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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1875
Page
1
A poem by Louise Chandler Moulton voices a plea for universal compassion. It condemns selfish prayers and urges humility, shared humanity, and open doors of love, with divine justice and mercy guiding all.
In a Cedar Glen romance, Geraldine Grey frets over an engagement to Carson Fortescue while loving Albert Garland. Daisy Morrison engineers a plot to force a breakup, Fortescue discovers Geraldine’s “false” adornments, and later accepts a cash-linked separation, allowing Geraldine to wed Garland instead.
Mrs. Molloy argues before Noblesville county commissioners that licensing a liquor shop endangers families and souls, citing biblical law and the harm of alcohol. She condemns the proposed owner’s ignorance of safe drinking amounts, urging officials to refuse the license amid community fears for boys and moral welfare.
A poem recalls finding large crimson strawberries and four sparrows at a green hillside. The speaker watches the birds as a mother bird trembles on a branch near an old wall, fearing for her young while contemplating divine tenderness and love.
A speaker on the stump asks the audience to contribute to a collection, noting the difficulty of moving the pocket and appealing to generosity. The speaker appeals to the crowd's good nature, urging them to spare coins or stamps to help the cause as they listen to speech and song.
The article cites Borneo authority Alexander Mackenzie Cameron describing two Dyak traditions. One says a great deluge sent ancestors of Chinese Malays and Dyaks to swim to land. the Dyak lost weapons, the Chinese lost books. The second speaks of a ladder to heaven thwarted by a worm gnawing the ladder foot.
The story, relayed by Mrs. Fletcher Webster, recounts Webster directing his cattle be driven past his window as he lay dying so he could see them again. He called each by name, showing the deep affection and constant care he gave to his animals.
The Indianapolis Journal notes that General Halléck, then chief of staff, did not request Grant's views on the Southwest campaign. Grant advised concentrating at Chattanooga, moving to Atlanta, then marching through to the Atlantic coast. The letter, later found by Sherman, is believed to be the first suggestion of the march to sea and may be published.
Advices from Spotted Tail Agency report three large war parties left on June 17 targeting the Ponea or Pawiies Ute and Shoshone reservations. Many believe a monumental intertribal conflict is about to begin, with information dispatched to Indian Agents.
No device prescribed by physicians or sold by druggists proves its success as Boschee's German Syrup for coughs colds and lung diseases. A sample route costs 10 cents to try before the 75 cent size. Recently introduced from Germany its cures are said to astonish all who use it. Three doses will relieve any case. Sold by I Bucklen & Son.
The New York Tribune reports a vast coverage claiming 1500 columns on a scandal trial. Mr Colfax plans a celebration on the fourth of July.
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