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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1873
Page
2
The Onaxaven notes The Elkhart Observer is not only the largest paper in Elkhart but also has a larger circulation than any other paper, though its reach remains mainly within Elkhart and surrounding areas.
The Union asserts Grant merits impeachment for signing the salary bill, asking when Andrew Jackson was ever impeached. The remark frames a political rebuke reflecting Civil War era tensions.
The condemnation notes that Cuban authorities executed the crew without judicial process and acted with indecent haste. It argues neither the United States nor Spain could determine the vessel's true character, and condemns the lack of due process.
The Union notes the Republican Party’s alleged opposition to monopolies through conflicts with the Democratic, Confederate, slavery, and Tammany powers. It claims victory over Tweed by sentencing him to 12 years and fines, arguing the party lives by its professed stance.
The article recounts Cuba authorities seizing a vessel under the American flag, executing the captain, crew, and several passengers. It notes global concern, potential war, and calls for swift justice while urging restraint to avoid harming Spain’s republican transition. It discusses avoiding actions that would force U.S. intervention.
Local ads tout immediate relief cures and a range of winter goods. James Miller Millinery and Beardsley cash prices compete with Hoke and Kirk underselling rivals. Gem dining room offers warm meals, Hill and Miller drugs at 90 Maine, and Freedman’s holiday fancy goods.
A reflection on the Sabbath burden of laundry and housework. The text describes the fatigue from washing, rubbing, starching, and ironing, noting how a wife and mother end her day exhausted and aching. It frames washing as a long standing, burdensome duty endured for household cleanliness.
A detailed tour of the new Steam Laundry in Elkhart describes its modern facilities a fifteen horsepower engine and a steam washer with belt driven lines. The plant features a large dry room four hundred drying lines and rapid turnarounds promising two hour service for travelers.
This excerpt notes rapid settlement along the A T and S F line in southwestern Kansas due to government land held for preemption and homestead. It cites healthy climate, short dry winters, strong winds, hedges and forests mitigating weather, abundant water, and government policy shaping early settlement patterns.
Elkhart market corrected weekly listing groceries and grain items with prices per bushel, per hundred, and per pound. Includes numerous buyer names and local residents in a detailed ledger style column.
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