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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
6
The entry marks Benjamin Rush born 1745 and died 1813, Thackeray death in 1868, and the 1814 Ghent peace treaty ending the War of 1812.
The report notes sunset at 4 34, moon sets 6 52 pm, moon at its lowest or farthest south, and noon today with the sun directly south. Rise at 7 19, indicating daily celestial positions observed.
The article surveys ancient and tribal clubs from Mexico Sioux and Polynesian cultures, noting shark tooth weapons, carved wooden blades, and the spread of blunt and missile clubs. It contrasts African iron enhanced clubs with throwing implements and traces the evolution toward modern weapons.
An article notes Beethoven’s aversion to ordinary bargaining for fees and his preference for guinea payments. It cites a 1801 letter lamenting the tradeable nature of music and a 1802 proposal offering a year’s private retention of a sonata before publication.
A brief explanation shows how a domino trick uses a basic arithmetic sequence to reveal the chosen domino. By multiplying the first number by five, adding seven, doubling, adding the second number, and then subtracting fourteen, the resulting two digits reproduce the original domino spots.
A gardener helps a hurt toad and shelters the healthy one, then the injured toad dies and the other vanishes, prompting a humane reflection. The page also offers a string trick demonstration, a note on why lightning can sour milk, quips about Santa and thieves, and a riddle set including a humorous verse about the old woman in the shoe.
A humorous piece describes children acting as a band with imaginary instruments, then switching instruments midplay, plus a huntsman game with forfeit seats. It adds trivia about Pacific and Atlantic volumes, a busy mouse, and a set of light riddles and jokes from the New York Herald.
The article surveys medieval to Georgian era penalties from pillory and public shaming to flogging, hanging, and transportation. It notes how public punishments shaped order, cites inked accounts from the London Chronicle about sailors flogged through fleets and the grim reach of capital crimes under George II.
Notes recall Sarasate’s autograph scarcity and telegraphic letters, Yale ex-president Timothy Dwight’s eightieth birthday, William Campbell’s Catholic appointment to Scotland’s bench, P M Hubbell’s twenty thousand dollar note to the Iowa Home For the Aged, Saul Gagne’s stamp hoard, William Chandler’s belief in otherworldly lives, and W W Astor’s walling of Hever park footpath after British law upheld travel rights.
A brief note announces a sale at Dean millinery located at 118 Marion Street offering all items at cost. No end date given.
A Plain Dealer note recalls a customer baring a bristling chin in a Cleveland saloon. The barber jokes about a week since the last shave while the patron dryly notes fresh stubble.
Promote constipation relief and liver support with Father William's Indian Herb Tea and Herb Tablets. Refund offered if unsatisfied. 20 cents per tea or tablets. For sale by EH D Miller and F H Bentz & Co, Elkhart. City improvement bonds offered as safe income investment via Wilson Roose.
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