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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
4
Truth Publishing House advertises the Weekly Truth issued each Thursday with latest foreign and local news. Subscriptions cost $1,000 annually for delivery to any US or Canadian post office.
Russian newspapers favoring Germany over France on Morocco troubles signal possible realignment as Kaiser diplomacy challenges France and Britain. Observers warn that continued friction with Japan could hasten a Western power realignment, with peace in the Far East linked to Europe’s balance.
A Yale professor and statistician compares student expenditures and finds rich and pampered parents risk moral harm by lavish allowances. Luxury breeds disobedience to the college mission of plain living and high thinking, with the wealthiest students spending more on drinking and smoking and less on necessities.
The Chicago Record-Herald laments that students often lack time for regular work due to indulgence in pleasures and tobacco, warning that effects on character and moral discipline are more important than mere rank. It argues that at college enough is better than a feast.
Geologists argue the earth is at least four hundred million years old while physicists push those estimates as preposterous. Lord Kelvin once claimed the sun and earth are much younger, predicting solar death in five to six million years, prompting reflections on human limits and knowledge.
Miss Eva Luse from Elkhart vacationing with J Ross family in Kessington. Mrs W Lyons and daughter Carrie of Bristol visited. Lee Fisher and sister of Elkhart and Buelah Ruel visiting Nappanee. Farewell party for John Harper and Ethel. U B church held a Sunday sermon by Rev DeLong. Mason township elected Democrats to posts including J J Ross supervisor J R Collins clerk Marion McNeil treasurer C C Krouse highway commissioner Charles Ouderkirk JP S H Gardner board of review Charles Klingler school inspector Frank Krouse Frank Kratzer Henry Allen constables.
A Baltimore Sun guide explains age by teeth from a four to ten year old horse and beyond. It notes eyeing front teeth and cups, with age marked by tooth wear and sharpening patterns, warning accuracy fades after twelve years and requires experience.
A historical recipe combines half a pint of alcohol two ounces of camphor spirits two ounces of ammonia spirits and five ounces of sea salt with boiling water to make a lotion. The mixture is bottled then shaken before use and rubbed into the skin daily to ease tired muscles.
The article explains making a dry sand bag as a superior heat source. Fill an eight inch square fabric pouch with clean dry sand, sew closed to prevent sifting, and warm in an oven or on the stove. Recommends replacing hot water bags after use.
The article explains how to curl bacon by cutting it thin and pressing with a broad knife, then frying in a hot skillet a few slices at a time until brown. The result is attractive curled bacon.
A crushed derby hat can crack and refuse to regain its smooth surface. Hold a lighted match inside the hat near the damaged spot until the flame burns out. Then brush vigorously with a stiff brush to restore softness and the original smooth appearance.
Instructions describe mixing four ounces of flour with an ounce and a half of brown sugar, adding cold water to form a smooth paste. Chen pours in boiling water, stirring until the right consistency is reached. The mixture receives five to six drops of carbolic acid for preservation.
An old trick suggests soaking string in turpentine and tying it around the glass at the intended break line. Fill the glass with cold water, light the string, and snap occurs along the heated line. If a decanter top is broken off but the base remains, it can be converted into a sugar bowl or fruit dish.
Describes a method to distinguish ivory from celluloid by rubbing the material on wool until warm and noting a camphor scent released.
Clean black satin by boiling three pounds of potatoes in a quart of water to a pulp. Strain the liquid and sponge the satin with it while laid flat on a board. Do not roll the fabric but fold it in cloths for three hours and then iron on the wrong side.
A simple dessert combines a pint of whipped cream sweetened with chopped hickory nuts or English walnuts. The mixture is poured over a dozen lady fingers for a quick, toothsome treat.
A young frog, Peter, avoids the pond games with fear and vanity until the oldest bullfrog forces him to face the contest. He worries about soiling his clothes and drowning, but ends up living with birds as the others win or not, while Peter hovers between fear and a singer's dream.
The New York letter notes irregularly downward stock values with occasional rallies from short covering. It cites large late high holdings, rising bond issuance, and expected April bank reserve shifts, plus Russia France Japan dynamics and a possible realignment of alliances impacting global finance.
A clown decorates a bulldog with paste and feathers, making him a circus sensation. The dog confronts the clown over money kept from show profits, bites the clown, but loses the audience when patrons refuse to pay for photos. The clown returns with a club, and the next day another dog replaces him in the show.
Outfit No. 1 shown in cut priced at 1.30. Men's half soles sell 14c 15c and 18c per pair. Women's half soles 12c per pair. Clinch nails 4c per package. Heel plates 10c and 15c per dozen pairs.
An advertisement extols a 12 bore gun powder comparison and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It claims digestion improves with a little after meals enabling full nutrient absorption, blood nourishment, and stronger muscles. It asserts disease cannot seize a fortified body.
Captain Thacker and two Canadian officers say Shimose powder used by the Japanese army is two degrees more destructive than dynamite. Gun cotton underpins the Japanese compound and costs half as much to manufacture. Unlike ordinary explosives, Shimose causes near simultaneous piercing and detonation, sending thousands of fragments in all directions for catastrophic deck explosions.
London County Council assigns municipal Thames steamers celebrity names. Thirty vessels bear names such as Shakespeare Marlowe Pepys Fitzalan Carlyle and Caxton reflecting the idea proposed by Labour MP John Burns and widely approved.
Report from the Manchurian frontier notes that brigands haunt the stretch between Mukden and Sinmintin. They permit safe passage only after a fixed percentage tax on carried goods.
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