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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
9
A Paris professor argues stones reflect temperament and truth of genuineness. He claims sapphire and diamond attract people by eye color and demeanor, emeralds suit nervous types, while blue stones charm easygoing personalities. Artificial stones fail to show genuine sympathetic attraction.
An old woman offers the right hand fingers of Galileo to the highest bidder in Florence. Officials confirm the relics are genuine and plan to recover them for display in Santa Croce mausoleum. The price debate attracts experts while a lingering tourist quip about Pygmalion and Galileo reflects cultural curiosity.
Toward the end of September the ruffed grouse begins strutting like a turkey gobbler. The tail spreads and ruff frames the head as newly grown feathers are presented. Hens strut too, bow and drum, emitting a rising hiss while the male parades for hours awaiting a receptive mate.
The Kansas City Star notes claims that Dickens originated the expression twenty three used as all in chase yourself and other meanings. It cites a Tale of Two Cities scene describing Sidney Carton’s execution and the crowd as evidence of the phrase’s origin.
The Civil and Military Gazette reports increasing assaults by natives on British soldiers in India. Reliable sources suggest northern command sees weekly attacks, with a rising trend. The note links the violence to reactions after Japan's Far East victory.
A terse note from the Pa court details a championship action tied to the Sidation event. The record identifies a presenter or party in the proceedings and mentions legal steps or bids within the prbhana context. The exact names and dates are unclear.
The Chicago Daily News notes the decline of the city s vast schooner fleet as wind and wave chip away at aging wooden craft. About 50 ships still bear captains aged by years of gales and battles, with repairs and patches trying to keep them afloat before the final port.
The Philadelphia Record reports Chinese Americans have modernized burial rites by placing United States dollars and food in Chin Ying’s coffin. Traditional incense burning yields to a practice where cash and food accompany the departed. American money is now preferred as it can be exchanged for otherworldly currency in the afterlife.
A telegraph excerpt describes a plant from India with a method to catch sunlight. Each leaf forms three leaflets the larger turns sharply down at night while the two smaller leaflets remain.
In Elkhart County Indiana May term 1906 Charles T Greene executor of Mary B H Harrington estate against them the complaint pendency is filed. Unless they appear and answer by June 30 1906 the court will proceed. Regularities noted in the record.
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