02 Oct 1872
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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1872
Page
1
The Elkhart Observer weekly journal lists publication on Wednesdays at 102 Main Street. Subscription terms include one year in advance for $2.00, six months for $1.00, and three months for 50 cents. Proprietors Edward and Emma Molloy note advertising offered at usual rates.
Orrick Hours open from 7 30 am to 7 39 pm Sundays noon to 1 00 pm Mars Chose going East Main Line 11 30 am and 7 30 pm Going Bad Air Line 12 45 pm Going West 8 15 am 4 00 pm and 7 30 pm Balensssya Grand Rapids 11 30 am 3 pm and Warsaw Wabash and Indianapis 12 45 pm St Louis and Kansas 12 45 and 7 30 pm Edwardaburg and Caesopolis 3 15 and 7 30 pm Adamaville 00 am Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays Sundays 5 00 pm East and West Marrs Arrive From the East Main Line 5 15 pm From the East Air Line 7 30 am and 4 15 From the West 7 20 am 12 30 and 1 45 pm Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids 5 15 pm Warsaw Wabash and Indianapolis 4 15 5 pm St Louis 7 30 am and 1 45 pm Edwardaburg and Cassopolis 7 30 9 am and 1 45 pm Adamville s 00 pm Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays Money Order and Registry Office open from 8 00 am till 7 30 pm Brush P M
Pestoffice notice states mails received at this office until further notice on Sunday morning and sent to all points East West and South with five o clock closing. Elkhart Indiana hotel ad promotes comfortable rooms and reasonable rates at Elkhart House Corner Jackson and Second Streets near the post office with on call horses and carriages.
A narrative fragment blends a poetic recounting of Company B replete with bravery and loss with domestic scenes. It follows Marion Clements as George returns from the war and a fraught marriage, then Mary Smith proving her worth on a rural farm, and ends with a moral vow from an older generation.
Senator Garret Davis of Kentucky died at his Paris home on Sunday morning. Born September 10, 1801 in Mount Sterling, he served in the Kentucky State Legislature and U S Senate, shifting from Whig to Democrat. Davis valued state rights and possessed wide knowledge, earning respect though sometimes tedious in delivery.
A fragment quotes Hendricks denouncing abolitionism and calling the war record enlistment act infamous. It notes a $1,000 reward for Hendrick’s war record and shows his stance against volunteering.
A brief note describes attic living as sufficient for shelter while highlighting the ground floor as a basement. The observation contrasts upper story space with lower level stability in a compact dwelling context.
The column defends Gen Hartранft Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor against slanders likening them to Grant. It urges fair reading of a Philadelphia correspondent’s facts, calls Hartranft unblemished and capable, warns Republicans to avoid local quarrels, and to unite to prevent a Democratic victory that could harm trade and prosperity.
A catalog of women speaking engagements with topics and charges. Included are Anta ny on moral revolution lectures, Celia Burleigh on Homes and Women and Children, Phoebe Cozen on political rights and the Bible, Lillian Edgarton on the man’s view of women, Maime Swayne on women, Elizabeth Cady Stanton on law and marriage, Laura Keerie on arts and drama, Abby Sage Richardson readings, Harriet Beecher Stowe readings, Mrs Scott Siddon on costume readings with varied prices.
The Massachusetts Republican Convention endorses rights of woman under the fourteenth clause of the National platform and supports suffrage for all citizens. The piece warns Democrats plan widespread ballot fraud, cites transfer of voters and importation rumors, and notes Indiana as a Republican state defending against fraud.
Nashville Union reports Thomas Pinion of Montgomery County aged about 118 arrives by wagon with two sons and two daughters to draw his pension. The Revolutionary War veteran recalls Stony Point and other events with vivid memory and vigor. He has not drawn pension since the late war and expects a right a maximum soon as the Pension Agent reviews his account.
A letter discusses a newly proposed device that uses a red hot platinum wire to cut wood with a light press and sawing motion. The Scientific American touts easy felling and log creation, while critics challenge practical use and safety, calling for field tests to verify operation.
A section of a branch from an Englewood New Jersey farm bears one apple and two pears on a single stem. The apples and pears grew without grafting on closely spaced trees, with branches touching in the wind. A pear was plucked and tasted, and the specimen with leaves was preserved in glycerine and alcohol.
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