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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
9
The delay in winter sales has left manufacturers and importers with large stocks of winter goods. Stores are full and few outlets remain, but we can take advantage of bargain conditions. We offer styles and qualities at prices never before equalled for cheapness. Christmas buyers gain from this money saving opportunity as fresh shipments arrive daily.
A crowded catalog describes sale items from Zephyr Gingham remnants to lamps and china. The list highlights remnants from 2 to 10 yards, brass footed lamps with globes, two piece house dresses in flannelette, curtains stretchers, and various kitchen and cleaning goods at cut prices.
Readable fragments show seasonable hats at low prices with children’s tam and shawters listed. Imported Swiss handkerchiefs with shadow embroidery priced to move. Colored border handkerchiefs offer bargain values.
The text notes Charles B. Power of Pittsburg poised to become the Central League executive. It also reports a Chicago National League bid to Brooklyn for Harry Lumley with Reulbach Hofman and a $7000 bonus, which Brooklyn rejected.
Report states a runaway animal was pursued and captured after an incident near the John Gemberling farm outside Adamsville. A person was rendered unconscious during the events while a Middlebury rules preset and spatial hints guided the chase.
Local report states three men attempted to steal chickens from Reinard Stutsmaier’s henhouse south of town. Mrs. Stutsmaier awoke to the disturbance and frightened the intruders away, leaving the chickens unharmed and the trio unseen as they fled.
Announcement notes an international conference in Paris devoted to the selection and introduction of useful plants. The Bureau of Plant Industry work is praised by farmers and seedmen, with returns from new crops through the agency already offsetting federal costs.
A new City League of Bowlers was formed at a meeting held last night. Organizers announced plans to start regular play and schedule openings for teams and players in the local bowling scene.
A French electrician proposes measuring electrical resistance to identify springs. Samples from major continental springs show resistances from 27.5 to 1280 ohms per cubic centimeter at a given temperature. The French Academy notes a new Indian corn variety from northern France resembling cauliflower with early ripening as August approaches.
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