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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1908

Page

6

BeDIANS Hold Revival At Pendleton Oregon

Pendleton Oregon April 80 th revival meeting opened today on the Umatilla reservation. Organized by the Tutuilla Presbyterian mission the event is described as the biggest in the Northwest. Over 1600 visitors from Blackfeet Flatheads Bannocks Nez Perces Spokane Yakima Warm Springs and Colville tribes attend.

Pendleton Ore Umatilla ”Reservation Northwest Tutuilla Whitman Flatheads Yakimas Warm Springs Colville

Military Wedding in New York at St. Thomas Church

In New York on April 30 Miss Mary B. Hardwick daughter of Mrs George W. Hardwick of Atlanta wed Lieut. Robert E. Wood VI. S. A. who helped build the Panama Canal The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Ernest M. Stires brother-in-law of the bride.

New York Mary B. Hardwick Eorge W. Hardwick Atlanta Robert E. Wood Vi. S. A Panamaanal Ernest M. Stires

Thachers Meet in Augusta at Georgia Educational Association

The forty second annual meeting of the Georgia Educational Association opens in St. John’s church Augusta with record attendance. Directors and trustees completed reports and arrangements as the general session hosts welcomes and responses. Governor Hoke Smith will speak tomorrow night.

Augusta The Georgia Educational Association St. John’s Church Hoker Smith

Pilgrimage to Pope's Jubilee Sets Sail From New York

A large Catholic pilgrimage to Rome departs New York aboard the Cunard liner Slavonia led by Bishop McDonnell of Brooklyn. The group, numbering hundreds, includes priests and lay members, with daily Mass planned in a cabin on board. Stops include Gibraltar Naples Pompeii Capri and Monte Casino en route to the jubilee.

New York Cunard Slavonia Rome McDonnell Brooklyn Gibraltar Naples Pompeii Capri Monte Casino Europe

Founder's Day at Carnegie Institute Honors Carnegie and Science

Pittsburg April 23 Founder's Day at Carnegie Institute featured ambassador Bryce as principal speaker on The Influence of Modern Science Upon Modern Thought. W T Hornaday and Henry E Krehbiel also spoke. Prizes were awarded by the international art jury for 1908. A separate ad notes garden lots on Lusher avenue three blocks from Main street priced at $45 cash. contact D M Best 115 Lexington Avenue.

Pittsburg Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Institute Bryce W. T. Hornaday New York Zoological Park Henry E. Krehbiel New York Tribune Lusher Avenue Main Street D. M. Best Lexington Avenue

Tutoring in Mathematics Chemistry and Physics Offered

Advertises tutoring and coaching across mathematics chemistry and physics with practical mathematics for mechanics. Provides address in care Truth to F. C. B.

Care Truth

Leona Prookiya Featured in South Bend Opera Evening

An event at The Diver Opera House in South Bend draws attention as Leona Prookiya performs. The program highlights special interurban acts and science themed pieces.

Jynie Ih Leona Prookiya Hea South Bend

The Steady Man and the Wild Heart in a Woman’s Choice

A narrative contrasts a steady loyal suitor with a wild, charming man who studies women’s preferences and health. The steady man believes honor and industry suffice, but a woman’s turn to the other’s micro devotion shows how small attentions still sway affection and marriage prospects.

Siao

Proper Judgment of Mankind by William Vincent Byars

A reflective meditation on moral judgment of great achievers. It argues that life is a chemical process of oxidation and that suffering and sacrifice shape strong leaders. The essay cites Lincoln’s humility and quotes his line about mortal pride.

Lincoln William Vincent Byars

Eau de Cologne Origins and Early 17th Century Industry

Eau de Cologne was created in Cologne at the start of the seventeenth century when the city had about 50 000 residents and now hosts around 450 000. Inventors Paul Feminis and Maria Clementine a Catholic nun began small scale production and the final mixture was their own work. Feminis left the secret to the Farina family while the nun’s assistant Peter Schaeben inherited it. Both families remain leading manufacturers. about 30 manufactories exist with five major firms employing roughly ten men each.

Cologne Paul Feminis Maria Clementine Farina Peter Schaeben Eau de Cologne

Plantagenet Heritage Sparks Quiet Amusement

In a parlor scene two cousins discuss genealogy and a new acquaintance asking how they are related. One replies they are descended from the Plantagenets, provoking smug amusement from nearby but no one sees the joke.

Plantagenets

Animals Teach Humans Care for Illness and Rest

The text notes animals suffer like humans and offer care tips. It cites fever, reduced eating, quiet dark airy spaces, and plenty of water. It mentions a dog knowing to locate edible leaves to stop bleeding when wounded.

Pre Revolutionary Goose Feather Beds Flown From House

A woman buys up to twelve goose feather beds in a single house testing them before purchase. Feathers weighed ten to fifteen pounds each and were processed with ammonia and soapsuds before drying in sun. Pillows sell for five dollars a pair with weekly earnings often forty to fifty dollars.

Avery

Old Roman Wall Disfigured by Suburban Expansion

A Rome correspondent notes a breach in the Aure lian wall near the Pincian Hill created by municipal authorities for new suburbs. The brick rampart, once a late antiquity landmark with three gates, is cut through rather than opened by a gate, disfiguring and destroying part of history.

Rome Aurelian Wall Pincian Campagna

First Steamers Reach St Louis on Mississippi River

In August 1817 the General Pike became the first steamer to ascend the Mississippi above the Ohio with a barge like build and a lower deck cabin. A low pressure engine struggled against the current and crew used shoulder poles to push upstream while tying to the bank at night. Only one other steamer joined that year in reaching St Louis.

Mississippi River Ohio St. Louis

Mourning Canes Observed by New Yorker in Rome

A New Yorker recalls a unique ebony walking stick seen in Rome designed for mourning wear. The cane featured a plain gun metal band near the handle and a dull ebony finish, contrasting with overt mourning presentation.

Rome

Misplaced ad causes dispute in small Illinois town

A merchant storms into the editor’s office vowing not to pay for advertising after claiming a spring sale notice was printed with poetry in the papers reading matter. The editor insists the notice was published as requested.

Ilinois

Civil service exams amuse government officials

A government official says civil service examinations are not infrequent sources of amusement. He recalls a past New York candidate test for a park grass cutter position, noting odd questions and curious details from that era.

Civil ‘Service New York Tanner

Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Elkhart Man

P H Mechling a Canton street Elkhart Indiana teamster testifies about relief from backaches headaches and other kidney complaint symptoms after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Houseworth Gros drug store. He praises continued use and recommends the product to others. Sold by dealers price fifty cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents Remember the name Doan's.

P. H. Mechling Teamster Canton Street Elkhart Ind Dean Houseworth Gros Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. C United States

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