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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
2
The Observer notes Russia may modernize and join progress as world events unfold. Thirteen women's clubs refuse feathered hats, Japanese cars rise, Argentine wheat harvest grows, and a Texas widow reflects on rapid bereavement after a horse incident.
A Parisian inventor asserts a new wireless telegraphy method can transmit photographs. The claim promises rapid image transmission without wires, aiming to rival established telegram services and attract investor interest.
The note mentions malaria leaving the Hen. diseases list and a shift to mosquito fever under the name Matie, with speculation on the next political outcome. It also notes the University of Chicago receiving $2,000,000 from founder Rockefeller and urges increased scholarly effort.
A fragment discusses 1908 on gold pieces, implying room limits. It notes hesitation to standardize dates, hints at impracticality of future dates, and mentions a St Louis exhibit noting sewing machines priced at 135 dollars fifty years ago.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses motives behind collar button crimes and warns of dangers for twenty years. It hints at theories of motive engineering and various risk factors in a criminal case without clear names or places.
A fragmentary note hints at weak backing for creating a Health Department cabinet post. The text also includes dubious lines about consumption of certain foods and mentions a Chicago man seeking a wife, plus a speculative remark about Mark Twain as an advertising agent for a food concern.
Fragmentary text discusses the shah’s illness and a politics related con, mentions a censor for the last years, and references the lord chamberlain’s office. It notes salaries around 1600 and Redford reading from 500 plays a year.
The Mikado spoke at the diet in a tone that suggested no surprise if he warned against friendly powers or even threatened action against the United States navy if it moved closer, a line that his sanguine supporters likely did not anticipate.
Bloomington officials report the municipal water works system has cleared more than $30,000 in eight years. Winton Hanner of Bedford suffers a broken arm from a twisting crank incident on his car.
A cat scratched the bed of Herman Belsen in Hammond to awaken him as his house burned. He woke and assisted five other residents who escaped in their night attire, narrowly saving their lives.
Despondent over a love affair Miss Jennie Johnson a 15 year old daughter of B F Johnson of West Liberty Howard county took her own life. She retired to her bedroom and drank a large quantity of carbolic acid.
A group identified as Liugarians stopped at a city fountain in Indianapolis and used soap to bathe there. Locals who offered their horses water found the animals refused the fountain water, prompting police to relocate the group to another site for toilet use.
Lyman Thompson the Noble county constable received a letter signed Anarchist mailed from New York City demanding 750 dollars or the town would be blown to atoms. The 300 resident village fears for safety as authorities investigate the threat.
The death of Perry county pioneer Jonas Beard leaves a lineage of thirteen surviving children among his twenty three offspring. He is survived by sixty two grandchildren, fifty one great grandchildren, and eight great great grandchildren.
A banquet at an Indianapolis hotel honored Ina a $500 sow as high class breeders from Ohio Indiana Illinois and Iowa attended. Matthews Bros. and Hufford Poland China breeders of Ellettsville hosted the sale where Ina was knocked down at five hundred dollars.
The Rev A A Turner a Methodist minister in Elkhart says he will blend the temporal with the spiritual by manufacturing cement building material as a side line. He is the patentee of a new veneer and has organized a 25000 stock company to finance the business.
The Indiana Bureau of Statistics completes the first pure-bred livestock report led by Miss Mary Stubbs. Pure-bred horses are shown to be highly valuable with 4,768 animals listed and an estimated value of $2,065,000, indicating a profitable breeding business in the state.
In Spencer county, bundles of switches were left at the doors of Elijah Spradlin and Isaac Miller, respected tobacco farmers west of Rockport. The notes threaten expulsion or death, amid fears of Kentucky night riders invading Indiana tobacco districts. The countryside faces heightened tension with families and neighbors preparing for possible violence.
The board of trustees approved forty four paroles from ninety five eligible inmates. The record session marks the largest number granted in years due to the institution’s crowded condition.
A fire in the dryroom of the Newburg Tobacco Company's factory at Newburg caused 40000 dollars in damage. The blaze destroyed eight buildings and was fully insured.
Dr Theodore Potter told the Indianapolis Council of Women that Indiana has between 25 000 and 30 000 tuberculosis cases a conservative estimate.
George D. Chenoweth once a stable hand in West Newton writes the Lord's Prayer and his name and address on a paper the size of a postage stamp. The achievement centers on miniature script and careful penmanship.
Harry F. Johnson and Robert E. Lavery, appointed to audit the books of Jacob P. Quigley who retired January 1 after eight years as recorder of Starke county. They reported a deficit of 4759.15 dollars, with shortages of 2662.86 in the first term and 2006.27 in the second term.
Miss Emma Locke of Hagerstown reportedly cried out in sleep and said she saw many children die in flames at a large building during the Collinwood Ohio fire. She died on Tuesday, leaving the puzzled community.
The Jeffersonville depot, one of the west’s largest, will be largely closed by an order from the War Department to Major Sco field. It has supplied military posts nationwide and in the Philippines, employing several hundred men.
At Indiana University a sorority dance prompted guarded festivities as about forty male students allegedly peeped through doors and vents. They fled with refreshments valued around $70, risking possible expulsions for the college boys and scandal for the campus.
In Delaware county the oil field expects renewed drilling if dollar oil returns. Operators, wary during prices near 99 cents, have largely avoided new territory. occasional gushers keep interest alive, but with oil around 87 cents they show reluctance to drill in light wells.
James Oliver, veteran plow manufacturer and founder of a major industry, died last week in South Bend after a lingering illness. He left a lasting impact on the city through growth of hotels opera houses and residences and was a lifelong Republican.
The Indiana Anti-Saloon League says it countered liquor interests by posting large lithographs in Gar rett Butler Waterloo Auburn North Vernon and Terre Haute. The prints, aimed at farmers and workers, claim breweries and distilleries are a valuable industry and reference Alabama’s dry victory.
Roy Dawson, a pastor, influenced 22 year old Roy Dawson of Bryan Ohio to confess deserting the U S Army. He wrote to Ft Sheridan and is in custody awaiting an officer. His fiancée Miss Hodges of Mishawaka refused to desert and the couple married by Justice Long.
A Sunday school lesson on John 9 1 11 and the Golden Text I am the Light of the World explores Jesus healing a man blind from birth. The discourse covers the man’s sight the neighbors opinions and Jesus declaration of being the light of the world and his instruction to wash at the pool of Siloam.
Three kinds of Chinese dragons are described the lung of the sky li of the sea and the king of the marshes. The lung is the favorite with features including camel head deer horns rabbit eyes cow ears snake neck frog belly carp scales hawk claws and tiger palm. It guards the mansions of the gods and symbolizes the emperor.
A Chicago Daily News quip frames a church committee seeking a pastor. When asked if preaching without notes is possible, a committee member replies with a sly line about occasionally using bank notes, signaling humor in cautious recruiting.
Ella questions the value of a gift while Stella contemplates how to judge if a present is new or used. The dialogue centers on trust, generosity, and perceptions of value in a humorous exchange.
A Newburyport waterworks treasurer mailed annual bills with a five day return instruction. A woman delivered his own empty envelope five days later, saying the envelope itself told more than she could see.
A thrifty plant enthusiast uses bathroom steam to revive drooping houseplants. Pots hang from hoops near a hot water tub, with the room sealed except for a small crack and a brief open door. Plants are steamed an hour at a time until revived.
Daniel S. Queen of Salem Virginia recounts severe back pain and kidney trouble followed by months of misery. After trying many remedies a single box of Dean's Kidney Pills brought only a small change initially, but continued use led to his recovery and health at 81. Sold by Foster Milburn Buffalo New York.
Joaquin Miller, a recluse and San Francisco visitor, attended a formal dinner at a friend's home. The poet listened as his hostess discussed her Parisian gown, then revealingly replied that he liked only the part she wore, ending the conversation with a wry remark.
A reader recounts a Penny doctor recommending Grape-Nuts for chronic indigestion and biliousness. After starting the food the narrator notes immediate improvement, disappearance of symptoms in two months, and renewed vitality and mental clarity. The ad ends with branding from Postum Co. and a pointer to The Road to Wellville.
Johnny Goff, Roosevelt’s Colorado hunting guide, now lives near Cody Wyoming. A neighbor scouting a winter Washington trip shared the anecdote that Goff offered to write to the president and arrange a meeting if invited.
In this humorous exchange Ashley and Arnold riff on a dog born mute and lazy. The dog ailing in spirit, Ashley laments the canine’s inability to express feelings while Arnold quips about tail wagging and misfortune.
A vaudeville gag features a character with a smoking jacket likened to a banana peel. The bit plays on the ease of slipping into the garment and the comic visual of a slick peel ready danger.
Advertisement promising a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder for tired sweating hot swollen feet and to ease tight shoes. Claims cure for corns and bunions with 25 cent price at druggists and shoe stores. Address in Olmsted Le Roy N Y for sample details.
A brief telephone exchange reveals a caller asking about an overland flyer to San Francisco and learns the train is already pulling out. Mrs. de Trayne confirms the call before the line ends.
A Detroit Free Press quip contrasts signing without reading with answering a hypothetical question without knowing its topic. The exchange highlights caution in commitments and ignorance of details.
Advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as the world famous laxative cure for colds in one day. Claims signature from E. W. Grove and lists a 25 cent price. Emphasizes universal use and rapid relief.
There is more catarrh in this section than all other diseases combined and until recently was deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is advertised as the only constitutional remedy, taken internally and claimed to cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. They offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite readers to send for circulars and testimonials.
In a classroom exchange Dottie asks how an old hen can bathe all her ten chicks. The teacher notes the hen has no hands, only wings, and wonders at her method.
One hundred dollars a month in leisure hours simply mailing postal cards from home. No canvassing. Full details for 10c in silver. LUK YUNG MFG. CO. at 309 E. 21st St Indianapolis Ind.
Rural New Yorker praises Salzer's Early Wisconsin and Early First potato varieties with high yields per acre and urges readers to send 100 in stamps to Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wis for the original seed catalog with samples of Emperor William Oats and Billion Dollar Grass. A 14c offer adds a package of new farm seeds.
A reader admonishes hypocrisy pairing pious talk with sinful living, arguing the path to salvation requires action not talk. The remark underscores a local clash between moral posturing and daily conduct in the community.
One way tickets on sale daily through March and April to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound points. Daily and personally conducted tours in tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line. Double berth only 7.00 through from Chicago. For details write A Hutchison Manager Tourtet Dept 212 Clark St Chicago Ill or contact nearest ticket agent.
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