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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
4
A 1900s style editorial urges women to shape home life through kindness and fidelity. It argues men influence wives but cannot reform them alone, and stresses love, mutual respect, and practical guidance to avoid dissipation. It promotes female homemaking as essential to happiness and social stability.
Discussion before the House Interstate Commerce Committee on the Hepburn bill intensifies as supporters press for stronger punishments for adulterated foods. Opponents argue dealers should not be held responsible after products leave original packaging, while proponents demand harsher penalties beyond mere confiscation to deter adulteration and protect consumers.
General Miles proposed a battlefield end to the Philippine War to Secretary Root, who vetoed it and sent his rejection with the plan to President Roosevelt. Roosevelt approved rejecting Root after handling the paper. The article contrasts civilian control with military command and cites other wartime controversies.
An Elkhart editorial urges voters to elect an honest, incorruptible city council to oversee a municipal water works project. It warns against bribery, party lines, and a past theft of a water contract, urging scrutiny of nominees from all parties and stressing public trust over politics.
The piece condemns Prosecutor Hile and Attorney James H. Dodge for delaying the Abel embezzlement trial until after the municipal election. It argues a public official should not shield a republican official for political gain and warns that such compromise harms trust and accountability.
The Review accuses the city council of failures while praising its diligence and fidelity. It argues for new administration and notes former ex-City Treasurer Abel confessed to eight years of theft, including terms of republican city administrations.
A reflection on schoolgirls and the fleeting beauty of youth noting that while most appear fair, some faces show pallor and weariness beyond their age.
The piece argues that wealthy businessmen resist retirement at sixty, valuing active work and investments. It suggests retirement signals career zenith or impending decline, with disease or infirmity eventually curbing a restless, highly active brain.
Wholesale and retail merchants manufacturers and farmers are urged to follow Truth for a twenty four hour ahead market report on grain and provisions. The feature is sourced from the private wife of E F Rowland Co stock brokers and not sent as plate matter by express.
Elkhart editorial writer and city official James H State argues in The Review that the Elkhart Water Company charges the city 67.50 dollars per hydrant per year, not 75 dollars as previously claimed. He asserts the lower figure reflects actual costs and aims to inform Elkhart citizens.
Chicago Board of Education officers propose punishing parents whose children miss school. The plan aims to compel attendance and foster cleaner, better generations, though execution may face impracticalities. The editor notes there is little excuse for allowing child truancy.
The defeat of the government in its bid against the railroad merger strengthens trusts against opposition. The Supreme Court refuses to take original jurisdiction, barring a state from filing actions in lower federal courts and disallowing state court suits against out of state corporations. If the Sherman act is found inoperative, the trust question remains unresolved until a new party gains power to control them.
The South Bend Tribune marks 30 years since its 1872 founding as a small weekly in a growing manufacturing city. The paper notes steady growth alongside the city’s development into a leading Indian Territory area, reflecting its evolving role in local life.
A major Hoboken waterfront fire destroyed a Phoenix line steamship pier and damaged Barber and Holland American piers. Dozens of oil and alcohol laden barges burned, with hundreds of kerosene barrels rolled ashore by Hoboken firefighters to prevent spread. Estimated damage stands at about 1 million dollars.
Electric Bitters marketed as a remedy for nervous, melancholic women. Claims relief from headaches sleeplessness loss of appetite dizziness and weak kidneys. Houseworth Bros. offers guaranteed satisfaction at 50 cents.
Taxpayers representing claims totaling about 50000 dollars have notified Deputy Sheriff Frank Sherswood that they will not pay taxes. The message comes from Elgin on March 19 as delinquent taxpayers oppose the levy.
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