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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1874
Page
3
The Elkhart Observer features a burst of short notices from civic events to personal updates. It covers lectures, weddings, weather, race results, temperance meetings, road improvements, and local commerce with varied local names and places.
The Mirterspure report notes the Township Teachers Institute meeting last Saturday with good attendance. Kern Bros of Ligonier advertise upcoming dry goods sale this afternoon and evening. Wheat harvest starts this week. Congress passed a finance bill redistributing bank notes to 54 million, fixing legal tender at 332 million and ending reserves, signed by the President. Also dated April 18 1874. Insurance committee reports accounts correct for Elkhart Farmers Home Fire Insurance Company. Property ads include a lot for sale in Wall's Addition and the Dunn property at Washington and Second streets with moderate terms.
A Grand Temperance Picnic will be held in Elkhart on July 4. Every temperance man and woman in the county is invited to attend. Good speakers are expected and the event aims to show that temperance does not destroy patriotism.
The press across Michigan and Canada praise the touring combination of menagerie museum circus aquarium caravan and hippodrome as the most complete organization in their midst. It is described as perhaps the country’s greatest zoological and arenic sensation.
A new complete house and lot on a desirable street, with wells and cisterns, a good barn, and excellent fences. Will exchange for property near St Joseph or Benton Harbor, Michigan. Price £4.
Located in Cleveland township Elkhart County half a mile west of Edwardsburg road the old Layton farm offers 116 acres at 63 per acre. 35 acres are timberland land in excellent condition with brick house capacious barn outbuildings orchard and abundant water. Terms one fourth cash balance 200 annually. Apply on the premises to Caroline H Hanna.
A dated 1874 notice lists names of residents and businesses with letters held for postage or directed to various individuals. The list includes Danie, Brace, McQuistian, Beall, Ream, Crandall, Schutte, Groves, Wolf, and others. It notes letters are not advertised until one week remains and provides contact instructions to claim by presenting the advertised letters notice.
The list shows per unit prices for Butter eggs lard poultry apples cornmeal and grains. Noted items include cattle hides oats hay and beeswax with varying rates. many figures are partial or unclear due to OCR.
Mrs A M Clark announces a home school opening at No 23 High Street on Monday June 29. A local advert promises cheap furniture from E H Kerns and Son at 149 Main Street, urging customers to compare prices.
Dyspepsia linked to fevers and blood diseases is claimed to be cured by Dr Walker's Vinegar Bitters. Other tonics include Ayers Cherry Pectoral for coughs, Ayers Pills as purgative, and Ayers Sarsaparilla as an alterative. A Fort Wayne note touts a large animal show with the world’s largest aviary. Toothache advice uses Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. J T Vanderlip opens a painting and paper-hanging business under Lusher's grocery basement.
A historical advertisement touts Whlhoft's Tonic as a universal remedy for chills, bilious fever, congestive fever, dumb chills, enlarged spleen, and malarial fevers. It claims guaranteed cures when directions are followed and notes millions of bottles sold with no refunds. Available at all druggists.
An advertisement extols Green's August Flower and other remedies sold by Isaac Bucklen & Son for indigestion liver complaints and headaches. It also promotes Ague Conqueror as a safe fever and ague cure and details railroad schedules and travel plans by Thom as Darwin from Sedalia to Texas and the Indian Nation with through sleeping cars and reduced rates.
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