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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
1
An International Typographical Union volume excerpt argues that William Howard Taft has consistently supported labor and unions. It asserts Taft’s public career shows no anti union record and praises his decisions aiding workers, urging union unity beyond party lines.
The German societies of Indiana cite the Republican party’s history of prohibition laws, noting Baxter, Nicholson, and Moore measures, and denounce current governors and attorneys general as ardent prohibition advocates. Marion reports 41 saloons and licensing revenue of 11,000 while police costs reach 16,000.
Earth tremors wrecked Eureka California with shattered chimneys and glass while residents were badly seared by three shocks. Reports note Sydney Nova Scotia awaits the US battleship fleet. Canadian Pacific railroad workers seek an early raise from Locomotive Firemen. Harold Norbery drowns at Jefferson City Missouri. King Alfonso sails Cors o and wins ten metre prize at Bilbao. Prohibition wins in Neosho Missouri. Stanley Ketchel KO's Joe Thomas in San Francisco.
The Washington government signals no military occupation and supports Dutch liberty of action against Venezuela under President Castro. An interview between U S minister Beaupre and the Dutch prime minister conveyed cordial ties and U S sympathy, with no objection to a blockade or similar measures as long as no territory is seized.
A Japanese woman contrasts enduring love with fleeting romance and recalls a Brittany tale. A tourist in Quimper eyes a silver and sapphire ring, bargaining from fifty francs to ten, only to discover he lacks a wife, prompting a final quip about his supposed sweetheart.
A Minneapolis Journal clipping notes bizarre fish uses. An inventor proposed using a shark in a torpedo rear tube controlled by electricity to guide its course. Leech behavior in aquaria suggested as a flying barometer signaling weather changes.
An exchange notes Mexican mules as unusually perceptive and frugal. The mule knows the distance of a day’s travel to the rod and resists extra effort when overworked, with a saying that a calm pace halves the trip.
In Yonkers New York Ange aged 19 set a new record at Manpire City track with Nimhnes carrying 106 pounds winning the first race in 1311 2 5. The time beat the previous mark by a second, previously set at Bele Point Park years earlier by Foschen carrying WT poramis.
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show mixed wheat and corn values with Sept contracts around 2.18 to 2.22 and pork futures near 14.70 to 14.72. Livestock sales at East Buffalo and Chicago include hogs 6.00 to 7.00 for various classes, cattle at 7.75 prime fat steers and lambs around 6.85, with alfalfa and hay prices listed for prairie feeding regions.
A tropical jellyfish with a five inch sail that can raise and lower. Its sail is a tough membrane that resembles a shell and its threadlike body stings, deterring porpoises and other predators. It appears to skim the water like a toy boat.
A stern old gentleman orders a remedy for cold cocoa while a gracious waitress offers a polite suggestion to cover up. The vignette, sourced from Harper's Weekly, captures a quiet domestic moment with subtle humor.
The fragmentary exchange questions belief in Mars habitation and mentions subscribing and buying at news stands, with unclear context. It reads as a casual, garbled dialogue snippet lacking identifiable people or events.
A philanthropic visitor questions equal pay, while Eben Ransom emphasizes a single rule for workers. He states he pays one fifty a day, or one twenty five in hard times, and notes difficulty recruiting tellers at equal rates.
A collection of anecdotal pieces notes a US diplomat receiving quirky letters from Americans in Germany including a west coast woman who sent four white linen squares hoping the emperor empress and crown prince autograph them with margins for seams. It also recalls a Maori name from New Zealand and a humorous exchange about perfect men and wealth as a burden.
The Phoenician alphabet is described as the ancestor of all European scripts and many others. The text notes their use of certain archaic marks from trade with Egypt without diminishing the credit due to the Phoenician contribution.
A London Standard note traces the debate over marrying a deceased wife's sister. It links tribal practice and polygamy, 21 shillings, and the shift to civil and ecclesiastical law. It cites 1541 and Henry VI as early authorities clarifying prohibitions and permitted relations. The piece discusses misread Scripture and the legal evolution shaping inheritance and marriage norms.
A review notes My Reid's love story about a cowpuncher in Arizona and a New York society girl, praised as a successful play. It also covers the Bachelors' Excuses at a wedding breakfast, listing humorous reasons some bachelors give for remaining single.
In Australian brush small silver lizards leap and dart when startled leaving wriggling tails behind as they scurry to safety. The scene contrasts with dense urban population figures noting Paris and New York densities and a banker debtor joke from London Tit-Bits.
A man in a Tenderloin drug store asked to use a telephone and debated payment procedure. The out-of-town visitor doubted the coin slot, asked if the hole was a savings bank, and walked away wary of being cheated.
Mr. W. Stone of East Volan4 Maine endorses Bucklen's Arnica Salve for sore feet and healing urns sores and cuts. The advertisement claims it also treats piles and offers a 28 cent guarantee through Houseworth Bros. drug stores.
Plane maker Geo Schaff operates monthly tuning services in Elk Hart. Contact via phone 656. Puorsa notes Gold Medal Flour as the bread source, Deborati.
Quips about Jonah Ulysses Rip Van Winkle and Robinson Crusoe amuse in jesters column. A minister seeks a mirror while a beadle jokes about taking a sock from a bottle. Mrs Chas BE Smith praises Dr Kings New Life Pills as a painless family laxative. Houseworth Bros. stores advertise.
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