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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
7
From Harper’s Weekly a tale of Percy Townsend a promoter who rose and fell amid extravagance. His mother’s wit highlights his wealth then brink of ruin as she quips about six horses seven carriages and eight dollars.
Abdul-Aziz sultan of Morocco guards personal jewelry in a London vault near Charing Cross. The stash valued around 5 000 000, a fraction near Strand, with millions of pounds in unclaimed items from the French Revolution era. Bank seeks heirs but cannot locate them. A loan offer of 1 250 000 is on the table. the sultan aims higher.
Boston Transcript reports over two million pounds of fish landed at T wharf by 100 schooners in two days. Each schooner averages 20 men and about 320 to each fisherman excluding the captain, with crews varying from five to twenty five and catches from 5 000 to 75 000 pounds.
A corporation has posted a placard urging patrons to shift lunch times from 12 to 12 45 or 1 30 to relieve crowding. Managers at several branches report higher noon attendance since the signs appeared, per the New York Press.
The passage stresses bearing cheerfully with neighbors faults as the true charity. It argues loving difficult people requires tasting their perspective by imagining ourselves in their position as buyers or sellers to ensure fair dealing and patience.
A steamer Yantic carried 30 excursionists when it snagged on Little River. Passengers drifted on boards and a cask after the wreck, with two gravely ill. A bottle of Mustgo's Malaria Mystifier was used to revive them, and the rescue was read aloud to shocked travelers. Two more bottles later spread the same tale of woe.
The bishop of London amuses an American audience with a digressive tale at a New York dinner of divines. A Boston preacher boasts of a begging sermon and the bishop teases him asking to borrow the sermon, hinting at the scene with light irony.
In a yacht club discussion about the Lipton challenge an elderly skipper jokes he would shave his whitening beard if not for its wind telling value. He notes skippers rely on whiskers to sense wind direction, then ruefully tries to clean honey from his beard with a napkin and finger bowl.
In a Richmond church a sexton closes windows during a cold Sunday service at the minister’s order to protect attendees and avoid losing “lambs” amid a looming debt. Mrs Thomas, widow of Thomas, questions the measure in a hoarse whisper about the suffocating air.
In a Harper's Weekly excerpt, Charlotte Perkins Gilman argues that future airships will require strict safety and social controls. She warns that winged people could threaten private property and public order, urging bars on windows and moral reforms to prevent crime as flight becomes common.
A Philadelphia waist factory story shows a female worker shifted from sleeve sewing to torso seams. She finds the change causes nervous strain despite the same speed, revealing how task specificity affects performance and well being.
The text praises John Chapman known as Johnny Appleseed for sowing apple seeds across the Ohio valley to aid pioneers. It notes Ohio plans to erect a monument in his memory, recognizing his humanitarian effort and influence on frontier food supply.
A British chemist notes long term elemental redistribution driven by human activity. Metals concentrate near rock surfaces and are mined, with fine particles washing into streams and rivers, spreading through deposits at river mouths. Sea waters gradually change composition due to industrial waste and mining effluents.
During a Sunday outing in Boston Common Mr Brescott and a visitor found the water shut off at a fountain. Prescott apologetically noted that Hittite bars were not allowed to play on the Sabbath and fountains were restricted. The scene reflects unusual enforcement on a quiet day.
A man whispers a confession and asks if it is understood. She blushes and asks him to repeat, seeking clarity in a tender moment of restraint and implied emotion.
A depleted backer laments a failed cake as the star notes that angel cake is meant to be. The exchange underscores theatrical expectations and the cake metaphor echoes the performance’s troubles.
Cleaning and pressing work described for Pantorium located at Opera House Block. Short text indicates a service or business note with no clear date or client details.
Classified notices seek a woman for home washing and a girl for general sous work at 314 North Third Street. Another ad offers a room and board for a lady and a four year old child with foreign family preference at R E F care Truth. A private home job is offered at Grayce Denney 629 Lenard Avenue.
Fragmentary notices request return of a lost beard and wallet at a shoe store, offer reward, and advertise boarding two horses at Lawndale with care instructions and an address reference for Hildert, R. RH No 1.
A sensational claim states a remedy called its action upon the system removes the disease immediately. The first dose greatly benefits and relief is promised in 38 days. Sold by Houseworth Bros and F H Bentz Co druggists at 75 cents and 1 dollar.
A lively ad extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to cure chronic constipation dyspepsia liver troubles heartburn sour stomach flatulence and indigestion. It offers a free trial bottle by mail from the Pepsin Syrup Co 119 Caldwell Bldg Monticello Illinois and lists Houseworth Bros selling at 75 cents and 1 a bottle.
A damaged OCR fragment references Americans paying for tickets with careful, eddented phrasing. It mentions how and when to pay and seems to discuss attendance or price details without clear context.
Groceries advertised with special prices released for fall shopping. Includes limited quantities and sale dates. Customers urged to hurry for deals on core pantry items and seasonal goods at participating stores.
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