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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
8
Twin six year olds Charley and Marguerite Burkhardt with their mother Mrs. C Burkhardt of Hoquiam urged the Centralia crew at pumps after 16 hours adrift off the Oregon coast. The steam schooner limped into port with 200,000 feet of lumber lost and damaged steering.
A terse verse warns a daughter to be wary of danger and to seek water safety if she falls during an outdoor flight. The dialogue contrasts maternal caution with a grim instruction about tumbling into water as a fallback.
A dudish young man asks if lobsters are well served at a restaurant. The waiter responds with readiness to take the order and see what can be done.
Q&A style chatter notes Dobson whistling at his workstation as Diggs speculates on his aversion to company during busy tasks.
At 11 45 p m a speaker orders a new car while another quips about hoping it is a self starter. The exchange suggests a late night purchase and light banter about features.
A tender exchange unfolds as a sentimental dialogue about a cherished photograph. One person wonders why the picture rests in the other's watch case and receives the hopeful reply that time might cultivate love.
Question about avoiding baggage damage on rail lines. A respondent advises not traveling on trunk lines. The exchange presents travel risk guidance rather than a full event report.
A lively gag reflects on a female swimmer with a ringing voice and diving prowess. The array of banter includes a skeptical bachelor and a suffragette remark praising virtue, while a landlady’s indifference shrugs at a strike by neighboring boarders reportedly brewing hunger unrest.
A social climber profile notes Mrs DeRich as a success due to lineage. The judge remarks that she ought to be accomplished since her father was a lineman.
The article recounts how ancient Assyrians used moist clay seals and intaglio engravings on stones to secure chests and doors about 6000 years ago. It notes there were no locks or keys and mentions hippogriffs as symbols on private letters. It adds that Greeks and Romans later adopted similar sealing devices for secrecy.
The London Standard recalls the Earl of Rochester in Charles II’s era delivering his maiden speech in the House of Lords He reportedly said My lords I rise this time for the first time My lords I divide my speech into four branches An awkward pause followed Then he warned If ever I rise again you may cut me off root and branches forever
A farmer mocks conservation of energy as he reads labels like self raising flour from town brought home by his wife. He jokes that new inventions could replace workers, reflecting anxieties about machinery and jobs.
Fragmented exchange shows Brown run down by an ant and kikled. A remark notes he had life insured for $10,000 the day before. The dialogue contrasts tragedy with callous luck.
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