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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
4
The article discusses the craftsman who makes glass eyes, stressing that true artistry lies in matching the exact color, sparkle, and life of a real eye. It notes a large stock of shades, customization for exact fit, and stories of eyes that deceived physicians and even spouses. It explains longevity varies due to tear fluid and corrosion, sometimes requiring a new eye.
The article surveys historical banquets, noting hogs in Roman rites and Buddha’s death by boar flesh. It highlights medieval French noble feasts, Philip the Good’s crusade banquet, Lucullus and Vitellius for their extravagant spreads, and rare dishes like peacocks brains and flamingo tongues, funded by large ships and hunts.
An Adlyka Siberia abstaining commune enacts yearly vow on September 1 to abstain from alcohol for a year yet immediately after church they all drink heavily for a carnival day. The cycle brings suffering and remorse before a period of sobriety. Some scholars speculate it could be a prehistoric tribal practice.
The Kohinoor’s recutting in the Tower jewel chamber used a four horsepower engine and hours of grinding. Sebastian Garrard oversaw the work with a Dutch cutter, while the prince consort and the Duke of Wellington watched as the stone endured 456 hours of grinding.
A New York Journal guide explains low cost methods to repair old cloth bound volumes. It lists inexpensive materials glue muslin cheesecloth and marbled paper and describes step by step pressing removing glue rebuilding the back and attaching new covers with careful trimming and drying.
The piece reassesses Fenelon and Bossuet beyond legend. It argues Fenelon’s reputation as a gentle reformer masks a more complex figure, while Bossuet is shown as a devout churchman not entirely harsh. Rousseau’s quip highlights eighteenth century views of orthodoxy and influence.
This piece recounts Cleopatra VII as Egypt’s final ruler who allied with Julius Caesar after a dramatic escape carried in a carpet. It notes her co reign with Ptolemy XIII, his drowning, her sole rule from 43 BC, and Egypt becoming a Roman province ending the Ptolemy line, with a Tennyson portrait in Dream of Fair Women.
Aesop style tale from ancient Athens recounts Zeuxis painting grapes so lifelike birds pecked at them. Parrhasius claimed the curtain was the true picture, tricking Zeuxis into confessing failure.
Naturalists debate domestic dogs deriving from several wild ancestors rather than one. Evidence shows tame wolves and jackals display doglike affection, while fossils, Egyptian depictions, and historic uses reveal a long domestication arc. Distinct lineages like Newfoundland St Bernard and Australian Dingo suggest multiple progenitors.
The article describes burial rites involving placing salt on the chest of the dead in Ireland and Somerset England. It cites Campbell and Moresin calling it a survival of ancient rites, notes salt as an emblem of immortality, and mentions Harman's claim that early Germans tucked salt under tongues and placed rock salt cylinders in dying hands.
The article explains that milk provides the most complete nutrition among common foods, while bread from flour supports life but lacks optimal proportions. It notes beef alone is insufficient and that combining meat and bread yields a healthier diet, with advances in nutrition clarifying why.
An Ohio man won a prize for forecasting weather by using his father as a living barometer. The plan relies on the father's pains signaling approaching rain, a method the Chicago News calls questionable yet not cruel since the elder would suffer anyway.
The article surveys theories on man eating tigers in India, arguing most are ex cattle killers exploiting easier prey. It suggests killers develop familiarity and contempt for humans, with cubs learning through early contact and females often more involved.
The article notes that Asian wild dogs differ from other carnivores by attacking even larger predators. They do not restrict prey to common fauna but pursue bears like black and smaliyan bears and even tigers, a behavior cited as a unique carnivore tactic.
The article advises rising slowly after sleep to protect the heart and vital organs. It describes yawning and stretching as natural methods to wake up gradually, comparing human routines to babies and kittens. A good yawn and stretch is better than a cold bath for full wakefulness.
The entry traces the transitive use of collar to seize a person, noting early seventeenth century origins. It cites Steele’s Guardian remark on collaring, Gentleman's Magazine 1762 example of a lord collaring a footman, and Marryat's Peter Simple line where a man is collared by two soldiers.
The London Globe quotes an American asking a waiter if anyone laughs in the city. The waiter replies that sometimes they do hear laughter, though complaints are mentioned.
A dialogue from a Cleveland Plain Dealer piece where a woman asks if her hat is straight and a man replies that it always looks crooked when straight and straight when crooked, highlighting a humorous clothing dilemma.
A London Tit-Bits item reports a nightly specter at the Butler household, heard at midnight with groans and wringing hands. A traveler muses the spirit died in the chamber season.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Mytilene dated November 27 reports combined fleet warships arriving at dawn. Admiral Ritter von Jedina and the Austrian consul delivered an ultimatum to the governor, then 500 sailors landed to seize the customs and telegraph offices as calm held.
President Roosevelt removed William S. Lieb, assistant United States treasurer at Philadelphia, for persistent civil service law violations. The decision cites fraud in civil service examinations and implicates Lieb’s sister, stating there is no alternative but removal from office.
Dr. R. B. Martin was shot and killed by a negro named Andrew Patterson at Belcher, about 20 miles north of Shreveport, after a dispute over an account. Patterson fled to a house, returned with a shotgun and killed the doctor. two posses are searching the woods and lynching is feared.
Pension Attorney John W. BHighmy of Amsterdam New York was arrested by U S authorities in Schenectady on charges of forging pension papers. He was arraigned before United States Commissioner W D Loucks and held in $10,000 bail. The state level forgeries allegedly include signatures of individuals and notary publics in South Dakota and Missouri.
The comptroller of the currency appointed Thomas Rinaker of Carlinville Illinois as receiver of the Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny Pennsylvania. Rinaker is a lawyer and former Illinois state legislator.
Washington November 28 A report on the Panama canal construction work shows 17 000 employes now on duty up about 4000 since the previous report Of the 17000 about 1500 are white Americans onto shore and across the isthmus
Louis W. Crawford and William E. Howard alias Hunt pleaded guilty in Boston to being accessories after the fact to the death of Susanna Geary, victim of the Winthrop suitcase tragedy, in a November 1928 case.
Niles Michigan November 28 Albert Hinkley 51 shot and killed his son in law William Tuttle 42 at the latter’s home six miles north of town The shooter says Tuttle was trying to separate him from his wife authorities investigate the fatal shooting
N C Dougherty the embezzler and forger in Peoria Illinois defied the sheriff and forced probate court to be held in his county jail cell Judge Bassett moved the probate court into the jail with Clerk Roberts and a stenographer This marked the first time a central Illinois court session met in a jail cell Dougherty feared Kodak fiends and public gaze while awaiting transport to Juliet for sentence He Witnessed the late C C Lines signature on Lines will, a friend and stockholder in the Peoria national bank
King Haakon took the oath to support the constitution before the Norwegian parliament at noon Monday. The parliament building was crowded with state dignitaries and the diplomatic corps in full uniform, with ladies in court toilettes.
The U S Supreme Court affirmed a Vermont district court ruling in the case of Mrs Mary Mabel Rogers who is condemned to death for killing her husband. The decision returns the case to state authorities and execution is set for December unless acted on by the governor or state courts. Governor Bell said he will not interfere with the execution arrangements.
Rev. George C. Ware rector of an Episcopal church in Lead, South Dakota, indicted by a federal grand jury for complicity in defrauding the government of 125 000 acres in Hooker and Thomas counties Nebraska. Frank Lambert and Harry Welch named co defendants. Each held to federal court in 5000 bond. Ware has qualified for release. Additional cases pending against Ware for alleged illegal fencing. He is described as one of Lead's wealthiest men.
Harrisburg sees arrest of John T Waters a Jersey City railway postal clerk charged with robbing the mails. He was held in default of a $1000 bail for trial at the next federal term. Marked money from decoy letters reportedly found on Waters.
A north bound Big Four freight on Cairo division wrecked at Swange Hill five miles south of Paris HL on Monday evening. An unknown man was instantly killed with two seriously injured as ten cars were demolished when the train broke in two.
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