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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
6
Dr T Isvertions and specialist T Shaw warn compulsory retirement at fifty five harms mental health. They say busy living preserves the mind, while idleness leads to introspection, rebellion, and brain degeneration. Young fortunes and leisure classes risk loss unless they cultivate a hobby.
In probate court Dr. Horace Chase testifies that Jennie Phillips Chase’s will was drafted by an astrologer he introduced her to six months before her marriage. The will left the estate to adoptive son Deforest Woodruff Chase, who died recently, triggering a contest by Chase’s siblings. Dr. Chase seeks to have property revert to him as elder heir amid investigation of death by possible suicide.
Fritz Borchart a 64 year old grave digger at St Matthews cemetery in St Louis is detained at the city hospital as authorities say his alleged talking with dead spirits and listening to unseen voices stems from a long developing hallucination. Neighbors report he has spoken of conversing with spirits of the buried and was told by them to keep silent for seven days as penance for a sacrilege claim.
Daniel Spires, believed to be the oldest man in Ohio, enjoys life at 104 at his home near the southern part of Columbia, recalling his long years with vivid detail.
The potato was discovered by Capt. Macomber on Papan Island in the Ladrone group and brought to Berkeley. Prof. Wickson notes the find could save millions by providing a sweet potato that stores without refrigeration, potentially easing costs and losses from spoilage.
New York reports Mrs Cory of the Society for Political Study and Dr Hanrahan urge restraint in courtship. The duo advise keeping lights up and hugs limited, with ten oclock curfew for visits. They warn long engagements and overprotective chaperones harm a future marriage.
Official London figures show pauper relief recipients increasing in most months of the past year, surpassing all four decades except 1867 to 1871. The pauper ratio per 1000 population was higher in most months than in any prior year since 1874, with further remarks noted.
The record notes there is nothing in his political career to fear regarding the January 13 inauguration and superstition surrounding the date. No significant events or actions linked to the figure are cited in the text.
A Sunday school address sparked a sensation when a little girl overheard her parents debate punishment. The curate referenced unpleasant aspects of the lower regions, paused, and the child interjected in a clear tone, Please, they dont use it now.
The piece recalls a practice of appointing a public hangman who would swear on a Bible to execute condemned criminals without bias to kin or friends. After the oath he was dismissed with the curt command Get thee hence, wretch.
Millet Indian corn and wheat rank as chief farm products in Manchuria. Apples and grapes do well, though native supply is soft in flavor. Tomatoes thrive, especially in southern Manchuria where asparagus also flourishes. All vegetables grow in abundance.
In a humorous remark the Cleveland Leader notes a woman's exceptionally long gloves that button from wrist to elbow. A wife jokes her own gloves button from the front door to the theater, illustrating celebrity era style and social commentary.
While guests celebrated the diamond wedding of Mr and Mrs Bader in Konigswalde Germany, the wife collapsed from syncope and died at the table. Within ten minutes the elderly husband also died, leaving the celebration abruptly ended.
Dialogue from a Philadelphia Public Ledger column presents Tess confirming an engagement while Jess counterpoints, highlighting wit about marriage and the last man in the world, in a light social note.
Two years after a copper surplus the United States faces a tightening market. Increasing demand and shrinking visible stock define the current industry outlook.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a farmer praising a new incubator and an agent boasting it will hatch two chickens from one egg, claiming a twofold capability and guaranteed results.
Cecile Butticar, a 24 year old Swiss woman, becomes Europe's first to adopt engineering as a profession after passing her University of Lausanne exam with honors.
Sanitary officials in southern Italy wear military uniforms to command respect from stubborn peasants while protecting natives from malaria carrying mosquitoes.
A fragment reflects on whether the world improves or if people merely grow accustomed to it as years pass. The tone ponders progress versus resignation with aging.
The passage discusses serving etiquette with the amalla oyster fork laid across the others for the first course. It asserts no error from ignorance or absent-mindedness is allowed. As each course arrives, the maid or butler tilts the correct fork for that dish.
The city dedicates a fine 12 inch equatorial reflector telescope in a public observatory for amateur astronomers. The instrument was bequeathed to Cardiff by the late Dr. Franklin Evans and the city council covered disposal expenses.
Mr Seddon announced in a speech that Japanese visitors would not be allowed into New Zealand and that the colony would refuse to be dictated to. The remarks reference a circular from the British colonial office urging repeal of laws against nations at peace with Britain.
A humorous vignette where a narrator resists flaunting newfound wealth after an inheritance. The dialogue contrasts desires for discretion with others’ expectations, highlighting tension between ostentation and restraint.
In western Oklahoma quail hunting work has raised coyote depredations. Rabbits and quail form their regular food, and as these are thinned by hunters, coyotes begin raiding unprotected farm poultry yards.
The Chicago Tribune recalls Smashum, once a college eleven’s star center, as a premier ground gainer and notes his later pivot into real estate, owning an entire suburb.
The report describes a modern machine that bores holes through sapphires, rubies, and diamonds with a diameter of one-thousandth of an inch. It supposedly performs 2,000 revolutions per minute, highlighting the precision and scale of early industrial metalwork and gem processing.
The pope’s Swiss guard will celebrate four hundred years of service in January with a special volume on their history by Prof. Durrer. The institute’s long history and notable service are highlighted in the forthcoming publication.
A fortune teller examines a palm warning a strikingly handsome tall dark-haired man. A fair customer laments she has already married him. Chicago Tribune.
Thousands of farmers answered a broadside promising a recipe to make a pound of butter from a pint of milk and a tea spoonful of a mysterious preparation. The scam drew wary buyers and highlighted credulity in rural communities.
A substance named Akoniaig is manufactured in England and dissolved in water used to sprinkle streets to prevent dust from rising. The note describes its purpose and use in reducing street dust.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a writer musing on saying something theoretical. The readable portion hints at a misquoted remark and unclear subject identity within a brief, unsettled passage.
The article chronicles Lydia E Pinkham born 1819 in Lynn Massachusetts from a Quaker family who studied herbs and built a home remedy. After 1873 financial ruin spurred family to launch Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with help from her children. The product grew via pamphlets ads and kitchen lab, becoming a household name. Lydia died before its peak but left a record system guiding advice to sick women.
William Cart was awarded $440 against John J.W. Cart on a note. The International Harvester Co. received a judgment for $850 against Nathaniel C. Newell on a note.
Judge Dodge reversed his earlier ruling that an attorney could not appear for both the claimant and the estate. Hile and Baker notified they wished to withdraw as the claimant's representatives in a case, and the judge stated he was in error in his prior decision.
Probate court outlines the sale of the estate of William Stulmier and Mary Shulmier by Wan J. Bensecker as administrator with the sale advertised to Saloma for a price of 5739 dollars. The document lists the probate action, administrator, and sale terms in a formal notice.
Barneys position with Trav eler's Accident Co Bristol mourns the removal of A L Lampirt s Cason Bargain store to Three Rivers Mich March 1. Robert Sanger resigns from Lake Shore Co Elkhart Frank Shupert of San Bernardino Calif visited with Geo Thompson JN Albers and son Charles Under Southern Skies at Elkhart last Tuesday evening A retired farmer near M E church plans to order next summer ice from Sears Roebuck & Co All parties knowing themselves indebted to the former firm Bigam Son Co are asked to call at 522 S Main Street at earliest convenience to close up the old books
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