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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1907
Page
5
A business figure comments on unwarranted attacks on corporations driving stock values lower and causing mortgage and loan tightening. He notes the debtor class suffers as wages rise while capitalists see shrinking holdings, predicting mixed prospects but faith in the American people despite multi million dollar losses in stock value.
The jury pool faces delays as contenders narrow to a small number. The defense maintains innocence while a hard fought process unfolds with limited acceptance among prospective jurors.
Fragmentary text references J W Pierce and Cook with future business notes unclear. no coherent event or outcome readable from the 字 segment.
James Brady a 17 year old from New Haven Conn was arrested by Lake Shore Detective J P Young this forenoon after officers found a broken seal on a freight car and located him hiding inside. He will be given a morning hearing tomorrow.
Stamp sales at the post office aggregated 858,96 for December. The article notes heavy business and references months February, March and April, implying a seasonal rise and continued activity.
A special meeting of the city council is scheduled for this evening to conduct important business before the new year. The session aims to address urgent municipal matters and ensure readiness for the upcoming term.
A provocative column from the Detroit News poses stark questions about self-control and discipline, using vivid animal imagery to challenge readers. The piece prompts reflection on personal restraint and the consequences of careless choices.
When the water level drops the Chinese fish gobies stranded on mud by sliding on a mud board four to five feet long and a foot wide. They kneel on the sledge and push forward with the other foot, using a hand rest at the upturned front.
A Singapore press report describes Burmese women as shaping household life and pursuing substantial business ventures. It notes their aim to support husbands in leisure and gambling while many women engage in timber trading and large scale paddy crop financing across districts.
A New Zealand climber slipped in a snow couloir and dislocated an ankle then crawled four days over icy moraine in a blizzard. He bivouacked under a rock shelter and survived ten days on one day’s food before rescue. Meanwhile the Hikhart Spiritual Society schedules a meeting at Mrs Muirs Riverside home Wednesday evening.
The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society schedules a meeting with Mrs. Bowman Thursday at 3 o clock. The Missionary Society of the Congregational church meets with Mrs. W J Meader Friday at 2 30 p.m. Indiana Hive No 23 holds a special meeting Thursday afternoon with officers and guards requested at 2 o'clock. Scott visits Miller’s and R M Enos on Hudson Street.
An on stage mishap during a vocal performance ends with Miss Sovereign calmly guiding a fly away and finishing the aria with breath control. The audience remains unaware of the moment, but the singer retains the memory of the fly in her recollection.
The piece highlights Mezzo Fanti as possibly the greatest linguist, noting his exceptional memory and ability to speak languages after hearing them. It cites Jeremiah Curtin as knowing 60 languages and mentions historical figures Mithridates Pico Sir William Jones Sir John Bowring Muller and Fresnel as masters of many tongues.
A social wedding tale from Paris reports a New York wedding where guests contributed funds via a check. The groom used the draft to pay debts rather than buy a new automobile or other gift, provoking anger among the donors who call it extreme for a wedding gift.
Indianapolis Star recalls county recorder Lew Shank married recently and seen with a bandaged forefinger. He explains a cut from glass while cleaning up a spill, joking he is “one of the greatest dish washers” he ever saw.
A skull attributed to Alexander Pope sits in a private collection with a phrenologist’s note. The fragmentary report notes the skull’s provenance and curiosity value among collectors and scholars.
Report describes a large room engulfed in flames with lawyers crowding near the blaze. Mr Thrasher calmly seated himself, tilting his chair, as tension rises among attendees amid the conflagration.
In a Barnstead New Hampshire village tale from the early sixties an elderly character known as Capt Bill plans a sober path to work. He resisted a familiar tavern and, after passing it, turns to praise himself for staying straight and vows to treat himself later.
A rising novelist recalls reading his story to Mark Twain who amended it from lofty to earthy and authentic. Twain then muses on a young man nibbling a girl’s back hair, highlighting blunt, humorous critique.
A historic Haverhill citizen was jailed for unlawful liquor sales. A half flask of brandy found on search led to jurors claiming insufficient evidence. The foreman asked to inspect the flask and the jury ultimately returned an empty verdict.
A Boston Herald writer notes contractor Charley Linnehan used a sidetrack on the old Boston and Lowell railroad in East Cambridge to haul sand. The account mentions how the sand arrived, the method, and the assessment of the work.
A pastor at a morning service pointed to a restless boy named John and commanded him to stop. The boy froze and did not move again for the remainder of the sermon, as the minister’s sermon invoked a sense of youth and spirit within the audience.
A physiological note discusses daily weight changes showing gains at breakfast and meals and losses between meals. It suggests if daily intake matched need, organs and brain work would lessen, but humans eat past the point of fullness, keeping weight roughly constant.
Rear Admiral Coghlan of the Brooklyn navy yard, famed for telling tall tales, recounted a parable about a man who died without last words. A clergyman sought the deceased’s final words and learned the father had none, the son explaining the man was with him to the end.
A girl advises turning the looking glass periodically to maintain symmetry in appearance. Sherlock Holmes suggested the idea, noting that the side of the body and hair most exposed to daily light influences grooming. prolonged sameness in lighting makes one appear lopsided.
Fragmentary text shows a teacher recounting the Moses story to young students at a mission school. The garbled dialogue hints at an instruction moment where children are told to retell the tale.
A deadly crash on the B and O Frederick Local rear collided with a passenger train near Terra Cotta Maryland killing many and injuring hundreds. District Attorney Baker helped announce news as chaos and heavy fog delayed identification of the dead while relief trains and ambulances ferried wounded to Washington hospitals.
Washington reports the War Department seeks a large training reservation at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, to host the northern army division and 16 states’ national guards. If approved, the site would host extensive maneuvers with up to 40 000 troops, uniting regulars and guardsmen for annual, large scale drills.
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