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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1909

Page

5

Standard Hotel License At Risk After Liquor Raids

Police shut down the Standard hotel’s Blind Tiger rooms amid ongoing liquor violations. Clerk Robert Paluntree awaits trial for selling liquor while proprietor Thatcher posted a $50 bond. The case follows years of illicit activity including open basement bars and nocturnal shifts, with license jeopardy facing W B Titus.

Tiger Robert ‘Paluntree Standard Whiteman Miller Thatcher The Sadanfree Standard Hotel W.B. Titus

Lawyers Decide to Hold a Banquet in Hart City

A Talk hart city bar association meeting discussed planning an annual meeting and banquet likely in winter. No banquet has been held for two years, and members are enthusiastic. Officers named include Perry L. Titer as president J Harman as vice president W B Wise as secretary and James S Dodge Jr as treasurer.

Talkhart City Bar Association Perry L. Titer

Elkhart County Fair Draws Large Opening Day Crowd

Attendance at Goshen for the first day of Elkhart county fair exceeded last year as crowds began arriving in larger numbers with more than 1900 people noted at the fairgrounds.

Elkhart County Goshen Sane

Books and Microbes and the Carbolic Hint

A London news note mocks pampering in books and cites Sir Lauder Brunton claiming plain carbolic acid sponged on book tops prevents head colds. He warns books harbor germs and suggests a simple tonic for readers.

Sir Lauder Brunton Sir Lauder Dus London: News

Abnormal Weather Size Debate in Devonshire Expert Opinion

An agricultural expert in Devonshire, England, discusses unusual weather effects on crop sizes. He attributes the anomaly to recent climate changes affecting growth and yield.

Devonshire England

Brothers dispute over 240 acre farm in Elkhart county

In a Bilkhar t superior court case Judge Van Fleet weighs ownership of a 240 acre Elkhart county farm after years of joint farming and mortgage debt. John Darr and Isaac Darr, once partners, split in 1892 amid a debt and marriage plans. Witnesses described a lack of formal books, with a white board as sole accounting. A settlement attempt was planned for this afternoon.

John Darr Isaac. Darr Bilkhart ‘Su Ior Vernon W. VanFleet St. Joseph County Elkhart County John Isaac Wikhart County Hey John L. Sooper Goshen John Whetten

Couple returns from Baroda to mourn cousin in Weather family

Mr and Mrs Frank Myers of 1010 North Street travel from Baroda Michigan after being called by the death of their cousin Mrs William Weather. Mr and Mrs E Gerster of Warsaw who visited her parents Mr and Mrs Nusbaum return home.

Frank, Myers North Street Baroda Mich William Weather E. ¥. Gerster Warsaw Nusbaum

Misers and Perpetual Fables From a Fragment

Fragmentary OCR entry notes a theme of misers and perpetual fables. The readable text hints at a reflective piece or column but lacks clear names, dates, places, or concrete events to identify.

Elkhart-Bristol Interurban Line Rumor Advances

Rumor says Murdock interests and Bucklen are arranging to run an Elkhart to Bristol interurban on Bucklen tracks with Northern Indiana Railway cars. Crews prepare cars in November, and work continues on poles rails and grading toward Bristol, with possible service between Elkhart and Bristol this fall.

Murdocks Bucklen Elkhart Bristol Northern Indiana Company Messrs Murdock East Jackson Street Bucklen Tracks Jukhart-Bristol Jackson Stret Jackson and Franklin Streets American Veneer and

Local residents return from trips and visits

Jacob Winer visits Chicago today while James D. Light travels to South Dakota on business. Royal Bassett returns today from a brief stay in South Bend Mishawaka area. Bertha Hartman returns from a visit with friends at Mishawaka. Mr and Mrs A T Anderson enjoy a few days at Kent City Michigan. Mrs C S Dean returns from Chicago and Indianapolis business trip. Richard Chester was in South Bend and Mishawaka yesterday on business. L H Swayne returns from Dayton after visiting friends. Mrs street ds Sloat of South Clerk visiting friends at Gr

Jacob Winer Chicago James D. Light South Dakota Royal Bassett Vist South ‘Bend Bertha’ Hartman Mishawaka Kent City Mich C. S. Dean Indianapolis Richard Chester South Bend L. H Swayne Dayton Street

Imitation Chelsea Marks Seechned in London Court

Experts warn that spurious gold anchors claimed as Chelsea marks are often pasted over genuine labels. The London case revealed German imitators masking the mark with a Made in Germany label to fool customs officials and buyers.

Bezinnér Swhopins Chelsea Chelse Ately Germany London

Detecting the Sailor Styles in Walk and Posture

A street discussion in New York contrasts a sailor's walk with a landsman’s. A visitor claims sailors walk with palms turned back and backs forward, while landsmen swing arms inward, noting there is no known explanation for the distinction.

Fiat Iron

Overcoming Physical Handicaps and Great Achievements

A reflective piece lists famed figures such as Paul the preacher, Julius Caesar, Pascal, Alexander Pope, Milton, Parkman, Beethoven and others who endured disabilities and illness yet rose to prominence. It emphasizes will and determination as the key to victory over corporal weakness.

Tsu Paul Lulius Caesar Pascal Alexander Pope Milton Parkman Beethoven

Woman's Earning Power Expands Across the United States

A historical glimpse notes that women in the United States now earn over twice what they did three years ago and occupy about 90 percent of jobs. Telegraph work lags but women are indispensable in many sectors, with many capable of earning their own living.

United States United States

Secret Dead Men's Societies and Their Signs

The text describes secret societies that rose to power without regular chiefs, protecting property and enforcing marks or taboos on land. Initiation is hinted as death themed, with members signing official documents, and a president noted for meticulous signatures amid satire about a rail fence like scratch marks.

From Career of Crime to Family Fate in Criminal Circles

The piece notes that children of criminals seldom become criminals themselves, citing police records and famous examples like Mother Mandelbaum and Koehler. It argues harsh upbringing and deterrence shape outcomes, contrasting heredity with environment in crime.

Scotland Yard New York Chicago Mandelbaum Sammy Koehler

Sod Houses on the Canadian Prairies

A sketch of homesteaders on the Saskatchewan and Alberta frontier. Prairie families live in sod houses when lumber is scarce and railways lag yet. Despite poverty myths, early settlers often endure sod dwellings that are cool in summer and warm in winter.

Canada Prairies Aod Saskatchewan Alberta Guramer

Not Interesting News From A Curious Exchange

A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Bizibod asking for the latest news and Nets Cayenne answering with a clipped remark. The text appears as a snippet from a larger narrative with irregular punctuation and quotation marks.

America’s drink scene described by temperance lecturer

A temperance lecturer claims America holds 6,000 intoxicating drinks. He mocks bartenders for lacking mastery of global beverages and lists various drinks from different cultures including bak-no-ma-shalo sam a larangina mescal cacasha and Jamaican rum, noting price and potency.

America Philippines South America

Federal regulation urged for cocaine sales nationwide

The article notes that not half of the cocaine imported into the United States last year was used for medicine. It highlights its rising nonmedical use as a stimulant, especially where liquor sales are banned, causing nervous system harm and potential mortality increases among southern negroes. Physicians and druggists advocate federal controls.

United States

Romance of Married Life and the Stage of Youth

The excerpt asserts that romance grows after marriage, claiming character and personality mature then, while pre marriage life is a stage of comedy and sport. It contrasts carefree youth with married life as the arena where true virtue or vice is proven.

Elkha Heldia Holds Morning Meeting and Elections

The Elkha Heldia largely attended a morning meeting where officers were elected for the year. President J He Breish vice president H N Spear secretary and treasurer I A Benander. The evangelistic meeting committee under Mr Gray reported all bills paid and a small treasury balance remaining.

Elkha Heldia

Elkhart Chauffeur Severely Burned in Garage Fire

A steam car caught fire Friday morning in the Ran Tai garage at Elm Street Wayne. Chauffeur Wal e Par vish of Elkhart suffered severe burns to his hands as the vehicle burned and was moved from the building by garage workers. the car and garage suffered heavy damage.

Ort Wayne Wale Parvish Telkhart Es Ae Aend

Strike at Pressed Steel Car Works Shuts Plant in Pittsburg

A new strike at the Pressed Steel Car Works in Pittsburg, Pa, halted operations as 3,000 foreign workers refused to report to work. Supervisors were discharged and organizers denied, with officials claiming the action is not organized and American workers do not support it.

Galle Pittsburg Pressed Steal Car Company

Utica Police Fail to Find Murder Clue

Utica N Y September 15 a forty eight hours search by the police failed to develop a tangible clue hearing on the identity of the man who shot the three station children Sunday evening Rewards aggregating 3250 are altered.

Utica N. Y

Lineage and Artistry in Early Eastern Plain Representations

Fragmentary text discusses Eastern greyhourid lineage and ancient artistic representations. It notes parallels between lit motifs and doge of codsay on new seats and tombs, hinting at enduring regional artistic attainments and time immemorial baiting deg.

Codsay Eyieot

Fragmentary Editorial on Jealous Rage and Suicide

A brief, damaged excerpt condemns vigilante or homicidal acts but admires the young man who killed himself rather than his sweetheart after a jealous outburst. The passage argues against death by one’s own hand while presenting the case as an example.

Hummingbird Shields Nest From Lightning With Silk Cobwebs

A description notes a hummingbird in Australia building a protective nest cover using silk cobwebs. The bird covers the exterior before a thunderstorm, effectively creating a lightproof shield around its dwelling. The process is described as cobweb silk acting as a conductor and a lightning preventive barrier.

Australia

Auction of Farm in Indiana by Executrix in Syracuse

The executor of William Monore’s will offers at public sale the Anaver farm near Syracuse Indiana on October 12 1909 at 2 PM. The property includes 19 acres of good land and a one fourth mortgage. location details list proximity to Cromwell Ligonier and Wawassee, with stock and dairy potential noted.

Wiliam Monore Cornelius & Butt Tows Syracuse Indiana Cromwell Ligonier Vamvasee Sornelius

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