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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
6
The article recalls Jessie Busley visiting theaters in Chicago two years ago observing a misheard line. An unnamed actor delivers the line rotten all through and the elderly couple nearby mishears loudly with a quip about Bohemian. The scene reflects theatergoing humor and audience dynamics.
The city counts 540 tall buildings since 1850 led by the Pulitzer and Metropolitan Life structures. Modern fireproofing with terra cotta shields steel, floors, partitions, and elevator cores explains why these superstructures thrive.
Australia sharpens a rule taxing magazines with more than one fifth advertising content. Mutilated issues appear as a direct result with subscribers' complaints rising. Four months grace granted to publishers to adjust, threatening price jumps from 12 to at least 30 cents for major magazines.
A fragmentary Guardian item describes a Chinese nurse seen in Rusholme wearing a black costume with embroidered sash and rainbow ribbons on cramped feet. The note highlights her distinctive dress and the daily street view.
In a conversation the speaker notes a larger income allows more saving and less material desire. Mr Dustin emphasizes learning thrift in youth and finding happiness in frugality as income grows.
A fragmented line hints at a young Andretty Neat pursuing an edge in a contest or event. Readable bits suggest focus on opportunity and personal effort without clear details or outcomes.
A surgeon describes accident fakers who travel city to city insuring with multiple companies. They stage knee injuries by stumbling on obstacles, slipping the knee, and drawing large payouts. One man reportedly collected over 11 thousand dollars in nine years using a self slipping knee.
Bedford man was sentenced to support his wife and children or face three years in the penitentiary. The piece notes public funds cover dependents while the state benefits from the convict's labor, highlighting a Michigan reform requiring prison labor proceeds to aid dependents.
An old Philadelphia drummer Samuel Parker Sedgewick Elliott is observed shrinking his signature from full name to initials and then a shortened form. Col. Peacock remarks on the drift, noting the habit worsened to a mere scribble as he travels to New York.
A fragment from a Lake Shore area column notes barber near Main Street nearly bought Steve Stone’s mule last night but was deterred by a clearly seen defect. The scene ends with a stray line about George and a holiday contest tied to Teddy and a doll.
Volunteers of the Salvation Army endure hours of cold weather to gather contributions for families facing hunger as the public is urged to keep the kettle boiling and support feedings through the season.
Consul T H Norton of Chemnitz reports strong demand for masks across Germany for carnival season and other merrymaking events. Central Germany hosts large firms dedicated to mask production, supplying both domestic trade and growing foreign markets. Materials include pasteboard gauze silk and wire with artists crafting new novelties. The U S market has developed into a promising, steadily growing trade.
Authority in Germany declares dandruff a germ disease. Newbro's Herpicide kills the germ to restore hair growth. Sold by druggists with samples available by mail to Detroit Michigan.
For sale. Make best cash offer on 20 000 shares of Lucky Horse Shoe Four Leaf Mining and Oil Company stock. Will sell any portion from 2 000 to 20. Address J. M. D. cane Truth 31 eod.
The Italian Dante society proposes a perpetual lamp for Dante’s tomb in Ravenna funded by Florence. The lamp, in fourteenth century Venetian style, features an ostrich egg circlet with gems lapis lazuli and malachite. cup of finest Venetian glass. It will be placed at Ravenna in October.
Black walnuts noted as good fuel and coal substitute with potential uses. The brief highlights their value as an energy source and mentions practical benefits for heating or industrial use.
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