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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
2
The fragment notes a weekly started in 1859 by Charles H. Chase and a daily begun in 1872 by Chase & Kent, with attribution to A. P. Ken.
Saturday reflections critique Republican ticket weakness and Democratic friction, warning against religious denomination influence in campaigns. Mentions Bragg and Williams, defenses of slang by Graham Taylor, and a debate over Mrs. Foss as flag maker, noting Philadelphia's remonstrance over discrediting her relics.
Government sourced records from life insurance and industry studies show alcohol use waning among the educated and higher classes not from morality but economics. Per capita spirits drop from 2.5 gallons in 1840 to under one, while malt liquor rises to 21 gallons per person annually.
Secretary Taft travels from Yale era to Republican standard bearer status meeting political friends in New York. He dined quietly at the St. Regis with Jacob Schmidt and others, declining extended political talks while Booker T. Washington expressed strong support. Wright and General Edwards joined Taft on the Oyster Bay trip to confer with President Roosevelt on war department matters and committee leadership.
A Wisconsin man once known as a wealthy lumberman and railroad magnate has fallen into poverty after being refused admission to Milwaukee County Poor Farm. He had given much to charity and appealed to relatives without aid, prompting a critique of society and charity in this period piece.
The text argues parents should study boys brigades boyvilles boys hands clubs and societies to understand association conditions before granting permission to join. It emphasizes caution about youth organizations and the potential influences on minors.
A five car Studebaker auto train led by Roger C. Sullivan travels west at 150 miles daily to the Denver Democratic convention. Twenty delegates and friends are hosted by local clubs and mayors from Dixon Cedar Rapids Boone Omaha through Friday. Today they dine with William Jennings Bryan and plan to reach Denver on the Fourth.
The Iron Trade Review notes encouraging signals of improvement in general business in the second half of the year. Railroads ending their fiscal year on July 1 are boosting purchases, crop movement resumes, and coal transport via the lakes is expected to rise in July, aiding mines and rail tonnage. Investments in municipal bonds remain strong, industrial stocks appear more attractive, and agricultural implement sales have surpassed expectations.
President Hyde of Bowdoin asserts that the true payoff of college is broad and lasting. He lists gains such as cultural literacy, familiarity with nature and art, appreciation of others work, and character formation under scholarly mentors.
Mrs. Walter Q. Gresham of Chicago visits Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus D. Roys at Moreheus Place over Sunday. Friends greet her informally this afternoon. Judge Gresham, noted Indianan, served as federal judge twice, postmaster general under Arthur, and secretary of state under Cleveland.
A religious service is planned in the Island pavilion tomorrow afternoon at 4 45. All men who will assist in the men’s chorus should sit on the platform and come at once. Rev S Griffith Buckner will speak on What Is the Bible Worth to the Average Man.
A Boston dispatch reports a naval cargo of Chinamen pigtails aboard the Seneca from China destined for a Boston hair dealer to fashion rats switches and puffs. Officials say Chinese hair trade thrives. dead hair fetches cheap prices for cheap grades and praised heavy coarse straight hair for stylish head pieces. Mary Grim, 68, has lay in Kosciusko infirmary fourteen years on a cot in one position, begging Find Lizzie and tell her where I am. She recalls a Sterling Ohio-born husband, a Baltimore & Ohio dispatcher at Garrett, and a son somewhere in Ohio, with weight loss of about fifty pounds.
Sheriff Smutzer of LaPorte receives a letter from I N Youstler of Ilsaca Missouri proposing a $5000 bet to prove Belle Gunness is alive. Youstler claims he heard Gunness tell girls to ignore the old man and alleges he carried $700 in cash and $800 in drafts. He sent an old razor marked F Lind Chicago to the sheriff to keep.
Special from Winchester Indiana reports Mrs Sarah Smith mother of Mrs William EB Hinshaw believed murdered by her husband now serving life in Michigan City. She died after falling from a cherry tree at home in Randolph County. Mrs Smith had two marriages her first husband Obler and she claimed Hinshaw killed her daughter Simonton Lake scene follows. Thirty Dr Miles Medical Co employees visited Simonton Lake with a decorated wagon taking nervine heart care headache tablets and other remedies to ensure they could home safe.
Texas courts ordered garnishment of all money due to Standard Oil from Waters-Tierce Oil Co in Dorchester's hands. If upheld, the receiver must negotiate with independent operators as Standard Oil cannot collect for petroleum sold. The action aims to recover управления penalties totaling 16,250 dollars for antitrust violations.
Queen Amelie widow of King Carlos departs Lisbon for Rio Janeiro carrying gifts intended for President Penna. The government proposes a commission with full powers to adjudicate advances to the royal family, triggering strong Republican opposition accusing it of stifling further inquiry.
Washington June 27 In line with post office policy rural free delivery clerks warn highway officials that rural delivery will not continue on roads not kept in good condition.
Sherman shows normal condition throughout the day in Cleveland. Representative Tames reports he rested comfortably and enjoyed his best day in the hospital as Dr. Edwin P. Carter notes the attack has passed and strength should recover in coming days.
Mrs. Sarah Shute of Coon Rapids Louisiana died of heart failure at Newport hospital while in Boston as a delegate to the General Federation of Women's Clubs. She was fifty five. The White City amusement resort near Indianapolis burned, with losses estimated at 150000 to 200000.
In Cleveland Ohio three children of William Klimacks aged two to eight were burned to death when a house fire destroyed their home. The tragedy followed a separate note of a large fire that devastated the Iveleth high school building in Minnesota with losses around ninety thousand dollars.
The article explains the slowworm myth of breaking into bits and surviving. It notes the creature is timid and when captured it tightens its muscles and becomes rigid, suggesting only the head and vital portions would survive. London Globe.
The small town of Werda in Dahomey houses a temple of serpents with over a thousand snakes kept by priests. Snakes hang from beams as offerings arrive and priests coax smaller ones with a rod while avoiding the largest. Killing a serpent is a death crime. even a European risks the king's fate. Unintentional killings require purification steps.
A New York Sun quote argues that manufacturers who wear cork arms or legs gain credibility and market advantage. The informal rule among users favors buying from artisans who personally wear a limb, believing firsthand comfort and fit translate to better products, unlike generic ads.
An admiral recalls a set of tales about the navy while noting how political shifts place laymen in office at the Admiralty. The piece reflects on the influence of patronage and the role of naval leadership in a changing government.
In the Strand Magazine excerpt a naval officer recalls replying to a disaster report with a rebuke for bad language. A civilian lord notes a near miss when a returning ship passed two inches from a charted island sheltering castaway sailors, prompting questions about the distance implied.
The sole oil portrait of Daniel Boone was painted by Chester Harding in June 1820 at Flanders Callaway’s Missouri residence near Marthasville Warren County. Rev James E Welch aided Boone during the sittings as he leaned for support. Harding’s Boone portrait now hangs in the Kentucky state capitol at Frankfort.
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt a man jokes about a friend nicknamed Feller who is an aesthetic artist and smokes tobacco in a rubber pipe. He claims his health is delicate.
A sharp quip in the New York Press frames a grim gag about prolonged agony and a quick lunch. The banter features a missionary and a cannibal debating mercy during a meal. The exchange lands as a macabre joke reflecting urban wit.
A terse exchange recorded by the Kansas City Newsbook shows Cassidy declining an invitation with playful Shakespearean quips and Casey replying with a local idiom about names. The fragment mentions a Band concert at a Delicatessen Store on Sunday and an island setting.
Advance sale for the Empire Stock Company engagement at Bucklen theatre opens this morning. Indications point to a crowded house for Monday night as opening week tickets move quickly.
Mercury spilled on a surface forms tiny globules that roll away. Create a wet ring with a wash bottle to stop spread, then gather the globules with a small shovel made from thin card or an envelope for safe collection.
A brief quotation reflects on life as a race with obstacles and hurdles. It notes there have always been challenges and will continue, arguing against dwelling on them.
A fragment from an old New Orleans Times-Democrat note features a Sunday school teacher asking why the Lord commands love for neighbors and Lola retorts it means loving enemies. The clipping also includes a proverb about nobility of birth and a Delicatessen Store Band concert mention from The Daily Review.
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