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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
3
The piece argues the organ’s superiority for harmony and polyphony, noting sustained tones, pedal bass with the left hand free, and the grand pedal effects in fugues. It contrasts German great organs with English organs lacking pedals, explaining why English organs sounded lighter.
After retirement General Scott spent summers in 1862 at Cozzens hotel West Point. A judge stayed and played fourth when the usual party was away. the general and judge were badly beaten. The judge apologized for rustiness and Scott quipped that he had latent talent, not a natural born fool.
Liszt recalls Mendelssohn as jealous and incapable of executing his intricate passages. He says Mendelssohn mocked his music, while Liszt altered Mendelssohn’s G minor concerto to suit his own ideas provoking the feud.
An advertisement extols Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a clear complexion remedy that purports to improve the liver and bowels and brighten eyes. It warns against substitutes and claims no nausea or griping. Also cites Dean's Ointment for leg sores and notes a tale of President Loubet gifting a typewriter to the Shah of Persia amid superstition.
The article notes that King Philip IV of Spain gathered many dwarf specimens as gifts for his birthdays, highlighting a historical practice of showcasing diminutive individuals as curiosities.
A New York Herald anecdote contrasts Hawaiian servants with Western domestic staff. A brown woman recalls how native helpers repeatedly call employers by their first names, prompting her to demand respectful titles. The new cook defies this, saying dinner is served as she bows and uses intimate terms.
The article portrays the Korean drawing room gentleman as obsessed with dress and leisure. It highlights meticulous attire from shoes to topknot, white mourning shoes, puffed socks, padded pants, and elaborate accessories. The man moves with calm detachment, seeking admiration as he navigates daily life.
A reflective piece from Watson's Magazine urges busy readers to escape work, wander into the woods, and recall past errors and ambitions. It asks to confront personal faults and prompt mercy and better introspection through solitude.
A yearly event on the Sunday in September in Valle Maggio features a procession of persons of all ages bearing a large stuffed cotton snake. Participants weep and lament hoping the ex piatory rite will shield them from snake bites during grape harvest.
The quotation by Horace Bushnell proclaims joy as a freest flow found within, not in heaven as a place. It requires carrying inner music, holy purpose, and deep waters from eternal springs to be truly present.
A friend questions opera singers about jealousy and the prima donna replies that many never sang in church choirs. The Philadelphia Record notes the playful exchange among performers and observers.
A dialogue fragment shows Flora unsure about a present for Arthur. She contemplates giving herself, but another character urges not to provide an expensive gift.
A fragment quotes Racine noting that minor offenses foreshadow severe misdeeds and warns against sudden shifts from innocence to harsh wrongdoing. The line emphasizes moral caution and transformation.
John I. Gaynor and Benjamin D. Greene, once Canadian exiles, return to the United States to face extradition ending after years of legal wrangling. They are to be tried in Savannah, Georgia, for complicity with Captain Oberlin M. Carter in a 2 million dollar Savannah harbor contract scheme.
DC W Crannell of Rocky Ford Colorado develops a removable toe and heel calk system for a nailless horseshoe. Clamps of cold steel secure the shoe with adjustable toe weights and four sole brads. The design allows quick removal and replacement, ideal for race horses, with Roosevelt’s stables in Washington to receive the first pair.
George W. Perkins of New York Life and J P Morgan & Co sails for Russia to discuss flotation of part of the forthcoming Russian loan. His mission also covers Russian commercial relations and government department talks. Perkins, 43, rose from office boy to vice president, then joined Morgan, accepting a reduced salary.
The Seattle Times notes M. Furuya & Co. importers and exporters of Japanese goods have conducted a bamboo growing experiment in Washington. Bamboo stalks surpassed five feet and may reach fifteen to twenty feet, suitable for curios and light furniture though not for heavy construction. If successful, wider planting may follow.
French astronomer Camille Flammarion offers a 364 day calendar starting March 21 with 2 thirty day months between thirty one day months. A leap year adds two special feast days named separately from weekdays, keeping dates fixed on the week.
Denver chemist Philip Schuch Jr argues the appendix and its intestinal opening are large enough for a needle. He states air collects in the bulb and functions like a syringe chamber to aid expulsion of intestinal contents.
Belgium seeks congressional approval of 10 615 000 for a new railway into Germany via Louvain St Trond and Argenteau to compete with Dutch systems. Travel aims for 120 miles per hour with safety first, no grade crossings, light grades, and curves radius of two thousand yards.
Glass albums, latest device for stamp collectors, use glass pieces in varied sizes to mount stamps with small gaps for protection. Each specimen sits in its own glass frame, keeping stamps visible while shielding them from dust and wear.
Long Island farmers, wealthy and modern in methods, cultivate the nation’s largest cauliflower output estimated at 190000 barrels or 5700000 heads. They run five banks, own a private telephone system, and ship to markets from New York to New Orleans. The area also dominates potato production with four times more potato acreage than cauliflower.
The sultan possesses the most expensive camera, a 4 by 5 inch device with solid gold metalwork and ivory parts, housed in a white morocco case with solid gold fittings. It cost $8,000, though it takes photos poorly and he doubts the photographer’s advice.
The article notes a sharp decline in private use of postal cards as telephones extend into urban and rural areas. Post office officials attribute the drop to the speed and convenience of telephone communications for appointments chats shopping and business with firms and professionals.
The article notes Alabama's two aging senators, Morgan and Pettus, aged over eighty, with terms expiring in 1907 and 1909. It explains the legislature meets only every four years, so the next session will elect two senators. Both generals are expected to seek reelection and, if reappointed, Morgan would be eighty nine and Pettus ninety four at the end of their new terms.
The Clyde Steamship company shipped a carload of peculiar Central American ants to port from New York. The insects, packed in glass tubes, are to be distributed through the Southwest from New Orleans to combat the boll weevil, a major cotton pest.
The Paris pearl necklace left by Mme Thiers is valued at 800000 francs at the bequest date. It lies under a glass case lowered into a cellar each night and is said to be dying from lack of contact with human skin, per London Truth.
A gallery of legendary strongmen from history including Augustus the Strong of Saxony George Castriot Charlemagne Peter the Great and Alexander III. Tales recount their feats such as lifting anvils snapping bars and cracking nuts. Also mentions Cymburga of Poland famed for hammering nails with her fist.
A well to do Chicago real estate owner buys a pound of nails for five cents at a hardware store and asks for delivery to his distant home. The merchant assigns a boy to deliver, prompting the man to offer to walk himself, arguing the nickel should stay with him.
A New York Press comment quotes a health board chemist noting public suspicion. He recalls a wealthy clergyman sending a pie for analysis to test fears his daughter might harm him, and mentions frequent requests to analyze pickles sauces and patent medicines for replication.
A cholera outbreak in France prompted instructions to a village mayor to take precautions. The magistrate initially hesitated but then stated readiness to receive the disease. It was found his orders had already directed digging enough graves to bury the entire parish if needed.
Jackson complains about a jeweler who engraved the entire alphabet on an engagement ring after the speaker said only the phrase From A to Z meaning Arthur to Zenobia. The scene centers on the humorous miscommunication and the jeweler's error.
Fragmentary stage dialogue shows a husband fearing burial alive and a wife promising quick action with a $40 hat if he is still alive, ending with a brief judge’s interjection.
A witty line notes that opportunity seems to travel widely, with the phrase incognito used to imply chance often arrives unseen. The remark, typical of a sports or social column, highlights the unpredictable nature of luck.
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