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Elkhart Observer

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1873

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Postoffice Directory Elkhart Indiana Transit Times

Open from 7 90 are till 7 40 p m Sundays from 12 00 noon till 1 40 p m Maite Clrose Main Line 1030 a m and 7 00 p m Going East Air Line 12 15 p m Going West 2 30 4 25 and 7 00 p m Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids 10 30 a m and 7 00 p m Warsaw Wabash and Indianapolis 12 15 p m St Louis and Kaneas 12 15 and 7 00 p m Edwardsburg and Cassapolis 3 80 and 7 00 yr mn Adamsville 8 00 a m Tuesday Thursday and Saturday Sundays 5 00 p m East and West Marie Anny from the East Main Line 5 1% Pm From the East Air Line 7 90 2 m and 4 15 p m From the West 7 49 17 15 p m and 1 45 p m Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids 5 15 p m Warsaw Wabash and Indianapolis 3 15 p m St Louis 7 90 a m and 1 00 pro Edwardsburg and Carnepolie 7 36 2 m and 1 00 Adamsville 5 00 p m Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays Money Order and Registry Office open from 8 00 a m At 7 20 p m ROK ERUSH P M

Maite Clrose Air Line Kalamazoo Grane Rapides Warsaw Wabash Indianapolis St. Louis Kaneas Edwardsbury Csxeapolis Adameville Thurrday Weat Marie Anny R Kalamazov Grand Rapids

Music in Camp Fire and Battle Hymns Stirred Soldiers

A Civil War scene along the Rappahannock depicts two armies on hill and river as a band plays. The strains of Dixie Yankee Doodle and Home Sweet Home move soldiers to quiet reflection amid smoke, river glint, and fading light, uniting blue and gray through music.

Mermory

Recollections of Our Neighbors Long Ago by Volentina Sage

This reminiscence recalls a rural precinct near a lake between a cabin and Mr Magnifier’s estate. It sketches neighbors and figures from days of scarce resources, quirky phrases, village romances, odd habits, and a violent death of a local man named Bill.

Mr. Magnifier Jake

Peach crop failures across the West threaten fruit harvest

Advices from multiple sources indicate the peach crop will be nearly a total failure in the West this year, with fruit crops generally low. The Chicago Tribune cites Michigan and Illinois, and Ohio's Cleveland Herald echoes the bleak outlook.

West The Chicago Tribune Michigan Illinois Cleveland Herald Ohio

House Passes Bill To Raise Supreme Court Salaries

The House approved a Senate bill raising Supreme Court Judges to 4000 annually with amendments setting Civil and Criminal Circuit Judges at 3000 and Marion county at 5500. Critics say Superior Court judges deserve at least 3500 and warn the increase may not attract top talent for the 33rd Judicial District.

House Senate Marion County the. Th

To Young Men and the Paths to Wealth

The piece suggests various trades as ideal paths for young men based on temperament and goals. It lists options from boiler making and blacksmithing to dentistry, mining, tailoring, mint work, watchmaking, hatter, carpenter, baker, cigar maker, undertaker, chairmaking, umbrella making, opticianry, perfumery, and even starting a newspaper, tying success to fit and character. It notes newspaper ads’ frank appeal and contrasts them with handbills and posters.

United States Mint

Mysterious Fred Dyer Leaves Home With Cash Notes

Madison township farmer Fred Dyer vanished after leaving home on the 14th with 1400 in cash and several notes from a sale. He was last seen in a Mishawaka saloon. Dyer is about 45, five feet tall, dark complexion, heavy whiskers, blind in his left eye, wearing dark clothes and a gray overcoat. He has a wife and eight children.

Magnifier Madam Penmor Orlando Jake John Jim John Blackhead Gears Agustus Gussus Absolom Sampson Acer Fred Dyer Madison Township Mishawaka Dyer South Bend Tribune

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