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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1907
Page
4
The unreadable OCR text shows a carrier delivery notice with pricing of 10 cents weekly or 5 dollars yearly and references to advertising, editorial contacts, and a 10 o'clock deadline for publication. It includes broken phrases about choosing to receive the paper and payment to the carrier.
T William D Hazelton manager of the Elkhart Truth swears the June 1907 bona fide circulation was 3543 copies not counting samples or spoiled or unsold copies. Notary Louis A Dennert notes this on July 3 1907 with commission expiring January 3 1911.
A sale note lists Finehout's drug store at Main and Hickory Timmins' Opera House book store Knevels' Book store and Keene's Interurban news stand as locations bearing sale promotions.
The Truth announces summer vacation plans and offers to mail subscriptions nationwide at ten cents a week. Readers may order through a carrier or the circulation department, with a definite mailing duration and contact via telephone numbers provided.
Key dates include Louis II of France birth in 1423 and death in 1483, John Singleton Copley born 1737, Washington's 1775 army command, 1814 Fort Erie surrender, 1832 bank charter act, 1839 first American normal school, 1842 Queen Victoria assassination attempt, 1846 telegraph link Boston to Buffalo, 1856 Kansas admission vote, 1864 Sherman at Kenesaw Mountain, and 1891 Ravenna train disaster.
The Marquis of Cholmondeley born July 3, 1858 holds the office of Lord Great Chamberlain of England. The lineage traces to Henry VIII era with acts at the Boyne and coronation duties rarely performed. The present lord fulfills coronation wear and bedchamber duties, including custody of the king’s bed and apparel.
The readable fragments reference prolonging human life and wisely treating others to achieve universal good. The text is garbled but suggests a contemplation of ethics, treatment, and life extension without clear events or names.
The piece argues that modern business demands push older workers aside in favor of youth. It critiques age limits as shrinking yearly and laments the erosion of the old ways when veterans could continue to work. Science may lengthen life but the article emphasizes the value of continued productive labor for happiness.
Chicago Record-Herald notes support for prompt investigation and public reports on railroad accidents. It cites Harriman lines plan granting local citizens a role in inquiries and press access to findings, while urging permanent government inquiry and regulation to ensure safety and accountability.
A political snippet notes a Brick Miller faction pushing a gumshoe style campaign in Pu laski county. A second fragment advertises furnished modern rooms for rent at 305 Marion street.
Summer kidney irregularities linked to excess drinking or heat. advertises Fo ley's Kidney Cure for immediate attention. Sold by all druggists.
Readers are urged to buy Chautauqua tickets before July 20 to secure lower prices. The notice highlights substantial savings for early purchasers and warns against delays that could raise costs.
The Globe Democrat quotes St. Lovis noting that philosophy benefits poor men by elevating them, while the rich do not need philosophy. The remark contrasts economic status with intellectual pursuit.
A garbled OCR fragment references a study set or personal note. The readable bits include phrases like a man and implied dialogue but lack clear names, dates, or actions. No coherent event or entity can be confirmed from the fragment.
Lake Shore and Other Railroads suit for $100,000 damages filed by Isthel Jones of Terre Haute against the Big Four for injuries from a Sandford powder car explosion in January. Jones lost sight in one eye and was badly injured by glass fragments. thirty injured, fifteen dead overall in the incident.
A Morrow meeting plans to distribute 325 dollars in purses across four harness races and one running race with a strong entry list. James Walker of Coldwater will preside as starting judge. Events include Green Trot and Green Pace with purses of 50 and 90 dollars, plus a Free-for-All Trot and an additional running race with smaller purses.
Fire Chief orders alley clearance of inflammable material to prevent fires during the Fourth of July. Shoe stores will close all day and the Carnegie Library plans a special Fourth dinner as part of citywide precautions.
The article discusses granite as the earth’s bedrock and its perceived lack of life forms. It notes granite’s thickness compared to other rock layers and mentions debates among scientists about animal life in the world and a declining postcard craze in England.
A jumble of 1930s clippings mentions a drowning incident after a troller overturned near Milwaukee, notes on school board politics in Brooklyn, a 102 year old man attributing longevity to whiskey beer and tobacco, an Owen Lovejoy address in Montreal condemning premature schooling handicaps, a Paris marriage of Miss Italia Blair to Don Ricardo Soriano, and forecasts on grain prices and a car race win by Felice Nazzaro.
Under new Pure Food Laws, baking powders must label ingredients. Royal Baking Powder claims it is the only powder made from Cream of Tartar without alum or phosphate. Housekeepers are urged to choose products clearly marked with Cream of Tartar to avoid harmful substitutes.
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