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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
6
A cable reports a mysterious light in England and speculation King Edward wore a $1,000,000 diamond in his shirt front. An Eastern scientist links long fingers to nobility, while pickpockets and shipowners discuss trends from mobility to comfort on ocean-going vessels.
A Newark man was fined twenty dollars after laughing at a police officer. The report notes harsh treatment by authorities and frames the incident as a display of law's vindication through force.
In Berl a rumor tells of an artist who plans to wed a widow with $5,000 and a charming heiress who may bless a struggling poet with marriage and fortune, adding to the city’s social intrigues.
An architect in California predicts the emergence of ten story buildings soon. The forecast suggests citizens must plan for taller structures and changing urban growth.
A quirky note claims science has fiunessed the potato bug and is making it perform stunts for humanity. It touts revenge for boys troubled by bugs while fishing, praising the branch’s fine fishing days.
The article notes Montana residents selling land on the theory of an approaching end of the world. It suggests sellers prefer surplus cash over silver or precious goods and reflects wary attitudes toward apocalyptic predictions.
The readable text describes a dated urban context with references to gutters sewers and a city setting, mentioning a New York Journal and generic civic concerns. Specific names, places, dates, or events are not clearly present in the legible fragments.
A confessed thief within a Canadian raid road admits stealing from his employer for years, detailing a patient, steady pattern. The remark hints at bureaucratic or workplace complexities that may confound outsiders, including American observers.
The Bridgeport Standard contends that any man with an airship tied up loosely should be held responsible if the craft breaks away and floats off with passengers or cargo. It argues damages should be paid by the owner and notes airships are not easily frightened if tied to a sturdy post.
Emperor William presents busts of Frederick the Great and Field Marshal Count Von Moltke to West Point. The figures join busts of renowned American soldiers already displayed at the academy.
As soon as the motor car appeared in this country, writers imagined its crime potential. Recent events show criminals using the car to approach targets, strike swiftly, and escape with loot, matching the most sensational fiction. The car’s stealth and speed now aid unlawful gains.
Six years ago John J. Rockefeller founded the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research after his grandson died. A $200 000 gift launched it, followed by $1 000 000 a year later, and now $2 600 000 more. The endowment aims to sustain an American institute studying diseases and cures, with potential to become a major humanitarian benefactor.
Twenty five people were poisoned at Noblesville by canned dried beef. A separate report says Mansfield Jeffries, a Wayne county resident, was killed while falling timber. James Craig of Thayer, a wealthy farmer in Newton county, weighs 348 pounds at forty six. He once weighed 247 pounds at sixteen. Reverend E R Edwards of Kokomo denounces bridge as a path to perdition during a revival, calling society gambling mad and the soul staked on parlor cards.
Four young women from Rochester and Finton are contesting the idea of entering the barber business, signaling a budding venture among regional residents.
Joel Trowell of Jasonville once gave his thirteen year old daughter two chicks to raise a goose. Now she has over 100 chickens and $72 in savings from the flock.
Gustav Mina, a florist at the Northern Indiana Hospital for the Insane near Logansport, has created a deep yellow carnation with strong fragrance after two years of work. He claims it is not a freak and plans to grow thousands next year.
A stock company is being formed to establish an independent daily newspaper in Newcastle. Solicitors for stock are inviting business men farmers and others to subscribe and take stock.
Mrs. Sarah Daitle and Theodore Dither, both aged TS, wed in Evansville after years as next door neighbors who shared pity in their loneliness and even looked through windows across yards at one another.
Indianapolis Supreme Court approves a petition concerning a diawipe of pandas at Wine Creek in diaweack cotity amid praise for James Whitcomb Riley and his poem Old Swimm hole.
Henry Ogden near Lizabethtown reports a Buff Cochin hen that reportedly saves two exes daily. He claims the bird is remarkable and keeps close watch on its unusual routine. The hen reportedly lays one egg each morning and another each afternoon.
A bundle of switches and a warning note were left at the door of Julien J. Behr editor in chief of the Daily Student at Indiana University Bloomington. The note urged his resignation due to his criticism of the college minstrel show, to which Behr had devoted a dissenting editorial.
Fragments describe an attorney general figure and a dispute over fees tied to a public utility or entity. Phrases reference a tree, a person named Henry, and a company in a vague legal or administrative context. The legible bits suggest a public notice about a fee decision or protest with uncertain details.
Fragmentary text appears to mix names and places with garbled phrases making it impossible to identify a coherent item or event. The readable bits mention various proper nouns but lack context or structure for a proper summary.
The Fair Coed cast for the Purdue University Harlequin Club has been chosen after weeks of tryouts for all parts. George Ade wrote the play and it will be produced next month.
John Watten, 11, and his 10 year old brother confessed to Evansville police that they committed a dozen burglaries in the city. They said the play Raffles they saw inspired them to take up burglary.
The February bulletin from the State Board of Health notes health was worse than the prior year with 3356 deaths in February of 1905 and 3273 in February 1907. The statewide death rate was 15.8, city rate 16.6, and rural rate 15.3.
County commissioners move to end 40 cents a day boarding allowance for prisoners. Previously a prisoner kept even briefly could trigger a day’s meals, billed to the county. Now meals will be paid only when actually served.
A fourteen mile Tack Creek ditch will cost about $18,000 and begin soon in southern Henry county. The drainage work will benefit local farms by draining flood prone land and making more land cultivable once completed.
The Rhea Reid rose by FE G Hill of Richmond has been put on the market. It is a seedling of the American Beauty and is expected to become a strong commercial rival in the US floristry market.
Greensburg prepares for a new democratic newspaper to be published by a stock company capitalized at 1000 dollars, all of which has been subscribed. The venture will be controlled by the company with vested investors in place.
In Celestine Indiana Deter Collide runs as a Democratic nominee for representative on a free whisky platform. He claims whisky would restore old fitness and water flows, contrasting past times with current politics amid unclear voter reaction.
Jenne o S White of Glenwood alleges two men conspired to defraud by drawing a large sum from a Rushville bank and purchasing counterfeit money. They followed Willie closely since last harvest, aiming to circulate the notes nationwide under a staged deal.
Ducks flock the Kankakee marshes in vast numbers but hunters report very poor shooting due to high water. Large ducks remain on open water beyond range, while a season ending April 1 limits chance to hunt before birds take flight.
Following the conference of the Mormon elders in Indianapolis, Indiana, workers scatter to Evansville Jeffersonville Madison Seymour and Newcastle to begin new work. Existing crews in Indianapolis and northern Indiana stay put. Meetings will be held in smaller towns all summer and fall. In April the Indiana force grows from thirty two to forty eight with recruits from headquarters. Elders will go on foot through rural districts speaking with farmers and distributing literature, meeting weekly in larger towns for public meetings.
Five hundred uniformed marchers led by a 100 member drum and bugle corps will travel by special train from Indianapolis to Chicago next June to boost Vice President Fairbanks for the presidency. The club includes many prominent city Republicans.
The Conrey Birely Table Company of Shelbyville has secured a government contract for 2,500 center tables. The order reflects growing demand for office and public building furnishings.
A dialogue from the Philadelphia Press recalls Younger praising his new typewriter girl as a success. Elders retort that she misspells like the former worker, but notes her letters cannot reveal her hair and eyes.
A society write up mocks a young man labeled rude while praising a fair maid and his complexion during a reception. The reporter notes a powder puff style of the young man and comments on his comportment.
A prison visitor asks if the inmate wants out. The convict replies he is serving a double life since two wives await him outside. Philadelphia Ledger report.
An Oversight, Gompers had just reversed the Supreme Court. "All in the day's work," he remarked airily, waving aside congratulations. "But do you know," he added thoughtfully, "the court doesn't seem to know that anything has happened to it?"
JT believes Mubbs failed as a retail grocer and now explains exactly where he went wrong and what he should have done to make the venture pay. The exchange highlights practical lessons in business strategy and execution.
A father explains to his son that a diplomat is someone who does not mean what others think he means. The exchange frames diplomacy as careful wording over truth.
Shepard Wollock of 44 Wallace Street Red Bank New Jersey nearing ninety five years describes a long battle with kidney trouble. After trying many remedies he reports Dean's Kidney Pills gave him complete relief and improved his nightly interruptions and kidney secretions. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a day FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY. No y.
The Indian government will employ women as telegraph operators. Candidates must be 18 to 30, unmarried or widowed, and undergo twelve months of training with a stipend and future salary from $10 to $295. Selected trainees on probation for one year will receive pay and a pension, with resignation required upon marriage.
A Dutch captain based in New York described government price control on all drugs in the Netherlands. He noted a pharmacist profit at 75 cents for a small treatment costing 5 cents, and contrasted with Rotterdam where such druggists would face jail. He warned against patent medicines.
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as ideal for aging bodies, noting its whole wheat and barley, diastase action, and brain nerve phosphate content. Testimonials praise improved strength, regularity, vitality, and compatibility with Postum, claiming lasting health benefits.
Edward Wovell of the 40th U.S. Infantry Fort Crook Nebraska endured fifteen years of eczema on hands arms and legs with severe itching preventing sleep. After six days using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent the itching ceased and the sores disappeared.
The Baltimore American contends that many modern articles portray institutions as ideal for existence due to their residents living simple lives. The remark critiques journalistic bias and the allure of uncomplicated routines within mental health facilities.
A vintage note muses on women guarding secrets from neighbors. It lists kitchen skills like bread making and jelly testing, coffee lore, and vanity tricks such as powder application and jetlow for sunburn, urging that women can indeed keep secrets.
The leading lady proclaims fortune tied to her face while stroking an imported pug. The tail comedian replies with a quip about the manager noting she is two-faced, drawing laughs as the curtain nears.
Clocks sometimes stop during an electric storm with no obvious cause. They may halt for moments or even years and then resume normal function with no clear interval in between.
An advertisement proclaims a guaranteed cure for walls catarrh with a remedy called Fl. Cheney & Co offerings. It claims internal action on blood and mucous membranes and asserts the product is sold by all druggists with testimonials available. It also promotes Thalt's Family Pills for constipation.
A cautious outlook clouds plans as analysts warn that tomorrow remains unpredictable and today holds no guarantees, prompting cautious staffing and scheduling across sectors.
A reflective passage speaks to American women in lonely homes longing for motherhood. It urges awareness of health issues and notes that preparation for healthy maternity relies on specific medical guidance and treatment.
Mrs vinesse Gilmer of West Union South Carolina and Mrs Josephine Hall of Bardstown Kentucky praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health and enabling motherhood. The ad touts thirty years of use for female ailments and invites letters for advice.
Advertisement copy claims a velvet style suit for ten dollars at Plearesain Crown Erothers Norafpe Yes. It suggests anyone can win a fur for free by informing about Dareain Brown Brothers.
A fragmented Atchison Globe item notes a wife fearing her husband’s disdain for kisses and laments that men seldom confess weariness of marital affection. The piece frames kissing as a domestic friction and comments on male reluctance to admit dislike.
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