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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
3
In a Midland town several residents were fined for striking matches during an air raid. A Flight writer argues such acts are not trivial, noting a match can be visible from a mile on dark nights. Police say extinguished lamps still left bright streets as people lit pipes and cigarettes.
Cuticura products provide cleansing soap and soothing ointment for itching and skin conditions. Daily use is pitched to prevent minor troubles from worsening. Free mail sample and booklet offer from Cuticura Department L Boston. Sold everywhere.
The Emporia Gazette urges readers to remove phrases like don't like and can't eat from vocabulary. The editorial argues such language limits choices and promotes healthier expression.
Hashimura Togo narrates a chaotic evening as Hon. C J McGumm and wife clash over masculine house rules. He improvises a bachelor style parlor, hosting a raucous banquet with beer, poker and college trappings before Mrs McGumm returns to confront the mess and accuse him of debauchery.
Brian Hooker argues in the Century that cinema can revive history turning dates into a vivid pageant. He predicts unforgettable visions of Babylon Rome Troy Robin Hood and Lancelot with Sigurd and Brunhild, extending from heroic wars to legendary romances.
A Christian Herald report argues Japan’s rural to urban migration harms physical and moral health. It cites Y M C A worker J Merle Davis and factory expert claims that many mill girls degrade within a year of starting work, with tuberculosis rising as industrialization accelerates.
A flag manufacturer notes unprecedented demand for flags driven by wartime sentiment. He warns of material shortages including bunting and dyes. Rising prices hit all components from poles to cast iron brackets as workers shift to munitions.
A state health department led mobile campaign uses a railway car, a lecturer, and an operator to tour rural communities free of charge. After initial shows the car repeats visits in a county at one week and two week intervals with updated programs to imprint hygiene and sanitation lessons beyond printed bulletins.
French clergy face military service and Protestant ministers wives fill gaps by preaching on Sundays teaching catechism visiting the sick and conducting funerals. In English Nonconformity cases wives also serve while husbands fight as chaplains or soldiers.
A child asks if the mother should have let Aunt Maria have first choice because she is older. The mother replies that Aunt Maria is ten years older, turning the question into a reflection on fairness and family dynamics within a small domestic scene.
The article profiles Robert Louis Stevenson as a child loving author. It cites Hawthorne and Andrew Lang noting his deep affection for children and quotes Stevenson’s line Kids is what is the matter with me.
A Cincinnati authority proclaims freezone can lift corns and calluses with a few drops applied directly to the corn. The drug dries on contact and does not irritate surrounding skin, with small bottles sold at drug stores.
In a reported exchange, Jones notes Smith was arrested today for drowning a dog in the river. Brown questions the charge, while others say the sunken bark obstructed navigation and justified the arrest.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system at the price of 50 cents.
Three- Fingered Sam asks about the famed Hindenburg line and Broncho Bob comments that the current construction shows many kinks, likening it to a lariat in the hands of a beginner.
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