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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
6
The notice records sun set at 7 25 p m and rise at 4 25 a m with moon set at 2 16 a m and age nine days and Mercury at greatest eastern elongation of 23 degrees 69 minutes seen for a week in the west after sunset. A second brief says sun set 7 25 p m rise 4 24 a m moon set 1 40 a m age ten days and Mercury visible in the west after sunset.
The Republican party schedules township assessor and township trustee candidate presentations. William J. Sigerfoos is named for township trustee. A Thirteenth district congressional convention is set for June 9 1908 in Plymouth to nominate a congressman and fill the late A L Brick’s term. Delegates and alternates will be chosen by county chairs with specified representation per county.
A Republican defense argues that Indiana state tax levies rose 1.35 cents since 1893 to fund growing state schools Purdue University Indiana University and the Normal School. It accuses Democratic campaigns of half truths and urges readers to accept educational expansion as the informed cause of higher general fund costs.
The Indiana Railroad Commission sought a faster remedy for prohibitive hay rates from Terre Haute and southern points. A three hour Terre Haute meeting produced a committee agreement, with the new rate taking effect within forty eight hours. The article credits the commission as a Republican legislative product.
Democratic governor hopeful Thomas W. Marshall advocates swift punishment for graft in a Logansport address. He cites a Republican motto and draws a parallel to current Marion county officials cleaning out alleged grafters.
A fiery circus horse ramped through a yard and street frightening animals and people alike all day. The creature finally calmed when a gentle lady led it to pray, revealing a sleeping boy in the same room as the scene ends.
A fragment from a sketch shows Jane lamenting her husband’s death and admitting she failed to give medicine properly. She explains the doctor prescribed a recumbent position, she lacked a proper chair, and Mrs. Green’s chair was broken, leaving no suitable aid.
The column presents jokes from Chicago News and Minneapolis Journal about a one ring circus and a mistaken romantic moment. A boy hides under a sofa causing chaos when a suitor proposes and a pun on love lights versus fireflies provides the punchline.
A playful dialogue from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Philadelphia Press features a bold fifth moment with a speckled bull pup named Star later nicknamed Jupiter for his moons. The circus banter includes a center pole and tight rope exchange about ease and tautness.
Comic exchange between Mrs Stubb Gracious and Mr Stubb as they pace a room during a house cleaning. The husband complains he has only moved five pictures in fifteen minutes while joking about moving like a machine. The snippet captures domestic humor from a Pittsburg Post daily page.
Republicans of Concord township and others intending to vote Republican meet May 19 1908 at 7 30 pm in precincts to choose delegates to the Island Park Elkhart June 19 1908 7 30 pm for nominating township officers trustee and assessor. Precinct committeemen chair. in their absence a temporary chair may be chosen. Delegates certified to township secretary. By order of township central committee J D Braden chair Earl C Rice secretary.
Mr. Frank Conlan of 436 Houston Street New York extols Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver trouble and weak kidneys. The tonic purifies blood restores vigor and is sold with a guarantee at Houseworth Bros drug store. Also notes about local real estate and a law office move in Earl C. Rice’s county notices.
An advertisement promotes Pasteurized Butter from Wam baugh Sanitary Milk Co, listing the business contact as Home Phone 1175 for orders or inquiries.
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