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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
6
A hazy clipping discusses policy shifts to end small wars and notes efforts by Russia California Fruit Canners plus a 360,000,000 tin stock idea. It mentions Wall Street as a luxury, Richmond Pearsigi Hobson in naval issues, a New York divorce case over a poker habit, and a Pittsburgh pastor’s motto.
A California man killed his own son after mistaking him for a burglar. The report cites the danger of revolver use in backyards and notes police caution on gun handling.
Lee Weller, 22, drowned after being knocked into a stream by a falling tree near Boonville. Jerome Richardson, recently divorced, shot himself after his wife remarried, in Indianapolis hunting club plans amid duck shooting in Indiana marshes.
An amateur theatrical performance in Indianapolis raised 1700 dollars for unemployed relief. Arrett Fletcher a farmer near Farmland shot himself after visiting his mother in law Mrs Sheridan Helms. No reason is known.
The Marion County grand jury has begun an inquiry into the 1906 purchase of 130 voting machines for 97000 dollars with the jury noting that three other machines had been offered at lower figures.
A secret Evansville meeting of First District saloonmen produced resolutions declaring support for no candidate this fall who is not known to favor liberal liquor policies.
Mrs. Will Wagner of Gettysburg near Richmond tried to end her life with a loaded cartridge. The weapon misfired because the powder was poor, and the bullet did not penetr a t her vest.
Warren Keene watches as grave diggers work and John W. Shaffer, a veteran farmer near Muncie, collapses beside the open grave and dies before helpers arrive.
Bloomington blacksmith Fred A Hunter files a petition for legal separation claiming his wife pesters him at work and says he will lose his position if he does not obtain a divorce.
Since leap year began thirty suits or divorce have been filed in Delaware county, exactly half of which were instituted by husbands. County Clerk Harve Leffler explains that in leap year the women propose, so it is natural that men should file for divorce.
Mrs Caroline Davis aged 45 near Columbus died by self inflicted fire after arousing in the night with kerosene soaked clothing. She left with her daughter then re entered the home and lit a match to ignite her clothing in a cornfield nearby.
Creditors' Committee and promoters of the Indianapolis Newcastle and Toledo Electric Railway reach a deal to issue receivers' certificates enough to complete the line. Estimated funds required amount to $400,000.
Elijah Meyer city treasurer faced malfeasance and misconduct charges after auditors alleged a shortfall exceeding $10,000. A Laporte Circuit Court jury acquitted him of misappropriating $35.82. Three indictments remain, two for embezzlement.
State Geologist W S Blatchley notes gas and geysers near Crothersville point to oil-bearing shale. A plan by England funded B&O Southwestern to develop Indiana shale from Delphi to New Albany could yield oil via distillation. Experiments by Hans Duden show shale releases gas. Scotland already produced 64 million gallons oil yearly.
Swedish nurse Hilda Magnusson aged 21 carrying 1 year old Thomas Heerner Riley, sole heir of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Riley, slipped on stairs at the Goshen residence. The child’s neck was broken and died instantly after being pulled from under her.
Louis Lauby, janitor at the Bloomington courthouse, proved his right to a $30,000 estate through a Swiss passport and family photos. The piece also notes anticipated 5 cent show regulations and moving picture machine safety as a likely next legislature topic, with Indiana seen as behind other states.
Michael J. Witt a leading Union county resident in eastern Indiana perished in a brush pile fire on his home farm. He was about 72 years old and lived alone. Witt’s wealth was valued around 500000 dollars. Years earlier two of his daughters burned to death when their clothing caught fire from a similar blaze.
Mrs. J. L. Peetz wife of the Monon News editor campaigns for her husband in a Republican bid for State Statistician. She lauds him as free from tobacco profanity or intoxicants and describes him as clear minded morally upright physically and politically in a two column feature circulated statewide.
Herbert L. Brown of Indianapolis disrupted Greensburg checker play. Brown tested fourteen boards in simultaneous games, appearing in ninety six matches and securing ninety victories with one loss and five draws.
A teacher asks for the plural of ox and Nellie answers oxen. The next question about fox prompts Robbie to joke that the plural is foxen, reflecting a playful classroom moment about irregular plurals.
A terse note from the New York Sun reports Penelope telling Ulysses of unravelling the shroud. He interjects that she even removed his shirt buttons. She then departs on the next train home to her mother.
The judge remarks that the panic does not affect farmers, while noting the prodigal sons returning to rely on others. The exchange highlights rural hardship and social strain amid unrest.
A humorous exchange shows Binks noting a thread tied around a finger as a reminder. Jinks reveals the thread reminds his wife to ask if he forgot something she told him, captured in Harper's Weekly style.
Mrs. Thomas Dunn of Columbus Ohio testifies that ten years of backache left her exhausted and depressed until Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her pain quickly and permanently. She praises the treatment and notes the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
The Spring Term opens March 30 at Indiana Business College with campuses in Lafayette Logansport Ko komo Anderson Marion Muncie Richmond Columbus and Indianapolis The Indianapolis campus is the Central Business College in the Century Building Students may request a free College Beacon and contact Charles Co Cring General Manager Indianapolis Ind for nearest location.
A fragmented literary excerpt portrays intense longing and devotion, with ornate phrasing of closeness and control. The speaker pledges eternal service to a beloved force while invoking sensory metaphors of heat and revival.
An army officer in South Africa gives a native boy a pair of strong army boots. The boy wears them for days then ties them around his neck, saying they are too large for walking and running. He keeps them for wearing in bed, not for use.
A Michigan music student describes severe nerves interrupting practice and credits switching from coffee to Postum with restoring energy and steadiness. The account notes improved concentration, reduced nervousness, and resumed daily study, recommending Postum to musicians.
The Indiana list welcomes novelist Charles EK Walk of Galveston. Mr. Wall authored a novel titled The Silver Blade, set for publication next week by A C McClurg and Co.
Rev Daniel Hawkins announces his marriage to his fifth wife, former Mrs Josephine Smith, aged 60. The groom is 68.
A two year old boy on the Ben nell farm near Shoals found a bottle of kerosene and poured it on his seven weeks old sister while parents were away, causing the infant's death.
A religious study guide outlines the first quarterly lessons from John’s Gospel covering time and places, with January to March topics such as The Word Made Flesh and Jesus the Bread of Life. It lists teaching outlines, picture prompts, and study questions for January February and March.
A Chicago Tribune quip plays on medical bills, with a mosquito character joking that the beauty of surgical practice is billing at the time of the operation. The gag highlights a facetious view of medical costs.
A humorous exchange ends with the judge noting the young ladies hope to marry the curate. The line reveals a playful bond among the women and a witty confrontation over romance.
In a Tit-Bits anecdote a merchant delays a sale at the eleventh hour because no stamps are in stock. The excited office boy laments the oversight calling them blunder-headed idiots, highlighting a comic moment of petty mismanagement.
Tom sighs that he has clung to a delusion for nearly six months. Jack asks why he does not marry her, prompting the discussion shown in this Chicago News item.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 claim for any failure to cure and advertises testimonials. The note ends with a remark about Mongolians and a separate pill mention for constipation.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine Laxative Powder as a universal cold cure in one day and references a signature by E. W. Grove. It contrasts moral judgments about character, stating the world blackens some men while whitewashing others.
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