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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
6
Misquoted Exchange Sparks Domestic Scolding
A sharp quarrel over a wife’s past marriage erupts as one party vows to marry again while another denounces the claim and angrily exclaims about the wife’s prior union. The clash highlights fault lines in trust and propriety within the household.
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promises Quick Comfort
An illustrated Murine eye remedy ad claims relief for weak watery eyes and granulated eyelids. It emphasizes a composition by oculists not a patent medicine and offers eyeline tubes and bottles. Marine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P Wenue
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
In the Dark a Young Man Seeks Work
A dialogue shows a college graduate still job hunting. He searches mainly at night, prompting questions about his progress and the pace of his employment quest. The exchange highlights uncertainty in early career steps.
Boy asks if coconuts grow on trees
Willie, looking at a magazine, asks his father if coconuts grow on trees. His father replies affirmatively, and Willie reveals he previously believed monkeys said coconuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Boston Transcript
Snobbish Count Relies On Duel Tale
A conversation reveals the count justifies his judgments by citing his father the marquis who died in a duel. The exchange notes the marquis avoided a fight by climbing a tree, then fell and broke his neck in the accident.
Three Boiled Eggs In BreakfastOrder Mix Up
A southern railway dining room tale from Harper’s Weekly tells of a commercial traveler who ordered two boiled eggs and received three. The server explains he brought an extra egg because one might fail, bowing and smiling as he speaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darkey
Caele
Harper’s Weekly
Missing the Point in Tariff Talk on Sugar
Representative Rucker of Colorado quips during a tariff exchange in Washington. A correspondent notes the remark about 5,000 elephants a year needed for piano keys and billiard balls, prompting a humorous exchange with a corrected misquote about elephants and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rucker
Colorado
Washington
Bulletin
The Old Plea About Coffee and Postum Benefits
A letter from a Postum Co. reader recounts years of coffee related illness followed by recovery after switching to Postum. The writer suffered indigestion headaches nausea vomiting and weight loss before embracing Postum and regaining health and weight. The notice ends by inviting readers to look for the famous Look and Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Burning Daylight seeks gold as Alaska tales unfold
Dan Elam Harnish known in Alaska as Burning Daylight celebrates his 8th birthday with miners at Circle City Tivoli where heavy gambling nets him losses and a mine loss but a mail contract gain. He plots a Yukon trek, then outplays city financiers in a vast scheme only to face ruin in New York after a manipulated deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elam Harnish
Alaska
Circle City Tivoli
Harnish
Yukon
Tivol
Hamish
Dawson
New York
John Dowsett
Messrs
Dowsett
Letton
Guggenhammer
Ward Valley
Mr. Letton
Nathaniel Letton
Leon Guggenhammer
Mr. Harnish
Burning Daylight takes control in deadly poker game
In a tense scene, Daylight proclaims a new deal while threatening violence. Letton, Dowsett, Guggenhammer, and Harnish confront the shift as Daylight warns against any signaling and promises lethal action. The room holds while the ominous exchange continues.
Danish suffrage pioneer speaks in London on women
Mrs. Johanne Meyer, first Danish woman to speak for woman suffrage, attended the Universal Race congress as Copenhagen Peace Society delegate. After the congress she opened an inquiry for the Danish government on how social and political work in England affected women. In 1870 she founded Denmark’s first women’s improvement organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanne Meyer
London
Peace Society of
Copenhagen
Bluing Tip Talk No 10 and Red Cross Ball Blue pitch
The message urges thrift in bluing by using a dab in water and suggests not accepting water for bluing. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the best value, claiming it makes the whole family smile and notes large packages available at grocers.
Hat Seen But Not Proven: English Prisoner Walks Free
A murder trial in an English court ends with the defendant acquitted on circumstantial evidence centered on a common round black hat found near the scene. As the prisoner leaves the dock he asks the court for his hat, prompting a remembered moment of humility.
Free Advice to Sick Women from Lydia E Pinkham Co
Women with female illness are invited to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co confidential correspondence department in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women and kept private. The firm offers advice from extensive experience and a free 80 page Text Book by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Wehar Noor
Wessheeey Bowen
Pruweay
Lydia E. Pinkham
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