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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
3
Lake Shore operators undergo position transfers amid seniority considerations. Arthur Marshall replaces Fretz at the depot tower. Freitz heads to Kendalsville. Mr. Ritter, long employed since 1876, moves from second to third trick with a salary rise. Spring uniforms for conductors and brakemen await pickup.
Notice describes sliding five doors between the main shop and the pattern shop made of asbestos and sheet iron to improve protection. Doors can be closed during working hours and kept closed at night. The pattern shop is highly combustible and would face severe hardship if a fire occurred.
A group of forty to fifty Indians including men women and children traveled in a car toward Boston. They wore paints feathers and bows and drew considerable attention from onlookers during the journey.
Lake Shire shops will observe a weekend holiday this week with Friday and Saturday closed. Work will resume Monday at all locations.
The Stags and Apprentice ball clubs invite teams for practice games next Sunday and Saturday afternoons. Teams interested should contact W. E. Monschein at the Star billiard Mall.
A young married woman narrowly avoided disaster when a gas jet ignited her hair while fixing a glove. She quickly pulled off all her hair, extinguishing the blaze, and credited her quick thinking for the dramatic escape.
Debaters aligned by birthplace loyalty celebrated Mr Yankees birthday. A barrel of imported beer was tapped by a veteran landlord and nearly exhausted before others realized they were praising a domestic product.
A laundress recalls a wealthy woman who demeans service by arguing over tipping. The tale contrasts 20 cents versus 60 cents as symbols of wealth and poverty, highlighting class arrogance through Sabin's note in Lippincott's.
A court crier voices a belief that butchers are unfair jurors due to cruelty and ease with death. He notes this is an old stereotype tied to slaughter norms, though acknowledges it may be outdated by changes in meat production.
The article traces the origins of modern letters and post routes. It notes Hanse towns hosting early letter posts in the 13th century, a line of relays between Austria and Lombardy under Maximilian, 1481 horse relays during War with Scotland, and Charles I establishing the first regular post route between England and Scotland in 1635.
A Chicago Record Herald item quotes a doctor warning that both tea and coffee are bad for you and may affect complexion. The dialogue notes a patient vows to quit both beverages despite morning and luncheon rituals.
A brief note from a fragmented source mentions a person or item labeled Peepo and a location or code phrase Sat Lcke Me. The readable text is sparse. no clear events, dates, or organizations emerge.
The passage describes a farmer in a crowded city using a roosters muzzle to prevent crowing at daybreak. Harrison Weir is credited with inventing the roost er muzzle, which fits over the bird’s head and blocks its beak so no crow escapes.
An essay discusses European ideas for school fire safety. A Bohemia town uses linked buildings with doors between them to provide escape routes. Another advocate wants exterior street doors kept open during sessions to avoid panic. No fire escapes proposed.
Rev William Carter cites a Brooklyn theater experiment as he recounts a Scot from Peebles who saw his Peebles minister in a London melodrama. The Scot whispered to Dr Saunders McIntosh asking what would the folks back home say. The minister replied they likely would not believe him.
A narrator describes hypnotism as practiced by sects with a crystal and silver machine. The queen bee can hypnotize her hive, and the death's head hawk moth is a powerful hypnotist that preys on a hive by entering unseen and inducing sleep before plundering.
Incomplete text from a juvenile education note describes a bright kindergarten pupil named Marie. The fragment hints at a comment by a kindergarten teacher about Marie growing up to be a good person, but the OCR result is too garbled to extract a coherent event, date, or clear outcome.
Dialogue shows two neighbors debating a land swap with cranberry vines, stacked corn, boggy meadows, and windowed shacks. One man hints at a dog and a heifer to balance terms while a squire weighs what is fair in the disputed exchange.
A Tatler quip portrays a bride and groom on a train journey with playful lines about romantic cravenness. The groom jokes he will endure the agony of separation to relish his return, while the bride smiles and watches him leave for a smoke. The exchange ends with the groom contemplating why he is not in the diplomatic service.
Edward Leverett Hale, United States senate chaplain, was walking with a friend when a woman suddenly embraced him and kissed him on both cheeks. After a brief exchange about her family and their well being, he remarked that he did not know the woman or the kiss, calling her a kissing acquaintance. The event was recounted in Sunday Magazine.
A New York Tribune report argues for fearless integrity among Shanghai judges. It notes distance from home breeds dependence on single rulings and praises the American judge for strict impartial justice that reassures citizens and strengthens global pride.
Fragmentary account mentions an impecunious author and his wife attempting a new dress venture. Around a round mirror atop a high fitting, the scene blends experimental dresswear with observed reflection.
Volunteers will hold service at Shaum's church at 10 o'clock with Rev Swallane and Rev Weysong officiating. Burial will be at Shaum's church cemetery. Mrs. Bunt Callongs aged 132 died suddenly at 3 this morning eight miles northeast of Goshen after five weeks of neuralgia. Survived by husband and four children, including a five week old, plus father Joseph Foster and several siblings. Mr and Mrs Caton wed 16 years ago. Funeral arrangements set for Saturday morning. Mrs Lewh Morris died at her home in Wakurusa at 4 o'clock Wednesday.
Fragmentary text mentions temperance self control diligence and strength of will. It invokes virtues and cites Charles Kingsley in a fragmented context about labor and idle persons.
A farmer, famed for frugality, proclaims with pride that his trousers have been worn off and on for ten years. The quip reflects thrift culture and rural humor in a Harvard Lampoon style.
Article notes admiration for winning strategies and describes forthcoming poker matchups in Philadelphia with emphasis on game tactics and player skill. Mentions anticipation around a key opponent and local response to competitive play.
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