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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1910
Page
4
Changes reveal schedules for west and east bound trains with multiple daily times plus Sunday and limited services. Officials H. G. Dickey and R. W. Reynolds oversee the timetable update.
A reflective piece extols good sportsmanship in golf tennis baseball and football as essential traits. It expands to praise supporting roles of mothers fathers doctors nurses and teachers who sacrifice for others, portraying virtue beyond athletics. A closing line notes Dr Shoop's Cough Medicine with no opium or morphine and local sale.
Six years after paralysis struck his right side the engraver Florian relearned engraving with his left hand. He rebuilt skill in drawing watercolors and typography while his wife and daughters supported him. Art critic Arsene Alexandre witnessed his triumph and hailed Florian as a hero of work.
The article traces the accidental development of smokeless powder for long range guns. It notes that while smokeless powder reduces smoke, its smokelessness was incidental and its battlefield value remains debatable due to its stealth advantages for troops and batteries.
A New York salesman recalls meeting a man missing from New York for 15 years. Ads described the man with deep-set eyes a protruding nose scar and freckled skin, prompting him to vanish rather than face the portrayal. The tale suggests people vanish when printed in hard detail and may return if descriptions are softened.
A Glasgow shipwreck off Jamaica left nine crew clinging to a four foot rock for 20 hours as seas battered them. Fishermen braved danger to pull them to safety. The second mate jammed between rocks and survived with six cases of oatmeal mustard and water recovered from the wreck. Joe waited six days for rescue after rationing oats mustard and water.
The piece recalls George VI era taxation oddities and earlier levies on birth, status, and even beards. It notes a planned tax on coffins and contrasts costs for nobles versus cottagers, with examples including a duke’s birth fee and beard taxes under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
A prominent Cleveland financier recalls a time when friends seeking loans offered personal security such as rings watches or even wives. He recalls such collateral was once accepted in informal lending circles.
A damaged OCR fragment shows scattered terms like sheets shoes and money signs. It lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities, making extraction of a full event or notice impossible.
The article debates instinct versus reason in animals and humans, noting no sharp boundary between them. It defines instinct as actions learned without imitation or teaching and reason as actions animals learn and think about during initial attempts, while acknowledging practical application is hard.
Ilsaac Falcke English art connoisseur dies leaving three notable collections. He and his brother once faced packing challenges for continental finds while acquiring enamel gold boxes from the Louis XV and XVI periods.
Mrs. Barnett wife of Col James R Barnett who commands the American marine detachment at Peking China endured a severe saddle test riding rough mounts on a horseback tour through northern China with Col Barnett. The journey covered nearly 150 miles and upon return in Peking she was honored by officers and men who presented a silver cup in tribute to her pluck and endurance.
Local report outlines a trade topic involving Tough Elk Tires and the Elk District. Officials address upcoming market shifts and potential tariffs. Community businesses weigh impacts on pricing and supply chains amid regional industry changes.
Walter Sands Stills discusses tuberculosis as a disease that does not target healthy lungs and is often recoverable in those not predisposed. He cites factors reducing vitality, notes TB strikes early in life, and highlights domestic work, inhaled dust, and insanitary conditions as predispositions while advocating vitality protection for children.
The memo by William Tudor Jr examines how toasted bread and its preparation affect national character. It notes his Linnaean style of classifying toasts and the claim that burnt toast was ancient in Africa, reflecting 19th century ethnographic curiosities.
Notice is hereby given that AMFARY MILVER has been appointed administratrix of the estate of George Meyer, deceased, late of Elksbirt Company, in Hamilton county. Said estate is said to be solvent. Perry I. Turner, attorney.
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