Lumber Deal Promises Quality and Low Prices
A bold pitch offers first class, well seasoned planks at minimal charges. The seller claims honesty and timely delivery, inviting buyers to secure a favorable lumber deal during fixing time.
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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
6
A bold pitch offers first class, well seasoned planks at minimal charges. The seller claims honesty and timely delivery, inviting buyers to secure a favorable lumber deal during fixing time.
The notice lists East and West bound local and limited train times, daily and Sunday schedules, and through-service to Warsaw. It also notes Western Division service from South Bend to LaPorte Michigan City and intermediate points with hourly to hourly and a half intervals, including stops and last cars times.
A Detroit seeker proposes a physician created tonic for deficient manhood and urges readers to write for a free copy. He promises a plain sealed envelope and warns against harmful patent medicines, claiming quick, home use restoration. He signs as Mr A Robinson at 4035 Luck Building Detroit Michigan.
The Dorglum statue of General Philip H Sheridan was unveiled in Sheridan Circle Washington in a ceremony attended by President Roosevelt cabinet officers and prominent guests. Lt Sheridan son of the general drew the cords as the drapery fell. The bronze equestrian statue shows Sheridan on Renzi turning to rally his troops at Cedar Creek with the cry Come on boys we re going back.
Persons indebted to Hikhart Department Store are urged to call at the Trustee's office 801 Monger Block to settle accounts at once. Underwood & Co. by E A Skinner, Trustee publish the notice for collection.
Fragmentary lines hint at a trip from Elk to Colorado with unspecified plans and remarks about a standout excursion. Details are unclear and names or dates are not readable.
A guide notes how to reconstruct a garment by ripping the test fabric carefully and cleaning pieces. It emphasizes planning the pattern for a fashionable shape using available material, selecting plain trims to match plaid or patterned fabrics, and avoiding overbright additions.
The excerpt reflects on success as appearance and the tension between changing styles and enduring principles. It contrasts an old fashioned ethic of work before leisure with modern shifts and suggests both wealthier and poorer groups are evolving financially.
A recipe describes a chocolate pie with a rich crust and filling. It instructs mixing sugar, corn starch, cocoa, boiling water, butter, then yolk and egg white frosting. Variations suggest coconut or lemon flavoring and browning in the oven.
A historical note describes removing mildew from linen. Rub linen with soap, scrape and rub in fine salt and lemon juice mixture, lay on grass or snow to dry, repeat. An alternative method mixes soft soap with powdered starch and salt and lemon juice, applying with a brush and drying on grass or snow to vanish stains.
Household guidance explains heating a greasy pan then wiping with a rag to remove all grease before washing. The method prevents grease from sticking to cloth and works well for pans used to fry fish.
Readable text shows a mixed broken recipe fragment. Mentions sugar and butter with unclear quantities and disrupted wording. No clear ingredients list or instructions emerge to identify a complete dish or cooking method.
The South Carolina annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church plans a session in Laurens on November 25. Delegates and lay members will attend a week or longer event presided by Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson of Baltimore.
A fragmented local note reports a man achieving a small victory in an ongoing case linked to Aoley. Details are sparse but indicate a court or official decision favoring the individual.
Aluminum saucepans frayed by time and darkened cannot be brightened with ordinary polishes. The glow returns by cooking rhubarb skins in the pots for about an hour, restoring their shine.
A fragment notes using wrapping paper to line a kitchen surface to roll pie crust then burn the used paper to avoid washing a board, saving time in cleanup. The entry reflects practical kitchen hacks.
This passage instructs removing spots with chloroform and applying it to the fabric, warns to saturate the area and rub with a clean cloth away from fire, and to air out to avoid headaches. It also describes cleaning ribbons by placing gasoline in a glass jar, sealing, warming with warm water, shaking until clean, and hanging to dry.
A recipe instructs mixing stewed tomatoes strained through a colander with salt paprika and butter. Add chopped mushrooms and olives, pour over boiled and blanched macaroni, bake briefly in an oven and serve immediately.
Gold Part One uses butter sugar flour baking powder egg yolks and lemon. Silver Part One uses butter sugar flour baking powder milk egg whites and orange. Detailing measurements include half cup butter one and a half cups sugar three cups flour two teaspoons baking powder one cup milk whites of six eggs and zest.
Recipe fragment describes cooking six vegetable oysters until tender and thickening with one tablespoon flour and two little measures of milk and salt. Includes partial instructions and faded wording.
Beat eggs with a pinch of salt and a cup of milk. Dip slices of bread in the mixture and fry until golden. Serve hot with butter or syrup.
A note explains that applying a thin coat of white paint to the exterior of a screen door or window nearly hides it from outside observers. The paint is barely noticeable from outside and invisible from inside.
A simple method states to fill a saucepan with water, bring to a boil, remove from heat, and add eggs. Cover and let stand eight to ten minutes depending on the eggs’ freshness, away from drafts.
A town advertises a man famed for clever deals selling one lot to buy another then reselling it. He grows wealth through rapid property trades.
A fragment notes Euclid’s claim that the part cannot exceed the whole and mocks math as an exact science. The quote accompanies reactions from readers who say he has never had an auto repaired.
Fragments from a newspaper page reference Andrew Carnegie with scattered phrases about birthday, younger, earned, and ring robs. The readable text is incomplete and does not form a clear event or quote.
A fragmentary OCR readout notes a cryptic title and partial text with unclear names. The readable content hints at a local item or name but lacks complete context for a clear event, date, or outcome.
Fragmentary notice lists Carpenters Union No 565 in Sage Ypres Eugene May Avondale Ave meeting 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at night at LL UE hall Tailors Union No 296 J Kamash press H W Huffield 210 Cherry Street meets tailor shops.
Fragmentary text lists Cigarmakers Union No 412 with officers John Reser president and John MacGregor secretary. It notes meetings on the first Thursday of each month at a location on Main Street and Le Util.
Typographical Union No 266 meets the first Tuesday of each month at C L U Hall. Officers listed include H D Albers as president and Fe-W Crisman as secretary. Meeting held at 1407 IS Main Street.
Kantz presides as president and Kantz as secretary at 615 James Street. The union meets the second and fourth Thursdays at Painters hall to conduct official business.
Barbers Union No 207 led by Fred Waters president and A H Loudenslager with E Middlebury St meets on the first Monday of each month at the C L U hall.
Fragments show two unions Bartenders and Metal Polishers No 435 with officers and meeting details. Meetings listed as 2d and 4th Sundays or Fridays monthly, with addresses in Dres and Hugo, including officers Rudolphis Mease Burns Winternoff.
Fred Waters presides at the Musicians Union No. 192 meeting in the C. L. U. hall at Nelson with secretary Nelson Kemberling. The group meets on the first Sunday of each month at 120 No Sixth Street.
Painters Union No 63 meets every Friday night at Painters Hall located at 219 Aspenvold Ave. President is C Hackman and secretary is J G Shrock. Meeting notices posted for members.
Machinists Union No 163 meets first and third Tuesdays in the I O O F hall Dinas Pease president F D Matteaux secretary Boilermakers Union No 192 meets second and fourth Wednesdays in the C L U hall 807 Middlebury Street F B Seibert president clarifying venues and officers
Iron Moulders Union No. 420 led by C. Francis meets the first Tuesday each month in the C. L. U. hall at 1200 Hudson Street. Secretary G. Jenkins lists 517 West Franklin Street as contact.
Electricians Union Nos 157 with Robt Sanford as president and Asa Kintsler as secretary listed in care Home Telephone Co notice. The fragment notes union leadership and connection to a local telephone company.
Bricklayers and Masons Union listing shows G. W. Clark as president and O. W. Amidon as secretary at 300 Union Street, with organizational details cited.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No 248 announces F E Smith chief J H Calkins assistant secretary at 119 Division St. meeting every Sunday afternoon at B of L hall planning weekly sessions and duties.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen 7162 W. Roose Master Meredith Ode 411 So Fifth St. Meets first Sunday and first and third Tuesday evenings, fifth and fourth Tuesdays at B of L F hall.
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen No 23 L E Blickenstaff master 1007 S Eleventh St Gardner financier 150 Fremont St B N Dalee sec 1513 S Main St Meets island 3rd Sundays at 2 p m 2nd and 3rd Mondays at 7 30 p m each month in B of R T hall 415 S Main Street
A garbled OCR fragment lists railway conductors and officers with scattered titles and numbers. Readable names appear as Elk hart and Harrison Str, with bits like Vice Pres and Secretary amid stray figures. The legible items hint at a corporate or division roster but lack coherent structure.
J C Goodwin of Reidsville North Carolina says Bucklen's Arnica Salve is a sure enough knockout for aliens badyone on his leg last summer with no scar remaining. Guaranteed for piles sores burns etc. 25c at Housworth Bros. drug store.
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