Postoffice Directory Elkhart Ind Office Hours and Mail Arrival
Elkhart Indiana post office hours listed from 7 30 a m to 7 30 p m Sundays noon to 1 00 p m. Mail arrival times show routes to Main Line Air Line Kalamazoo Grand Rapids Warsaw Wabash Indianapolis St Louis Cassopolis Edwardsburg and Adamsville with multiple daily departures and arrivals. Money order and registry service operate 8 00 a m to 7 30 p m. R K Brush P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mains Crose
Main Line
Air Line
Kalamazoo
Grand Rapids
Warsaw
Wabsaeh
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Kaneas
Edwardsburo
Cassopolis
Adameville
East
Weat
East—Main Line
Wabash
Edwardsburg
Pioneer Trails and Trials in Sauk Town and Rolling Prairie
A narrative recalls early move to Rolling Prairie Indiana in the 1830s detailing William Maple and James Webster guiding stock from Fayette County to Little Kankakee via Indian trails. It describes pioneer hardships droughts floods scarcity of timber sickness and a grim view of Sauktown’s past with trading posts and social vice, then recalls harsh winters floods and the 1836 harvest and 1838 9 illnesses along with local physicians and improvised remedies.
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Wm. M. Maple
James Webster
Fayette County
Kankakee
LaPorte County
Indiana
Maple
Marshal County
Lillybidge
White Pigeon
Shelbyville
Sauktown
LaPorte
Franklin” ‘Hunt
Congressional Salaries and Compliments in the House
In a House debate on raising congressional pay the exchange between Representatives Stevenson and Dickey grew heated. Stevenson defended current salaries, joking that he would not hire Dickey for life at that rate, while Dickey pressed for sense. Speaker Hoar ruled the exchange unworthy and halted the discussion.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Dickey
Mr. Stevenson
Stevenson
Congress
Hoar
Hidden Talent Across Realms of Worth and Silence
The passage argues that true worth may lie beyond conventional achievement. It posits that unacknowledged souls, denied by circumstance, can transcend material prisons and express beauty in unseen ways across distant ages. The author, Alice Carey, envisions a shining multitude who persevere after death.
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Alice Carey
Irish Wit Anecdote From Peninsula War
An old anecdote relayed by Captain A relates Irish wit during the Peninsula War. A private, with lifeless goose and hen hanging from his musket tied by heels, answers a demand for stealing with a quip about marching with Color Sergeant Maguire. He jokes the hen was “in bad company” and laying eggs for the ribbles, reflecting humorous bravado.
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Irish Brigade
Groose
Hen
Rascal
Sargeant Maguire
Talleyrand a Cynic Master of Europe’s Chessboard
The portrait paints Talleyrand as passionless and calculating, driven by France’s greatness. He wields power like a chessboard, sacrificing mankind to state interests, while public opinion finally governs his shifts and loyalties. Two prophecies hint at America’s rise and Europe’s fragile balance.
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Talleyrand
Hamlet
France
du Barry
Voltaire
America
Europe
Old World
Germany
Prohibitory Peanut Law Proposed by Senator Slater
The Indianapolis Herald notes a proposed prohibitory peanut bill by Senator Slater of Johnson county. It imagines penalties for peanut peddlers and safeguards for public morals while humorously warning the public that the community is not ready for such a law.
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Slater
Johnson County
Joy
North End
Indianapolis Herald
Washington Tackles Franking Privilege Abolition Costs
From Washington to meet the law abolishing franking the stamps appropriation for departments runs $300000 above last year. Hundreds of men and boys at the capital mail books and documents to members who want them home before the franking ends. Basement passages brim with boxes to pack vast printed matter for sale to merchants and paper makers. Whittlesey is advertised as a family remedy.
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Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elkhart Observer
Main Street
Edward Molloy
OUNTY
A.M. Tucker
J. Greene
John W. Egbert
Rees Wee Eases Homas
Peewee
LaPorte Heefner
Wagales
Das
R. McCord
Weber
Wanke
Northern District
A. P. Wii
Postoffice Directory
Elkhart, Ind
R. K. Brush
HR. F. Smith
Ilascalin’s
Main and
Market
Geo. W. Best
Opera House
Elkhart
Ind
Ndpalknad
the Depot
D. Tyler
Travelers and Sojourners Center
B. F. Brown
H.R. Parmenter
Ocean House
West Madison & Desplaines
Sts
Chicago
Brown & Parmenter
Lake Shore House
W. Nichols
Clifton House
H Clark
Main
Jackson Streets
Nelson Joy
Pigeon St
Elkhart Paper Company
J. R. Beardsley
Joan Coon
Treas
B. L. Davenrort
J. S. Dodge
First National Bank
Jackson Sta
Joan Cook
J. R. Bearpstery, ‘B. L. Davenport, S. BaLpwin
J. N. Hannaford
Main St
Pigeon
High
Fourth
Elkhart House
W F. Wickwire
Jackson and
Second
Postoffice
E. C. Lewis
Austria
Prussia
Whittlesey
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