23 Oct 1872
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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1872
Page
1
The Elkhart Observer enters weekly publication from 102 Main Street. Subscriptions run one year six months and three months in advance. Advertising rates vary by time and space with special terms for long and large ads. Edward and Emma Molloy are proprietors.
The notice lists operating hours for Orricz station from 7 80 a m to 7 80 p m Sundays 12 00 noon to 1 00 p m and various train times. It details departures and arrivals on East and West lines including Kalamazoo Grand Rapids Warsaw Wabash Indianapolis St Louis and Cassopolis with multiple daily slots and special days. The Money Order and Registry Office hours are 8 00 a m to 7 30 p m. R K Brush P.
O mails received at this office until further notice on Sunday morning. Mails will be sent as usual on Sunday evenings to all points East West and South. P. O. crate o'clock. RUSH P NELSON JOY IVERY AND FEED STABLE Pigeon St east of Main Elkhart Indiana. Horses and carriages ready on call Jay
A speaker recalls photographs and personal mementos of loved ones lost. Tears flow as memories of children and a husband return, including dresses, shoes, buttons, a book, stockings, and a chest of keepsakes that keep the grief vivid. The speaker questions why they continue to live in enduring sorrow.
A poem celebrates love and friendship as true wealth. It declares that greatness comes from character and generosity, not titles or wealth. The speaker asserts love and service yield the best worth and beauty, likening it to a magical stone.
Theodora White tends her ailing Uncle Joseph in a New England style upstairs scene. She open windows, endures sly sarcasm, and uses wit to induce a cure, then a kitchen fire scare reveals her clever resolution. The tale blends domestic care, cantankerous humor, and subtle social satire.
Report describes the Wabash receding so far in spots that fish must stand on their heads to reach moistened gill water. Locals walk the riverbed and pull fish as they would onions, highlighting severe drought impacts on aquatic life.
A moral resolution urges Christians to combat profane swearing with sermons cards tracts and books and to mobilize churches schools and communities. It calls for publishing mottoes and collaborating with religious and secular press to curb this widespread vice.
The Hartford Post reports a striking case in which telegraph operator Mr. Hempstead identified Mike W. Sherman, an escaped inmate, by the sound and touch of messages. Sherman, formerly skilled, eluded pursuit until he visited the Western Union office in Hartford Monday night and resumed his former work.
The South Bend Union notes a brisk shift to cold weather and lively fireside scenes as November begins. It argues this season is suited for habit formation and cautions youths about late nights. It then reports Rt. L. Koehler cannot support Horace Greeley, preferring Grant and the Republican ticket for stability and prosperity.
The Rochester Spy describes Col W P Harger a former Confederate officer and Democratic politician as a wandering printer who drank and conspired with locals for meals and a fifty cent loan before moving on. The piece contrasts him with grumblers who hinder home enterprise and urges support for local industry.
Daniel Flinn, 85, described as a master chemist with a keen eye, has been captured after four decades in counterfeiting. Despite wealth from his crimes, he now faces destitution and claims no currency passed in six years. He allegedly taught the trade to others and supplied the so called queer to ministers, with a nationwide gang likely to be brought to justice.
The Greeley Democrats in Wisconsin are dismissed as shiftless and ineffective by supporters of the Liberal ticket. They predict Greeley will lose by 16 000 to 25 000 votes, while Liberal claims insist Wisconsin will yield a handsome majority for Greeley and Brown.
A collection of political anecdotes and rumors from Indiana and nearby states. Items mention Horace Greeley, Democratic and Republican figures, local appointments and business ventures, and reactions to the presidential race. Names include Moreau Cravens Julian Hanna and Price with brief notices of new posts and ventures.
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