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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
6
A speaker contrasts travel costs, noting bicyclists pay much less for hotel meals and rooms than automobile travelers. He cites weekly hotel living as $15 for biking versus $87 for motoring, with breakfast lunch and dinner prices listed for both modes. The argument frames the car as economically burdensome.
Judge Landis recounts a New York detective who chased a Chicago crime but failed. The tale centers on a boarding house scene where a weary sleuth encounters a thief carrying coats and trousers, prompting a mistaken exchange of overcoats after the thief asks about pressed clothes.
An employment agent extols two endless vacancies for both genders. He notes a skilled hairdresser who can create a Marcel wave earns about $25 weekly, while a proficient coffee maker producing black rich aromatic brews should command at least $20 weekly.
The dialogue hints at a liaison between Golf Girl and the speaker, with Auto Girl noting a malfunction of a sparker while a judge observes. Details are fragmented and unclear, but the scene centers on intimate interaction and a mechanical fault raised in court-like remark.
In 1902 England tests compare plowing with horses steam power and an early gasoline motor on heavy clay. Three furrows plow nine inches wide six inches deep over 2.75 acres. Costs: horses 8.25 total at 3.68 an acre, steam 9.50 total at 4.08 an acre, gasoline 4.44 total at 1.97 an acre. Three horses with team drivers and helpers used.
The late Charles Hodson, chief clerk of the American embassy in London, served under eight American ministers. A New York importer recalled Hodson's close friendship with Lowell, quoting stories of the poet and a joke about a fiddler and a handkerchief to guard the violin.
The Sprague towed 62 pieces on the Mississippi from Memphis, the largest single-boat tow in river history. The haul included 46 coal boats 17 barges and four fuel flats totaling 62 units. The tow moved slowly for about an hour past Memphis and remained steady as sighting continued toward Mound City.
Chartreuse derives from the original Carthusian monastery founded in the eleventh century in a wild valley in the French department mentioned. The liqueur remains popular both green and yellow versions, distilled from various herbs said to have stimulating and aromatic properties, aided by monastery revenues and visitors to the famed distillery.
A medical bulletin notes rising leprosy across North and South America. Colombia reportedly grows from about 400 cases four decades ago to around 40,090, driving affected individuals toward the United States. Dr. Ashmead, once chief medical adviser to the government, commented on the trend.
A Montreal firm shipped predigested cereal named Sunny Jim from Montreal to England to find a market. The English branch failed to sell it, so it went around Cape Horn toward the battleship fleet. Unable to unload there, Uncle Sam’s ships already full, the cargo was sent north to Victoria and entered into the United States, paying duty.
Mr. E Humphrey of Omega Ohio, owner of a large general store and president of local telephone companies, testifies that Dr King's New Discovery reached the cough spot and healed sore spots in throat lungs and chest. Sold under guarantee at Houseworth Bros. drug store 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
Foley's Honey and Yar offers immediate relief for asthma in severe stages and claims a cure if taken promptly. Available at all druggists.
Steam and Water Heating. When in need of a steam or hot water heating system see Jaramaul. Ife installs the Twentieth Century which gives more heat from less fuel than any boiler madeth.
Public notice by Edward Nalka seeking a license to sell intoxicating liquors for on premises consumption at 509 South Main Street Elkhart Indiana. Application to be heard by the Board of County Commissioners at Goshen on the first Monday in August 1908.
A New York artist, Allan Carter Watson, wed Anita Mercer of Worcester after she chose his card from a village tub in Marididi on All Husbands Day. Watson met Mercer while sketching local ceremonies and paid the keeper a gold coin to ensure his card stood out. They now live in Venice and may return later this year.
Washington report says Army Signal Corps tested wireless teleg raphy from a military balloon. Receiving gear hung 100 feet below the balloon while sending gear was avoided to prevent sparks. Signals from naval stations reached balloon at 1000 feet over Washington. photography at 1000 feet overcame haze. If wireless works, captive balloons may be unnecessary.
Several young women employed in the Bowline telephone exchange invested in close fitting gowns to sit at the switchboards but find the dresses uncomfortable and distressing as they operate the lines. The piece notes discomfort and impact on their ability to work.
Letters from women in New York and Connecticut describe chronic despondency and nervous distress linked to female troubles. They credit Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health, improving mood and appearance, and urge other women to try it.
A stove cover in red or gray called Stovink changes color from brown to yellow as it heats and becomes black when very hot. It will not burn off. Apply a smooth cloth to even thickness after it blacks. Any polish can be used after heating. a good polish saves labor and keeps stoves neat.
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