Elkhart Review History Highlights December 16 1908
On this date in history the United States is recognized by France. A great New York City fire in 1871 caused heavy losses. Alphonse Daudet the French author died in 1897. The Pacific fleet sailed from Hampton Roads in 1897. Astronomical notes mark sunset at 4 30 and sunrise at 7 15 with moonrise at 2 54 a m.
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United States Republic
France
United States
New York City
Alphonse Daudet
Hampton Roads
Costume Supper in Old Fashioned Style a Historic Theme
A candlelit eight o'clock supper invites guests to come in old fashioned attire and act in character. Limit to twelve to fourteen at one table with simple centerpieces and plain linen. Menu includes Broiled Oysters, Chicken and Sausage, Baked Potatoes, Apple Sauce, Cold Slaw, Corn Bread, Vegetable Salad, Waffles and Syrup.
Dandruff Cures and Holiday Advice from 1900s Public Ad
A mix of product endorsements and public notices discusses Parisian Sage as a guaranteed dandruff cure from Houseworth Bros, with price and money back offer. It also features a testimonial for Dr King s New Discovery, an Eagles dance announcement, and a shop early Christmas advice urging timely presents for workers.
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Houseworth Bros
Donald G Mitchell Sir Marvel Dies at 86
New Haven remembers Donald Grant Mitchell known as Sir Marvel born 1822 in Norwich Connecticut. He wrote The Reverses of a Bachelor and Dream Life and served as United States consul at Venice before returning to Connecticut life at Marvelwood Edgewood.
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Donald Grant Mitchell
Edgewood
Norwich
Conn
America
United States
Venice
New Haven
Sir Marvel
Marvelwood
Donald G. Mitchell
Alfred Mitchell
Stephen Mix Mitchell
Donald G
John Hall
Ellington
Yale
Mitchell
Mary F. Pringle
Charleston
Europe
Yale College
Cyrus Northrop
Waterways Bonds Plan Led by Congress Group
Representative Ransdell announced a committee to draft measures for a $500 million bonds issue to finance national waterway projects. Members include J Hampton Moore Swager Shirley J N Teal and Albert Rettlinger.
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Congress
Washington
Ransdell
Lousiana
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Swager Shirley
Kentucky
J. N. Teal
Oregon
Albert Rettinger
Ohio
Farmer Dies After Struggle With Ram in Bridgeport
Willis Bateman a Fairfield township farmer dies from exhaustion after a ram attack. He fought the ram while separating sold sheep, grabbing the animal by the horns and collapsing after a long struggle in Bridgeport New Jersey on December 16.
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Bridgeport
N. J
Willis Bateman
Fairfield Township
Bateman
Shriners Dedicate $250,000 Temple in Wilkes-Barre
Irem Temple of the Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine celebrates the dedication of its new building in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania with guests Admiral Winfield Scott Schley and Bishop Ethelbert Talbot. Rear Admiral John E. Pillsbury retires after reaching sixty two years of age.
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Admiral Schley
Wilkesbarre
Irem Temple of the
Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Winfield Scott Schley
Ethelbert Talbot
Pillsbury
Washington
John E. Pillsbury
Naval Bureau of Navigation
Coal Gas and its Early Illumination Use
In the early eighteenth century coal gas was accidentally discovered by Rev. John Clayton, then dean of Kildare. Neither Clayton nor his contemporaries initially used it for lighting. It was not until 1702 that coal gas was first employed for lighting purposes as noted in the passage.
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John Clayton
Kildare
Clayton
Find Your Work And Happiness In Honest Labor
An essay extols choosing work you love as the path to lasting happiness. It argues that work never disappoints, unlike relationships, and defines artistry as doing a task well and continually improving. A joke about a cabman and a seven mile per hour rival ends with a pub answer.
Overtime Comes Up In Office Banter
In a London Truth quip an office boy complains the boss should pay extra for overtime. He jokes he dreamed about his work all last night as the bookkeeper asks what for.
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London
First National Bank of Elkhart Annual Meeting Notice
Notice states the annual stockholders meeting of the First National Bank of Elkhart Indiana will be held at the banking house on Tuesday January 12 1909 between 10 AM and 4 PM W H Knickerbocker cashier also a separate dental notice advertises CG L George dentist offering treatment for pyorrhoea or looseness of the teeth.
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First National Bank of
Elkhart
Indiana
W. H. Knickerbocker
CG. L. George
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