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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
6
The report lists sunset at 7 30, moonrise at 12 51 a m, moon age 23 days, and summer solstice timing at 8 22 p m. It records the moon in conjunction with Saturn and passing from west to east, 3 degrees south, with sunrise at 4 25.
Thomas Gay author of Sandford and Merton born in 1748 died 1789. Napoleon abdicated in 1815 after Waterloo failed for France. 1898 General Shafter’s corps first landed in Cuba at Dalquirí. King Haakon VII crowned in Norway at Trondhjem.
The record notes sunset at 7 31, sunrise 4 25, moon rises at 1 19 a m and is 24 days old. At 3 p m Venus and Mars align, at 9 p m Jupiter's moons lie west of the planet.
A Glasgow workman read police news to his wife to brighten home life. He later faced an assault trial with the judge delaying sentence and the wife quipping about the man’s education. The clipping includes notices for Dr. King s New Discovery and local bank promotions.
A detailed portrait of unseen guards guarding Wall Street money with armed detectives, guarded wagons, and a powerful subtreasury defense system. The article notes concealed sentries, multiple vault doors, traps, and a police-backed financial detective squad ensuring security for gold and securities.
A tale of young Humphry Davy and a curious girl who asked if two cane pieces could wake a spark. Davy proved they could and began his exploration into light and materials. The article notes reeds and grasses have a flinty outer skin protecting the inner and helping leaves stand upright.
The prized treasury record is Lincoln’s original muster roll from 1832 to 1838 for Captain A Lincoln’s Fourth Regiment of Mounted Volunteers. It shows Lincoln as captain enrolled April 21 at Richland Sangamon County and bears Buckmaster’s certification of accuracy. The roll was lost and later found in a clerk’s old desk and is now preserved by the treasury auditor.
In Willowby, twenty years after Mr. Ransom left for fortune, residents recall Zeb Hobart’s wild life with Ruby and hint at a rumored match with Polly. A Westerner records Zeb’s plan to join a show as a wild beast tamer if Polly threatens his quiet life, quoting his claim of seeking peace and security.
The Life and Letters of Sir Richard Jebb reveals a Disraeli anecdote after a notable speech. Mr. Disraeli leaves the house with Mr. Montagu Corry and asks, I was wondering what a great orator.
A vivid passage imagines restoring medieval French dining to view a royal banquet from Francis I to Louis XIV. Lively scenes show a duchess with napkin, a marquis scratching, a belle marquise sharing sauce, guests cleaning plates with bread, a courtier using cloth as towel, and footmen holding damask for a lady’s goblet during long feasts.
A reader recalls catching three tiny snakes nearly forty years ago in Indiana. Placed in an eight ounce bottle, the snakes, under ten inches total, moved about with heads raised and tongues flicking like larger serpents. A minister who witnessed them reportedly saw the sight without intoxication.
A visitor to a Hoosier State author’s house found three youngsters playing pirates in the hallway. Asked what they were doing, the smallest explained they were pirates since there are no seas in Indiana. Five minutes later cheers from behind the barn revealed the writer’s hand builds with words and with shingles.
Witty exchange features a worried mother and a blunt doctor as Puck humorously questions young people eating habits. The doctor reacts with mock sternness, offering four medicines in a playful vignette about prudence and appetite.
Mr. Frank Conlan of New York City speaks highly of Electric Bitters as a grand family remedy for dyspepsia liver trouble and general debility. It purifies the blood regulates digestion and increases vitality for the weak. Sold at Houseworth Bros. drug store for 50 cents under guarantee.
E. B. Zigler moves his law office to 117 West Lexington Avenue ground floor in Lexington, listing new address for clients and official notices. The change reflects the attorney’s relocation to a more accessible office space.
Elkhart druggists F. H. Bentz & Co. and E. D. Miller advertise Hindipo as a new kidney cure and nerve tonic. They offer a positive guarantee with full refund if it fails to benefit, inviting townsfolk to try it at no risk.
Turnock's advertises deposits every four months with the lowest prices and a $1 a week rate, highlighting Sidway go-carts and the best assortment.
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