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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
1
An Elkhart Daily Review farming column advises on plow setup and team control to reduce wear and improve depth. It covers harness fit, collar care, draft height, and the use of steel collars, plus methods for straight furrows and Dutch dragging. It also notes adapting field length and diagrams for Dutch fashion. Oscar Erf discusses poultry stock for egg and meat operations.
A column discusses George T. Powell of Columbia County New York planting dwarf Astrakhan apples on Paradise stocks with small 8 to 10 foot trees and harvests of a bushel to a barrel. It notes commercial limits and Doucin stock prospects along with grafting benefits and space use for berries and vegetables. Also includes curiosities about old book titles and a quip on buttered bread popularity.
A German legend tells how Frederick William I had a hunchback goldsmith honored with a stone bust placed above his workshop window. The bust of a snarling envious wife faced the hunchback, punishing envy by making her face visible to all in the opposite building.
Crowds expected as Ringling Bros Circus plans a major Goshen stop on June 19 featuring a 10 o clock parade, an enlarged menagerie, a three ring program, a vast hip podrome track, and 875 performers. The show celebrates its twenty fifth jubilee with European and Asiatic acts, a sensational auto double somersault, and a grand European company.
An older column warns that a closely padded ill fitting soft collar causes suffering and shortens a horse’s life. The author notes personal experience from years ago and urges selecting proper collars for comfort and longevity.
An expert carver, Mme. X, seeks a new role as a table server. she asks an applicant if he can carve well. The reply vows assurance, noting that ten years as a surgeon's servant in a dissecting room should ensure competency.
A light jokey column notes a pun about a knight and a horse in a Baltimore American quote. The quip suggests the "knightmare" as a playful twist reflecting medieval imagery.
Dialogue shows a neighbor asking about a sister’s feelings for Mr. Simpkins. Dora replies she keeps children in the parlor during his calls, suggesting discretion but no romantic confirmation.
Frank Conlan of 486 Houston Street, New York, praises Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver issues. The tonic is said to regulate digestion, purify blood, and restore vigor, with a Houseworth Bros. drug store guarantee priced at 50 cents.
The text recounts a long standing portrait of a vixen like figure, once a reproach to an envious line, allegedly peering from a niche until it disappeared. Around 1840 it resurfaced in a bric a brac collection and was purchased by Frederick William IV who restored it to its original position.
A Washington Herald item recalls a visitor mistaking the press gallery for a band stand. A doorkeeper explains there is no band and the young speaker realizes the gallery is where scribes sit during sessions.
The Bray in Berkshire is famed for the Vicar of Bray ditty but parish records do not confirm the historic Simon Alleyn as the hero. The note reflects how places tie to famous songs despite questionable evidence in sources.
A witness asks for a recess after two hours on the stand. He claims to have told the whole truth for two hours and says he is exhausted, insisting he has never spoken so long truthfully in his life. The exchange appears in the Atlanta Constitution.
A terse exchange reveals tension as one party recognizes high praise from a father while doubts linger about the present bond. The dialogue hints at uncertainty and strained expectations surrounding a potential relationship or arrangement.
A rundown of unusual acts features Riccobone riding his horse Good-Night from Russia wearing pants and boots, a rope-skipping pig, an ape standing on its head, a twenty-camel parade team, and a zebra performing a trap-riding routine.
Public notice extols Mio-na Stomach Tablets as a genuine, quick acting indigestion remedy. It promises to stop flatulence, cure stomach troubles, build up the system and improve digestion with a money back guarantee if it fails, citing Mrs. Brewer of Whiteland Indiana as endorsing results. Houseworth Bros sell under guarantee and offer a 50 cent box.
An excursion train operated by L. S. & M. S. Ry from Elkhart to Fort Wayne is offered at 1 for round trip with 8:20 a.m. departure and 7:30 p.m. return on Sunday June 14. Other items include a June 12 piano recital by Miss Cora B. Himes, Riverside property bargain at 1550, a law office move to 114 W Lexington Ave, and local ads for pasteurized buttermilk and goods at Turnock's.
A London Graphic note highlights marvels at Kew gardens including blistering primroses and air living plants, while a Herald item quotes a Sabbath superintendent on Gideon selecting watchful workers. A Philadelphia Record monologue explains dialogue versus monologue and a Rural Route 1 Georgia resident praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for healing an instep sore.
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