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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
7
Dodson’s household battles with a fussy baby end as a phonograph and a neighbor’s aid pacify the infant with song. The mother blamed angels, while Dodson ultimately discovers music as the cure and falls asleep to a reel of The Green Fields of Virginia.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a farmer chases a trespasser from the haymow to the barnyard, with local wit pausing at a mock court scene where a judge scolds the intruder for trespassing in broad daylight.
A Kaffir team from South Africa arrives in England to play a series of association rule matches. The players are described as fairly clever at football and set to compete against local sides.
Captain R P Leary governor of Guam publicly endorses rumors of food scarcity and outlines a plan to uplift island morality and productivity. He orders free marriage licenses until November and civil ceremonies, urges agriculture, and mandates each adult male to own 12 hens and one sow. The report highlights colonial aims and poverty on the island.
The high iron fence around the White House, built over 50 years ago, is repainted annually at an estimated $200 for a little over a mile of barrier. Workers paint, scrape, and chat with passersby during the process. A long-distance line between Chicago and Dallas has also opened with satisfactory tests.
Mrs H C Anderson of South Britain Connecticut praises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription after a difficult pregnancy and quick labor resulting in a healthy three week old daughter. She warns against non physician advice from imitators and invites mothers to request the Common Sense Medical Adviser and contact Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
Dope for Oklahoma's Indians sparks interest as Mescal bean visions fascinate locals. Moorehead, a small town, operates a cooperative hotel laundry creamery and canning factory with a dining hall and seven nearby cooperative farms.
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