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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1875
Page
1
The poem paints an otherworldly scene of fragrant flora and heavenly beings in a lush Eden. Rich imagery of roses, lilies, violets, and tropic trees mingles with celestial visions, birds, and fruit, creating a dreamlike atmosphere of harmony and abundant bloom.
A sermon argues there is one universal moral law for all, condemning church members who justify deceit for money. It urges honest handling of church finances, condemns dubious fund raising, and promotes honest, accountable deeds aligned with divine law. It warns that wealth gained through impropriety harms the soul and society.
Fragment from a moral exhortation urging conscience and integrity in business and daily life. It calls for honesty to be read in churches, homes, and workplaces as a universal motto and guides for action.
A fragmentary dedication titled OnsErven Statute Music to Hon Geo T Barney and others. The verse laments loss and memory with political reflections and a line about statutes teaching how to live and die. A mourning constituent signs the piece.
The lyric speaks of lonely hearts and weary souls needing a smile. It urges acts of kindness before time passes and reminds that the seeds of good we sow will grow in sun or shade, keeping hearts aglow as days pass.
A Live Stock Record correspondent reports a remedy for potato bugs: plant Irish potatoes with every third row left until frost passes, then plant in hemp. Farmers claim hemp odor repels bugs, as with tomato-in-watermelon patches, and say trials by neighbors support the method. If proven, it could benefit farmers and poor potato growers.
A New York Times letter explains salting and nitre curing to preserve beef veal and pork. The method uses hot salt water jars layers of meat with pepper and salt, a saltpetre solution on a cloth, and cooling storage to prevent spoilage for weeks or months. It claims year round fresh meat for farmers and cites examples from February to June.
In Chicago on May 1 an expressman advertised furniture loaded to show its best, hinting at a yearly display parade through busy streets. The piece notes such antics as possibly a sarcastic fabrication but acknowledges a shred of sense in presenting fine furniture for patronage in a traveling procession.
Cause it is the shortest month in the year.
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