11 Sep 1872
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Newspaper
Elkhart Observer
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1872
Page
1
The Elkhart Observer, a weekly journal at 102 Main Street, declares subscription terms and advertising rates. Proprietors Edward and Exima Molloy announce offerings for one year six months and three months in advance with standard reading matter rates.
Church notices list denominations and pastors in Goshen including Presbyterian Congregationalist St Joan's Carnegie area Mennonite Evangelical and more. Services at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m with Sunday School times and hall locations provided for each congregation.
Station hours list opening times and closing times for routes to Kalamazoo Grand Rapids Warsaw Wabash Indianapolis St Louis Kansas Edwardsburg Cassopolis Adamsville with daily and Sunday variations. Money order and registry office hours given. Postmaster R. Kk Brush signs off.
Post office announces no mails at this office until further notice with Sunday evening mail to East West and South points closing at five chimes. Local ads list Pigeon Street feed stable horses and carriages ready on call at Elkhart Indiana. Attorney at law Geo W Best office near Opera House offers prompt service. Elkhart Paper Company printing and wrapping papers solicit orders. Elkhart House run by W F Wickwire at Jackson and Second Streets promotes reasonable rates.
The poem addresses Belle Beach as Circe, lamenting lure of dreamlike music and distant shores. The speaker battles between yearning for beauty and commitment to a harsh reality, hoping to be freed from its radiant yet haunting influence. The piece evokes seas, distant towers, and enduring longing with a nostalgic historical voice.
A Wisconsin widow Mrs Gray endures fire wrecked Peshtigo and poverty with her child Minnie. After losing her money buying coal and shoes, a kind young man James Leighton buys shoes and clothing, a dinner, and gifts, while Ella Everton learns a charity lesson through the widow’s tale.
A steamer Fanny traveling down the upper Mississippi signals to heave the lead. A green Irishman grabs a pig of lead and throws it overboard. The mate loses balance and falls into the river while the captain scolds the crew for not heaving the lead and measuring water depth.
The queen reports eyes unimpaired and notes growing prosperity in Ireland as she observes during royal engagements, reflecting a stable reign and improving conditions in the kingdom.
A centric portrait recounts Ulysses S Grant birth in Ohio in 1822 his father Jesse Grant and the family’s lineage. It highlights his skill with horses his early self reliance and feats such as riding a trained pony and moving logs solo and notes a phrenologist’s bold prediction he would one day hold the presidential chair. The piece shows his quiet steadfast nature, early schooling challenges, and his restraint from wealthy means shaping his character as a future military leader.
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