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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1873
Page
8
A lyrical meditation on the harms of greed and economic pursuit. The speaker imagines nature and mountains pushing back against human obsession with gold, condemning the fixation on wealth while praising vast, untainted landscapes and stoic natural forces.
A collage of witticisms and curiosities appears from 19th century items: slangy asides on milk delivery and chalk, Irish misquotations, adult jokes about marriage and birth, and a long courtroom remark by Stokes Spars. A New Orleans widow editor in training is noted alongside a Chicago marriage culture snapshot. The excerpt closes with a prison sentence scene where a defendant proclaims innocence and urges a brief term.
Directory lists several churches with addresses and pastors. Congregationalist at Marion and Fourth St led by Rev L R Royce holds services 10 45 a m and 7 p m with Sabbath School at 12 10 p m. Other churches include Presbyterian, Catholic, Evangelical and German English services and various Sunday schedules.
Elkhart announces go ing East Michigan and Lansing divisions trains from Jonesville at 7 10 p m arriving Albion at 8 23 p m with connections at Adrian for Monroe Detroit and Jackson White Pigeon for Three Rivers Kalamazoo and Allegan Detroit links to Sarnia Montreal Quebec Portland and more Salem Crossing connects to Lafayette and New Albany Chicago serves all west and south routes Chicago time.
R K Brush sells passage tickets to and from London Liverpool Edinburgh and other European ports by the Liverpool and Great Western Steam Ship Company. Steamers depart New York and Liverpool each Wednesday and Queenstown each Thursday and drafts on the Bank of Ireland and other cities are offered at low rates.
Advertises Walker's California Vinegar Bitters as a non alcoholic cure all for dyspepsia indigestion and blood purification. Claims to aid liver kidney and skin diseases and remove worms while warning against mineral poisons and recommending a nightly dose with nourishing foods. Mentions widespread use across the United States and lists Druggist distributors in San Francisco and New York.
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