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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
3
Local employees discuss a spring project for building a repair shop and a new roundhouse to house at least eight engines. Wabash and Big Four talks continue with lumber firms for large bids. Net earnings improve though costs cut. Several staff health and duty changes noted in the Northern Indiana and Pennsylvania lines.
Housworth Bros challenge customers in Elkhart to try Dr Howard's new remedy for dyspepsia constipation and related ailments. They guarantee refunds if it fails and offer a fifty cent package at half price, claiming it cures headaches dizziness bowel issues and improves vitality with a lasting effect.
A contemplation links heavenly and earthly realms from throne of God to humanity. It argues all creation remains connected without a chasm, from angel to atom, sharing proportion harmony and strength.
A Tribune representative reviews papers on the Panama Canal deal noting no government officials tied to the purchase. The president defended the outcome as securing the canal for the United States, with payment rooted in French court arbitration and Morgan & Co handling the transfer to the French receiver Gautreon.
A Washington Post opinion note argues that some men equate national prosperity with their wives obtaining steady work. The piece critiques gendered expectations and reflects on economic shifts affecting households.
A compact note cites a German proverb warning against stagnation in practice and urges steady effort to avoid declines in skill and progress. It frames the idea as a general maxims guidance for personal craft and improvement.
A fragmented medical note describes catarrh as dangerous causing breath loss and bone decay. It mentions percentages and a phrase about welcome, but parts are garbled leaving unclear details beyond the health risks and deteriorating condition.
A fragmented OCR shows several union chapters with officers and meeting data. It lists Carpenters Union No. 565 Frank Sage president and Eugene May secretary meeting 1st and 3rd Friday nights at Avondale Ave Co LA, Tailors Union No. 296 J Karasch president H W Huffield secretary 210 Cherry Street meetings at various tailor shops, Cigarmakers Union No. 412 John Roser president John MacGregor secretary 2012 S Main Street meetings first Thursday at C L U tall, Typographical Union No. 266 H D Albers president F W Crisman secretary 1407 SS Main Street meetings first Tuesday at C L U hall, Plumbers Union No. 278 V S Kantz president J F Kantz secretary 615 James Street meetings 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Painters hall, Barbers Union No. 207 Free Waters president A E Loudensinger secretary Middlebury Street meetings first Monday at C L U hall.
David Cole president and Rudolphus Meage secretary announce Canton St unit meets over Gun Store on the 2d and 4th Sunday each month.
Burns president Hugo Winternoff secretary 321 Jefferson Street announces meetings on the second and fourth Friday of each month in the Red Men's hall location provided for Metal Polishers Union No 335.
Fred Waters presides over Musicians Union No 192 with Nelson Kemberling secretary of the local unit at 120 No Sixth Street. The group meets in the C L UW hall on the first Sunday of each month.
Painters Union No 63 meets in Painters hall at 219 Aspenwokt Avenue every Friday night under President HH Hack man and Secretary J G Shreeck. Members are urged to attend for weekly business and updates.
Machinists Union No 163 meets first and third Tuesdays in the I O O F hall. President Pease presides with FP and D Malleaux as set.
Boilermakers Union No. 192 meets fourth Wednesday in UW hall at 307 Middlebury St. Iron Moulders Union No. 420 meets first Tuesday each month in CG hall at 1200 Hindsom St. G Jenkins secretary at 517 W. Franklin St. Meetings listed by C. Trancis president and F. E. Seibert president respectively.
Robt. Sanford presides with Asa Kintsler secretary at the Home Telephone Co. care facility meeting for Electricians Union No. 157.
G W Lark president and O W Amidou secretary announce the Bricklayers and Masons No 4 meeting at 200 Union Street with details to be provided to members.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No 248 holds weekly meetings at the EB hall on section 119 Division St. Meeks attends Sundays after noon with chief F E Smith and assistant J H Calkins in charge.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen No 162 meets first Sunday and first and third Tuesdays evenings and fifth and fourth Tuesdays at PB of L TF hall. Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen No 23 meets first and second Sundays at 2 pm and second and fourth Mondays at 7 30 pm at 4158 Main Street with officials listed.
The document lists Elk Hart Division No 19 officers led by President W H Darling at 401 Vistula St with First Vice President H Brown at 407 South Sixth St. Second Vice President T H Cramer at 207 Harrison St. Third Vice President G B Harris at 512 Fourth St. Secretary F H Conboy at 909 S Third St.
A Sunday Magazine piece recounts a string of fires caused by careless cigarette and cigar stubs. One London apartment story stands out where tosses from a passing bus through a window twice set the place alight.
The Lake Shore yards report 184 cars disinfected this morning as the carbolic acid famine lingers. Officials expect a lull after this week as cars receive a first treatment. Residents blame quarantine on livestock diseases, while Detroit area counties remain the focal point. Eastbound stock freights rise, nearly double prior levels, amid ongoing enforcement.
Elkhart city teachers now earn about 67 dollars a month on average, up from 54 dollars after the new salary law. State statistics show statewide increases in salaries from 50 to 75 cents a day since 1903, with total state teacher pay rising steadily from 1903 to 1908 and beyond.
Washington Township Board of Finance invites written proposals from banks and trust companies in Indiana to deposit public funds. Proposals due between 1 and 2 pm on December 30, 1908 at H. W. Kantz's office in Bristol, Indiana. Proposals must meet statutory forms and include bonds.
A fragmented report discusses building a lightning protection system with a focus on a protective rod and the idea that proof of safety may be less reliant on manmade devices. The text hints at a debate over protective measures for nests and structures.
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