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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
4
Publication details for The Elkhart Truth daily paper note delivery by carrier or mail rate of 10 cents weekly or 5 dollars yearly. Instructions ask readers to report missed delivery and to submit advertising and communications before 4 PM to ensure same day publication.
Editorial discusses the business office setup and two telephone lines, noting contact points and office procedures. It references the editorial room and the two phones as central to newsroom operations.
Subscribed and sworn before me a Notary Public in Elkhart County Indiana this Sunday of October 1906. Witness my hand and notarial seal. My commission expires January 9 1907. Louis A. Denneri, Notary Public.
The list names County Councilmen by district and at large positions, plus the Assessor Coroner County Commissioner Representatives Surveyor Clerk Recorder Treasurer Sheriff Auditor and local township entries. Names include Solomon Thornton J P Sanders Jacob Wogeman John F Stillwell John Hartman Aaron Work A J Mangus Jacob Haustentein Geo Doll C L Landgraver Harley M Holden James Leicester Jr Chas B Witt Frank R Flynn Samuel A Hoover J O Bristol William Beaneeker Seret Albert Rinehart.
A St Louis pastor says preaching convictions is blocked by rich church leaders. He argues preachers should teach the gospel not attack classes or ideologies. The piece notes ministers leave pulpits over such tensions and cites a Jewish rabbi joining a free church in New York as an example.
Editorial in Goshen News-Times questions Batchelor campaign material. It cites his ten years running a local newspaper and notes lack of support from ministers and manufacturers while predicting party loyalty may offset losses. The piece mocks the advertisement as a seasonal joke.
John D. Bristol of Elkhart, a Democratic candidate for county treasurer, visited the Nappanee office last Friday in support of his campaign. A South Bend Tribune report alleging Governor Hanly swayed Prohibitionists to Republicans by a Nappanee speech is called bosh by the Napanee News, with prohibitionists denying the claim.
The Nappanee News urges voters in Ilkhart county to consider an auditor candidate who allegedly overcharged the county for printing. It questions the candidate’s suitability and urges taxpayers to vote against the Republican nominee if they know their business.
The South Bend Times argues that independent voting holds officials to accountability and acts as a check on party nominations. It stresses voters must stay vigilant and independent to preserve these benefits.
Mr Kirkpatrick of Lake Shore's signal department told police that several cars belonging to the signal gang outfit were broken into this week. Clothing items were also taken from the cars, which were parked on a siding in the Leikhart yards.
A southern traveler finds a Alabama cabin scene on Moseses birthday. Children laugh and tumble as the head of household explains he beat the others to celebrate and lift Moses above the rest due to hard times. The report echoes a New York Times recount of the moment.
Dr Samuel Johnson borrowed a few shillings from Boswell and promised secrecy. He later wrote a poem and sold it in London to repay the debt. The Chicago Tribune notes this incident appears in print for the first time.
The Boston Post proclaims the death of the so-called King of Chiropodists. The obituary notes his life work started at the foot and never left that field, highlighting a career built from humble beginnings to lasting impact in podiatry.
In a playful Parisian fete at the Merchants' Hall a photographer received a model bonnet from a local millinery firm. Charles Lernard presented the hat while Mr Worden praised his generous hosts and the Lincoln Park Zoo referenced in a witty quip. The piece introduces Dolormeiry a device claimed to measure pain dynamics in materials.
A collection of quirky misquotes and vaudeville style quips from Chicago papers. A beggar pleads for pennies and a starving wife is dismissed. Juxtaposed lines describe a radiant lover and a comically misshapen face with exaggerated similes.
A son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs Clemens of Elis street. A daughter was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Henry Englehart of 119 Indiana avenue. A son was born this morning to Mr and Mrs William Conrad of Pacific street.
Twenty dollars in gold will be given away Saturday afternoon at Hazel Park with $10 prizes at 3 and 4 o'clock. Free cars depart at 1:20 and return at 4:30. See the sales ads from $50 to $150 and learn about a $1 cash option or 50 cents weekly payments for two years, interest and tax free.
A playful exchange under a tree features a maiden and a youth as fireflies flicker. The dialogue turns to a light moment about language and correction, reflecting a newspaper’s tongue in cheek style from era free press humor.
A brief exchange hints at a comic opera concept with playful banter. The speaker contemplates grand ambitions, while another suggests a comic angle for a grand opera. The Houston Post record preserves the light tone of the dialogue.
The Bucklen theater rehosts last season's The Squaw Man and premieres A Message from Mars with David Proctor as Horace Parker. Lawrence Evart stars in We Are King, Walker Whiteside’s comedy. Broadhurst Currie’s Metropolitan company offers Texas in four acts, set in Texas and near the Mexican border, amid praise for its realism. Risnor and Madame Aza headline a Cryptal tease at Cedar Point with a hypnotic stage act.
President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims November 29 as a national day of thanksgiving and supplication. He urges reverent gratitude for abundant national prosperity and calls for prayer that blessings be used wisely to strengthen the nation. The proclamation is dated October 22, 1906 in Washington with Secretary of State Root.
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