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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
12
The Kokomo firm J M Leach Mfg Co provides year round ice and coal delivery, serving spring through winter with large capacity and dependable, courteous service. They emphasize efficient delivery, expert coal selection, and public spirited management as a vital local institution.
The review highlights William H. Coon and assistants as a leading floral establishment with extensive greenhouses, year round blooms, and up to date heating. They handle plants, pot flowers, and cut flowers, accepting telephone orders and crafting designs for weddings, funerals, and social events, drawing large patronage and praise for reliable service and high quality stock.
Sailor Bros offers complete home outfitting with a wide range of furniture rugs and draperies. The store emphasizes low prices friendly service and one price policy with a large stock to fit any period or style.
E Z Dry Cleaners operated by Carl H Kasten invites Kokomo area residents to use its parcel post service and modern plant for convenient cleaning. The shop claims affordable rates and high quality dyeing and finishing for ladies gowns coats furs and more with prompt delivery and return.
A lecturer asks what young people are coming for and a wise philosopher in the audience replies that old age comes to everyone, ending the debate with a closing argument.
Fragments describe myths of alternative currencies: corn used for rain in some regions, Fijians using whales teeth, and chocolate coconuts and other items employed in interregional exchanges. References to New Guinea natives and enslaved workers appear in broken passages.
Banner Flower Shop at 1017 South Buckeye Kokomo is one of the area’s leading floral establishments. Under owner Mrs Wentz the shop is praised for expert floral artistry reliable service and near by accessibility serving Kokomo Russiaville and Howard County with a metropolitan level of care and knowledge of soil and plant life.
The passage traces vice presidential selection from Adams to Jefferson and Burr, notes successive elections and the shift to separate ballots by the Twelfth Amendment effective September 24, 1804, and mentions George Clinton as a later vice president elected in November 1934 alongside Jefferson’s presidency.
A pair of blue birds in Yellowstone National Park use steam from the Excelsior geyser cone as a natural home and daily warming greenhouse. They avoid modern plumbing and fittings, nesting in the cone while wild strawberries sprout nearby two weeks early.
A survey of the Gila River region calls the southwestern United States area an arboreal desert. Clyde P. Ross, an interior department engineer, notes the mixed desert and jungle environment supported by underground water allowing abundant flora to survive under extreme sun.
The piece notes sixteenth century slang such as Pedlar's French for slang and Jews piano for cash register. It mentions fur trade aliases like bunny seal marsh-squirrel and Alaskas sable as camutage terms for substitutes for the real article.
BeCraft Transfer Co. a leading Kokomo general transfer and storage firm at 813 North Union offers modern equipment including large motor trucks and a modern storage warehouse. They specialize in moving heavy items like pianos and provide crate, storage, and shipping services with careful handling and complete storage protection. The manager and staff invite inquiries and emphasize reliable, space efficient packing and careful transit.
A Bavarian bottle labeled 140 marks a dubious claim to be the world’s oldest wine. The 384 year old bottle and its contents are in the hands of a London wine expert, with authenticating records to settle the question.
The carving of ivory is described as the only art with an unbroken production sequence through history. Tracing from the Stone Age through early eastern civilizations, the Roman period, and the dark ages to today, this view attributes a continuous thread to ivory artistry.
The new justice of the peace on his first day starts with a women’s case. The clerk mentions Frederick Smith alias Jones alias Robinson charged with assault and battery. The judge pauses to proceed one at a time and calls for a witness named 4blise fonean.
An ancient reference notes Egyptians growing onions 444 years ago and honoring a highly valued onion as a god. It claims the onion held sacred status and influenced human affairs, as recorded by Detrolg Newa.
Cal jokes about forcing debtors to recall dates while convincing creditors to forget others. His wry remark appears amid commentary on good hardware and business concerns.
The article explains that birds can foretell weather shifts by sensing atmospheric pressure changes. It notes observers link avian behavior to impending storms and shifts in wind and temperature.
A short quotation from Shakespeare warns that true reasons are buried deep and not worth the effort to uncover. The line uses farming imagery to suggest effort yields little value.
George H. Martzoff operates the first and oldest electrical contracting service in Kokomo with twenty six years in business. The firm handles major projects including Howard County Hospital two Bloomington dormitories a Cincinnati church and Kokomo Boston Store while offering bright or diffused lighting and urgent repair work. They emphasize safety compliance with state and city wiring rules and invite plans consultations to save money.
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