This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 56 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
2
The piece notes horseracing decline and saloon struggles, and suggests Germans may abandon steins for bottles. It praises baseball’s rise in Germany and warns moderate people to avoid divorce courts as a luxury of the rich. Senator Grady voices caution on race track risks.
Southern lumbermen discuss a rumored three point three billion dollar pine combine. The talks question whether vast pine forests were wiped out and hint at renewed consolidation in the timber industry.
Charles M Schwab shocked Loudon by donning a top hat with a short coat. Officials insist he has never appeared in public with fan shoes or a clawhaimmer.
A Chicago woman has recovered hearing after being deaf twenty years. Neighbors now overwork sharing gossip she missed during that period.
An Ohio scientist asserts a method to produce rubber from Brimined milk. The claim attracts interest from many who prefer a solution to create rub- S roon Mexican rubber plantations.
A Memphis attorney secured a judgment for 3507 against a girl who jilted him, representing the jewelry given during courtship. The note adds this as possibly the first legal recognition of leap year.
A French physician claims to have photographed his wife’s soul eight hours after death. He describes the image as a cloudy globe, arguing that this proves corsets cannot affect the soul.
A Houston Post note quotes Grantland Rice joking that a heroine in his book would be a cook and that his policeman hero could be essential if the couple wed in the final chapter of the story.
Mr Edison credits 2 percent genius and 98 percent hard work for success. The piece notes others who claim 98 percent genius and 2 percent effort end up earning only about $2 a day.
A New York paper claims Mrs. Hetty Green is known in Hoboken as Miss Warrington, living in an expensive $19 a month apartment. It notes her right to travel and live in anonymity, suggesting no extra cost to her.
The Boston Post argues that protecting children in public schools from fire danger is an imperative use of public funds and cannot be delayed by technical budget questions. It calls for immediate provision of safety measures in school buildings.
A Philadelphia clergyman addressed his congregation urging men to keep alcohol at home and let their wives handle purchases. He suggested men pay their wives a small fee for drinks, predicting long-term ruin for the drinker and a chance for the wife to seek a better husband with the money saved.
The Wall Street Journal compiles figures that illuminate whether stock speculation is rising. The New York Mail says gam ing absorbs large loanable bank funds and worsens panic, but statistics do not fully support that claim.
A leopard in Paris underwent a novel operation after biting his tail during dinner. Gangrene developed and surgeons, with ten handlers restraining him, removed part of the tail and cauterized the wound. The New York Tribune notes the procedure was successful.
After a lengthy court struggle between saloon and temperance advocates, Mitchell has gone dry. In Wabash steps are under way to organize a cavalry company to be perfected by September 1. Kokomo resident T. R. Hicks wrecked his $3,000 automobile by striking a tree to avoid hitting a child.
Otto Wolfe died by his own hand in Peru after taking arsenic. His father committed suicide with the same method two years earlier, leaving the family in mourning and authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
Arthur Munroe of Columbus reports a fifty pound shovel-head catfish caught in White River. Golden Hill and John Hunter report a forty pound catfish caught in Flat Rock River.
George Plegge awoke to a burglary at his Evansville home after dreaming of intruders. He found $450 missing, the cash had been placed in a shoe under the bed.
Last week the cornerstone of Terre Vaute Lodge No. 86 of the Elks was laid with John K. Tener presiding as Grand Exalted Ruler of the United States leading the ceremony. The building is expected to cost about $110,000.
Daniel Williams twenty and Minnie Plughes were wounded by a shot gun fired from shore while boating on the Ohio River near Vevay. Both are reported to recover. No arrests have been made.
Worried landowner William tUowell, an unmarried Wealthymith with extensive properties in Jasper and Porter counties, dies by suicide at Wheatfield. Officials cite his wartime disputes over land as the motive.
After a full day session Lake County commissioners pledged support for Sheriff Smutzer to fully investigate the Belle Gunness case and provide necessary funds to complete all crews in the inquiry.
William Skimmerhorn of Harrodsburg prepared his own funeral and pallbearers before taking his life by shooting himself in the head with a rifle.
At a State Tuberculosis Commission meeting with Governor Henry, it was decided to condemn forty four acres of land for the new hospital site near Rockville. The owners, William and Charles Britton, refused to sell at the commission figures.
Robert H. Green, vice president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Wavynetown, was sentenced to one to fourteen years and fined $10 for stealing two horses from Judge James McCabe of Williamsport. His horse stealing career was described as brilliant and sensational, allegedly begun to recoup gambling losses.
Sheriff George Freeman presented Mrs William Shepherd with flowers after she testified at the Wabash Circuit Court. She chased and captured John Harrison a desperate suspect armed with a shotgun before officers arrived. Harrison had robbed a home and received an indeterminate sentence.
J F Harrell, a crippled inventor, will demonstrate a coal oil to fuel gas converter on June 20 at Alexandria. The Standard Oil Company has promised $10,000 if the device works, with no interest in the patent or profits. The test includes cooking a dinner at Harrell’s home.
Mrs Edward Heichlein aged nineteen was found drowned in Pigeon Creek near Evansville. Initial reports suggested death by own action but the coroner is investigating foul play as a possible cause. Her married life was described as not pleasant.
Elliott Cheesman aged 59 died in Noblesville from blood poisoning after being horned by a catfish he caught in Cicero Creek. He is survived by his widow and four children.
The Savoy Hotel in Gary recently built at a cost of $10,000 was destroyed by an incendiary fire. Police investigate suspects and motive as the blaze devastates the new downtown hotel.
Anti saloon activists push to convert Shelby from a wet township to a dry one in Shelby county. The effort aims to restrict alcohol sales in the community, reflecting broader local battles over prohibition era style rules.
The Whit ley County Live Stock Insurance Association is organized with headquarters in Columbia City to insure all kinds of livestock against loss from accident or sickness.
The Men of the Wabash M. E. Church will discard coats during the summer season after an invitation from pastor Rev. J. J. Fred to seek comfort in worship.
One James, One Whitcomb, One Riley arrive at the Perry Rule home east of Delphi. The trio weighs twenty five and one half pounds at birth and fifty nine and one half pounds at six months. James Perry and Paul Whitcomb weigh twenty pounds each while Paul Riley weighs nineteen and a half pounds. Named for Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley.
Destruction threatened by a blaze that destroyed a large storage house owned by Knickerbocker Company of Chicago and set off fires in the post office and other buildings. A bucket brigade of men and women in night clothes fought winds and water from the Calumet River for six hours, saving a town of 300. Total losses projected at $50,000 with about $20,000 from the storage house.
Two schoolboys in South Bend pursue a private wireless telegraph system using Marconi apparatus. larl Holem acts as promoter with sending station at his home and receiving station several blocks away at Henry Leiser's home.
Miss Ella Thomas, a Murdoch Hotel waitress in Logansport, found the missing sugar tongs during service to Lew E. Glover, a Rochester tobacco wholesaler. Their courtship culminated in marriage in Pittsburg after she resigned to move to Columbus. The tongs remain missing as waitresses allegedly hide them hoping for a wealthy husband.
A London Globe note reports an upcoming piece titled The Prettiest Girl in the Town. It notes about a hundred young ladies sent postcards warning the editor not to reveal their real names.
In a playful quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer a family moment is shared as a father’s unusually good mood is blamed on the conductor forgetting to collect his fare. The lighthearted line captures everyday humor in a domestic scene.
Fashion.Editor offers a Paris pattern page with items for ladies corset covers chemises petticoats and night gowns. Entries list pattern numbers sizes from 32 to 46 for corsets and 2 to 12 years for children with materials including muslin cambric lawn and batiste. Orders should include pattern number size name and address.
A man recounts telling a woman about a friend who has traveled widely, written books, and seen famous places. She warms to the details, presses for a personal item, and finally asks in a coy moment if the friend is married.
Edward Boston accepted a $5 wager to remain mute for 10 hours, moving six bricks back and forth between a curb on Fifth and Decatur in St. Louis suburb St. Charles. Crowds watched as taunts and questions were hurled at him before he finally spoke at 5 p.m., losing the bet on silence.
A lighthearted view notes that while a man can reform from most vices the same cannot be said for politicians. The remark highlights skepticism about political reform and personal virtue.
Weekly religious lesson guide listing April May June topics from John chapters, including Jesus the Good Shepherd Lazarus tale Bethany Anointing Humility Heavenly Home Holy Spirit betrayal death resurrection appearances and fish by the sea with prompts, questions, and word pictures.
In a playful exchange, Georgie explains Freddie Jones stammers and cannot pronounce altitude words. Mamma questions a fit, but Georgie notes Freddie’s characteristic speech difficulty and references Bobbie’s double block laps as a humorous contrast.
A brief quip from the New York Press contrasts a missionary asking for a swift end to avoid prolonged agony with a cannibal’s concern for a speedy meal. The witticism turns on preferring a quick lunch over a drawn out dinner, reflecting humor in grim topic.
In Belgium at six in the evening and around noon, voices of fathers mothers children and servants rise in prayer from cottage to cottage, a common daily ritual noted across the country.
A brief dialogue quoted in the Cleveland Leader discusses a new fountain pen, noting concern that the minister nearby might hear their conversation. The exchange captures a light moment in a churchgoing town.
An advertisement offers Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes, with a large dotted package priced at five cents. The claim states it makes faded garments look bright again.
Aunt Lovezy doubts Lige Potter’s success in Chicago while Uncle Liphalet recalls his former sharpness. The Chicago paper has never mentioned him in four years, despite the Potter family visiting. Puck notes the irony of fame abroad.
A customer asks for a copy titled Anthony and Cleo patra but has only fifty cents. The clerk offers the single item as a solution and the exchange ends with the customer choosing Anthony. Purportedly from Harper's Weekly.
A brief verse from the St. Louis Republic imagines a world where everyone holds autocratic sway and no one desires to obey, envisioning how such a reversed power dynamic would feel in practice.
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of Selma Alabama describes four year struggle with black facial and body spots. Two physicians diagnosed eczema worst form but offered no relief until Cuticura remedies were used for six months, after which the skin cleared and no symptoms returned for three years.
The piece envisions a future where type is set by wireless and travel to a distant station for quick composition. It suggests many errors may occur and speculates on a plant so automated that only cleaners and a night watchman remain on site.
A Mississippi woman describes years of kidney pains and back ache worsened at night. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and renewed health, noting doctors offered little help. 50 cents a box sold by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo, New York.
A concise reflection contrasts social temptations with the enduring pull of solitude, noting the former pale beside the latter in personal experience and moral consideration.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.