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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
2
A rustic autumn scene shows Maud Muller baking a rich pie for a judge who courts her. The pie burns as the judge departs, and Maud jokes that the judge is worth one pie while feeding it to piglets.
A short remark in These Days quotes Willie declaring he is making love at a young age. He asserts a man is no good after forty, citing Osler, and brushes away time constraints with a bold, cheeky stance.
General Wheeler and colleagues share a Civil War reminiscence. A Union veteran recalls an early Bull Run encounter where a Confederate pursued him for about ten miles before dying from exhaustion, a tale sourced to the New York Tribune.
In a Missouri town, a fifteen year gap ends as Mary greets Fred with humor about aging. He compliments her youthfulness, she counters he always looked old, sparking light conversation about changing looks and nostalgia.
In a brief exchange quotes Hicks and Wicks debating a legal claim. Wicks offers two minutes to present his side without interruption and promises Gabble an hour to speak. After speaking, Wicks hops onto a passing trolley car.
In a Somerville Journal excerpt a lawyer questions a witness about actions while on oath. The witness recounts that the defendant was telling him a funny story during the proceedings.
A brief New York Press excerpt cites a witty exchange about pride and work ethic. The line ponders why a man would seek another's toil when his own tailor could do the job, illustrating a sharp social quip on self reliance.
A humorous exchange reveals how harsh talk about neighbors can sway a stubborn person. Gyer claims to sway even the most contrary man by targeting neighbors. The Detroit Tribune records the witty dialogue between Easy Master and Gyer.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a child’s question about ax and saw cases in railway cars with a father’s dry answer that they are carried in case someone needs to open a window.
A humorous snippet from the Chicago News portrays Miss Yellaby as vain and confident in love. The友 quotes remark on jealousy and self admiration with witty character dialogue.
The Washington Star notes Briggs has improved his appearance and dressing, aided by a new valet whose expenses reflect expensive tastes.
The Long Island cauliflower belt leads the nation in production with an estimated 190000 barrels or about 5700000 heads. Farmers, bankers, and private telephone networks reinforce a wealthy, businesslike farming community riding to New York in automobiles. The crop feeds New York City and reaches as far as Minneapolis and New Orleans, while the region also dominates potato farming with four times as much acreage as cauliflower.
The sultan possesses the priciest camera ever built, with gold metalwork and ivory parts, a white morocco case, and a solid gold lock. It costs 8000 dollars and yields 4 by 5 inch photos, though the ruler cannot obtain a satisfactory image and plans to reassess the device.
Postal cards have fallen from favor as phones spread into daily life. Officials note a sharper drop in private card use over the past few years as appointments and commerce shift to telephone exchanges in urban and rural areas. The Medical Review cites faster, easier communication reducing postal card reliance for social affairs and dealings with merchants and doctors.
The article notes Alabama's two aging senators General Morgan and General Pettus are both over eighty. It explains Morgan's term ends in 1967 and Pettus's ends two years later, with the legislature meeting only every four years and the 1910 election likely to renew both terms. It projects Morgan at eighty nine and Pettus at ninety four if reelected and alive.
The Clyde Steamship company shipped a carload of Central American ants in glass tubes from New York to port. The ants, noted to destroy boll weevil, will be released through the southwest starting from New Orleans to aid cotton regions.
The late Mme Thiers bequeathed a pearl necklace valued at 800000 francs. It rests under a glass case lowered nightly into a cellar. The pearls are described as dying, or singing, due to lack of contact with human skin.
Wright Lorimer has purchased all rights of The Man o Airlie from the daughter of Lawrence Barrett. The Aldwych Theatre London will open Tuesday December 19 with a revival of Bluebell In Fairyland. Mrs Fiske returns to Leah Wiesebna in New York on the tenth anniversary of her stage return. Clara Maentz of Chicago hailed as promising new prima donna with contralto range. Will J. Davis signs to build a new theater in Logansport Indiana and form a Indiana chain. William T Hodge cast as Jonah IIId in The White Cat by Man Erlanger Liebler Co. Edwin Stevens joins Fred Whitney for a lead role in Rose of the Alhambra with Lillian Blauvelt.
In Chartres a sign lists KK Pichot as a multifaceted local tradesman and undertaker. French cities paint houses for artistic effect and charge owners, while Fontainebleau tapestries and carved mantels suffer damage totaling about $85,000. A new six story cooperative hotel for women postal staff will cost $100,000 with $5 shares.
The article notes no official national tune or air exists though army and navy regulations require the Star Spangled Banner to be played and saluted at ceremonies. It also mentions the navy admiral's annual pay of 13500, a seaman’s monthly wage of 19, Panama moisture ruining 50 million in machinery, and women forming a corporation in Indianapolis to build affordable artistic houses.
A collection of sharp quotes: Toledo Blade on suffrage strategy post-presidents. New York Herald on burglars with discernment among wealthy lawyers. Boston Herald on the Anglo-Japanese treaty as Britain taking the oyster while rivals parley. Charleston Courier notes a lake of white dust in the Philippines seen as natural preemption of man’s demands.
A guide advises mixing finely chopped pecan nuts with chutney for sandwich filling. It suggests boiling ham gently and leaving it to cool in the water to prevent dryness. It also recommends adding vinegar to ginger snaps and poaching eggs by creating a whirlpool in boiling water.
The piece argues that mysterious men rarely prove good, beggars may choose but are bold about it, and farmers prefer talking over writing. It suggests many disagreeable people exist and warns not to become disagreeable because the Square Deal club seeks the best outcome.
Adrian Michigan reports three months of domestic science in its schools, led by Miss Buena Mixer. Students keep diaries, wash their own dishes, and cook varied dishes in a well organized lab with white uniforms and advanced equipment.
The Art Portland Cement Company, recently incorporated with 500000 capital, acquires Eagle Lake and 400 acres of Noble county marshland from the late Col. Ruel M. Johnson. Marl deposits extend far, supporting many years of operation. On completion, plant will produce 500 barrels daily and open November 1, 1906 as a leading national facility.
The Sandusky Portland Cement company of Syracuse Indiana is named as the real backer of the enterprise. Incorporators include Geoge W. Miles Melville Smith of Syracuse W C Hillabold of Chicago O W Christie of Ligonier Ind and W F McNagny of Columbia City Ind Edward Horgkendorf of the Sandusky company will be superintendent. Mr Smith also comes from Sandusky. The Baltimore and Ohio and Lake Shore railroads will build to the plant to provide shipping facilities. Clay from Lapaz Ind will be used.
The court house heating plant failed Saturday when a section of the nine Hew was put in the basement. The contractor must send to Chicago to replace it, delaying heat for two or three days. Gas stoves were used but offices remained very cold. clerks wore wraps and some were sent home.
Former state senate secretary W. W. Huffman was indicted by a grand jury. The charge details were not disclosed in the accessible text, but the indictment marks a formal accusation in connection with a Senate investigation.
A list shows Ira Kehr 25 Kosciusko County Eliza Ann Weaver 20 Goshen Eugene Ferguson 31 and Nettie Weaver 24 Elkhart Harry Clover 91 and Charlota Mitchell 0 Bilkbar.
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