Township Trustee Candidate To Be Presented In Concord Township
The Republican Party announces C. E. VanAlstine as candidate for township trustee. Also details of the Thirteenth Congressional District Republican Convention to nominate a candidate for Congress and fill the late A. L. Brick term. Township meetings to choose delegates for the June 19 1908 Elkhar t event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison W. Godfrey
C. E. VanAlstine
Concord Township
Thirteenth Congressional District
Plymouth
Thirteenth
A. L. Brick
Bilkhart
Ceee
Eens
Fulton
Cceeereeree
Kosciusko
Sete Ethos
Marshall
Pulaski
Scceeereeeere
St. Joseph
Starke
Cegeseeeeteres
Republican County Central Committee
Island Park
Elkhart
Township Central Committee
ID. Braden
Earl.c. Rich
College Professor Leads Pilgrimage to Study Immigrants
A professor from Iowa University and ten middlewestern students sail in steerage on the Alice to Bohemia through Poland Russia and Italy to study European immigrants. After a year they will work as social workers in Pennsylvania under the YMCA to teach citizenship and ease tensions in mining regions.
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New York
Europe
Edward A. Steiner
Iowa University
Pennsylvania
Middlewest
United States
Bohemia
Poland
Russia
Hungary
Austria
Balkans
Italy
Pennsylvania Young Men’s Christian Association
Erie
Connellsville
Scranton
Warren
Uniontown
Keep Off The Platforms Ruling On Train Passenger Liability
The United States circuit court of appeals ruled that railroad passengers on moving platforms cannot collect damages for injuries. In the Mohaupt case a man on a rear platform was killed after leaving his seat during a Minneapolis to St Paul collision. The lower court award was reversed. Frank H. Hitchcock leaves Washington for Chicago where Taft headquarters will open shortly before the convention.
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St. Paul
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Marie Mohaupt
E.W. E. Mohaupt
Minneapolis
Taft
Chicago
Washington
Frank H. Hitchcock
Taft Forces
Ex Judge Confesses Forged Check Mergery
Ex Louisville surrogate court judge C G Richie pleads guilty to forging a check and is sentenced by Judge Ogden of Oakland to eighteen months in San Quentin penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mergery
San Francisco
C. G. Richie
Louisville
Ogden
Oakland
San Quentin
Widow Sought in $25000 Joe Simpson Estate
Reno notices report friends seek Joe Simpson’s widow believed to inherit his estate after a lynching for shooting a saloon man. It is said the estate could exceed $25,000 and the widow would receive all assets if located. Also noted are obituaries and local notices including Rev. Dr. N Fellows’ death and a music teacher listing.
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Reno
Nev
Joe Simpson
Iowa
Iowa City
N. Fellows
Upper Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Paquin Skirt Fails To Impress Paris Fashion Scene
Vogue Points notes that the Paquin tight clinging skirt has not been well received in Paris. A French dressmaker recalls seeing it only once, on an actress, while silk tailor mades trend overall. The piece suggests shadow work and darned net as revived decorative options and mentions black hats with summer outfits and jumper dresses as desirable.
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Paris
Fribbles of Fashion Bolero and Hatpins Shine
A fashion note highlights a white soutache bolero for girls, a matching three quarter coat with woven braid, and new hatpins with spikes for bandeau use. Plain three quarter skirts remain popular, including a seven gored round length style suited for tub skirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bretelles
Hook Swinging In Bengal Customs Described
Descriptive account from Bengal detailing hook swinging in Gangutta. Victims are garlanded and pierced through the tongue with a wire seven feet long, then forced to dance for 30 minutes. Some are sewn together by a wire needle threaded with cord, arms attached, appearing as herrings on a wire.
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Bengal
Gangutta
Parisian Sage touted as cure for dandruff in US
An interview from Paris features Prof Giroux proclaiming Parisian Sage as the sole cure for dandruff and hair diseases. The product, manufactured in Buffalo NY, is sold by Houseworth Bros with a money back guarantee and claims to stop hair loss and promote growth in one week.
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Giroux
Prof
Paris
United States
France
Buffalo
N. Y
Giroux Mfg. Co
America
Houseworth Bros
Captain Cook's Walking Stick and the Goblin's Curse
A fragment tells how Taniwha, a Maori boy later a chief, aboard the Endeavour in 1769 at Mercury Bay, identifies Captain Cook as Kapene Kuku. A "goblin" steals calico, retrieves a walking stick amid thunder and lightning, then dies after a struggle in the ship hold drawing blood on his clothing and a back wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Cook
Endeavor
Mercury Bay
New Zealand
Taniwha
Kapene Kuku
Captain Codk
The Polite Frenchman Refuted By Everyday Behavior
Samuel T Blythe argues that Parisians are not truly polite despite their reputation. He describes them as discourteous and aggressive in streets, seating, and crowds, offering only superficial politeness with the word pardon when convenient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel T. Blythe
Everybody's Magazine
Hyomei Claims Quick Catarrh and Bronchitis Relief
Readers praise Hyomei as a cure for catarrh bronchitis hay fever and asthma with instant relief. Testimonials from Mrs M A Drake Lodwick Edwards and Mrs Bertha Weekly back its effectiveness and a money back guarantee from Houseworth Bros. Details note a pocket inhaler with each $1 outfit and extra bottles for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Drake
Utica
N. Y
Lodwick Edwards
Madison Avenue
Columbus
Ohio
Bertha Weekly
Pleasantville
Houseworth Bros
Nothing Compares To Father William's Tea For All Dis eases
An early 20th century sales item touts Father William's Tea as a cure for liver and kidney ailments and digestive issues. It notes 20 cents for tea or tablets, with local dealers E. D. Miller and Bentz & Co. Among side notices are train schedule updates for Chicago to Elkhart and various local business moves and advertisements including a cigar factory relocation and real estate loan offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father William
E. D. Miller
South Main
Bentz & Co
The Dusters The Vicar To Sexton
A brief London Tatler bit references a church dusting gag with a quip about seats being dusted by the congregation every Sunday morning. The exchange features the vicar and the sexton and plays on church duties.
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Sexton
London Tatler
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John Hagar
Howard
Battle of
Cowpens
Magenta
Arthur Pue Gorman
Maryland
James E. Watson
Fremont C. Goodwine
Fred A. Sims
John C. Billheimer
Oscar Hadlan
James Bingham
Supreme Court
George W. Self
Lawrence M.turnan
J. L. Peetz
Quincy. A. Myers
Appellate Court
David Myers
Elkbart
Republican County
Francis BE
Berlin
Leander Anderson
Daniel J. Troyer
W. B. Wider
Aaron S. Zook
John Ziesel
Charles A. Croop
Walter A. Stauffer
Harold A. Keith
S.eee
A. G. Graham
Daily Review
M. M. Eckelman
Chicang
Frances Styers
Bower
VOGUE
Chicago and Elkhart
Lake Shore By
C. W. Wilson
West High
West Jackson Street
Canse
Elkhart County Abstract Co
Mongerbidg
Earl Co
Rice, Secy
E. B. Zigler
Lexington Ave
Wambaugh Sanitary Milk Co
Thomas
Clauss
Turnock @ Sons
Burrell @ Morgan
Hazel Park
D. M. Best
Ba Ayer
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co
Grosh Bros
Main St
D. M. Ferry
Bell
Paul Bros., Cor. Main and Jefferson
Leonard
Borneman @ Sons
D. M
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