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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
4
A Chicago man asks for a new fish and the waiter replies with a joke about the whiffletit a fish that lives in circular lakes. The fish is lured by cheese hung on a hole in the water and then laughed to death.
Washington dispatch notes sharp debate over tariff reform led by Andrew Carnegie who argues iron and steel may endure less protection. It recalls the Havemeyer charge that tariff is the mother of trusts and sketches Gary’s brief Senate tenure and other Capitol intrigues with Roosevelt, Taft, Bryan, and Daniel referenced in a chain of anecdotes.
An explanatory piece from Pearsons Magazine argues most people misperceive volcanoes as mountains with burning lava. It states volcanoes are holes in the earth’s crust ejecting material, with eruptions not limited to summits and the apparent flames caused by reflections on steam and clouds.
In Charlottesville Albemarle county in 1504 the voters gathered under locust trees for a house of delegates election. No ballots were used as voters announced their choice by living voice praising Ludwell Cary amid crowds, punch bowls, and a mix of Federalists and Democrats enjoying the spring day.
The Baltimore Sun warns against germs on currency noting 124000 bacteria on each dollar after a year of circulation. A $50 bill could carry about 6.2 million germs though most people avoid worrying about the risk in handling money.
A letter from Garibaldi to his wife at Caprera, the day after the Digion battle, praises his volunteers and notes cold weather, cattle care, and a promise to buy toys for their children Clelia and Mario. The second item reports Mexican ponies stomping cacti to drink prickly pear juice, a habit noted by Strand Magazine.
A Bohemian Magazine quip suggests a young man may be discouraged to propose due to visible boxing gloves. The piece comments on personal initiative, noting it is better to be self-made than to rely on others, aligned with O W Holmes quotes on self-reliance and success.
A traveler argues superstition about thirteen being unlucky while another defends the number as linked to the thirteen colonies. The exchange underscores stubborn belief and national origin themes in a colonial era frame.
A Dr. Bach on a bike near Goschenen Switzerland loses control when his brake fails. He swings over a river gorge after hitting a wall on a bridge, catches a chain from a girder, and is rescued by two peasants who pull him to safety. He later recovers.
Sir Henry Irving told a tale of Charles Dillon who did not recall Irving after years of touring together. Dillon eventually recognized the name and asked what Irving was doing then, illustrating how memory can fail even famous figures.
George Meredith visited Rossetti to view a house but found him still in bed with breakfast waiting. Six eggs on bacon cooled on the table as Rossetti emerged in a dressing gown. He ate the meal voraciously, and the next day Meredith sent a rent check. they never lived together.
Washington dispatch notes a large intake of new faces in the next Congress to meet in March under Taft. Indiana leads in changes with eight seats. other states add several members. The Capitol gains elevator upgrades and a new House office building expected by March 4, with senators getting two rooms and representatives one. The Maltby building’s future as census premises and enhanced clerk recruitment under a 1910 census plan are outlined, alongside debates on naval expansion and a push for a stronger army and navy. A local ad closes the piece.
The message promotes a new edition of the Elkhart Cook Book available for Christmas presents at Houseworth Bros. and Ziesel Bros.
Fire insurance books are placed in the care of Charles H. Field at 113 Lexington Avenue to handle business until the owner can return to the office. Signed Charles E. Frank.
In Nuremberg I asked directions in German and a passing gentleman offered to guide me. He explained he is a professor of English here and spoke fluent English though he had never been to England.
The article traces Medina as the sacred city named for its meaning city and contrasts it with other places once bearing the same name such as the old capitals of Malta and Medina Sidonia in Spain. It notes Yathrib as the original Arab name and recalls the postislamic titles El Medina and Medinat Rasul Allah.
A subordinate inspector reports a confusing wiring issue in a house connection. The message says the wire was found with no outside outside, then placed inside wire outside and outside in side, and requests more outside for inside. The wording suggests misrouting of exterior and interior conductors.
The text urges mastering knowledge discreetly as a personal tool. It compares learning to a watch kept hidden in a pocket, only revealed when asked, not flaunted hourly. It advocates prudent, private display of intellect.
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