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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
4
William D Hazelton manager of the Daily Truth swears the July 1906 bona fide circulation was 3200 copies including samples and unsold day by day. Notary Louis A Dennert witnessed the oath in Elkhart Indiana on August 8 1906 with commission expiring January 9 1907.
A readable ticket listing county officials by district and at large positions. It names Solomon Thornton Cleveland township and J P Sanders Concord for Councilmen districts, Jacob Wogeman Goshen, John F Stillwell Clinton for the council at large, and others including Hartman Nappanee and Holden Bango township for representatives.
The South Bend Times notes elder workers face employment bias in cities. Ministers teachers and laborers over 40 struggle to find work as firms scrutinize age. A New York tailor aged around 40 lost his job, exhausting savings, and died with his partner after a gas tragedy.
The piece notes August heat causes discomfort yet boosts corn and potato yields. It argues future relief from heat will be celebrated as the nation harvests record crops and reflects on summer hardships.
Fragmentary text shows Secretary Wilson Roose of the Republican county central committee with an unclear note about a positive assertion or assurance.
In the Federationist Gompers will publish a list of western congressmen placed on an honor or blacklist based on their stance on labor bill grievances. Replies from senators and representatives are used to label them as for against or doubtful on labor interests.
Washington dates discuss how labor voting could shape the 1908 Republican and Democratic nominations. The piece notes Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor targeting Republican Speaker Cannon and Secretary Taft, with Hearst and Bryan as potential beneficiaries depending on labor’s fall vote outcomes.
The article notes how the term Bourse was chosen for a place after a discussion of convenience. It spread widely even to England where it persisted at the royal exchange until Queen Elizabeth ordered its discontinuation, an order hard to enforce, yet Bourse remained in use for years.
The 400th birthday of George Buchanan is recounted with a tale of defiance against doctors' warnings. He refused diet prescriptions and, dying soon, ordered a hogshead of wine to his bed and drank it to the lees.
Judge Park denies divorce to Charlies P. Morris after ruling he was not an innocent party. He cites Morris’s indiscretion and flirtation with Ida Morris on a street car before marriage, saying a court should not aid a divorce mill. Some pity may exist elsewhere, but none here.
Norwalk hospital treats 35 year old Westport man Bodnir who was blinded by a mosquito bite on the right eyelid. After four days his vision returns partially and doctors hope for complete recovery as the staff administers care. The patient reports no pain but recalls acute buzzing as the bite occurred.
William H. Stewart of Brooklyn and a wife and son fished near Port Jervis when a four and a half pound pickerel bit into his trousers. Mrs. Walker, a boarder, helped as two boatloads worked nearby. Stewart struggled to free himself while another boat came close. He partially lost his clothing to extract the eels.
An OCR fragment provides a minimal readable snippet from a historical page. The text lacks clear names, dates, or location details, leaving the main event and participants unreadable.
An Irishman tells a tale about tact in private life. A wife asks a maid to fetch items for the house including a postcard and beer. The narrator argues against making the maid go up and down stairs for a single postcard, suggesting a quarter payment for her to bring multiple items at once.
The article notes over 11 million pieces of mail went astray last year due to unreadable addresses. Assistant Postmaster General De Graw urges writers to put clear addresses on the outside of envelopes to allow immediate return and prevent mail from becoming dead in the dead letter office.
A San Francisco man recounts unusual farm practices such as peach fed pork where peaches are fed to hogs due to a glut in fruit supply. He also notes orange peels used as soap to scrub floors, highlighting quirky agricultural efficiency ideas and questions a broader Standard Oil style system might address.
The quote features Brother Borax Jones warning against patent medicines while noting staged newspaper pictures of cures. He admits not taking them himself but distrusts most buyers and envisions defending himself with a "potty club" if pressured by vendors.
A Disa fowl dealer's ferret unexpectedly hatched two duck eggs and now mothering two ducklings. The ferret, with four of its own young, has the ducklings thriving in the cage, while the mother duck attempts to care for her nonbiological offspring. The scene astonishes observers and is cited as an extraordinary case in nature.
In a debated exchange Mr Green questions his daughter on marriage while Mrs Green recalls her own urgency to wed. The conversation centers on aging prospects and the pressure to find a husband before time runs out.
Intense heart story drama and comedy set in Vermont home life. The plot follows a maiden from a boarding school entranced by a polished city man who proves a con man. Uncle Josh searches the city for Nancy encountering adventures while Hans Von Bottlemeyer and Lady Smruceby provide stage comedy.
Warren Irwin begins foreclosure on mortgage notes against Chloe Stuck H E Stephens George R Stephens and John Reams with a $1100 judgment sought. Charlottee M Gooke minor by Cora M Cook sues for quiet title against Louisa M Strong and others. Frank J Harker starts quiet title suit against Isaac Willis. Abe Kaatz clothing bankrupt examined by Referee Lambert. no action on relatives claims yet. Dr J Trover awarded $25 as assignee. Elkhart County Trust Co trustee to receive bids by August 31 for stock sale at Referee’s South Bend office.
Dr. A. H. Horton relocates her practice to 200 Division Street. Contact details appear incomplete with uncertain phone information noted as Bothy.
Mrs. Andrew Nifong, 54, died Tuesday night in Mishawaka. she was a member of the L. O. T. M and is survived by her husband and six children. Joseph Jacowski, 17, is dead at South Bend. Ladislaw Ruzinsixi, missing limbs for some time, died Tuesday afternoon at St. Joseph's hospital in South Bend of tuberculosis.
In Rochester a doctor collapsed with apoplexy shortly after his wife died while they prepared a coffin, dying about ten minutes later.
Henry Troupe ten miles southeast of Nappanee died Sunday after a long illness from rheumatism. The funeral was held at Whitehead church on Tuesday morning. He was the father of Mrs. Irwin Dunker of Nappanee and survived by his widow and several children.
The infant child of Mr and Mrs Sol Thomas of South of Nappanee died of tetanus Friday afternoon. The funeral was held Tuesday morning at Stony Point.
Funeral details note Joseph Malotte died Monday forenoon at the family home in Nanpanee aged 58. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, and two sons.
Caster Dembutsky of Goshen died yesterday afternoon at 2 30 o clock from Brights disease aged about 76 years. He had been ill for about a year but remained able to be about his business most of the time. He was confined to bed only since a week past Monday. He leaves a wife four sons Max and Solio.
The Decatur fair is set for next week, Poneto will host a free street fair September 5 to 8. Marion is credited with 94 factories employing 3,500 workers. Tom Kerfoot becomes chief of Bluffton fire department. Charles Sheersman 26 dies in Columbia City of heart disease. Harvey Walter longtime Wabash County resident dies in North Manchester.
Mrs Maggie Parrott of Huntington County sues Leonard Parrott her father-in-law claiming he alienated her husband’s affections and seeks 50000 dollars in damages.
Assistant State Geologist Arthur Taylor has been in Kosciusko County for a week investigating peat after discovering large quantities of good quality peat in Noble and Steuben counties.
Mrs. Armstrong of Chicago will give a recital at the Baptist church Friday evening Aug 24 under the auspices of the B Y P A She will be assisted by Elkhart talent Admission 10 cents
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