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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
4
The notice lists delivery options by carrier or mail at 10 cents weekly or five dollars yearly, payable to the carrier. It requests timely advertising and communications by 10 o clock to insure publication that day and notes reporting missed delivery as a favor to the office.
William D. Hazelton, manager of the Elkhart Truth, swears the November 1908 bona fide daily circulation was 3531 copies, excluding sample or unsold copies. notarized by Louis A. Dennert in Elkhart County Indiana.
A notice reports Truth is on sale at Timmins' Opera House Bookstore and Knevels' Bookstore and ED Miller's South End Drugstore at the corner of South Main and St. Joe Streets.
A fragmented OCR list marks dates and facts from 1667 to 1967. It notes New York and Boston links, the Uni versivlizig founder, Deaf educator Thomas B. Geallaudet, and historic milestones such as Mississippi statehood, abolition legislation, and Nobel Prize recognition for Roosevelt.
William J Rolfe, notable writer and Shakespearean scholar born in Newburyport Massachusetts on December 10, 183? remains a Cambridge resident. He began teaching early and has long pursued education and literary work including test books criticisms and magazine pieces.
Winamac Democrat Journal notes Hrt Slack is the preferred Democrat for the U.S. Senate seat as Shively fades from the race, with odds shifting toward Slack and Sluehk gaining ground.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a political memory fragment with unclear names and places. It mentions Archipe and Wiikhart county and a vote but lacks coherent facts or identifiable individuals or dates. The readable content is insufficient to determine a clear event or outcome.
Willis J. Fowler of Fort Wayne rises to deputy controller with a 2000 dollar salary after over twenty years in the currency office. H D Lawslie of Converse advances from 1000 to 1200 dollars in the post office, effective December 5. Indiana lawmakers Barnhart and delegation members attend the rivers and harbors congress, with Purdue’s Sackett and many others organizing the Indiana delegation and a reception planned by Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks.
A New York Commercial discussion argues for a deposit guaranty to protect bank depositors during bank suspensions. It proposes laws allowing immediate cash payments or substantial claim payouts to depositors when a bank fails, citing the delays and hardships of liquidation.
Omaha December 10 The jury acquitted Charles Davis in the murder case of Dr Frederick Rustin after a nighttime deliberation. One juror sought a manslaughter verdict delaying the final decision by a night.
Lenuel Powers a reputable resident of Concord township Elkhart county Indiana applies to the Elkhart county commissioners for a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities less than a quart with on premises drinking on the main business floor at 618 South Main Street Elkhart Indiana. The described property sits on Lot 2 in Kimball and Chapmans additions and details the room layout and access from South Main Street.
The report describes a nighttime affray near the opera house with a woman named Catherine Reddick cited for assault and a man and woman, J. W. Potts and Pearl Wishart, arrested on drunkenness and associating charges. Potts pays a $10 fine, while the woman is released to her father with a later court appearance. A separate note mentions a tech titled Fancy French Ball at Hoffman Hall on Tuesday evening, Dec 8, inviting attendance.
F H Bentz Co announces securing the agency for Zemo the remedy for skin diseases including eczema pimples dandruff and blackheads Zemo claims instant relief by destroying the germ causing the condition See display photos of cures and the ad notes a business opportunity wanting 1000 to 2000 dollars for a retiring firm’s interest in groceries and meat business plus a Bristol dance event noted in December.
The article highlights Mrs Brown as a progressive woman who sought knowledge of new developments and readily adopted them. Her curiosity and proactive use of innovations illustrate an early 20th century trend toward embracing modern ideas.
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