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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
6
In a decision announced today Gee Wyman and Company will retain Professor Schurr's collection for continued public exhibition. The move preserves the display at the city gallery and ensures ongoing access for researchers and visitors.
A column questions French crime motifs as art and realism blend in Paris. It recounts murders and suicides, actors of the "Death of Venus" painting, a model killed for lifelike hues, and criminals seeking guillotine to study brain states.
Fifty years ago zoologists doubted captive ostrich breeding. Gosse’s pamphlet inspired Cape Colony farmers to domesticate ostriches starting with two birds. Within a year a brood of 80 formed a new industry fueling vast land use and exporting feathers worth about $6,000,000 from nearly 400,000 birds.
The article notes a rising trend in cremation once common in ancient times, excluding Egypt China and Hebrews. It traces early crematories from Milan 1874 to Gotha and the U S later, citing Washington Pa 1883 as the first in the country and a growing national total. By 1900 the count passed 600 and recently reached 654 with 26 crematories nationwide and a surge from 46 to 2645 cremations as New York’s facilities opened and expanded.
Late London mail notes De Beers will dispatch an expedition to the West Indies to search volcanic districts for diamonds. The report recalls Barbados finds of octahedral crystals later identified as white spinels. Spinel values vary, with examples from 6 to 13 francs per carat and rare stones fetching higher sums.
A convict in Auburn details his daily life during a first term. He rises, cleans his cell, eats a small opium portion, then exercises, baths, naps before dinner, reads, and spends afternoons in yard drill. He survives on bread and burnt bread crust coffee at night.
The piece argues that developers of large city-adjacent tracts create shade and orderly streets, offering affordable lots with utilities. It cites New York World praise for such projects and notes how close-in suburbs deliver value, beauty, and residential stability by shaping regular streets and accessible housing.
A French caisson from the coast defense ship Henri IV. was damaged by a torpedo test. The charge, 176 to 220 pounds, was fired from a barge, creating a 1244 square yard hole and collapsing three coal bunker partitions. Distance remains the best defense against torpedoes.
The New Jersey Historical Society preserves two valuable artifacts from colonial times. A parchment deed from Charles II to James, Duke of York grants lands from the St Lawrence to Chesapeake Bay, with Nantucket and Cape Cod named. The document, Gothic script, red ruling, wax seal, and a Charles II engraving mark it as a remarkable original though unsigned.
The census bureau report notes New York's rise to first in population and patent rank and manufacturing output over the century. It cites Samuel Hopkins’s 1790 patent and Wilhelm Dreyer’s 1889 electro magnetic typesetting patent, framing 428 621 total patents as the era’s measure of progress and highlighting growing foreign citizen patents.
The London Spectator warns readers that using the same names for different birds in England and the United States leads to mistrust and confusion. It cites the robin and the North American whooping thrush Tardus migratorius as a case where mislabeling caused misperceptions and ongoing debates among travelers and scholars.
A physician told a New York reporter that gout is rapidly increasing in the city among the wealthy, outpacing population growth. He links the rise to clubs, fashionable dining, and cab use, recommending more outdoor exercise to reduce risk from heavy meals. He notes rich foods contribute more than wine, though the two often accompany each other.
The article notes an upsurge in butterfly trading in London with deceptive practices. Ordinary butterflies are captured and killed while girls smear mucilage on wings and dust them with colored metallic powder, enabling quick sale of attractive specimens.
The article notes rapid museum growth in Siberia as Russian exiles and educated staff establish institutions. Universities and museums rise in eastern territories, with public museums in nearly every town of 10 000, overseen by learned curators.
Leonard Joseph told the British Institution of Electrical Engineers that during a thunder storm a wild goose fell from the clouds. A second goose was found nearby with minor neck and neck-body junction wounds and slightly singed feathers. Both birds were deemed fit for the table.
Pneumatic tubes move mail between Paris and Berlin with letters dropped in Paris arriving in Berlin within an hour and sometimes in 30 minutes. The system enables rapid cross city delivery using pressurized tubes.
Fraulein Frisch, a German actress, has been fined ten dollars for using the word archduke on stage in Vienna, allegedly infringing a police regulation. The incident highlights sensitivities around royal titles and public performance rules in the city.
The article notes three mysteries about the north pole: its exact location its nature and why it exists as a geographic phenomenon.
Patrick Logue of Altoona Pennsylvania faces a cruelty case for keeping an intelligent horse confined for four years. Though Logue feeds and tends the horse kindly, he refuses to exercise or work it, prompting a Humane Society suit to compel daily exercise or work.
A recent London death of Irish-American magnate John W Mackay drew a touching tribute from a friend who praised him as one of the rare rich men worth knowing even if he were poor. The remark shows the esteem held for Mackay among peers.
During the last year 80 000 Jews emigrated from Roumania as reported by officials. The exodus reflects growing unrest and economic strain in the region. Authorities note many fled to neighboring countries and Palestine seeking new opportunities.
An advertisement argues digested food and avoiding overload prevent weakness and disease. It extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a stomach aid that digests food without stomach effort, relieves fullness, and claims to cure indigestion. Testimonial from Lemuel James of Mary'sville, C. supports its efficacy. The firm E C DeWitty & Co Chicago markets the $1 bottle, with a larger $1 bottle offering more contents.
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