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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
8
A reflection on fraud and pretense in commerce where many claim honesty but scheme to take others money. The author notes a gulf between outward virtue and true integrity among business people.
The remark contrasts a lawful bargain with genuine honesty, noting that stating such distinctions is permissible within legal language. The quote highlights tensions between legality and integrity in negotiations.
The statement touts being the best on the market despite rival claims. It claims widespread friendship with customers and pledges to keep the brand prominent, while asserting honesty and avoiding dishonesty in advertising.
An advertisement promotes Ivory Patent and Victor flour with a moral message about earning honestly. It offers mill feed, grain buying and selling, custom feed grinding, and high cash prices for wheat, rye, corn, and oats, with July delivery at market price.
Indiana National Bank referenced in a legal note regarding Fulkerson Mill and Elevator Co. The brief mentions market quotations for grain and continual quotation availability in this state region.
Indianapolis author Booth Tarkington announces he will take up farming after his June 18 wedding to Miss Louis Fletcher. He has bought a 40 to 50 acre Indiana tract near Indianapolis with a cow eight years old, a 15 year old horse, and several dozen chickens, saying society is insipid and he seeks rest and country life.
H. C. Coles of Washington reports on rural free delivery's civil service feature. He cites higher earnings for carriers, growing female participation, and improved connections to newspapers. He predicts nationwide expansion, noting the system may slow farmouts and help merchants while preventing saloon-funded shopping.
The article compares King Edward VII’s coronation celebrations with King Edward I’s lavish feasts of 1272. It notes massive banquets for rich and poor, venues with many halls and kitchens, 300 barrels of wine, a temporary stable for noble retinues, and gifts of five hundred horses released to the crowd.
Feature recounts Wabash locomotive No 52 of Peru and its bond with engineman James L. Bunce. After 32 years in service from Toledo to Peru the engine, once deemed scrap, shows new life and records, linking temper and prowess with a storied history in passenger runs.
Historical rail tale recounts No. 52 easing a heavy eightcar limited toward Danville Illinois after decades of ailment. Engineman Sullivan Fireman Beall and Bunce era recovery lift performance, with a Logansport delay and a dramatic later Erz. The narrative contrasts old glory with current capability and recalls a famed 75 mph run past Peru.
The Worcester Telegram notes Foster’s prediction of another hot summer and recalls the long history of seventeen-year locusts. It cites 1633 outbreaks and Nathaniel Morton’s 1669 New England’s Memorial describing fever and swarms, flies, and destruction near Plymouth, with the Indians’ beliefs about the locusts’ cause.
Sensitive IndianapolisJune 11 Judge Leathers heard Standard Oil of Indiana against Indiana Oil to stop use of a name resembling the plaintiff. The complaint contends the Indiana Standard Oil misleads the public into thinking it is the Rockefeller company and harms the plaintiff. Judge Leathers has the case under advisement.
Judge H J Paulus of the Grant county circuit court grants James F Life a permanent injunction against the Fairmount Mining Company. The ruling, a precedent, follows a recent trial after a temporary restraining order. Life alleged danger to his property from shooting the neighboring gas well. The decision harms local gas and oil operators drilling near residences in Marion Indiana.
Indiana's wheat crop shows minimal Hessian fly damage this year after severe losses last season. Only a Washington county township reports significant fly presence, with a few scattered counties noting fly activity. Overall, conditions are favorable as rains provide needed moisture and crops including corn, wheat, and oats appear robust.
Attention farmers in Elkhart Indiana The Harvest Queen Mill has resumed operations and will buy any quantity of wheat It offers the highest cash prices for grain and urges customers to call before selling elsewhere John Ludwig manager Mer.
The U S circuit court ruled T H Britt has no case against L E St L railroad for eye injury from a walnut projectiles on a train while G T Jarvis was receiver. It sustained a demurrer showing no breach of duty by the receiver. The court also held A H Blevin may proceed against Southern Railroad for damages from a foot crush at work under a section boss.
Burrell and Morgan at City Mills advertise good prices for wheat and urge farmers to sell locally. Public notice emphasizes prompt, fair offers to growers.
Six year old mare with foal for sale. Perfectly sound and suitable for riding or breeding. Inquire at Mc Dowell's Livery Elkhart.
In Creston Iowa on June 11 W W Hepburn was renominated for Congress by the Republican convention for Iowa's eighth district. The meeting confirmed Hepburn as the party choice in the upcoming election and emphasized his reelection bid.
Readable fragments indicate a historical prices note for Bran and middlings at ten price units from Burrell and Morgan at City Mills. Other details are unclear due to OCR gaps.
Miss Ailee Cohn of Brooklyn shares her relief after using Peruna to ease painful periods and strengthen vitality. The ad urges sending symptoms and address to Dr. Hartman of Columbus for a month’s home treatment and offers free advice if Peruna fails to deliver prompt results.
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