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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
8
Police chief sends sample of the so called hop foam to a local laboratory for analysis to determine alcohol content as Indiana brewers warn the public may sought a beer substitute. Albert Lieser says no substitute matches real beer and demand for near beers declines in prohibition states.
The piece describes pierced brass work as the new popular craft. It explains two methods for creating pierced designs and notes how patterns are pressed or chased into brass sheets. It lists common uses from lamps to frames and mentions available designs in Elkhart stores.
City council schedules regular session to discuss ordinances and municipal matters. Meeting agenda includes unspecified ordinances and routine city business with notices to and from council members.
At the Denison hotel republicans from Crawford and Fairbanks counties discussed reorganizing the state committee next winter. Web Woodfill of Greensburg appears certain as district committeeman from the Sixth. Harry S. New and W. T. Durbin were named as possible state chairman, with New favored. Delegates will elect district committeemen, who will then choose a chairman at the annual love feast.
The Woman s Christian Temperance Union held its annual meeting at the G A R hall with devotion followed by a long business session. Seventeen department superintendents reported. officers elected included President Iva Walsh Parker and Treasurer Milton Wirtz. Delegates to the state convention in Muncie were chosen with I. H. Church as alternate. The Elkhart county convention was set for Trinity ME church September 22 28 and 24 with committees named for entertainment lunch music and decorations.
The Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing company arranged an exhibit of auto buggies at the Goshen fair this week. Two motor buggies a single seat and a two seat are on display under Fred Chase in charge. Building arrangements for automobiles are in progress but the car will not hit the market for several weeks. Officials believe they have a winner in the car they plan to build.
Property owners on Second Street and Lesington Avenue favor a Barber Asphalt Co plan to resurface two streets. Meredith of Barber Asphalt circulated petitions, with Downey assisting. over half the curb on High Street is installed and the paving contract for the east half of West Franklin Street is signed, with work to start soon.
Fragmentary text appears to discuss training, imitation, movement patterns, and a quote attributed to Brewster in McClure’s. The readable parts point to an article or column analyzing animal behavior or learning processes with speculative language and odd formatting.
Suburban Life writer AY DeWeese reflects on a boy born in Chicago contrasting the big city with a farmer’s life. The father recalls choosing him and claims he gains more from the boy than the boy does from him as the child explores his world. He notes the boy unknowingly teaches and interprets life to him.
In a Sunday Magazine excerpt a layman claims corn products moved across the country by a single train with one engine entering New Jersey as a caboose left Los Angeles. A woman replies with disbelief that even two engines could pull such a train.
A vivid beach tableau shows striped tents and colored bathing suits as men women and children basked in sun. A man in a black frock coat with patent shoes suddenly sprang up and ran toward the shore while onlookers, including two women, reacted with surprise and alarm.
A community tale portrays a respected merchant who drinks weekly but is trusted by locals. A vice-president reads complaint letters dated Monday and learns the House will no longer honor any claims from this merchant. From that day, he becomes a larger customer than ever in a changed dynamic of tolerance.
A Washington Post excerpt cites a Charleston cook praising southern fare and cornbread. The text defends traditional Black Mammy stereotypes while touting seafood and cracklins as superior cuisine.
Readable fragments indicate an OCR brief about rates and stars. Names and details are unclear, with multiple garbled terms and missing nouns. The item remains a partial note rather than a full report.
Historical notes describe Bonnier’s tests on bees noting they detect odor at short ranges. A bee head dipped in ether perceived odor, but the needle did not. Bees returned to the hive when smell organs were removed. Bonnier placed syrup at set distances to test directional scent tracking. Green marked bees found one supply, red marked bees a second supply, revealing two directed paths.
A western city jeweler reports a major diamond theft and names a 25 year known man as a possible suspect. The merchant describes a tall dark complexioned man with long curly hair and a heavy mustache seen days before the robbery. A telegram and Missouri dispatch indicate authorities are holding a suspect for orders.
A chaotic OCR read praises Moros aboard a ship near Santa Cruz for choosing to risk cholera exposure to avoid infecting a local contact. It lauds their selfless aid to the dead and their heroic sacrifice, urging medals and language-specific recognition.
Commander Peary tells the Associated Press he will not discuss Dr. Cook's polar claim until a full, authorized account is issued. He asserts Cook may not have reached the pole and vows to prove his own north pole achievement later. Peary also notes plans to retire from active exploration and shifts focus to future Arctic and Antarctic interest from home.
Rev Horace N Spear of the First Baptist church spoke at the Warsaw meeting of the Ft Wayne Baptist association. He discussed the home for aged ministers project and his role on the board directing the Fenton Michigan facility.
A dubious claim touts Dr. Ishoop's Restorative as a universal cure for stomach, heart, and kidney ailments. The text promotes its remarkable popularity over 20 years and urges readers to share the message with sick friends.
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