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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1875
Page
2
The paper announces a three month promotion offering chromos to subscribers who pay 1.50 in advance or use club terms. It also offers free postage for subscribers outside the county.
Congressman Tyner of this state has been appointed to the position of Third Assistant Postmaster General in a federal reorganizational move. The change elevates his role in postal operations and policy in Washington.
The famous Potter railroad law of Wisconsin was modified by the Legislature on Thursday. This will prove pleasant reading to railroad companies.
The act approving Colorado statehood becomes law while New Mexico remains blocked from admission. The outcome closes a legislative chapter as Colorado gains state status and New Mexico stays out.
The President has nominated Hon. Godiover S. Orth of Indiana for Minister to Austria and Hon. Horace Maynard for Minister to Turkey.
The Goshen Times renders a readable paragraph from rough notes on the Pennsylvania Central and Baltimore and Ohio railroad dispute, demonstrating how a skilled writer can clarify a dim outline into a clear picture.
Geo Hartsuck Jr occupies the telegraph chair during Mont Merrick’s absence. The note calls him a lively lightning jerker and recalls his sprint from the telegraph to the post office, claiming he outpaced a streak of greased lightning in the city.
A severe snow storm Friday night and Saturday extended from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi river. It hit New York and Pennsylvania hard, blanketing Memphis with fifteen inches of snow and drifts three to four feet high. A second storm was reported last night across Pennsylvania Eastern New York New England and Washington.
The 43rd Congress expired at noon after dissolving and all appropriation bills passed. The telegraph notes the soldiers bounty equalization bill failed to become law, while some questionable measures rushed at session end. Both houses sat through Wednesday night. the 44th Senate will reconvene in a special session to ratify treaties and act on president submissions.
A scathing editorial denounces a Chicago Times dubbed “putrid essence” of the city and labels a Goshen figure as a fraud who cheated Kosciusko County out of a coffin fund. The piece asserts the man lacks manliness and urges restitution before railing at others in the county.
The Elkhart Observer relied on extra help last week as the local editor was ill and the editress away lecturing. Mr Brush travelled to New York and two printers were drunk, forcing partial type setting duties to the staff.
A Marion Monitor quip contrasts spring weather with an old man lingering in the season. The speaker notes the old Gent would look better if he showed more of a gentle hand, but he does not appear to choose that path.
In Washington last week we met Hon. Geo S Bangs General Superintendent of Railway Mail Service who runs the postal system nationwide. Our long acquaintance recalls Elkhart's early mail, once a daily eastbound service and now improved to faster delivery times.
The night mail on the road and the rise of Railway Post Offices speed up delivery. Elkhart now receives nearly a dozen mails daily, with Boston deliveries in 32 hours and New York in 28. George S. Barnes is praised for leading this postal revolution with integrity and leadership at the nation’s capital.
The writer condemns Democratic papers for pandering to drunkards to gain whisky votes. He claims their party relies on liquor support and keeps men in a drunken state to sway them toward Republicans once they sober briefly, asserting real friends lie with the opposing side.
South Bend residents discuss a trio of defaulters amid a wave of high society scandal. The column lampshades Beech erism and wedding intrigue as gossips replay hinted corpses and suspect daily Tribune coverage. Al is urged to publish timely double distilled accounts.
From Buenos Ayres comes word that the palace of the Catholic Archbishop was sacked and Jesuit homes were set afire in the turmoil.
Washington March 4 The Secretary of War issued a general order announcing the death of Gen Lorenzo Thomas. After Senate adjournment for an hour crowds greeted Senator Andrew Johnson who received congratulations from those unable to meet him during recess. Cabinet session attended by all members discussed nominations to be sent to the Senate early next week.
A St John's dispatch reports the Violetta from France to San Pierre was abandoned in ice in St Mary's bay on March 2. The captain and crew were saved, locals attempted rescue but a northeast gale broke the ice. twenty residents perished and twenty-two remain missing.
A reader urges temperance advocates to aid alcoholics through kindness and assistance. He shares personal suffering from a family member's intemperance and calls for earnest prayers and reform. The writer signs as AN Onp Resivent.
The Bristol correspondent reports a severe snow storm on March 8 1875 closing many local roads and forcing travelers to seek fields as routes become impassable and travel is greatly hindered.
The site of the new steam saw mill is noted while James Merritt visits his father W R Merritt in Kansas. Peach trees suffer winter damage as reports confirm severe cold. The Literary Society debated a pursuit versus possession question with J N Martin and Dr Brazie leading the affirmative. The Hydraulic Company negotiation stalls with Ohio partners. Good Templars Lodge progresses to full operation. Old soldiers consider relocating to Michigan in spring. Bristol Furniture Co runs a full force but cannot fill all orders. Trade shows a recent uptick. S Q B.
A South Bend Register letter from Feb 24 1875 condemns a public show by seven women as obscene and compares it to inconsistent actions of local authorities. The writer accuses officials of tolerating vulgarity while denouncing reformers, noting $400 spent on a “harem treasury” amid hardship and crime.
The Senate approved a House measure to legalize attorney fee payments via promissory notes and a joint resolution to move general elections to November. The Temperance bill was amended to bar licenses when remonstrances signified by a majority of ward voters exist and to allow damage claims from liquor sales. Debate on malt liquor license cuts continued as the House worked through the appropriation bill.
A trio of actors perished after the Italian bark Geivanna wrecked off Cape Cod. Fifteen people including passengers perished except the steward who survived. Local reports confirm the tragedy occurred on March 5 with all hands lost except the steward.
Merrirrox Canada March 5 The pump-mill embankment failed flooding the village. Indications show canal embankments giving way in several directions.
The National Copying Company will deliver photograph copying in Chinese color oil color and India ink near the first of January in Elkhart and vicinity where portraits of local citizens may be seen. Those wishing this work done will be announced as awaited.
The passage urges brevity and precision in journalism. It stresses hitting subjects directly, avoiding moralizing, and plunging into topics without prefaces. It advises condensing ideas, striking unnecessary adjectives, and distilling thoughts to quintessence.
A summary list of Senate and House bills signed by Governor Hendricks through January to March detailing appropriations, court circuit changes, property and tax provisions, school and orphan support, public works bonds, and various amendments to prior acts. Includes specific bill numbers, dates of approval, and topics from the 49th General Assembly sessions.
A summary of acts approved in March detailing amendments to corporate and municipal law. It notes records admissibility of deeds and mortgages, incorporation changes for Indiana Fire and Marine Insurance Co, judicial district restructuring, court timing, toll road extensions, and Portland Jay county incorporation actions.
Community campaign urges turnout for chromo program distribution. Organizers emphasize inclusivity and accessibility as they announce dates and locations for enrollment and checkups across multiple neighborhoods.
Charlotte Cushman writes to the Chicago Journal revealing she learned of a New York farewell planned by managers after it was arranged. She says she wished to honor Western commitments and did not intend to abandon them, but felt compelled by the lavish display.
The piece chronicles the Gazette de Trance now aged 244 years and recently sold at auction. It recalls its volatile periods under July monarchy, when Aubry Poucault served as nominal editor, signing editorials to avoid laws. Legendary encounters with Chateaubriand are recalled in anecdotal fashion.
The passage praises women studying medicine at the Woman's Medical College and argues for their exclusive employment in cases affecting their sex. It notes historic equality of women in medical skill, critiques current practice, and calls for careful scrutiny of professional conduct in both clergy and physicians while urging progress.
The Chicago Post argues for expanding women medical education and practice, predicting prejudice will fade and women will attend women patients, while praising the eventual acceptance of women voters. It promotes subscribing to the WEEKLY OBSERVER and WEEKLY INTER OCEAN for $2.60 postage paid.
Wilsey's Quadrille Band walked several miles in driving sleet last Monday to keep their charity engagement with the Aid Society. Their services were offered for expenses only, earning praise for reliability and generosity. Emma Molloy delivered a temperance lecture in Elkheart, while an advert warns Parsons' Purgative Pills cleanse bowels without injury.
The Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway markets a line from Hannibal and St Louis to Houston Texas with Pullman cars and modern conveniences. It offers over one million acres of farming land in the Neosho Valley on ten year credit and promotions for 1875. The land deals include maps and time cards from Sedalia Missouri and job provisions for Telegraph College graduates.
A list of individuals held for direction at the Elk Hart Indiana Post Office dated March 8 1875 includes Barkey John Lanver GA Beery Jacob Lower William Crandell Lanett McLane Jerome Clement John Montare Columbus Conrad C F Miller Catie Childs Wm Miller Charley avidson Wm Miller Electa Follmer Nicholas Miller Mollie Funk Whand Newmyer John Fisher GE Oriett J French Edmond Payne Alice Freed Dan Riber Phebe Grnsham Edward Reiber Phebe Girtin AC Jow Peter Gibson Frank Roberts Maria Hoover Catharine Shater John Holderman Emma Sadler Godfrey Hacket Jane Stuart Henry Herrig Franklin St John Clarence Hart G L Tompkins Addie Irwin Jamily Thorp Peter Jackson J R Wilcox Belle Jones Rebecca Wolf Harrison Kreiger Lavina Wilson Joseph Koons Sarah Weaver Michael Koonts Frederick Westervelle Michael Koontz Frederick Ziegler Samuel Waterman E M 373 West Side First St Rainer Wezkik Hatching Jefferson County Notre Dame Ind.
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