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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
3
An OCR fragment discusses artificial precious stones and glass objects. It cites comments from Miss Layard and a London Telegraph piece noting modern artifice in decorative stones surpassing natural ones. It mentions durability scratch resistance and edge wear as qualities.
Mr Shackley, ordered to take a three month break, returns healthier. The physician suspects myocarditis and warns him. Shackley protests being accused of theft as the doctor explains the condition, calming the confrontation.
Janson Elder a Paisley Oregon forester found a mountain sheep horn embedded in a yellow pine the tree core shows 213 years of growth with 183 rings surrounding the horn. The horn measures ten inches across at the base and 30 inches long and was soaked in pitch.
The Electric Review argues inventing cannot easily be taught as a business and that inventors are born. It notes Britain lacks the right spark while America is the breeding ground, citing the cash register and the automatic telephone exchange as extreme examples of invention.
The former sexton, described as arrogant and boisterous, retired at year end by trustees request. A new sexton, a colored man, quickly earns intense satisfaction with gentle movements and doors never slammed. A trustee notes training in the Pullman Service fostered care for the comfort of sleepers.
The speaker notes a visitor who hastens to a nearby office in the afternoon and tends to stay for long conversations. They describe such men as obtuse and unable to blend in, turning presence into a crowd and failing to efface themselves in social settings. The narrator warns sympathy will fade to annoyance.
A wild animal show owner kept a lone lion killed in an accident and replaced him with an Irishman in a living lion disguise. The plan fooled the public until the tiger cage scene when the Irishman crawled in and whispered for mercy, but the tiger growled back that he was also a man in disguise.
A gossiping note mocks Lord Longford describing him as witty and controversial. The piece recalls a tale of him being teased about his boots and breeches, joking that a tailor and cobbler from rival factions made them, illustrating a light jab at political tensions.
The Bombay Gazette notes rat mortality precedes plague in houses and warns that rats spread infection between localities. It urges public cooperation with health authorities to destroy rats during the breeding season as rains stop.
A fragmentary note describes a tremendous uplift reaching about 4 500 feet and triggering greater faulting in the original continent. It mentions youthful Fiji rivers cutting through canyons and the ongoing cyclic river development through stages of erosion and uplift.
A minor clash among girls ends with a taunt about a red dress girl being a cowgirl and the retort that the hollering girl is a sheep. The exchange illustrates tense play among youngsters in Dupont Circle with a political edge implied by a southern legislator’s daughter and references to presidents and cowboys.
A young editor asks how to make his village paper matter while a traveling printer suggests a sensational tactic. He proposes a bold public appeal. the printer counters with a plan to publish a salacious rumor about a local preacher to spur rapid distribution.
Employment agents say fat men face tougher job hunts than nimble workers. They claim fat applicants are viewed as indolent while energetic workers are favored and can do more work. Agents note advising some to diet before canvassing. No opinion from Dr. Osler on adipose‑tissue chloroforming.
An eminent remark from Success Magazine notes that each person labeled a prime minister is seen as a miserable yet respected figure by a surgeon who calls them all prime ministers in his eyes.
The readable fragments describe a German prisoner described as extremely refractory. One morning a guard or observer notes difficulties and a failure to break the inmate. The text hints at a stubborn, unreceptive demeanor without clear actions taken.
Court records lay bare a long running romance between Col. Snell and his niece Mrs. McNamara. Checks totaling up to 100 dollars and sums from 100 to 1 000 are cited as gifts. The swan song of the affair centers on a planned sunny trip and a wart of emotional exchanges amid a $20 000 cash and $25 600 estate transfer.
The Madras Times reports that mowing machines lure snakes with their noise and have killed up to 120 cobras in six months on a grass farm in India. The article links noise to snakes and notes the dangerous impact of machinery on wildlife.
Attorneys Edwards and Snell defend a man accused of undue influence in a 1960s case. The defense argues hypnosis and a young woman’s influence caused the deceased to alter his will, and that the main witness Col. Swell may have feigned illness. The defendant aims to prove no undue influence occurred.
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