Minister Dies After Fall at Yellow Creek Church Service
A Mennonite pastor Rev Metzler died at 2 o clock after collapsing during a sermon at Yellow Creek church. He had been discussing Genesis chapters three through six and had served as pastor at Yellow Creek before. Survived by a wife and four daughters and two sons, he was visiting NapDane E. and had previously preached at Bukhart and Hixart.
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Yanowe Cigx
Worhsip
Hoover Farm
Sheen
Society of Mennonites
Yellow Creek
Bukhart
Hiss
Metzler
Nap- Dane E
Eter. Street
Taxpayers questioned on Elkhart county tax assessments
The Goshen News reports that Elkhart and surrounding Concord Cleveland Osolo and Bango townships paid less than a portion of total county tax. Figures show Concord Cleveland and Osolo totals around 150 256 33, with disputes over assessment accuracy and spatial distribution of the levy.
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Elkhart
Goshen
Concord
Cleveland
Osdlo
Bango
Hattat
Hikhurt
Baubind Osolo
Percenent
Pmarest
Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Cure for Anemia and Debility
A testimonial describes relief from general weakness and anemia after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. The speaker cites improved strength in joints and overall health, noting recovery from rheumatic symptoms and endurance returning to work. The ad claims the pills cure grip fevers and nerve debility and offers purchase details and prices from the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
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Ithin
Elkhart Concord assessors report real estate values and notices
Assessor Martin completes the report totaling 6 176 675 in city and outside city valuations excluding banks. He will file with the county assessor and submit to the Board of Review after a forty day session. The city has 33150 polls and Concord township 260. He notes many notices for non residents and deceased owners with heirs unknown and urges agents to inform his office to avoid complications.
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Elkhart
Concord Township
Martin
Board of Review
Neesbanke
Abbieh
Ogl
Cote Cape Eee
Sidéyakly
Butler Fined in Federal Court Over Weather Forecasts
Federal court in Indianapolis fined GEO W. Butler fifty dollars for violating the Weather Bureau Act by publishing an almanac and advertising weather forecasts in an official guise. He provided numerous forecasts claimed to be official.
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Geo .W. Butler
Iin
Federal‘court
Indianapolis
Bureau
Wasa
Largest B of Re TT Gathering Ever Held
Fragmented OCR note reports a biennial convention gathering with Railway Train brothers and named participants including George Gardner and others. details are unclear due to garbled text.
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George
Gardner
Oley Poel Rally Promises Local Spotlight
Community call to gather for a light powered rally led by Capt. ALG Wood. The Vigilant company urges residents to flash spot lights and join entertaining efforts, promising guidance to find South Carolina.
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Ap Oley Poel
Alent Rigney
South’ Carolina
Alg
Goshen Husband Seeks Wife Missing With Friend
Fred Thiers reports his wife Joanna Thiers is missing and may be with Charles Heller. He aids the police by giving a description and a photo of the couple, hoping they are found together.
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Goshen
Fred ‘Thiers
Diahapolis
Johanna
Spalles
Cers
Charles Heller
Heller
Womman
Thiers
Warsaw Union Hints at Rail Line to Syracuse Milford
The Syracuse and Milford railroad may be built and used by Portland Cement for its products, with passenger traffic possible. Many believe it could become an electric line linking Warsaw Goshen Barkhart South Bend and other Winona interurban points to Whwagee Lake for day trips.
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Warsaw Union
Syracuse “& Milford
Sandusky
Portland: Cement. Company
Bagcape
Warsaw
Goshéen
Barkhart
Ben
Winona
Whwagee-Lake
Baltimore
Ohiaben
Syracuse
Milford - Juneon
Foolish Finance Dialect Study Sparks Laughs
A comic snippet features a talkative speaker riffing on money and prudence. The narrator references Braddét Squaltop and Brother Brown with exaggerated old time speech. A joke about needing a doctor for a wife appears amid humorous mispronunciations and slang.
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Brown
Ari
Yasgah
Fragmented OCR Folklore Snippet On Ethnic Bodies
Fragmented text references natives at the Sandwich Islands and the Chinese imposing deformities such as foot binding and tooth modification. Mentions a tattooed girl and mentions pearls of skin and sawlike lips, with garbled terms for distant peoples.
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Sandwich
Felands
Fragmentary OCR note on averages and disease counts
An unreadable OCR fragment cites averages for rooks days and a count of 600 days tied to disease and indisposition. It mentions 50 rooks and a 12 day period with unclear context and stray numbers. The text quality prevents exact interpretation of names or events.
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Carefu
Iuiries
Degraveer
Modern steam ships and bridges praised by Bessemer
Fragmentary text credits Sir Henry Bessemer for improvements in modern steam ships and bridge design. Mentions debt to his innovations and the miles of river crossings envisioned, though fragments obscure full context.
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Bessemer
Sir Henry
Caine Eae
Flower Show Partleanship Anniversary in Busia
A local notice reports a flower show anniversary event in Busia featuring ivy and white roses. Details are fragmentary but indicate a commemorative display tied to Jarnell's death.
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Aliniversary
Busia
Jarnell’s
Dea l Sprig
Bost 7 Trolley Wheels Ad, Itphas Settled
Fragmentary text hints at a 7 trolley wheel situation and a settlement. Mentions new metals and manufacturing terms but lacks clear names, dates, or locations to confirm specifics.
Fragmentary London The Saturday Review excerpt
A garbled OCR fragment from the London Saturday Review hints at a discussion of a boy, a cue, and an agony period. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear events or identities.
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Adams
London Saturday Review
Weeds Valuable to Land and Crop Health
The text argues weeds possess value for health and soil, noting some weeds yield crude drugs and can be uprooted to turn pests into income. It suggests eradicating weeds may allow crops to grow and reduce pest impact, though some weeds may be less profitable than tilled fields.
Wealthy Buyer Buys Tiny Cucumber in Humorous Deal
In a whimsical scene a man seeks cheap garden specimens as gifts for display. A seller shows 25 and 15 cent options. the buyer chooses a tiny cucumber for 5 cents and buys later with payment arranged. He leaves pleased, but forgets to share the nickel.
Realignment panel panel en
Fragmentary OCR text shows a brief note about a panel or committee realignment. No clear names, places, dates, or actions are readable enough to identify.
Timekeeping Inspiration From Pisa Ceiling Lamp
The drifting lamp above Pisa’s Metropolitan church altar disturbed the workers as a scientist conceived a time measuring instrument. He noted the lamp’s regular swing, a moment that sparked a complete clock system still in use today according to Sun Day Magazine.
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Pisa
Sun
South Bend Daughters Rally in Quiet South Bend Event
In South Bend, a small gathering organized by local groups rallied with a focus on community support and youth engagement. Organizers urged participation while noting aims to strengthen neighborhood ties and civic involvement.
Free Advice and Papal Pigs in a Penny Almanac Style
A collection of fragmented anecdotes about impostor doctors and solicitous patients at social meals. An alderman recalls a 10 cent issue, a French doctor uses a clever ruse, and a lady seeks remedies on a crowded boulevard. The dialogue frames medical pretensions with humor.
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Rhadam
The Queerest Policemen in Capetown South Africa
A traveler claims the Kafirs, Black South Africans, wear uniforms like English soldiers yet carry a long spear with a red-tassed head and a heavy brass ball on a short stick. The ball and cord restrain prisoners, and only white officers may order arrests. If resisted, suspects face jail or hospital.
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Capé Town
South Afria
New Columbus Dog Catcher Aims for Humane Service
Ohio State Journal notes a humane approach by Columbus' new dog catcher and urges public sympathy for dogs. It cautions against assaults on animals and criticizes the idea that every dog should be cruelly treated.
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Columbus
Iit
Ohio State Journal
McClellan Murder Trial Judge Warns Press
Judge Dodge in the circuit court warned newspapermen gathered during the McClellan murder trial that those violating his injunction will be barred from the courtroom. He noted speculation about the jury’s decision and urged restraint.
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Dodge
McClellan
Manhattan man fined for carrying concealed weapons
Pleading guilty to carrying concealed weapons, Harry Winegar was fined $1 and costs in city court last evening. The complaint was made by Hallet Wirt, who was one of the boys forced by Winegar to dance on the sidewalk near Marion Street and Grace Lutheran Church.
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Harry Winégar
Hallet Wirt
Winegar
Marion ‘Street
Grace
Jutheran
Final rehearsals for The Toy Shop at Luck Jen theater
Final rehearsals for the children's operetta The Toy Shop are underway at the Luck Jen theater. Two performances are planned tomorrow and Friday evening with advance ticket sales open and strong attendance expected.
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Bonehnit
Night post office operations warn of misrouted city mail
Postmaster Hisenbeiss urges residents to note two clerks work nightly to dispatch night mail and letters received then are sent promptly. Many Elmhurst residents still mail after 7 am, not speeding departures. Lake Shore depot mail boxes are for outzone mail only and city letters must not be left there as misdirected mail is returned to the city.
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Hisenbeiss
Eilkhart
Eikhart
Lake Shore
Elknart
Rates Will Stay as Is Under Express Line Contracts
A. Longacre of American Express denies reports of rate increases after July 1 following the United States Express Company takeover on New York Central routes. Schedules filed with the government become permanent under new law. The Goshen News-Times notes that shipments to American Express lines stay cheap, but those to towns served by United States Express will face double rates when U S service remains. Merchants hope for tonnage-rate terms with the Winona and Northern Indiana contract to link with B&O at Milford Junction, aiding United States business connections.
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Ws A. ‘Longacre
ElkHart
American Express Co
United States Express Company
New-York Central
Goshen
Indiana
United States
Milford Junction
U. S
New Paper Plant Planned by Standard Paper Co in Boston
The Standard Paper Co directed by Cyrus Freye and Ulrich plans to lease the old Globe Tissue paper mill, fix capital at 25000, and open by mid September. Freye serves as president and treasurer. Ulrich as general manager. The unit will use a rare secret process for waterproof wrapping paper used for meat, butter, and tub linings, with fire proofing except when exposed to flame.
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Standard Paper Co
Pracee
Cyrus
Dr. C."migenheis
Jacob Goldberg
W. D. Dalton
Mo.l. Ulrich
Jacob ‘Winer
Charles B. Brodrick
Freyé
Ulrich
Boston
Old Globé ‘Tissue Paper
Freye
Bristol Board & Paper Co
Old Consolidated
Union Waxed and Parchment Co
United States
Europe
Chicago Newspapers Begin Expected War Over Prices
Yesterday it became evident that Chicago Sunday papers will sell for seven cents in a planned newspaper war. Four Chicago daily publishers including Frank B Noyes of Record-Herald and Andrew WY a Lawrence of Examiner were arrested on conspiracy and anti trust charges alleging they formed a trust to raise Sunday paper prices.
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Chicago
Chicago Daily
Frank B
Noyes
Chicago’ ‘Record-Herald
Andrew
WY A Lawrence
Chicago’ Examiner
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