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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
7
Three large waterspouts tracked along Lake Erie near Ashtabula on Sunday morning, within five miles of shore. A steamer appeared to be in the path but passed safely as spectators watched the dramatic display.
Hopkinsville Kentucky October 23 Charles Burrus colored shot and killed his wife in Pembroke as she stood in the street with a man named James Burrus, attempting to shoot the companion, fired a fatal heart shot Burrus was arrested.
London Spectator notes Japanese publicists foresee social change after the war. Mainichi Shimbun editor and deputy to parliament predicts democratization as soldiers return and judge all subjects equally. Economic shifts may widen rich poor gulf, urging franchise expansion to mitigate tensions.
A five car electric train with motor cars at both ends ran on the Long Island railroad. The motorman reported no issues, averaging fifty seven miles an hour with officials satisfied by the test. Observers said forty five mph or more could be kept. A Pope Pius X memorial was unveiled at Riese in Veneto, his birthplace.
Big four time table indicates trains 33 34 42 parlor cars to Indianapolis. Trains 41 and 42 the Winona Flyer connect at Indianapolis for Cincinnati Terre Haute and St Louis. Train 88 runs through to Louisville and connects at Greensburg for Cincinnati. Northbound. G A Henty agent.
Peter Fry of Woodruff Pa recalls two years of treatment by top Waynesburg doctors with no cure. A friend recommended Foley's Kidney Cure, which after three bottles led to steady improvement until he recovered fully. Houseworth Bros.
Homeseekers travel to Arizona Arkansas Indian Territory Manitoba Mexico and other regions at greatly reduced roundtrip rates. Tickets go on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For details contact P. R. Meals at 116 Adams Street.
A Washington report describes Charles H. Treat receiving 1 259 598 278 582 dollars from Ellis H. Roberts in a single count of Uncle Sam's cash and securities. The tally showed exact agreement with the books, with the money stored in the treasury vaults and guarded by fourteen safes.
H Racken a traveling salesman in Kansas City says the wing collar loses exclusivity as the fall double collar with neck point opens and the detached cuffs vanish. Pongee and mohair shirts with lay down collars rise while oxford patterns favor large open checks for next spring.
A Chicago Chronicle poem snippet celebrates autumn as leaves turn and pumpkins ripen. The verse notes cooler breezes, shorter days, and college football cries while memories of summer linger and pumpkins appear in pies.
A description of a party game where players must imitate the director by saying hints and syllables to avoid forfeits. The text details how mispronunciations and hesitations about He m cause penalties, with laughter at varied pronunciations and eventual disclosure of the forfeits after several rounds.
Ancient writers note cedar grows slowly on Mount Lebanon producing hard wood fit for Solomon's temple and statue carving. Resin preserved papyri and Numa’s tomb books for centuries. Arabs believed cedars impart intelligence and foresee seasons, guiding branch growth.
A party guessing game where one player selects a word and gives rhyming clues. Players propose possible rhymes and questions to identify the target word, with the answer revealing the rhyme and a new word for others to guess.
Bees hum not from wing beat but from air moving through their thoracic tubes. Faster flight makes a louder hum as insects’ nerves extend to senses across their body.
A note explains that cicadas are not locusts and highlights their remarkable life cycle. Some species endure up to seventeen years, earning the name seventeen year cicada, as cited by St. Nicholas.
A little girl in a parlor notes a maid saying the cat is washing her face. The girl corrects the maid, insisting the cat is washing her feet and wiping them on her face.
A child reflects on turning ten and imagines life beyond nine. She imagines later bedtimes more independence and more happenings. She wonders if ten would feel better or if nine is better. The verse from Youth's Companion reads with nostalgia and curiosity about growing up.
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