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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1875
Page
2
The Elkhart Observer reports the Beecher trial drawing to a close and notes the U S Government has entered the whisky trade. Weather mentions rain between South Bend and LaPorte while Tilton testifies again. Local election inspectors meet to canvass yesterday's votes. The Ligonier Banner is enlarged and praised as a strong paper. General Sheridan reportedly held under waiting orders with forces near Mexico.
A resident who left Elkhart about a year ago and moved to a Southern state has returned after three weeks travel, unable to find steady work there or elsewhere. He says times are very hard in the South and is now more favorably impressed with Elkhart.
The Chicago reunion promises a massive gathering with thousands of veterans from across the Union. It is expected that President Grant and General Sherman will attend, and Confederate veterans have also been invited, likely to join the event.
Barnum says free tickets are curiosities that do not belong to his establishment. He compares giving free admissions to a butcher giving free steaks or a baker giving free bread. He implies editors would do better by following practical principles of commerce.
The party names Jas. Cornish and Chas. Walley for Councilmen in the 1st Ward and Mike Truby and Cal Green for Councilmen in the 2nd Ward. At the caucus Saturday night H. C. Wright was nominated for Mayor Hy Bearup for Treasurer Ben Brown for Clerk John Carpenter for Marshal and B. O. Manchester for Assessor.
The editor of the Ligonier Banner argues Bishop McCloskey is the first Irish Cardinal. The remark is disputed noting McCloskey is not Irish and the claim would be false even if he were.
The Goshen Democrat discusses the Democratic Liberal party and questions the naming, noting liberals aiding Democrats to win office and Republicans resisting the liberal label. It comments on the unusual coalition dynamic and political labeling.
A Goshen audience preferred last evening’s Colfax talk on Lincoln to the prior showing. The speaker’s life story resonates, urging reverence for the late president and inspiring young men entering public trust.
Hon Jas Longstreet leaves Louisiana to buy a farm in White County Georgia and plans heavy sheep raising. The Indiana School Fund exceeds all others by 2 million dollars, a point of Hoosier pride.
The Chango Times argues against overstocked unskilled labor and low wages, calling for fair profit division and humanitarian aid. It questions who benefits from “a half a loaf” and urges associations to direct workers to undersupplied fields, avoid soup kitchens, and seek self help. The piece critiques famine wages amid abundant resources and calls for philanthropic and policy solutions.
The Chicago Tribune advocates endowing a theatre to serve as a pure, nonpandering space for public instruction and wholesome entertainment. It argues such a venue could feature works from Shakespeare to Twain, attract top actors, and offer cheap seats, with profits funding ongoing benefits for society.
The Elkhart conference refuses to license women to preach, despite allowing them to serve on moral question panels and speak in public meetings. The Goshen Democrat calls the stance inconsistent and prejudiced, questioning clerical fears of crowded pulpits.
The young Russian Princess Galitzin, newly married in Paris to the Duc de Charters, debuted a bridal fashion unusual for the time. Her lace veil was attached to the shoulders and draped over her form like a mantle rather than bound to the head.
The Bristol correspondence reports mayoral results with Wright ahead by 196 votes and Brown by a smaller margin, plus ward results for the assessor treasurer marshal and other offices. It also notes a May 10 temperance meeting at the Methodist church and a plan to file a remonstrance against license applicants, with further actions scheduled for Friday the 21st.
LaPorte Argus rebuts Elkhart's vote to organize a city government, arguing reforms do not guarantee virtue. The debate cites temperance victories, calls out perceived moral decline, and mocks LaPorte’s better performance in the "guzzling business" since the October election.
A Goshen Democrat item lists the county’s heaviest taxpayers with John Cook of Elkhart at about $1,000 plus, Benj. L. Davenport and J. R Beardsley also named with rising amounts. An ad touts Johnson's Anodyne Liniment and Parson's Purgative Pills as remedies.
A Lorain County Ohio letter from August 1874 praises Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Sage's Catarrh Remedy. The writer details scrofula and goitre relief after four bottles of Discovery and iodine use, calling the medicine the most wonderful blood remedy and warning against mercury or potassium based tonics.
Market list shows butter lard tallow poultry eggs apples greens honey potatoes cornmeal feathers hides cattle salt bran beeswax corn hay oats and wheat with per unit prices in 19th century Elkhart market. Prices listed per lb bushel ton and per barrel with typographical errors noted in the scan.
A long list of names and occupations appears in the Post Office section at Elke Hart Indiana dated May 11 1875. The roster includes Mary Andros Ni Aucker Jacob 3 Burk William Brown B Boyer La Beach A E Boaers Cobb Collier Culp Clark Delony Downey Davenport Dillon Eller Eaton Fox Foltz Ferguson Furgison Gilbert Gould Nellie Guimyre Grimes Gilmore Hall Higgins Hessig Hubart Hammond Hanbrestern read Mrs Aurille ins ort a ble 2 for w Mea Commi Alanawualie Tea Kurtz Prescilla Kent Lloyd Emma Metzler Mary Michael McCloskey Moore Pamelia Meesler Norton Pintilburg Parker Carrie Price Remmington Risser Richerson Shrock Sone Sweatwood Sherman Shaw Shuer Shafer Sherer Swinehart Smith Olive Smith Schrock Trump Thompson Vandosen Wilson Weaver Williame Watson Warner Ward Warantz Werts Wiltfong POSTAGS East St. Jo. &t. In-
The Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine is praised for its reliability and low price aimed at helping the poor. Machines can be delivered free to any railroad station if ordered through the Cleveland branch at 327 329 Superior Street. An elegant catalogue and chrome circular are sent free on request as the company seeks more agents.
An 1875 Elkhart advertisement extols the Buckeye Baker as a superior cooking and roasting utensil while offering regional patent rights for sale. Endorsed by testimonials from clergy and professionals, it claims strong profits and urges readers to start with ten dollars. The page also notes the inventor J. M. Case and agent R. R. Bemiss.
The ad extols Johnson's Anodyne Liniment as a versatile family remedy and pain destroyer. It notes Sheridan's Cavalry Condition Powders improve condition in cattle and swine before and after birth, giving strength to care for their young.
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