Elkhart Review History Dates and Events
Bec 15 in history lists key moments from 1492 Columbus landing to 1800 Ottendorfer death. Also notes 1840 Napoleon remains moved in Paris and 1873 Agassiz death with 1891 Salvini death. Astronomical events include sun and moon timings, moon phase Leo, Jupiter four moons visible.
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Columbus
Santo Domingo
Napoleon
Hotel Des Invalides
Paris
Agassiz
Alexander Salvini
Tommaso Salvini
Oswald Ottendorfer
New Yorker
Staats-Zeitung
Leo
Constellation Scorpio
Sagittarius
Ishmaels of Ceylon and the Rodigas social ostracism
A Dundee Advertiser feature describes the Rodigas of Ceylon, an outcast tribe living in holes and caves, forbidden from temples or courts and forced to address others through a higher caste. Despite improved status, they still bow and avert, with further social layers such as ambetlteyos barbers and hanomoreyos bone-throwers facing contempt, while their dogs are kept from liowborn homes.
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Ceylon
Dundee Advertiser
The Cocket Writers and the Treasury Pension Scandal
In old London the twelve cocket writers held lifelong patent offices with £60 salaries but earned large extortionate fees. When 1851 arrived the treasury moved to abolish the offices. Ten underreported their fees. two told the truth. The pension system yielded one writer £52,600 over 52 years.
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London Custom House
Treasury
Origin of the dollar from Joachimsthal and thalers
The text traces the dollar to Joachimsthal near Carlsbad where the 1519 silver gulden roschen was struck by Count Sehlick using ore from a new mine. It notes the coin’s name joachimsthaler or thaler, its spread into English as dollar, and its varying values from 75 cents to $1.25, with roots in Spanish dollars in British colonies and modern slang for the crown.
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Joachimstad
Carlsbad
Sehlick
Sweden
Japan
Omelet Confusion Ends With a Realization
A diner at a Chinese restaurant discovers egg in her plate after tasting chop suey and chow mein. Her companion explains the pancakes contain ham and onion, and she realizes the omelet is the dish in question. The moment captures a humorous mix up from the New York Press.
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New York Press
Civilized Poverty and the Horror of City Slums
In stark language the piece condemns civilized poverty as a great societal evil. It portrays the city slum as utterly loathsome and squalid, emphasizing misery and degradation as defining features of urban poverty. The author argues poverty in any state is despicable and demands consideration and reform.
Woman of substance: Mrs Taft as first lady in waiting
The piece extols Mrs Taft as a capable first lady candidate, praising her brains, refined manner, and social polish. It notes she speaks well, exudes intelligent charm, and her linguistic knowledge gives her an advantage over many predecessors, suggesting she will meet White House duties with poise.
Mrs Taft as Mistress of the White House and a Woman of Tact
The article portrays Mrs Taft as a cultured, music loving hostess who participates in Washington society, enjoys art, woodcarving, and books, and supports her husband while sharing broad interests. It contrasts her with Mr Taft and extols tact and unselfish devotion as ideal feminine traits.
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White House
Washington
Mrs. Roosevelt
Taft
Charlies Taft
Helen Herron
Thackeray
Dickens
Mr. Taft
Woman learns mail safety after failed ten dollar transfer
The piece notes warnings on letters fail to deter readers. A woman recounts sending ten dollars by mail without registration or return address and losing the funds. She later learns to mark both sender and recipient names on envelopes to ensure delivery. A commentator muses on matching suitors to temperament and warns against reliance on fortune tellers.
Dioxygen For the Mouth Washes and Daily Routines
The article extols using dioxygen as a mouth rinse and antiseptic, noting it is inexpensive and easy to obtain. It recommends rinsing after meals if brushing isn’t possible, dipping the toothbrush in a little dioxygen, and brushing teeth and gums every morning and night to disinfect the mouth and prevent odor.
A Simple Remedy For Choking
A physician states that raising the left arm high above the head provides rapid relief from choking, often quicker than slapping the back. At meals or play children frequently choke. maintain calm, tell the child to raise its left arm, and the obstruction typically clears quickly.
Child insight valued in parenting and art prize at Annapolis
The piece urges treating children with respect and inviting their opinions, noting adults lose their early sensitivity. It announces Miss Evelyn Longman winning a 14,000 dollar commission to design the bronze door for the Naval Academy chapel in Annapolis, following her Winged Victory at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
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Evelyn Longman
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
White Clothes Care and Quick Wit Notes
A taster of small notices and light items: housewives urged to rinse out starch before storing winter clothes and protect with blue paper. Paris firm issues weather aware buttonhole cards. Miss Ethel Dickens runs a London typewriting bureau. Brief jokes and quips from various papers amuse readers including a clock error and playful dialogue about a child leaving school.
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Paris
Higher Power and the Knees Bent to a Greater Authority
An aphoristic reflection on power and humility noting that no power is absolute and all rulers ultimately bow to a higher authority. The piece contemplates humbleness and the limits of earthly power in a concise philosophical tone.
Whistler Wedding Told By Labouchere In Whimsical Memoir
Labouchere recounts arranging the marriage of James McNeill Whistler to Mrs Godwin the architect's widow. He describes selecting date and church with Rev Mr Byng, hosting a studio banquet, and the bride's practical prep including a new toothbrush and sponge for the marriage.
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Whistler
Trousseau
Labouchere
Godwin
Earl's, Court
Beth Tae
Timmy
Mrs. Godwin
House of Commons
Mr. Byng
Paris
Weather, habits, and Kinikininfe musings from a bygone era
A fragmentary column discusses resisting weather fuss and embracing rain as a normal part of life. It cites a Lippincott's quip by B. L. Sabin and a Washington Times anecdote about kinikinfe as a substitute tobacco used by Canadian guides. The tone resembles a clipped editorial notes page with scattered quotes and reflections.
Snakes Changed Into Rode
The Egyptian cobra, like its Asiatic cousin, lacks the spectacle like mark. It is the most poisonous reptile in northern Africa but favored by snake charmers. Charmers render it unconscious by pressing the neck, inducing catalepsy as stiff as an iron rod.
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Africa
The Horological Revenge Wedding Clock Return
A couple reread their wedding present a small bronze clock. The groom notes the clock was given to his wife and her first husband in a prior marriage, who kept it after their divorce and now returns it to them.
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New York
Sharp and Blunt in Cora’s Candid Voice
A brief note contrasts Cora’s sharp perceptions with her blunt manner of conveying them, citing a quote attributed to Puck that captures her direct, candid style. The remark highlights a clash between insight and blunt delivery in social critique.
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Cora
Puck
Shop Early Christmas Gifts Help Workers, December
Shop early in December to aid workers behind the counters and on the delivery wagons. Early purchases reduce holiday strain and spread effort across peak periods.
Elkhart Labor Unions and Their Chief Officers
List of Elkhart labor organizations with officers including Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No 248 Chief F B E Smith and secretary J H Calkins, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen No 23 Master L H Buckenstaff and secretary B N Delee, Order of Railway Conductors Elk hart Division No 19 President A C Brown and secretary H Brown, Central Labor Union officers, Non-Partisan Political Club leaders, and various trades unions with presidents and secretaries across city locations and meeting schedules.
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Brotherhood of Railway
L. HB. Buckenstaff
South Eleventh Street
G. E. Gardner
Fremont Street
B. N. Delee
South Main Street
R. T. Hall
Elkhart
A. C. Brown
Marion Street
William H. Darling
Vistula Street
H. Brown
LaPorte Avenue
South Bend
McKean Hall
J. F. Roser
H. D. Albers
C. L. U. Hall
Special Meeting of Elkhart County Council Dec 28 1908
Notice of a special meeting of the Elkhart County Council in Goshen Indiana on December 28 1908 at 1 30 p m in the county council room of the courthouse to consider appropriations for completing 1908 business and other matters before the council Auditor B Q Batchelor dated December 8 1908
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Elkhart
Piano Tuning Lessons Offered by Competent Teacher
Private piano tuning lessons available by a competent instructor. Studio arranged in city with address noted as B. Contact for scheduling and review details.
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Ishmaels
Rodigas
Cocket Writers
England
William H. Taft
Ethel Dickens
London
Tommy
Goodby
Johnny
Cleveland
Pathfinder
Garden of Eden
B. L. Sabin
Lippincott’s
Washington Times
Labor Organizations
Carpenters Union
Frank Lape
Eugene May
Avondale Avenue
Typographical Union
F. W. Crisman
Cigarmakers Union
Presdent
John Roser
John MacGregor
Co. L. U. Hall
Barbers Union
Fred Waters
A. B H. Loudenslager
East Middlebury Street
Bartenders Union
David Cole
Adolphus Meise
Canton Street
Metal Polishers Union
E. L. Burns
Hugo Winterhoff
Jefferson Street
Red Men's Hall
Musicians Union
Nelson Kemberling
North Sixth Street
Painters Union
C. H. Hackman
J. G. Shrock
Aspenwold Avenue
Painters Hall
Boilermakers Union
F. B
Selbert
Middlebury Street
C. L. A. Hall
Iron Moulders Union
C. Francis
Hudson Street
G. Jenkins
West Franklin Street
Electricians Union
Robert Sanford
Asa Kintsler
Care Home Telephone Co
Bricklayers and Masons No. 4
G. W. Clark
O. W. Amidon
Union Street
Frank Laidlaw
Indiana
Michio
Lexington Ave
Borneman & Sons
Woman's Home Companion Cosmopolitan
NeClare
St. Nicholas (New
Woman's Home Companion
County Life In America
McClure’s
Everybody’s
Knevel’s Book Store
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