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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1873
Page
3
Dr Barth will visit Violett House Goshen next Friday. Evangelical church dedication next Sunday. Local business updates include churn mill starch plant and post office hours. Multiple personal notices, marriages, illnesses, deaths, and community events across Elkhart.
Miss Belle unk and Alonzo A. Minnich of Elhart were married at the bride’s parents home in Kon ciusko County on Thursday October 2, 1878. The report notes a pleasant surprise upon receiving the above notice.
A congratulatory notice wishes Elkhart residents happiness as a wedding joins a resident to a fair daughter of Borate 5 Te. The piece expresses hope the marriage brings joy to his hearth and blesses the new household.
Miss Ella Sheldon aged 33 y died in this city on Monday morning Oct 6 after a long illness. The obituary notes her beauty and gentle life, her family, and the belief she has crossed the veil to the land eternal.
Cash paid for any quantity of cider apples at N Hooss & Co cider mill on Railroad street. Dodge's Drug Store sells kerosine oil for 25 cents a gallon. Hoke & Kirk announce fall clothing for men and boys with current pricing. J H Mochelle offers cabinet repair and furniture refinishing with home visits. Satisfaction guaranteed and orders placed at E H Keene & Co or with Eli Conley. J F Hunt & Co advertise silk goods and new neckwear. Meader stocks fall boots and shoes.
The Rural New York notes Horace Waters & Son advertise Waters Concerto Parlor Organs with a new patented concert o stop. It adds a full rich alto tone described as human and suitable for solo or full organ, praised as a valuable Reed Organ improvement.
M. F. Suvry announces sale of twenty two acres of land located one mile west of the corporation to be divided into five acre lots. Goods include two lumber wagons one light wagon four harness sets plows barrows and more. Requires immediate sale with reasonable terms. Also notes gaiters sold at Meader's for one dollar and a price increase for prescriptions.
Reports from across the country describe large fires almost daily, with $100,000 in property losses. The piece urges every person to insure and to choose reliable insurers, noting Fish & Griggs as representatives of leading fire and life companies.
An 1870s local notice extols Hackathorn & Co at 96 Main Street with a first class bakery and a well stocked lunch counter for farmers. It touts neatness and cleanliness, highlights other items like boots from Meader, and promotes Allen Pinkerton's farm sale as well as Harvey's Old Colony Ague Syrup.
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