Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Elkhart Weekly Truth in Elkhart, Indiana

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1910

Page

8

Separate prayer meetings spark male faith debate

A Kansas City preacher tests separate men and women prayer meetings to see if men will be freer to seek requests. A Globe reader comments that men may want private prayers to avoid wives listening and nagging, while noting wives’ presence shapes men’s petitions.

Kansas City Tie

Pepper Incident Figures in Custody Case Trial

A trial details a divorce case where alleged abuse occurred during a cross examination. The court hears that pepper was thrown during an argument, with testimony focusing on the husband’s conduct and the retaliatory actions surrounding the incident. The proceedings emphasize the alleged pattern of harm within the marriage.

Kindin

Noted Confession Shocks in Phrase It Sneezed

A fragment from Everybody's Magazine recalls a moment of cruel intent followed by a surprising confession as a character blurts out It sneezed exposing a shocking act and frail resolve.

Everybody's Magazine

Which of us can paint a true circle of gentlemen

Thackeray laments the difficulty of finding men in his circle who are generous and truthful, capable of respecting both the great and the small, noting that many profess high ideals yet fall short in practice. He mocks those with flashy coats and fine manners who lack genuine character.

Bar of Mans Lepus Thackeray

Odd Bed Setup Claim for Better Sleep Circulated

A quirky, likely dubious remedy suggests moving a bed away from walls and placing rubber overshoes or metal casters in glass dishes to cut electric contact. Proponents claim it helps sleep and has cured some insomnia cases.

Unclear historic notice fragments on medical practice

Fragmentary OCR text discusses loosening a tiehling dry cow with unsafe substances and mentions a miller and a coal carrier. The readable parts are nonsensical and do not provide a coherent event, person, or location.

Milter

First English Words and the Nursery Rhyme Upsy Daisy

A nurse debunks the belief that foreigners learn the word damn first. She notes new arrivals at Ellis Island quickly adopt upsey daisy as their first English phrase. She observes families teaching babies to toss them in the air while shouting the term.

Ellis Island

Mrs Tredee to Present Handkerchiefs to Japan Babies

Mrs Arthur M Tredee head of the National Association of Day Nurseries plans to donate many handkerchiefs to Japanese day nurseries. A Chicago donor supplied the gifts. Japan has two nurseries two of twenty babies nightly. One is led by a Japanese woman with mothers in prison. Yokohama hosts another nursery run by an Englishwoman. A social event is planned in Kyama by missionary Miss Adams returning from America.

Arthur M. Tredee National Association of Day Nurseries Japan Chicago Yokohama Kyeama Miss Adams

Ambiguous Note Reflects On Injuries And Care

Fragmentary text discusses accidents and the idea of healing and easing pain through care. It mentions families and references a figure or term Chomas Teles while unclear on specifics.

Mason Work Binds at AQ Company

The notice states mason work completed under AQ, with contact at S20 South Fourth Street. Address and contact imply a local trades listing or small business advertisement.

South Fourth Street

Legend of corn origin from Iroquois tale and apologist polemic

A Seneca legend from Canfield recounts a wooing that ends with the maiden transforming into maize ears as the lover discovers the plant in his embrace. The text also contrasts this with a theologian’s modern rationalist defense of miracles and reconciliation of faith and reason.

Canfield

Japanese Madness Trial In Tokyo Court

In Tokyo Osato net Saitama 1968 a farmer Gisei Haseba 26 convicted of murdering his parents in law and injuring his wife. He appealed from the Urawa local court where he had been sentenced to life penal servitude. He had not spoken since April and was suspected of feigning madness. Doctors testified including Dr. Miyake who used a venom test. the judge postponed the trial awaiting recovery from his abnormal conditions.

Tokyo Miyamoto Gisei Haseba Osato. Net Saitama Prefecture Urawa Kure Miyake Japan

What are you going to and where you grow up

A reflection on how youths and now girls are asked what they will do in life. The author notes the difficulty of choosing a trade or profession without a clear goal and contrasts a course with a true vocation.

Von Pat Wenry van Dyke

Profitable Glass Eye

A city salesman explains a glass eye trader who profits from small diamond trades during trips to Enurene. He hides valuables behind the eye, avoiding customs inspection, and relies on his clever concealment and travel routine to earn commissions from the stones.

Enurene New York Sun

Hundred-Year-Old Village Wiseman Promises More Strength

A tourist meets the village's oldest resident who claims to be a hundred. The elder jokes that he may not reach another century but adds he is stronger now than at the start of the first hundred.

Maister

A Chance in Any Case

Muriel tells Malcolm not to take the idea to heart and jokes she may be an undesirable wife. Malcolm responds that marriage seems like a lottery with one winner and others left empty handed. The two exchange witty quips in a sharp drawing room banter.

Muriel Marriagze Malcolm

Wanted Waitress at the Hub Restaurant

A job notice seeks a waitress at the Hub Restaurant. The short ad requests applicants with basic serving experience and availability. No contact details are provided in the fragment.

Hub

Turnocks Bicycle Deals Offer $1 a Week

A newspaper blurb advertises bicycle options with a weekly payment of one dollar. It promises to supply a new bicycle or repair an existing one under the Turnocks brand.

Also Mentioned on This Page

St. Joseph Valley Elkhart County John W. Fieldhouse Herman Borneman Hazelton Cashier Buster Brown MH. Helfrick & Son Main St the Citizens Trust Company the New Bank Main and Marion Streets Franklin Miles F. T. Simpson Ss. M. Cummins E. A. Theed, J. H. Calkins W. Schultz W.H. Shea H. L. Wishart F.C. Eckelman Louis M. Simpson A. L. Gotwalt Ass’t C. M. Lounsberry J. B. Pollard G. B. Manning J. F. Kiefer L.R. Boyle Profitable Glass Eye Tue Ruta Franklin and Third Street North Second Street Monger Building Joe Kies Pruth the Elkhart Real Isstate Association Naughton Park Pudite Hese Oasis Wil Hiel Isi J.D. Wood OC. Bickel Lexington Avenue Neal Elkhart, Indiana
Search Courier

Search the Elkhart Weekly Truth Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Elkhart Weekly Truth?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication