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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
5
William D Hazelton manager of the Elkhart Truth swears the daily circulation for April 1908 was 8673. This total excludes sample copies spoiled in printing and unsold days kept in the office.
A brief notice lists Finehout's drug store at Main and Hickory, Timmins' Opera House bookstore, and Knevels' bookstore as venues where truth on sale is available.
May 7 entries include the adoption of the appropriation act in the Dominion, Robert Browning’s birth, a deadly tornado in Adams County Mississippi, Taylor’s army relief march to Fort Brown, Edwin Warfield and Salmon P. Chase births and deaths, and the 1904 capture of Bengwangcheng with Russian retreat.
Archibald Philip Primrose Earl of Rosebery born May 7 1847 in London son of Archibald Lord Dalmeny. Educated at Eton and Christ Church Oxford he pursued public service rising from Lord Rector Aberdeen to Foreign Secretary and eventually Prime Minister. He won the Derby and married heiress Rothschild in 1878.
Property listing advertises a small modern house on South Main Street with a large jet or feature. Contact I. W. Short for details as parties plan to leave town.
In a brief notice the Presbyterian church invites ATE members to attend services and participate in planned activities, stressing community involvement and regular worship this week.
A fragment notes a Lincoln license for a tavern. It mentions a license as needed to operate an orderly place and references confidence and implied concerns around the permit.
J L Mather, longtime EcHart figure and former Cotton Journal circulation manager, is promoted to auditor of a $150000 capital firm and named secretary of the Farmers' Gin Compress company, capitalized at $1,000,000. Harvie Jordan will lead as president with Dr Heber Jones as vice president. the new firm will oversee gin compressing and cotton transport from grower to spinner in the Southern belt.
Washington May 7 Spencer Cannon notes that Illinois leader Joseph G. Cannon turns seventy-two today. The House crowd and admirers greet him at the Capitol as he contemplates a possible presidential bid. Born Guilford North Carolina May 7 1836 he moved to Indiana as a youth and built a long political career culminating as Speaker in 1903 with continued service through much of the period.
The Colonial Wars General Society plans a session in Louisville Kentucky this week with headquarters at the Seelbach hotel. Visitors arrived from many states for a reception honoring delegates and visitors along with planned excursions and a grand banquet.
A fragment notes celandine as a harbinger of spring with burnished gold stars gleaming on roadside banks around London, a welcome to the season.
The passage argues advertising created trust in products, saving time for housekeepers who rely on ads for reliable goods. It notes that repeat purchases rely on advertised satisfaction, with the phone or doorstep delivery aiding convenience. Advertising columns educate on necessities and luxuries, shaping consumer behavior.
A historical note describes the oudji love charm favored by Miss Alice Harriman. The gold square pendant features Horus eye and a flowing river motif symbolizing eternity and constancy, with emerald chips representing the river. The piece is described as enamelled with a diamond eye and is popular among belles, inspiring imitators.
A correspondent recalls Miss Cook praising a girl who debates well while noting women rarely receive due recognition. A maid recounts a traveling salesman story where the boss asks if a male applicant can handle 15 sample cases, and the man responds that he travels with his wife.
A jumbled dialogue quotes a London man boasting about height of English city buildings and why cupolas are not allowed. A cabby Larry questions the claim while the exchange hints at a humorous dispute over architectural dreams and moonlit mischief.
Fragmentary text shows names like Alex and other unreadable terms. The readable portion hints at a personal or editorial note but lacks a clear event, date, or location to establish a complete news item.
A large parade featuring sailors from the Connecticut Vermont Missouri Mizine and other ships started on time with over 2500 troops. Admiral Evans reviewed from a decorated dais as Secretary Metcalf and Governor Gillett looked on. Civil and military units marched along Battery Street and Market Street amid flags and cheering crowds.
The fragment notes the third Ere M Bloyds and mentions the first battalion comprising Elkhart South Bend Warsaw and Plymouth. It highlights the unit as having the oldest officers in point of service in the state and references second lieutenants and a first lieutenant being removed from line.
Fraternal notes state the local lodge will charter a special car to take about 100 Elks to a reception in South Bend Monday. John Ek Tener, Fred C Robinson, and Charles E Sweet head the trip while Peter Robinson and Sweet tour Michigan visiting ladies.
Senator Hunt recalls an Astoria fisherman who once brought him a fine salmon every month and accepted a tip. One busy morning he forgot the tip and the fisherman hesitated before saying no tip this time or the rum would be spent.
A French professor references early aviation ideas from d Alembert and Biographic Universelle. He notes Vaucanson automatons including a hand launched flying device, a 100 yard diameter air circling pigeon, and a duck that drank and swallowed grain from water.
A terse exchange unfolds between a veteran lodger and a new boarder as the veteran warns about unpaid board and notes Mrs Starvem’s unusually polite behavior this morning. The scene hints at rising tension over dues and possible consequences.
The ad claims a painless home cure available by mail from Pyramid Drug Co. It urges readers to send name and address for a free trial package in plain wrap. It touts thousands cured privately at home with no doctors or knives and offers the product through all druggists for 50 cents.
Announcement stating Toby's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults by all druggists.
Winter variety apple trees six feet tall priced at $6.50 per 100 and strawberry plants listed at $1.40 per thousand from Alva Y. Cathcart of Bristol Indiana Senator Dunlap mentioned in the item.
Notice offers three furnished rooms for rent with light housekeeping and references required. Gentlemen-only lodging available in the Dodge Block at 222 Main Street near Mrs Henry C Dodge. Contact by phone after 7 PM. Rent $9 per week.
Fragmentary note mentions stones found in queer places and a phrase around asround suggesting a cryptic reference to location or context. No clear names or dates available from the readable text.
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