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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1908

Page

5

Jealousy suspected in Barnyard Fatal Between Westfall and Overlease

Edward S Westfall died at Clark hospital after being found with a fractured skull in the employer James Overlease barn. Police hold Overlease on suspicion as investigations focus on possible pre existing enmity and a potential assault in the hay loft or barn floor.

Clark Hospital James Overlease lLong Overlease Aroringl Aly South Westfall Lkely Silvers Walley

Kings In Exile Phi Aireetbry Bal Gacy

Fragmentary OCR text hints at a list or names under a header Kings In Exile. Phi some garbled words like aireetbry bal and Gacy appear. No clear 사건 or identities confirmed.

Contempt and Morality in Arranging a Daughter’s Marriage

A father seeks a suitor for his sole daughter to preserve noble blood and honor. He invites the chosen husband into the paternal home, and the daughter with her husband set up residence there to continue the woman's family line.

Case of Providence in Scales Fraud Sermon Gaffe

A New Jersey town debates an ordinance on tested scales after Uncle Jim Williams admits selling 14 ounces per pound for 21 years. At a Thursday prayer meeting he explains overcharges with humorous examples and offers customers a path to cancel debts.

New Jersey Jim Williams

Right of Children to Good Teeth Emphasized by Dentist

A medical-education style note urges parents to insist on early dental care for children. It recommends taking children to the dentist at least four times a year and stresses perfect tooth cleanliness from babyhood to prevent later costs. It also advises early orthodontic work before adolescence to avoid objections to appliances.

Paris doctor opens school for little mothers

Mme Jeanne Girard of the Paris Academy of Medicine launches a school for little mothers in the busy Paris quarter in conjunction with L Union Familiale. The program teaches household economy and hygiene, infant care, feeding, and ways to stimulate a baby's development while keeping costs at about five dollars a month for food.

Mme

Fragmented 19th century line reads through milk scene

garbled text suggests a scene about a city housewife wary of milk quality and a suspicious current or passage through milk, with reference to a milkmaid and others watching.

Supreme Court prediction on Bates case outcome

The speaker asserts the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will reverse itself soon, and that judgment against the client is now considered likely. The remarks imply confidence in a forthcoming reversal by the court.

Supreme Pennsylvania Wilson Bates Supreme Court

The Mending Habit of Mrs Bilhops

Mrs Bilhops hates throwing anything away and spends much of her time mending items. She wishes to be rich enough to discard worn objects and simply buy new. Her husband notes two reasons for her habit: love of order and reluctance to waste.

Billtops Mr. Bilhops Bilhops

Bacteria Sensations Debate Ties to Human Experience

A philosophy discussion questions whether bacteria feel pleasure, pain, hunger, or desire, drawing a comparison to human life. Professor Jennings argues if amoebas were large, they would share sensations and partake in the struggle for existence among organisms, equating bacterial life to animal experience.

Jennings

Protecting Stage Children

A fragmentary note discusses a child’s health and a response by a figure identified as Josef Hottman. The reading is unclear but references safeguarding a young person and a change in guardianship or custody.

Josef Hottman

Living with People Life Best School

Fragmentary tale notes learning through living with others. Mentions Bays and some individuals, implying social growth as a main theme in a brief, reflective piece.

Saloon Arrest Sparking Civic League Action in Elkhart

Justice Oberholtzer hears interrogatories as eight witnesses testify on a saloon case involving Morgenstern and C. Yap Williams. Civic league attorneys press the issue while saloonkeepers express interest in enforcing the law and exposing violations in Elkhart.

VanFleet C. Yap Williams Salo Main Hi Tea Haying’ Co Arosta Oberholtzer Tappear Civic League Morgenstern Elthart

Miss Violett Boverett Plans Ohio Millinery Visit

Miss Violett Boverett left Fort Wayne Monday for a week's visit and will travel to Ohio to discuss a position in a wholesale millinery establishment.

Violett. Boverett Fort Ohio

Removal of Lymph Glands Surgery for Miss Clark

Miss Sarah Clark of 409 South Main Street underwent neck lymphatic gland removal yesterday. Today the attending physician reports her condition as more than satisfactory.

Sarah Clark South Main Street

Soldier’s Far East Trip Yields Souvenirs

Private Brown traveled to San Francisco and Nagasaki where he visited Japanese sites. He returned with souvenirs from his Orient journey and described the trip as sight seeking.

Brown San Francisco Nagasaki The Orient

Humming Bird Nest Lightening Proof

In a described natural oddity the humming bird nest is said to act as a lightning proof structure. The silk cobwebs of the nest are noted as non conductors of electricity, creating a suggested protective effect during storms.

Ustralia

Wives Urged to Keep Watchful Eye on Absent-Minded Husbands

Harper's Bazaar cautions wives to notice neglect and forgetfulness in husbands. It warns that a lack of affectionate goodbyes or routine acts could ruin spontaneity and be counted against him in the end.

Harper’s Bazaar

Cochran place raid yields guilty pleas and fines

Mrs Cochran pleaded guilty to keeping a place of ill repute and was fined 15 dollars plus costs. A woman and the others were fined 10 dollars and costs on similar pleas. Four men stayed the docket and were released, while four spent the night in jail. Several men pleaded not guilty but retracted. An appeal for help was issued as four could not settle. The Cochran place was the second raid in two weeks.

Darling Mrrs Cochran

Local Postal Office Changes In South Bend Transfer

Gharlés Mowery, transferred months ago to the Postal Telegraph Office in South Bend, has been returned to the local station. A L Knight, in charge since Mowery’s move, will leave tomorrow for Kalamazoo for a visit then return to South Haven Michigan to assume charge of the Postal Office there.

Gharlés Mowery Postal Telegraph Office Bend

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Edward S. Westfall Carpenter John Gorsuch Aspenwold Avenue A. R Beirdsley Ogvverleese Overleese David Carpenter Westfallsi James Overleese Mary Grace Edward John Gorsuah Ec Cc Alee Cares Ead
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