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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
5
Charles Foster of Ligonier injured a thumb while hunting. Samuel Heron, living 30 years on the same Leesburg farm, appears in the column. A Plymouth waiter named Thomas fell from a moving train near Bourbon, losing three fingers on his right hand as the wheels passed.
OSOLO notes the Ladies Aid Society gathering with Mrs. Alice Dills on Wednesday. Raymond Trick celebrated his nineteenth birthday with sixty friends at a Saturday evening surprise including music games and lap supper. Rheta Wohlhieter and Jessie Bickel return from visiting. Myrtle Curtis improves after illness.
Prof H A Alien of Plainwell Michigan, famed as the Plaine astrologer, issues his forecast for 1906 claiming the world will face the greatest calamity since the time of Noah, to occur in or before the coming year.
Friday January 19 1906 cadets ordered to assemble at 7 00 at the Armory on Jackson street Capt Lemier Collins Lieut Flynn Haggerty Sergeants Reot Collins Corporals Panost Butler Privates Frink Trimp Ford attorney for defense Physical Director Root Uniform committee to meet Friday at 7 00 Those ready to procure uniforms to attend No drill meeting of Cadets until Wednesday evening January 22 Vicfors not admitted Friday evening January 19 but parents may come for information on uniforms
The Colonial chowing team comprising Wilkinson Andrews Peterson Greenwalt and Ziesel defeated Bert Inks' team at Ligonier two games to one on Monday night. The Elkstart boys lingered after the match until 3 a.m. at a dance in the Elks hall.
Real estate transfer records show guardian Dantel Smoker transferring 20 acres in Middlebury to Jacob Cs Hershberger for 7,900 dollars. David F Blough and wife transfer to AL Ge.
Desh and Deahl filed suit against Orville Simmons seeking a 130 dollar judgment on a promissory note. The action lists Hannah Ever shave as a related party and names the defendant, asserting nonpayment on the note.
Minor heirs of John Schirwin through guardian Daniel Smoker approve sale of real estate to Jacob C. Hershberger for $900. Minor heirs of John Fullmer with guardian John Warner. resignation accepted. Irvin S. Burns appointed with a $3,500 bond signed by Josiah Miller and John Wagner.
A girl warns a customer about a plugged dime at a vending machine. The man tries again after a loaded coin slips into the slot and a horn sounds. The proprietor laughs, praising the girl for her quick thinking and noting she knew when the receiver was held to tell someone of the trick.
A New York Sun report notes a fashion of owning and driving with pet monkeys. A pioneer recalls taking her monkey on rides, with witnesses confirming the sight of a small monkey perched atop a hansom door. The animal wore a fawn colored fur coat and a silver collar with turquoise accents, matched by the owner’s pale blue attire.
A five foot five and a half inch youth, Ellsworth B. Cregier, faced eight more months in Fauntleroy bloomers. He gathered signatures from neighbors at 736 Fullerton Avenue and secured long pants at age sixteen after collecting about fifty names on a petition to Mrs. N. B. Cregier.
The piece notes how telephones bridge time and space from Norwegian fishermen to hospitals and churches. It mentions doctors using calls for patient checks, mothers sharing health updates, concerts and sermons broadcast by wire, and an evangelist asking his secretary to reach praying sisters by phone to encourage their spiritual progress.
The Russian Meteorological Journal summarized by Revue Scientifique identifies Cherrapunji in Assam as the world’s wettest locale with average annual rainfall of 11.223 meters from 1895 to 1903. Debundsha in Kamerun reports 10.454 meters yearly, while Bombay environs reach 6.83 meters. The wettest year in Cherrapunji was 14.789 meters in 1851. Debundscha saw 14.133 meters in 1902 with a single day total of 456 millimeters on June 16, 1902.
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar stops coughs and strengthens lungs. A testimonial from Dr C J Bishop of Agnew Michigan asserts success in three severe pneumonia cases. Fremd Bros and Frouseworth Bros are listed as providers.
The article extolls careful choice in piano tuning, naming General N Scraff as a maker and stating tuning charges are two dollars. It notes there can be only one best tuner.
W A Trover a local florist runs a special sale on carnations this week. The notice notes a limited period promotion likely for shoppers seeking affordable blooms.
Paris interview with Camille Flammarion suggests Mars hosts an intelligent, older race with longer years and lighter gravity. He argues Mars climate is more agreeable and progress is an absolute law, making Martians potentially far ahead of humans. He notes astronomy improving the case for inhabited Mars.
A youth travels with 100 chickens and a wagon to test who runs the home. He stops at farms asking who is boss, giving a horse to men and a chicken to wives. At a ranch the wife confirms the husband’s claim, and in a twist the boy sides with the wife, taking a chicken instead of a horse.
Halifax scientist Professor Alexander Graham Bell reports progress toward a tetrahedral kite based machine. His Frost King kite lifted Neill McDearmid 163 pounds to about 30 feet on Beinn Bhréagh Cape Breton, with 1390 tetrahedral cells and 52 square feet of silk sail creating a 440 square foot lifting surface named in honor of Walter Archer Frost.
An Arctic explorer praised William Zeigler for his wit in dissecting character with a contrived tale. The story recounts Zeigler describing a flour manufacturer with loose business morals by narrating a grocer who asserts he laid fresh eggs himself after denying their existence.
A noted enthusiast explains bass anglers prefer certain foods and flavors, insisting on specific preparation and presentation. The piece highlights personal taste, fishing culture, and the care given to lure selection and meal planning on the water.
The observer comments on English women’s fashion and grace noting awkward poses and short sleeves. He contrasts them with Japanese sensibilities, praising modesty and downward gaze while criticizing haste and fashion excess.
In France a chauffeur who raised dust was tried for homicide by negligence after a cyclist, blinded by dust from his car, was later killed by a second vehicle. The Corbeil court fined the second driver and ordered compensation, acquitted the first driver, and allowed a $40 claim for unjust prosecution against the cyclist’s family. The ruling was appealed.
Michigan City Indiana reports the body of James Blackwood the oldest inmate at the state prison was taken to Valparaiso College for dissection. Blackwood died in prison hospital after 18 years. his death followed a 1887 murder in Clay County. His execution was by a court in Brazil. His son in Texas was notified but did not reply. Myers the pardoned murderer stood by as Blackwood died and prayers were offered upon news of the pardon.
Capt. Bailey Reed, master of the steamer Harry Randall reports a singular occurrence during a Potomac voyage last night. The event disrupted travel but caused no serious injuries.
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