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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
7
Listings show farms and farmsites for sale in Saskatchewan Manitoba Montana North Dakota Wisconsin Kansas Ohio with sizes from 80 to 1354 acres. Properties include cultivated acres, tillable land, barns, houses, outbuildings and timber with contact names and locations in Balcarres Aberdeen Stark Curtis Streeter Larned Oxford.
A family describes prudent living with nickel saving and rationing. Pa carries lunch to town while Ma collects scraps. They skip lights after dark to save gas and endure a meager breakfast. Each member tightens spending as they hope to host company next Sunday.
The article promotes the house dress as a practical indoor outfit suitable for most women. It describes a blouse-like waist and simple gathered waist, notes pattern 6182 available in bust sizes 32 to 42 inches, with material estimates and trimming requirements, and instructs readers to send 10 cents to obtain the pattern from the newspaper.
Ingenue teases the leading man as a train jolts and he wakes startled catching his hat. She notes his pleased expression and he admits the dream was beautiful. He claims he dreamed the manager agreed to pay him the amount the press agent quotes.
A man clarifies his view on his son's schooling while a woman applies makeup and pranks herself as a beauty. The exchange hints at differing views on education and social presentation.
In a humorous exchange, Smithson wishes to live in a country free of poverty where wealth is evenly shared. His wife counters that such a place would make them unable to afford even ordinary things, highlighting class and consumption tensions.
A witty exchange pits a man who proposes against a woman who retorts that the right to propose would not fix the problem of catching a partner. The dialogue plays on gender roles and expectations in courtship.
A dialogue ponders hair as a sign of genius, noting men often have thick hair while women have less and struggle to style it to advantage, exploring perceptions of intellect and appearance.
A fashion note describes late skirt models with two or three gores, detailing snug back and front with two gores and a small waist fullness with three gores. It lists suitable materials such as linen, cotton eponge, brocade, faille, serge, cheviot and whipcord, and gives pattern 6177 in sizes 22 to 30 inches with medium size needing 25 yards of 36 inch material.
A compact meditation notes that knowledge gained through hardship often arrives too late to help a man, underscoring the cost of delayed insight and resilience. It reflects on enduring pain as a catalyst for eventual wisdom and personal change.
A brief joke in 1950 recalls a doctor noting the infant had glasses fitted an appendix removed and stomach reformed. The punchline reveals they forgot to name the child, highlighting a humorous lapse in the exchange.
A reflective vignette notes the burden of hearing friends reveal their hidden agonies. It contemplates kindness and restraint in listening and the memory of shared sorrows.
European and American migrants flood Winnipeg last week at about a thousand arrivals daily. German and Scandinavian contingents lead the flow as Britons depart in large numbers. The piece notes dramatic settlement trends, with Scots and Caledonians playing key roles in Canada West’s growing population and prairie expansion.
Hundreds of letters arrive for John B. Kunkle known as Gunk the boy’s friend. He seeks tough local boys to join his league and wear his badge. One letter claims to have bad habits yet vows reform after receiving a badge.
A Gray County Probate Judge Philip Miller of Cimarron Kansas reports relief from heart trouble after a year using Dodds Kidney Pills. He describes dizziness eye puffiness shortness of breath chills and back ache before, and says he has had no palpitations since. He weighs about 200 pounds and is 63. He endorses the product and notes price 50 cents per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo New York.
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