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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1903
Page
7
Miss Alice Roosevelt shuns the automobile fad and takes to tandem driving. She handles a four horse turnout with ease at the White House, progressing from horse riding to jumping and hounds. Her companion is a friend in the diplomatic set, owner of the stylish rig.
Louis Sherry the caterer recalls bringing a French chef named Alphonse who spent a month in idleness in Brooklyn. He explored the borough, tasted meals across venues, and noted numerous churches and a universal use of malted butter dressing. Upon reporting to Sherry, Alphonse remarked that America is extraordinary for having twenty religions and only one sauce.
In Sabra Montana district, Mr Gottlieb Mill led neighbors to try Dodd's Kidney Pills after years of back pain and kidney trouble. Mill reports his own back pain faded within days and overall strength improved, vowing to keep the remedy at home. He says others also benefited from his recommendation.
A late Commander Barrett tale describes American officers presenting King Billy of Africa with a discarded soup ladle and ribbons to charm him. The king greeted the ship in state, wearing the ladle on his chest with ribbons and a tall stovepipe hat, delighting the crew.
The student asks why grafting grows without limit and the reply cites securing funds to hire competent lawyers and cover court costs, implying a chilling rationale behind graft. The Washington Star voice frames graft as a rational expense to safeguard against legal trouble and ensure ongoing power.
A friend praises the poem as a wonder while admitting some lines hinder comprehension. The speaker notes the diction avoids heavy vocabulary yet questions why the author linked phrases in that manner.
A brief note claims dyeing can be completed in about thirty minutes using Putnam Faceless Dykes. The item presents a product claim, likely promotional.
A proverb notes that any man who is determined to enjoy life remains a true optimist whether success or hardship comes.
A pawnbroker continues business amid persistent customer demand. The article notes no shutdown despite criticism, highlighting ongoing transactions and community reliance on loans and quick cash. The stance emphasizes resilience in a small-town commerce setting.
Miss Christabel Merlin and Peter Tunston fall in love during a seaside summer. After dancing and seaside talks, a sailing trip ends in a capsize. Tristan declares his love. Christabel replies yes as a steam launch aid arrives and a rescue follows.
A couple's tense exchange reveals the boat was capsized on purpose to test honesty. The woman admits the act and asks for forgiveness from Peter, who questions the idea before realizing the true intent and possible love.
Margaret, punished gently for misbehavior, explains at breakfast that her pain is in the spot where she was spanked. The mother asks for specifics, and the child reveals the hurt is where the slipper struck, showing a quiet, sorrowful moment of understanding.
A firm suggests painting luminous bands on Paris subway walls and exits to illuminate during fires or accidents. The calcium monosulphide based coating, made from sulphur and oyster shells or cuttlefish bone, would glow after lighting fails. It could also be used to inscribe messages that glow, like This way out. The paint stays luminous for a long time before oxidizing to nonluminous lime sulphate.
At Princeton Paul Van Dyke recalls a hunting tale told as a joke about his brother Henry Van Dyke the famed Princeton English professor. The story ends with Henry stammering to not shoot on the run and to wait until the partridges stop.
Mrs Houskeep tells a neighbor her husband is away as usual on a hunting trip. The exchange highlights the common belief of the time about a man’s routine absence for hunting and daily life in Philadelphia society.
All up to date housekeeping uses Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothes cream and sweet as when new. Sold by all grocers.
A refined young woman objects to slang as lacking social sanction. Miss Cayenne echoes the view that slang is not yet approved by smart society in a Washington Star quotation.
A New York Press snippet recalls a new recruit who arrested a felon and, upon escorting him to the station, joked to mind the steps. The prisoner retorted with a boast about knowing the steps long before the recruit’s birth.
Fragmentary ad style notes claim a soothing syrup for children teething reduces gum inflammation and cures windcolic. The text appears as garbled marketing wording with misspellings and unclear brand references, suggesting an 19th or early 20th century patent medicine tone.
In a whimsical reminiscence the late pope is depicted as fond of variety spending life in the Vatican. He directed work and improvements showing himself a culturalist with a keen interest in ivy culture and soil. The text quips on teaching many, from the absurd to the practical.
The New York Sun excerpt recalls Lear’s stormy end with Goneril’s cruel actions. It notes Scott reading Ivanhoe’s proof and jokes about urban seat politics, claiming a knight must publish despite a modest tournament record.
A nostalgic 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with a $100 reward for a supposedly incurable catarrh. F J Cheney & Co Toledo is named as the maker, with wholesale druggists West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin endorsing the product. The copy claims internal intake and blood action with a price of 75 cents per bottle.
A humorous exchange shows a wife desiring a large country lawn for parties and a husband implying the pleasure comes from inviting friends. The dialogue hints at social expectations and leisure in domestic life.
A classroom exchange from an Ohio school sees a pupil list famous men as born in the state, including Roosevelt and Dewey, only to be corrected that none were born in Ohio. The banter highlights misattributed local pride in national figures.
Testimony from J W Walls of Lebanon Kentucky praises Dean's Kidney Pills for curing kidney related back pain and urinary issues. He describes night pain, abnormal secretions, and temporary relief from doctors, then finds quick lasting relief after using the product. A free trial offer is available by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. price 50 cents per box.
The saying emphasizes that unresolved challenges won’t block the Kingdom while neglecting duties leads to exclusion. It frames moral responsibility as action-focused rather than mere problem avoidance, urging diligence in fulfilling obligations.
Lincoln resident W. J. Bryan attended a East Coast banquet and sat beside Grover Cleveland. Cleveland toasted the opaque fusion of occultism and science while Bryan, reaching for a dictionary, pulled out a knife etiquette guide, signaling Cleveland’s social triumph.
A Boston Post anecdote recounts Portland Maine police chief Charles H. Hunt at a banquet where he rendered a toast to the police. With his formal uniform and crowd’s applause, he quipped about the force being “first in war, first in peace, first in the pockets of the countryman.”
A brief comic exchange about a lost pocketbook and its supposed impact on public opinion. The dialogue contrasts a claim of lost valuables with a boast about the impression left on the community.
A witty exchange from the Philadelphia Ledger shows the sultan crying out for his shirt and the grand vizier replying that the imperial blacksmith is on the job and it will be delivered at once. The humor hinges on the grandiose setting and swift restoration.
Hunters tickets with long return limit and liberal stop over privileges go on sale October 1 from points on the Big Four Route. For rates limits and full information contact agents Big Four Route or the undersigned Warren J. Lynch General Passenger and Ticket Agent W P Deppe Assistant G P & T A Cincinnati Ohio.
Copy of official pamphlet lists hotel accommodations and rates during the Universal Exposition of 1904. Address E A Ford General Passenger Agent Pennsylvania Vandalia Lines Pittsburgh Pa for a copy.
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