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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1875
Page
1
The speaker sobs in a gaunt farewell as Egyptian queen Cleopatra is urged to aid the dying Antony. He laments crippling losses, recalls Actium, Caesar, and Octavia, and vows to die in love while urging Cleopatra to light his path with her splendor and crown Rome.
Mark Shelton faces a crushing December panic as debts mount and creditors press. Alice Shelton, a capable wife of soap-chandler's daughter stock, learns of the crisis, lends five thousand, and helps save the note to weather the financial storm.
Various U S places report ongoing political activity and notable events. Commodore Vanderbilt leads New York directors toward Cleveland for the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway stockholders meeting. Milwaukie Decoration Day plans proceed with Grand Army committees. Election activity in Indianapolis and Cincinnati flagged by polling developments. A Chicago murder case emerges with police arresting John Thomas. Milwaukee reports devastating Oshkosh fires. Cincinnati unveils a granite tower plan for public speaking. Memphis covers a horrific child murder near Cuba. The Chicago and North Western Railway markets its routes with lavish equipment and service details for long northern itineraries.
A quotation argues that small minds and narrow views fail to contain great ideas. The author compares restrained behavior to pint cups that cannot hold more than a pint, urging gentleness toward limited friends and warning against overfilling or betraying secrets.
The speaker claims wartime prowess as a strategist who recruited long legged men, boasting he never entered a fight without leading to at least one third more men than he began with, and that he could have become a Brigadier General.
Three years after its US introduction Dr Boschee's German Syrup is claimed to cure coughs and lung ailments. About 300000 sample bottles are distributed yearly and 1000 druggist letters praise its sales and satisfaction. Consumers are urged to obtain a 10 cent sample from J Bucklin Son and try the 75 cent regular size.
A correspondent states that since 1860 he has examined over 100 dogs that died from the disease. He argues the signs and symptoms nearly match typhoid fever and, as a physician, bases his conclusion on careful examination and weighing the pros and cons.
The notice states widows and unmarried women owning property valued under assessment rules may claim a $500 exemption if their property's assessed value meets or exceeds that amount. The policy clarifies eligibility and exemption scope.
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