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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
5
Sale listing for a singular monument in Eoutello granite. Owner Joe R Myers of Kokomo offers a granite piece described as the world’s last of its kind, with a bond warranty from the original producer.
A village seamstress, famed for conversation, faced a grim rescue when a dentist's chair tilted back trapping her. Cotton pads, a rubber dam, and water-filled mouth left her unable to speak while a note from her reticule cried for help, revealing her life‑threatening predicament.
Mrs J P White of Rushboro Pa testifies there is no use to die from lung trouble thanks to Dr King’s New Discovery It quickly loosens a cough and cures lung disease even after hopeless prognosis This remedy for coughs colds lagrippe asthma bronchitis and pneumonia is sold with a guarantee at Swayzee Bros Drug Store Trial bottle free 32 Please ph No 32
Mi Win. Hl. Anderson of Soda Springs Idaho says Bees Lax ative Jongh Syrup relieves coughs and colds when other remedies fail. Gentle laxative effects suited for children. For coughs colds hoarseness whooping cough. Money refunded if not satisfied. Sold by Swayzee Bros.
Mr and Mrs Jeptha Chappel came back Tuesday night after spending the winter in Florida.
The St Louis Post Dispatch reports fires in Yorkshire homes that have burned for hundreds of years. Peat from moors fuels are stored in garths and used in old farmhouses. Casteton in Whitby and Osmotherly claim fires dating back 200 to 500 years, never extinguished across generations.
A writer concludes burglars avoid houses with a squinting female servant and refrain after seeing three horses slip by in a day. A detainee confesses that robbers shun homes numbered 22, 93, 111 and 444 in Philadelphia.
Advertises Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as a gentle laxative and remedy for children to expel phlegm. Promotes use for colds coughs croup whooping cough hoarseness and bronchial trouble with a guaranteed claim.
Frank McReynolds of Kokomo spent Sunday with friends and relatives in the area enjoying a social gathering and family time.
Collapsible tube remedy promises rapid relief for all forms of piles. One application proves its merit by soothing inflammation itching and soreness. Sold by Swayzee Bros guaranteed price five decades cents.
A dry goods drummer returning to New York sits with a stranger in Washington and discusses a convicted United States Senator who served a year for land theft. The stranger reveals the man is his brother, prompting awkward silence before he pivots to a poker game offer.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes a man seeking a seat on a Euclid Avenue streetcar yesterday afternoon. A woman with a spring suit and her bulldog occupy a pair of seats. The man sits down on the dog after hesitating to yield a seat, while the woman protects the dog and the man resumes reading his newspaper.
A post office attache notes fewer recallable love letters as mail feedback wanes. He cites telephone chatter and caution in youth correspondence, yet asserts the traditional love letter will not disappear completely.
Indian sacred trees hold central religious meaning with the peepul called the king of trees. Hindus worship Brahmer, Siva and Vishnu within these sacred groves. Villages often feature peepul trees with altars, where worshippers remove shoes and pay obeisance.
Superintendent Maurice Ruben of the New Covenant Mission in Pittsburg Pa reports blessings on the work with many conversions this season. The board purchased a three story modern flat on Reed and Crawford streets and plans a new building on the adjoining lot to expand the mission with several departments to be developed.
Fragmentary item notes Mrs W S Hory and a land mission with references to a chapel and a group of students. Limited readable names and numbers suggest a local church or school report.
The piece contrasts French cheerful acceptance of rain with playful children in Paris. It then shifts to a Harper's Bazaar scene where an elderly adviser counsels a young couple about choosing a square versus oblong dining table amid wedding plans.
The text outlines supervisor duties under a new road law. Qualifications require a 500 bond. fines apply to failing to qualify, except for old supervisors. It sets duties to warn landowners, manage taxes, pay cash, bury or burn dead animals, keep rural mail routes clear, maintain bridges and culverts, control weeds and Canada thistles, drag roads, and hold coaches liable for damages from neglect.
New millinery offers very new and charming styles for early spring with prices far below competitors. Preview the collection before shopping. Merry Widow Sailors priced at 3.25 and up.
Silky Cluny lace surplice with Gibson shoulder and yoke fillet lace sleeves offered at reduced price. Regular $6.50 now $4.48. Limited stock on sale.
The moon is described as a great planet of mountains with 60 000 peaks ranging from 2000 feet to four miles high. Each peak features a surrounding ring ridge with central depressions that may resemble volcanoes, varying in diameter from small to 150 miles.
The speaker, Farmer Corn to s ee l, comments on educational advantages and suggests they may matter less with age. He says he is too old to play football or row a racing shell, implying limited personal gain from past opportunities. Washington
A Paris journalist named Ernest Blum describes a new method to curb a destructive cook. He told a country girl that breaking two dozen dishes would prevent her from finding a husband, and the remark apparently changed her behavior.
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