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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1874
Page
3
An Elkhart advertisement boasts the town's best job printer with the newest metal and wood type. It touts quality and modern equipment to attract local customers seeking high quality handiwork.
An elegant steel instrument combines twelve tools including a pocket rule square bevel screw driver chisel compasses scissors button hole cutter paper knife eraser and pencil sharpener. Agents wanted in every town. Proposers may obtain steel polished post paid for fifty cents silver plated one dollar and gold plated two dollars.
The account lists local gentlement at a reception in Elkhart, praising outfits from lavender suits to black dress, noting details such as a missing Kentucky Jeans mail tailoring and a bouquet loss. Observers describe personal vanity, health limits, and stylish presence among attendees.
Mike Levy, lighter by several pounds, was relieved of a tape worm by Dr. Osborn of Ligonier yesterday morning. Levy was instructed not to eat on Sunday and to take hot coffee, then two tumblers of nauseating medicine. The worm filled a three ounce bottle, and Levy felt complete relief after the doctor’s patient effort and a final promise of results.
Russell Farnham of San Joaquin County on a business trip East visits his brother and extols California. He notes a strong emigration flow directed to the Golden State this year, citing climate and vegetables as main draws while warning that travelers may misjudge the full picture after brief observations.
The fragment mentions Sani Coe Me Fae as being nearer the garden of Eden than anything else, suggesting a poetic or mythic comparison. The readable text centers on a symbolic landscape or allegorical framework rather than a concrete event or identity.
A mass meeting at the Opera House last Sunday afternoon was presided over by Mrs. J. C. Stuck with speeches by Rev. E. Barr and Rev. E. Holdstock. Another meeting at the Baptist church Monday evening was led by Mrs. John Cook with short speeches.
Advertised letters list for Elk Hart Indiana dated April 15 1874 includes numerous names such as Ayres Morgan Frank Babcock Ida Moore Ellen Barber and more. Held for postage and for letter direction marks appear. To claim call for Advertised Letters with list date and wait one week. R K Brush P.M.
A collage of shop notices and product pitches from Elkhart merchants. Bucklen’s drug store sells Dr King’s cough remedy and Bucklen’s. clothing and fabrics tout Davenport’s and Meader & Sage. shoe lines at Flag store. shoe and dress goods at Davenport’s. real estate and land offers near Elk hart. green house plants from Mrs Garvin and Peter Henderson. insurance and life agents seek agents. farm for sale near Benton Harbor with timber and improvements. Sarsaparilla claims. terms for land purchase and one-horse buggy for sale.
Market listing shows butter lard rendered tallow and poultry prices per various units. Read includes eggs apples beans cornmeal feathers hides cattle live dressed salt and grain seed hay oats rye shorts and wheat with unit prices and ton or bushel measures.
A combined ad block touts Dr Walker's Vinegar Bitters and Dr A Boschee's German Syrup as cures for lung disease and general ailments, promising quick transformation after a week and offering free samples. The Missouri Kansas Texas Railway promotes a new iron bridge, expanded routes, reduced rates, and through Pullman service to Galveston with maps and timetables through agent Thomas Darwin in Sedalia.
Advertisement extols the Missouri Pacific Through Line for emigrants heading to Missouri Kansas Colorado New Mexico Nebraska Oregon and California. It highlights day coaches reclining chair cars Pullmans safety platforms Westinghouse air brakes and seamless connections at St Louis with Texas routes. Includes contact details for agents and notes 1 200 000 acres of cheap Missouri land with seven year terms and free transport.
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