Adopting an Orphan in a Small Town Tale
A deacon adopts Ruth from an orphan asylum. She proves rebellious, refuses breakfast in time, wrecks the table, and torments him. He tries moral suasion and confinement, but Ruth escalates chaos. a barn fire, wrecked home, and a scornful note follow. A witty parson suggests marriage, but a sheriffly sister proposal ends in a ten year feud.
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Srtan
Parson
Pop
Par
Papa
Deacon
M. Quad
Days of Somnolence and Modern Self Scrutiny
A reflective piece questions modern worries about sleep, diet, exercise, air, recreation, and literature. It laments constant self analysis and contrasts current habits with past ease, noting society’s obsession with inner balance and mental rest.
Deliberate Indifference and a Plea for Simpler Times
The piece extols ancestral health and sanity bred by indifference to modern anxieties. It argues we should curtail questions about degeneracy and daily troubles, embrace humor, and accept natural rhythms. It laments overthinking holiday choices, sleep, and hatless moments, urging a return to carefree, apathetic living.
Hygiene for Toothbrushes Urges Thorough Rinsing and Care
A vintage advisory stresses rinsing toothbrushes thoroughly after every use and dipping weekly in a weak hypoboric acid solution. It recommends hanging brushes, avoiding shared mugs, and even using silk bags for dust protection. It also counsels replacing worn bristles and cheap disposables over time.
Dental Hygiene Tips and Local Ads From 1906 Page
Advice on selecting a tooth brush emphasizing curvature and medium stiffness for sensitive gums and to soak in cold water overnight before first use. Small classified notices include a loan offer on first mortgage security by J. W. Fieldhouse and a monthly reminder for a Plano tuning business in Elk Heart, plus a reference to raised biscuits from Gold Medal Flour.
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J. W. Fieldhouse
Lexington Ave
Elkhart Classified Ads Reach Wide Across City Listings
A dense early Elkhart advertisement section lists many local names and services. Attorneys Dod ge Simmons and Turnock, insurers like Queen and North, abstract offices of Simpson and Rice, architects Markel and Turnock, and lenders such as Elkhart Loan Co. are shown along Main and Monger avenues with multiple home and office phone numbers.
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Simpson Abstract
Louis M. Simpson
Elkhart County
Main St
Lexington
Eugene Cole
Wee
Equitable Bldg. & Loan Assa
Elkhart Printing Co
Esee
Elkhart County Abstract Co
Hoetger, Math
Tailor
Boss, J. C
City Schools
Chemical
Isbell
H. L
Wholesale Lamb Longfield
Alma
Micks
Prof
Judson
Studio
Monger
C. L
Wholesale Lumber
R. W
Oberholtzer, J
Justice of Peace
Rice
Earl C
Finest Trip of the Great Lakes Steamer Service
The Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company markets the City of St Ignace as a private yacht style trip with sleep accommodations and limited passenger lists on Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays from Detroit. An extra Mackinac Division steamer to serve the season is offered with pamphlet requests to 10 Wayne St Detroit Mich. The Detroit and Buffalo Steamboat Co promotes D B Line service across Lake Erie with luxury cabins and lower fares by three dollars versus all rail. Send stamps for folder and map to Wayne Street Detroit Mich.
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Mackinac
Detroit
Detroit & Cleveland Nav. Co
Wayne St
Mich
Lake Erie
Buffalo
America
Great Lakes
Detroit & Buffalo Steamboat Co
Wayne’ Street
D&c
Great Lake
Cleveland
Diland
Mackinac Division Ly
Toledo
Jane 15Th Express
City of St. Ignace
Lewis
Cleveland Navy
Philip H. McMillan
A. A. Bchantz
Mgr
Anonymous Advertiser Instructions Published
Readers are asked to communicate with advertisers by a key letter. The office will not reveal identities of anonymous advertisers and cannot disclose them, so messages should follow the given structure.
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T. C. McClure
Parson Williams
Deacon Flint
Orphan Asylum
Ruth
Miss Ruth
Plano Tuning
Geo. Schaif
Plano Maker
Elkhart
Taditita
Samantica
Bay View
Charlevoix
Mackinaw City
Petoskey
Traverse City
Mackinac Island
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Railway
THE
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta, Ga
Avor
H. A. Knevels
Ford Automobiles
FORD
Mullins Steel Boats
Truscott Canoes
Ferro and Goshen Marine
Knevels’ Book and Bicycle Store
Tinie Eknete
Anne Peepee
Besk
Benton Harbor
Business Directory
Professional Directory
Physicians and Surgeons
W. A. Staurfer
Marion Street
S. O. Barwick
Bell Phone
Cc. W
FRINK
S. D. Goodrich
South Main St
Marion St
Hagenbaugh
M. D
G. B
G. W. Hagenstein
South Main Street
Alice H. Horton
Fea
BR. Ingalls
West Franklin St
F. Kuhn
Frank Randolph
Bye
London Opthalmic Hospital
Charles 8. Potter
Jefferson St
Osteopathic Physicians
Crow and
CROW
S.W. Corner
Franklin and
Second Sts
Af Harris
Office Houseworth’s
North End
An. H. H. Bridgewater
New Werner
High St
Hack and Baggage Lines
P. Culp
Elkhart Loan CO
B. Short
J. F. Werner
F. P. Adams
S. Main St
F. S. Carlton
M. Cummins
H. Gulmyer
Over Wall’s Drug Store
G & Harter
Menger
George W. Menges
Menges Bidg
Malcolm Pounder
Monger Bidg
A. E. Schuler
Co. G
James H. State
Louis GC. Vanderlip
Church & Shaw—Lawyers
St. Joseph Valley Bank Bldg
Otto E. Deal
James E. Dodge, JR
Charles E. Frank
L. D. Hall
Lexington Are
F. T. Simpson
Queen Ins. CO. OF America
Odd Fellows
Home Phone
Church & Shaw
Robert €. Proctor
Commercial Union Assurance Co
Atlas Assurance Co
Georgia Home Inc
de L. Harman
Monger Building
Lamb Abstract Office
W. Lexington
Hile & Baker
Lawyers
Architects
Hughes & Arnold
S. Main St.op
Orrin Markel
W. Franklin Sr
E. Hill Turnock
A. H. Ellwood & Son
W. O. Jes.sup
South 1 Main
Elkhart, Ind
Health and Accident Insurance
PRA LI W. C. Brunig.—Dist. Mgr. U. S. H. & A. Ins. Co
APTA
Isabel Garvin
Mant Uexington Ave
George N. Schaff
George E. Bostwick
Clara Mumaw
Monger Building Directory
Aldrich & Simonton Goffinberry, J. B. & Co
Demarest
M. A
Schafer & Son
Simpson
F. T
Stark
Milo
Brunig
W. C. Machan
KE. G
Metropolitan Life Insula
Neilsburg & Felthouse
Prudential Life Ins. Co
Schafer
G. Milton
Western & Southern Ins
Reeves
A. B
Care of Review
Tenth Street
Baldwin Lake
L. Q. Hitchcox
Union, Mich
Nelson
Inquire Review Office
N. Howland Ave
HB. Jackson St
Big Four Railway
J. C. Lane
Sdtf
Livy Chamberlain
Klinger Lake
G. W. Butler
S. Third St
Jones Block
Third Street
Carpenter & Zook
High and
Vistula Streets
Gatt
High St. Tatf
Lost
Goshen
No. 407
South Second Street
Indiana Avenue
Fred Warner
East Jackson Street
Alice L. Howland
Hossick
Buster Brown
Ivory Patent
Fremont St
B. F. Stultz Son & Co
Modgern House
South Third
Burrell @ Morgan
Fay Shores
Stanhope
Franklin Street
Delos N. Weaver
Homer Brown
C. Bradford
Smith
Frank Laidlaw
Clark Street
Elkhort
Indiana
Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Company
East
Ound
Warsaw
Iddys
Indianapolis
BIG Four
Isilon
Sit
Cleve
L.S. & M.S. Railway
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Air Line
Igaa
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Ly
Pacific Express
Pape
Buffalo&Chi
Elk & Chi
Buffalo & Chi
Boston & Chicago
Toledo & Chi
Lake Shore Ltd
Chicago
Accom
Western Express