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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
4
A reflective prose fragment recalls a child reaching for the sky in playful joy while pondering if heaven exists. Years later the narrator again senses the sky’s presence as a golden sunset is touched with outstretched hands.
A sermon argues sin and worry harm the brain and body, urging personal renewal through self discipline and prayer. It warns against religious mania and promotes broad, wise interpretation of God’s influence to foster righteous conduct.
A moral exhortation urging individuals to seek divine protection and reframe their brain activity through prayer. It argues that true transformation requires persistent effort, self redirection, and a conscious choice for God over base impulses, with salvation portrayed as gradual brain upbuilding rather than instant change.
The piece argues workers deserve fair living wages to support families and educate children. It contends sober, industrious laborers are entitled to home and dignity, and that organized labor seeks reasonable pay, urging failing employers to exit rather than harm society. The crusade will gain public support over time.
A speech argues that rising living costs since 1900 harm miners despite wage gains, citing a 9.8 percent rise from 1900 to 1902 based on US Labor Department data. It defends organized labor, condemns cruel employers, and endorses arbitration via strikes, noting currency circulation benefits from workers’ wages and urging newspapers to pursue fair reporting.
The essay critiques Rev. Dr. Driver for equating saloon regulation with slavery and argues that high licenses reduce business profits and create better saloons. It asserts education and mental uplift can curb drinking and promote reform rather than banning licenses.
A fragmented text poses a simple challenge about the shortest word and the trick of counting letters. It also mentions the difficulty of uttering a repeated sequence and the idea of a spoon as a metaphor.
The strike commission report, ordered by President Roosevelt, grants miners a ten percent wage rise from last April and shorter hours, with engineers also receiving the increase. It urges stricter enforcement of Pennsylvania child labor laws and adopts a siding scale for future raises tied to coal prices. A conciliation board is provided to interpret the award.
A well dressed young woman arrested for disorderly conduct in Cell, New York, attempted to kill herself in the police station on March 24. She identified herself as May Robinson of Baltimore and tried to strangle herself with a ribbon.
Morgan F. Hooker, longtime Chicago Burlington & Quincy locomotive engineer and the railway’s oldest in service, died suddenly during a visit with relatives in Salem Oregon last week.
James McCrea first vice president of the Pennsylvania went to New York on Saturday to be absent several days.
Joseph Griffin appointed agent of the Hocking Valley line at Racino Ohio. He is eighteen years old and considered an excellent operator with strong railroad knowledge. He is reputed to be the youngest agent in Ohio.
A. J. Smith, general passenger agent of the Lake Shore, has come back from an extended Southern trip. David Bell, the golfer injured by a fall in New Orleans, has died from the incident.
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