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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
4
Delivery by carrier to part of the city and mail service quoted at 10c per week or 5.00 per year. Subscription payable to carrier. Paper not delivered regularly. Please report to this office. All ads and communications must arrive by 10 o'clock to ensure publication that day.
William D. Hazelton, manager of the Elkhart Truth, swears the paper's bona fide daily circulation for May 1908 was 3649 copies, excluding sample or unsold prints. Notary Louis A. Dennort seals the statement on June 2, 1908, Indiana Elkhart County.
Firiehout’s Drug Store at the corner of Main and ickory streets offers a selection described as truth on sale. Timmins' Opera House and Knevels' Bookstore are noted as nearby outlets in the same notice.
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Charles Conrad Abbott born June 4 1848 in Trenton New Jersey was a naturalist and archaeologist. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania medical department in 1865 but did not practice. He served as a Union private and later worked briefly as a manufacturing chemist before dedicating himself to science. He authored many books on archaeology and biology and helped at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology where he provided evidence of early human presence in the Delaware Valley before or during the glacial period.
The Elkhart county selection backs Charles W Miller for Congress while opposition fears he is a monomaniac in office. The piece commends Tom Marshall for governor as a strong keynote choice and urges Democrats and other voters to support his cabinet approach.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a one dollar cash action involving a property described as 60 by 120 feet in Hazel Park. Other words are garbled leaving unclear ownership, date, or full terms.
Fragmentary notes place an Indiana Prohibition figure as a candidate after a party ticket. Denver anticipates over 100000 visitors for a national Democratic convention. Reservations from New York State alone reach 1100.
The Marion Club of Indianapolis with 504 members plans to attend the Chicago convention to back Fairbanks' candidacy, accompanied by a hand of 109 pieces.
Presidential aspirants should be ware as the Republican National Convention in Chicago is described as the thirteenth gathering since the party's organization. The text emphasizes the upcoming event and its significance for candidates.
At the recent state convention in ld ho the Republicans failed to name Senators Heyburnn and Borah and Governor Gooding as delegates to the national convention.
The Democrats of the Fifth district Otio convened and chose delegates to the national convention in Denver and renominated Congressman T. E. Ansberry for another term.
Thomas F. Ryan, prominent New York and Virginia financier, plans to assist Senator John W. Daniel in opposing instructions for Bryan from Virginia’s delegation headed for the Denver convention.
John Sharp Williams, longtime House minority leader and newly elected U S senator from Mississippi, will speak this summer on a lecture circuit across California Wisconsin Texas and several other states.
William P. Myers, age 87 and one of five living delegates from the 1856 Republican national convention, will attend the upcoming Chicago gathering in response to a special invitation from National Committee Chairman New. Myers has spent his life in Mercer County Illinois.
A letter from a Postum reader recalls how caffeine in coffee harmed the narrator from infancy through adulthood. The writer describes nervous spells, poor sleep, and headaches before switching to Postum, which improved health, sleep, and vitality.
Local readers urged to protect kidney health amid harsh cautions about neglect. Officials and clinicians emphasize early screening and lifestyle changes to reduce suffering from kidney disease in the community.
A detailed, step by step guide explains mixing mustard salt sugar and cayenne with egg yolks. It covers adding olive oil gradually while stirring, thinning with vinegar or lemon juice, and avoiding curdling by adjusting with more yolk if needed. Chilled olive oil and proper utensils are recommended.
A southern style peach cobbler recipe guides selecting ripe yellow peaches, buttering a deep pudding dish, layering pastry and peaches with pits for flavor, then baking hot for about three quarters of an hour. Finish with powdered sugar and optional brandy for depth.
Instructions from Woman's Home Companion describe a method to whiten delicate embroidery using a borax solution in warm water. Articles are soaked in a glass jar, shaken, and left in bright sun for 24 hours, with daily water changes until the fabric becomes white.
A fragmented recipe describes whipping the egg whites to stiff snow and folding into the yolks and sugars. It mentions 1 1/2 cupfuls flour 2 small teaspoons baking powder salt boiling water lemon rind and baking in a hot oven in a hollow cylinder tin.
A brief note describes a sardine salad labeled quick to prepare. It mentions sardines, peas, cream and cheese, and serving suggestions. The text reads as a home kitchen tip with simple ingredients and easy preparation.
A string of property transfers and lot details from Elkhart and Goshen area records. Transactions include parcels in Concord Kenyon Albright adds Hazel Park and Chamberlain additions with sums around 100 to 1500 dollars, involving multiple individuals such as Julia Howland Bostwick Mather and Chas Adams.
Readable lines summarize scattered sports and literary references including Northeastern United States Brooke Rolleston TV and Bliss Carman, plus mentions of Roosevelt Root and John Watson Ipper Room. The fragment lacks coherent event details or outcomes.
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