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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1903
Page
3
A scientist notes the belief that toads live long in rocks is unfounded. A quarryman sent a toad embedded in stone, but the animal was likely there only a few hours through a concealed passage. Toads seek sequestered places like cliffs and trees, not timeworn confinement.
Dr. Elvira Castner of Marienfelde near Berlin gave up dentistry after many years of successful work. She founded a school of horticulture for women and devotes herself to it. There are now several women dentists in Germany.
The author began the work late one evening and finished most of it in under a week before losing momentum. After a period of inactivity he regained inspiration and completed the remainder in forty hours of actual writing time.
A Scottish youth raised on psalms is captured by Turks and enslaved in Barbary. While aboard a ship, the tune Old Hundred is heard and English sailors recognize the homeland song. They rescue him from eighteen years of bondage, bringing him back to freedom and joy.
A Quebec resident recalls a 50 year old witness in St Michel de Bellehassé chapel struck by lightning. Clothes torn along the back, spine to heels, the bolt bifurcates and exits through boot heels. Nearby at Beaumont a man en route to a field is struck dead and found upright.
A clever imitation of Mission furniture can be made by applying a dull green stain to old splint-bottomed chairs and settles. A skilled woodworker can craft simple tables or book stands, using basic sawing and hammer work. Oxidized gilt or silver nails provide the finishing touch.
N. Y. J. L. de Peyster of Tivoli raised the Stars and Stripes over Richmond after it fell and, though the government said no personal risk existed, friends had a medal specially made for him.
Belgian authorities in Africa threaten to forcefully evict American Presbyterians from their Kasai river station and expel other missionaries from Juapa. The action follows Protestant exposure of brutalities tied to Belgian authorities.
A Denver Republican remark notes some books labeled as summer reading belong better to winter reading, implying a harsher climate for their content and appeal. The quote contrasts seasonal reading expectations with the actual book's fit.
Octavia Bellamy and Norman Rogers, a would be mounted officer, reconnect on Central Park bridle path after a near arrest. They share riding and memories as Bobbie the horse carries them through a slow reconciliation, leaving the arrest and speed fears behind.
Consul Mason reports on sanosin a new remedy for consumption. Trials in Berlin show gratifying results and travelers noted eucalyptus use by natives in Australia aiding consumption. The compound is inhaled from sealed tubes heating on a plate and is said to reduce cough improve appetite and cure about half of cases.
Hindoo traders are described as increasingly influential in commerce, frugal and capable financiers who build wealth and property. A noted habit is delaying payment until legal action is pursued, sometimes selling assets at auction before settling and returning to merchant with renewed credit.
A brief note suggests Monday as the preferred day for reporting self inflicted death or personal crisis. The text frames Monday as a favorite for such actions and mentions self harm.
A meditation on fidelity and longing. The speaker asks why sorrow should endure if only a beloved remains true across loss and change. Vivid natural images—rose, bluebell, sun on graves—underscore devotion as enduring amid barren landscapes.
Muriel Wyndham appears destined for Jack Caruthers but a past romance reshapes fate. Jack learns Muriel’s true pairing with Tom Wyndham’s shadow and returns with a baby in hand as Annabel’s flight ends in shadows. Muriel confronts the scene as the baby’s hand seeks her scarf, demanding an uncertain future.
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