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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
8
A New York Press letter argues that American workers ignore noble titles. It recalls a German baron who, after arriving in New York, adopts the name Carl Smith to obtain employment. The writer contends Americans do not worship titles and that plain names offer better prospects.
Mark Twain spoke on etiquette at a New York dinner, reciting rules for accepting gifts and light meals. He advised sliding the hand into a box to take a brief item, leaving a light pocket gesture, and watching for a light. He urged proper exit by stepping out one foot at a time and closing the door. He suggested a restrained meal, and a casual look when accepting a drink to ensure a full portion.
The piece details a Jamaican street scene where a vendor uses a machete to open unripe cocoanuts and extract milk from a hole in the top, then splits the nut into three pieces for eating the white jelly-like interior. It notes the transformation as the coconut ripens and the jelly hardens.
The article recalls 200 years ago in England that parish churches kept open coffins for processions to burial. It notes later parliamentary action ordering woolen wrappings instead of linens to support the wool industry. The parish vicar was to report burial in woolens under the act.
The passage discusses theories on how the word spelling originated from Anglo-Saxon roots such as spel meaning discourse and the verb spellian meaning to declare relate or tell. It notes possible confusion with a slip of wood used in schools to point to letters during spelling.
Miss Roxley recalls George kissing her forehead after an evening, amid suspicions of drinking. Miss Knox questions the lack of a lips salutation, speculating on the propriety and possible drunkenness. Catholic Standard and Times note the exchange.
An elderly man sustains injuries following a chaotic cheer event. Witnesses say volunteers attempted a stunt, resulting in a fall and medical evaluation. Further details from responders remain unclear.
A man recalls attending a party where women taunted his taste for religious works. A fellow guest mocks Moses in an Old Manse and Scott’s dramatic tale, prompting scattered snickers and the partygoers’ subtle scorn.
Negotiations continue over a coast grant to Newfoundland, with Britain awaiting a final decision by the Privy Council or arbiters. Newfoundland rejects royalty payments to Quebec for timber cut at Hamilton Inlet, while Canada resists a coastwide strip and seeks Atlantic access. The dispute hints at rich forests and minerals in the region, including potential gold in Labrador.
A woman praises a neighborhood drug store for handling telephone calls for customers at no charge. She notes friends in offices use phones, saves time and money, and she trades there to support the store. She says calling someone herself costs money, so the store’s arrangement is superior.
In a private moment Lord Beaconsfield, casually dressed, guided two partisan women seeking access to his lordly residence. Surprised by their question about meeting the “old beast,” he replied with dry humor that the “old beast” now waits upon them.
Secret service agent J. S. McWade urges Americans to explore their own country before visiting England. He notes a Boston native recently abroad looked like an Englishman, praising America’s beauties over foreign places. He recalls a London court quip about his drunken behavior and judgment.
The hotel manager discharged the new porter after a morning fire alarm caused panic. The porter, a brakeman of ten years on a passenger train, tried to wake guests but his shout of fire was misunderstood, delaying evacuation.
A Christian narrator relates a Kaffir dream vision told by a Zulu-Kaffir. The tale unfolds with vivid tiangua imagery as the teller describes a watchful heart and a vision of heaven. The listener questions the dream, but refrains after noting a kitchen in the scene.
A hunter killed a deer then landed a large trout during pursui t in British Columbia lakes. The incident ends with both prey secured.
A new metal named tantalite discovered in Germany enables a nearly everlasting pen. The material is extremely hard, resisting diamond drills and chemicals, and a German company plans to produce pens and tools. Dr. Werner von Bolton reportedly developed a method to produce pure tantalite.
The beech tree is noted for its dignified form and clean appearance. It provides ample shade with leaves resistant to pests and transplantable growth. It thrives in deep sandy loam but tolerates ordinary soil and grows 80 to 100 feet tall. Each season shows a distinct display from summer shade to winter light, spring gold-green foliage, and autumn yellow-brown hues.
Rear Admiral Evans laments a young man who wed for money, debating who is a real man. A Scottish tale follows about MacAndrew and Benny Kate McAllister, noting she had no money and the speaker shifts to a reflective judgment on character.
An eccentric gardener proposed a flower clock using opening and closing times of over 50 flower varieties. He asserted dandelions would reveal five thirty in the morning and eight thirty at night, with hawkweed opening at eight and closing within minutes after two in the afternoon, establishing a floral timetable.
A wife complains the potatoes in the sack are larger at the top than at the bottom. The farmer calmly explains the discrepancy is simply the way the potatoes settle.
The readable portion shows a brief plea or agreement where one party says All right while another notes unwillingness to oppose. The rest is garbled.
An official of the Isthmian Canal Commission discusses difficulties in hiring and retaining clerks and workers for the Panama Canal. He notes four months as the average tenure for clerks, with many employees leaving after a few weeks for adventure and higher pay elsewhere. Some stay longer seeking better wages, but roving dispositions prevail among most hires.
A Philadelphia Record report describes three women living near a girl who were away briefly. An operator heard a call to the girl’s home number and, after identifying herself, one woman said they were calling to deter burglars, claiming they wished to scare intruders away.
A correspondent describes a seaside incident at East Pourne where a man with a large black retriever lets the dog swim and return with a fishing line tied to a stick. The line bears a small salmon bass weighing about four and a half pounds, prompting the observer to call it a novel fishing method.
Rosary Magazine describes Tonquin natives with a unique foot formation. The feet run with a narrowed heel and broaden toward the toes forming a hooked sole. Observers compare this trait to Chinese attitudes toward the topic in the cited passage.
A terse record notes a bullet that hits the mark in a marked display. The report emphasizes exact impact and the immediate result without graphic detail.
An elderly resident recalls a sequence of grave markers in a New York cemetery. The stones name a youngest child under a year, a baby born and died at birth, a son who lived to 19, and a wife unnamed, leaving one stone blank as the man contemplates his future rest and continuing sorrow.
An editor recalls a tale about Mrs Craigie a witty wife and a distracted husband. At a winter stopover a country post office clergyman asks what flow madam. She explains she received a letter from her London working husband bearing Monte Carlo postmark.
The Rev Dr J Addison Henry longtime Princeton pastor famed for humor shunning sham and punning on his name He recalled lessons from a daughter’s Christmas prayer and shared a fortieth anniversary sermon titled And Forty Years Have I Suffered These People His anecdotes highlighted his charm with children and congregations.
A correspondent notes the pain and inconvenience caused by wearing many rings on the right hand. She admits the discomfort arises from the rings themselves and describes moving rings to the left hand before farewells.
A physician notes that stuttering in women is extremely rare. He cites two reasons: women are less prone to the condition, and if affected they tend to pursue a cure, unlike men who persist with stammering.
The text recounts Charles VI of France once ordering his tomb built in a monastery chapel and being ceremonially carried to it as if dead. He was placed in the coffin and the burial rites held with tears and prayers, the mourners leaving him to lie in the coffin for about two hours, a scene described in The Sunday Magazine.
A garbled report from Constantinople relays Ambassador Nicholas O Connor noting the British cabinet should have Mr Bryce in the new government. The sultan reportedly reassures not to worry, though the text is unclear and fragmented.
A Philadelphia publisher staffs a vast lexicography project to finish a new dictionary. After 14 years and $400,000 spent, work has reached from A to two thirds of BE. Analysts estimate $250,000 more is needed and five years remain to complete the work.
A fragment from Chicago Daily News narrates a couple on a trolley ride home. The man John jokes about not waking early enough for fishing and his wife quips that he did not set an alarm clock for a wife.
A New York Sun report says a financial district cashier, urged by a doctor to take a vacation, wrote to a South American steamship agent asking for rates and accommodations. The reply, sent private and confidential, promised a Valparaiso voyage on the steamship next Wednesday as the quickest exit.
The 1802 AG list described ricnic suppers as a fashionable craze in England where dishes were drawn by party members and each provided the dish they drew. Suppers of this kind were known in James I’s era and the term picnic likely derives from pick and nick. Foote called picnics nick nacks.
The judge notes Buxton's career as not singular but a plurality of wives. He says Buxton admits leading a double life for a long time and that this plurality caused his troubles.
Mayor Brush cites the ice plant as proof Mount Vernon built its own ice amid harsh charges against the ice trust. A Paris cafe anecdote is used to illustrate reformist sentiment, ending with a shopkeeper exposing a counterfeit franc in a humorous tale.
The article notes Mexico hosts vast ranches including ex Gov Terrazas with 17 million acres and the Zuloaga family with 5 million. Other holdings include 1,009 000 and 2,000,000 acre properties. Americans and Canadians such as Fleming & Ross Riverside and Gordon Ironaldes Ferriss own large tracts. Land prices range from 50 to 75 cents gold per acre with rising tendency.
A dealer in autographs explains weekly shipments from celebrity housemaids who gather their masters mail. He buys the discarded letters sent to waste baskets, finding items like begging notes from authors and boastful notes from actors. Some celebrites save letters. most discard, yielding $10 to $20 per find.
Italian engineers use a wheel attached to a graduated rod fixed to a boat side. As the boat moves the wheel marks depth at intervals, tracing river bottom sinuosity and depth variation. The method offers large time savings over traditional soundings.
A vivid vignette tells of a little girl far from home at a hotel table, eyes heavy and quiet as she admits she is seasick for home. Her aunt asks if she is hungry or headache, and the child replies in tremulous tones that she misses home.
A plant called the changing rose grows with well cared for cultivation. It yields a tiny yet finely formed flower. When moved from darkness to light it gradually takes on a pale pink tint deepening to red, then fades when returned to darkness.
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls a vow tied to wine rituals and a person named Fritz. The text echoes nostalgia and a personal bond, with unclear chronology and sparse concrete details.
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