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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1875
Page
2
The Elkhart Observer issue notes editor names Molloy Emma Molloy and R K Brush. It mentions Henry Ward Beecher at age sixty four and comments on heat, corn prices rising, and grasshopper plagues affecting Western states with a biblical reference.
The Kokomo Lecture Association reports a $140 ahead position from last season's lectures and hopes for encouragement to press on with future programs.
The depiction of Buierk Hill monument in Frank Leslie's Weekly resembles at first glance a fac simile of the South Bend stand pipe, prompting readers to compare the two structures.
Hon. Henry H. Holt Lieutenant Governor of Michigan leaves New York for a trip to Egypt and Palestine aboard ships today. A curious note about a prior kissing scrape is mentioned as speculation.
The Marion Monitor announces a change in ownership and a new editor pledging sensible conduct. The salutation expresses aim to please patrons and asks for continued support with a light note of paying next year’s subscription.
Lagro Local notes Warsaw has organized as a city and bans three or more people gathering on streets to obstruct highways. Marshall ordered to arrest and imprison offenders. The brief cites desire for similar enforcement elsewhere.
South Bend mourns early settler Benj Coquillard who died last Saturday. Attorney Jas H Ellsworth opens a new office at the sheriff’s. Preparations begin for a grand firemen’s tournament in September and the temperance coffee house closes amid strong competition. Président Whitten retires from the National Hotel, leased to L H Packard. Joseph Donahue, an Irish immigrant, drowns in a mill race, likely while intoxicated, after a descent into poverty and loss. his wife dies of a broken heart and his children go to strangers. His sister dies accidentally while intoxicated, and a brother succumbs to sunstroke in harvest.
The Goshen Democrat notes Bond No.1 paid but lost, then found in the First National Bank at Elkhart. It mocks officials for not burning the bond and suggests County Auditor would have cried foul if the bond had been found by the County Treasurer.
A visit to Hillsdale highlights its hills and handsome homes, noting editor Rawlston, poet Will Carlton, and the Hillsdale College led by President Durgin. The article mentions a cemetery, fair grounds, water works, artesian well, a table factory, and local temperance, church work, and Mr. Thomson’s flour business.
A columnist from Indianapolis notes daily heat reaching 101 102 degrees and describes the city’s growth and political debates. The piece discusses potential presidential candidates Morton Hendricks and Harrison, temperance party dynamics, and contrasts Republican and Democratic positions amid a difficult climate and evolving laws.
In Chicago Jewell extols the city as the nation’s largest mail distribution point and a major central railroad center. He notes 100 tons daily transfers, 60 000 letters daily originated, 200 mail clerks on wheels, and ranks Chicago second in department revenue after New York.
Sprague, who killed saloon keeper Sawyer in Holden Missouri in 1865 and escaped twice before a two year Missouri penitentiary sentence, was Thursday convicted in Cass County Circuit Court of murder.
A civic letter urges voters to back a party aligned with reform and modernization, contrasting it with a Democratic party criticized as fossilized and harmful to liberty. The author appeals to allies of good government to act after 25 years of contested political history.
Bristow reports a better than expected wheat harvest after a slow spring. A break in at C C Gilmore’s house remains unsolved. A new hydraulic steam saw mill nears completion and Wm R Merritt plans a warehouse. Mrs Probasco travels east and croquet spreads through town. The city marshal’s recent altercation with a woman ends with the animal recovery and quiet afterward.
A writer recounts a July trip from Edwardsburg to Imlay City 75 miles northeast of Lansing noting a rough rail route 270 miles via gaps and praising lumber trade and a ticking time schedule. He mentions possible saloon arrival from Elkhart and urges readers to avoid such vices preferring healthier livelihoods and sustenance.
In a village setting a writer denounces saloonkeepers as parasites who drain society and mocks those who abandon steady labor for short term profits. He urges resilience and honest living, stressing work, saving, and serving others as path to true greatness. Additional quips note various odds and ends about politics, humor, and local curiosities from the era.
A writer admits an omission in copying left a dog out of the assessor’s tax list and explains he returned the dog for tax. He notes the error appeared in the twilight organ and that the oath included the dog, urging no malice and urging readers to seek accuracy in records.
Dr James C. Jackson of Dansville writes to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle detailing Robert Dale Owen's mental alienation as primarily due to aging and long illness. He notes Owen visited the Dansville Home with daughters, was not a patient except briefly after a Rochester lecture, and warns recovery is unlikely given age and infirmity.
The piece extols henhouse manure as more valuable than market fertilizers costing three cents per pound. It advises saving droppings clean, drying, storing in boxes or barrels, and not mixing lime or ash. Mix with dry earth over days to prevent heating. a handful boosts corn, a barrel doubles wheat yield, and enriches asparagus beds.
Local union visiting committee aims to visit every Elkhart home to solicit church attendance. The Benton Harbor Palladium urges unity, noting a church needs a minister and congregation to function. Citizens, Christians or not, should support religious work for its value.
The Ledger Standard joins The Indianapolis Journal in demanding all property be taxed. It argues a poor man owes 7.90 on a 1000 dollar home while a 100000 dollar church pays nothing, calling it an injustice to be corrected through government funding.
The excerpt lists eastbound and westbound railroad trains with numbers and times such as Grand Rapids Express No 72 at 4.25 am, No 10 Michigan Accommodation at 8:40 pm, and Air Line services, plus westbound specials and Atlantic Express. The fragment shows a historic rail timetable section with multiple train designations.
London reports heavy rain at Wimbledon causing the American cup match to be postponed. A Vienna dispatch notes Russia and Germany plan large scale military furloughs next year and urges Austria to join, validating the three emperors alliance potential.
The Champlain left Fort Ticonderoga for Rouse’s Point and ran ashore near Sawmill Point. Likely a total wreck with eight passengers rescued by Adirondack. No injuries reported.
Washington July 21 The President and General Babcock arrived unexpectedly for a noon cabinet meeting with all members present except Belknap. The President has not signed Badeau's commission as Minister to Brussels awaiting Jones's return from Belgium before formal appointment.
London warns New York banks to expect forged Bank of England and Bank of France notes in the current market. The alert urges heightened scrutiny and preventive checks on currency exchanges.
Joseph Loeder, indicted with John J. Price for perjury in the Tilton Beecher case, was arraigned in a Brooklyn court and pleaded not guilty. Price was not arraigned.
Intelligence from Aurora reports a large balloon seen Monday at 8 p.m. passing within a mile of the village, moving northeast. The basket appeared empty and the balloon tilted to one side as it drifted.
The president signed Francis B. Stockbridge of Michigan as Minister Resident at The Hague Portend and Christian Wallweber of Iowa as Minister Resident in Ecuador. The commission for Adam Badeau as Minister Resident at Brussels was sent to the President for signature.
An unknown man about 25 years old tried to steal a ride on a Lake Shore Railroad freight train by hiding in a lumber car. The lumber shifted as the train moved, crushing him against the car end. He died before extraction.
Lennon July 19 Lady Franklin widow of Sir John Franklin died last night in Dublin. Her death leaves a family fortune and a legacy tied to Arctic exploration.
Bradt's Tonic Bitters marketed as the greatest blood purifier with claims it cleanses the blood and aids digestion, removes ulcers and lung and liver inflammation, thins bile, cures dyspepsia and cough, treats neuralgia and skin diseases, with success depending on multiple bottles and proper testing. Made from roots and herbs by Joseph Bradt at 198 Main Street, Wilson Block.
A case in the United States Circuit Court questions the amended Postage law's constitutionality after a man was refused mailing at old rates. The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill is cited as the vehicle for the rate increase. Meanwhile, New York rifle associations map a reception for the American team with a bay cruise, Broadway procession, banquet, and testimonials planned for each member.
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