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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
6
An advertisement from Arbu ckies Brothers in New York City promotes Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee as the intelligent choice over misnamed rivals Mocha & Java and claims it is the cheapest good coffee in the world.
On March 6 1987 Joseph von Fraunhofer a German mathematician and spectroscopist is noted as born. other entries recall 1836 Alamo massacre ordered by Santa Anna and note Edwin Forbes death in New York City 1839 birth. also Princess Kalulani of Hawaii dies in Honolulu 1875 birth.
Tonight and tomorrow morning the sun sets at 5 63 and rises at 6 20. The moon sets at 10 31 p m and is 4 days old. At 2 48 a m the moon reaches greatest libration west.
Chairman Goodrich issues call for the Republican state convention to meet April 1 at 2 PM for electing four delegates at large to the national convention and fifteen national electors and to convene again April 2 at 9 AM to nominate state officers. Delegates total 1,467 with 734 needed. Elkhart county gets 25 delegates and 25 alternates. Thirteenth district meets in Indianapolis April 1 to choose officers and committee members.
Elkhart residents are urged to judge blood quality by health signs and urged to try Vinol a cod liver oil preparation with peptonate of iron. Houseworth Bros. druggists guarantee satisfaction or money back.
An advertisement extols Mi o Na tablets for indigestion with a morning after caution and a guarantee from Houseworth Bros offering refunds on a fifty cent box if the remedy fails to satisfy. It highlights tongue coating as a sign of stomach trouble and urges regular use for relief.
East Raymond Maine preacher Rev F Starbird reports long use of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve on an old army wound and other obstinate sores. He also uses it in his veterinary work and calls it the best healer in the world. Price 25 cents at Houseworth Bros drug store.
The Washington Star notes Senator Sorghum saying that familiar ideas in a speech prove enduring value. He asserts the concepts will withstand scrutiny and time, defending their continued relevance amid debate.
An abstract noting witty quotes from Louisville Courier Journal and Baltimore American on gender roles, with a brief reference to The Simpson Abstract Office offering real estate loans.
Washington dispatch notes Congressman Dalzell praises Champ Clark as potential speaker if Democrats win the next House. It reports liquor interests backing Thistlewood in Illinois and rising anti bottle drive in Ohio, plus Minnesota Representative Davis pushing an industrial high school bill with Roosevelt's endorsement. The piece highlights party tensions over leadership and local option debates.
A newspaper style excerpt discusses streetcar seating and parental taste in Nantucket. The dialogue features a playful exchange about seats and beauty, ending with an abrupt tag about an enquirer.
London reports The Times asserts Emperor William sent a letter to Lord Tweedmouth about British and German naval policy. The paper urges producing the letter and Tweedmouth's reply in Parliament, arguing it intrudes on public affairs and should be fully public.
The body of James Oliver, head of the Oliver chilled ice works, was viewed by about 10,000 people with 2,500 employees attending in a body. Funeral services were led by Rev. Henry Webb Johnson at the First Presbyterian church, and burial occurred in the Riverview cemetery mausoleum. Oliver's estate is valued at $13,000,000 with interests valued at $40,000,000, the richest in Indiana.
Three year old Earle Hartnett was killed when twelve year old Fred Tucker dropped a double barreled shotgun while pretending to be a soldier. The incident occurred at the home of Hartnett’s father Buarle Hartnett, a noted baseball player, in Millville.
Chicago markets show grain and livestock prices with May and July futures for wheat, corn, oats and meat futures, plus initial live stock bids in Chicago and East Buffalo. Reports include hogs, cattle, sheep, hay, and prairie feeding costs, with buyers and sellers listed for various grades. Also features short local ads for Dr King’s pills and piano tuning services.
Foulards in stripes and dots top the spring fashion notes with navy blue outfits featuring green and purple stripes and ecru touches. Polka dots return in larger scale, with wide stripes and silver gleam. jumper dresses stay popular for school wear, and trimming ideas include chalice or nun's veiling inspired bands from silk. Judic Chollet.
Fashion notes describe a shift from ornate shirtwaists to simple designs with hand embroidery and Irish lace. Sheer waists with real lace, garish colors, open Madeira embroidery, eyelets, and bold color combinations redefine spring silhouettes. Veils stay dotted with velvet ribbons.
The 1693 94 European winter wrought extreme cold with trees splitting and a vast ice town on the Thames. Businesses such as tailors, butchers, tobacconists, and printers operated on frozen streets while ink froze and wine sold in blocks. Widespread deaths and severe suffering of the poor marked this record cold spell.
A Chinese scholar who read widely travels to Amsterdam and asks a bookseller for the works of the immortal Xixofou. The bookseller never heard of it, prompting a quip that many places in Europe lack such celebrated writers. Goldsmith notes that Europe is full of its own little great men.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes that The Prince of Parthia, Thomas Godfrey’s tragedy, was the first play written by an American produced in the United States. Brought to the Southwark theater in Philadelphia in April 1767 by Lewis Hallam’s company, this venture marked the first visiting American troupe to Philadelphia. Godfrey, an ambitious young poet, died early, and his work appeared in a 1765 volume.
A conscientious editor apologizes after learning the commandant’s death was falsely reported in The Daily Review. The editor offers a correction, but the man said to be alive suggests letting the error stand to surprise friends when they borrow money.
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