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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
9
Across New York a motorcycle accident that killed a rider influenced Mr. Rice to cancel a young woman’s bike purchase. He sent a letter declaring the sport too dangerous, then received a newspaper clipping with the headline Man Dies in Theater and a taunting question from his child about danger.
In a New York college town a pastor advertised in a local paper to draw crowds. The display asked “How long since you have been to church?” and urged readers to attend. The evening sermon titled “Boyville” invited all boys and those connected to them to hear the message.
A noon hour exchange between a clerk and a telephone operator notes rising costs and threats of higher prices for milk and streetcar fares. The pair jokes that chewing gum staying cheap would be the only relief.
A discussion notes many traditional chemical names mislead about composition. It cites examples such as oil of vitriol not being oil, copperas containing iron not copper, and sugar of lead containing no sugar, highlighting the disconnect between names and actual substances.
The Hill of Tara served as the chief meeting place of Irish kings from early times to the sixth century. It housed a royal palace and banqueting hall and housed a pillar linked to an ancient coronation stone. A university and center of learning drew Druids and musicians, with triennial assemblies from the second to the fifth centuries and a 1980 Danish crushing defeat at the site.
A locksmith repairing an interior safe in a New York bank and the cashier locking the vault. Time lock kept the door shut until morning. The man knew the stronghold’s secrets and opened a man hole to plunder art. He slept until the door opened next morning.
Citizens discuss a local issue as activists push humility in messaging. Officials note no policy changes and urge careful communication to avoid misinterpretation.
A New Yorker and a Brooklynite discuss forgiveness and past mistakes in a dialog about the prodigal son. The practical view favors harsh lessons while another voice urges restraint and future duty, reflecting Sunday Magazine reflections.
San Joaquin county proclaims itself the home of Tokay grapes with Lodi as the center. The district yields far above France and other regions, with two thirds of vineyards in bearing and a projected six tons per acre. A Tokay carnival showcased grape history and production across the town.
A New York wholesale merchant recalls a clerk who, though often foolish, proves perceptive by saying that with more sense he would not be a clerk. The exchange ends with the clerk’s quiet retort about his own role and happiness in his work.
A practical gyroscope test was conducted in England on the Seebar, a former German torpedo boat of 56.2 tons. The device uses a heavy fly wheel 40 inches in diameter weighing 1,106 pounds and turning at 1,600 rpm to stabilize the vessel, with an oscillating frame controlled by brakes and steam drive.
A fragmentary Bohemian text shows a speaker called Gen seeking a shortened form. The passage features quirky dialogue about abbreviations and a long ceremonial name linked to Genesis and a Washington garter, suggesting a symbolic or ironic scene.
A compact reflection on avoiding using innuendo to tarnish a man’s character or fortune. The author cautions against falling into satirical remarks that insinuate hidden faults and mislead others about conduct while claiming innocence.
A Sunday Magazine piece recounts a vast Bible copied on 330 calf skins housed in the royal palace library of Sweden. Traditions claim 500 years to finish or a single night aided by Satan, with a frontispiece portrait of the devil. Swedes seized the work during the Thirty Years War from a Prague convent.
In a Popular Mechanics piece the romantic growth of a cement belt converts a barren farm region into a thriving labor hub. Once rocky soil and mortgage stress yield to sudden wealth as farmers become rich beyond belief through a labor-driven valley expansion.
The Old Bailey calendar recalls a six century before Christ figure Alexander of Byzantium, chief treasury officer, who amassed a vast fortune by deftly clipping money. His frauds were only uncovered by careful weighing, earning him the nickname The File and spawning later terms for thieves.
Fragmentary OCR note describes a gentleman aboard a railroad train involved with two passengers. Details are unclear, but the scene hints at an event or interaction on board with partial identifiers remaining readable.
Fragmented notices advertise sale of a large house with cellar and cistern near a street car line and inquiries directed to C. S., 1019 Wall Avenue. Also rent notice for a high room house on Hester Street via E. Daw Con, 618 S. Third Street. Short sale of kindling at 10 cents.
For sale a small cottage style house on a 4 by 8 lot in Willowdale. Price listed as $850. Contact M. W. Stark at Monger Building, room 31.
For sale one four cylinder touring car in first class order inquire of R H Hotchkin 112 Division Street Home phone 1384. For sale good seven room house small barns some fruit trees water in yard price 1050 M W Stark Monger Building address not clear.
Property listing fragment mentioning a house with bath gas furnace and sand. Notable phrases include Beards avenue and Monger Building location. Price listed as $3,000 per month and contact Me Stark with limited legible details.
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