry Hawkins are halted by objections from Mabel and the family. Papa questions finances and status while Mabel criticizes Hawkins pedigree and style. no proposal has yet been made.
Yonkers Statesman notes a terse exchange about touch and its consequences with humorous branding of Yeast-Everything and Crimsonbeak as playful elements. The item reads as a terse, witty exchange rather than a full news report.
The passage asks how many women in lonely homes long for motherhood and the ability to say those words, noting an organic derangement that denies happiness. It then calls all interested women to know that preparation for healthy maternity is accomplished by the use of a referenced aid or treatment.
Letters from Mrs. Maggie Gilmer and Mrs. Josephine Hall praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health and helping them become mothers. The ad claims thirty years of use as a standard remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation and other women’s health issues. It invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Found wandering in Castle street on Saturday evening a child about three years old. The child is healthy with dark hair gray eyes and ruddy cheeks and can talk a little and swear.
Description of creating a hole in glass for electrical apparatus by surrounding the target area with wax and etching the enclosed space with hydrofluoric acid. The method notes safety considerations and practical steps for precise penetration.
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