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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
5
Trade and social blurbs note Hominy Hearts feed sold by A. E. Betts & Son in Russiaville. Local items mention eight train loads of soldiers passing through, a burial for seven month old infant Otto Coffin and wife from Martinsville, and visits and travel among Marion Kokomo Gas City Sharpsville Malion New York and other residents.
George Pavey of Maricopa Cal visited relatives for days and left Saturday with his nephew Russell Pavey and wife heading to Los Angeles for their future home. O P Maness, Forest township farmer, was abducted Tuesday by irate locals taken to Cloverdale Churchyard and urged to be patriotic. A pot of tar and feathers was later found at the churchyard as a warning to disloyal residents.
Indiana 4-inch Jun Brazil Block Virginia Sprint Kentucky coal prices quoted by J. M. Leach Mfg Co Kokomo Indiana. Main St Just South of the Bridge. Prices listed per yard with quality guaranteed.
Readers learn of a claimed cure for catarrh by W's Catarrh Cure with internal action through the blood. The advertisement offers a $100 reward for any cure or cure claim and directs readers to send inquiries to F. J. Cheney & Co. of Shelbyville, Ohio, with druggists as distributors.
A mother writes a wartime vow to her son promising self denial and total support for the war effort. She pledges to devote all she has to ease his duties, endure privation, and care for others while awaiting his return or news of fate. The message blends personal sacrifice with collective service and faith.
The American Red Cross runs line of communication canteens in France serving hot coffee, cocoa, and sandwiches to troops. One unit set a weekly record of over 50 000 meals, another served a cup every ten seconds for two hours, and weekly totals reach about 60 000 for American and French soldiers. A Princeton 1917 graduate aviator notes coffee tastes like a million dollars during Red Cross support.
Pens and paper are stationery. Cheese firm and fairly active. Butter strong and inclined to be slippery. Whisky lively and unsteady. Hops lively and active. Gunpowder inclined to be rising.
A fragment discusses why the president hesitates to appoint a field marshal and whether such a title should be carved out by the individual. The speaker notes that many believe creating a role for a person can be a viable plan.
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