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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
4
Postal note details subscription options and weekly or yearly rates for the paper. Readers are asked to report irregular delivery to the office at the specified contact points. The notice includes miscellaneous garbled text about phone numbers and office locations.
William D Hazelton of the Elkhart Truth swears the August 1907 daily circulation was 3671 copies exclude samples and spoiled or unsold returns. Notary Louis A Dennert attests sworn September 2 1907 in Elkhart County Indiana.
A Timmins Opera House book store Knevels Book store Keene’s News Stand and Finehout's drug store on Main and Hickory streets list sale locations. The fragment notes a local market event with several vendors participating in a streetside sale.
Notice invites readers to receive The Truth by mail with prepaid postage. Subscribers in the United States can order by mail or telephone to set a mailing duration, with ongoing weekly subscriptions at ten cents.
A timeline lists events from September 26 across years including 1759 Carolina forces attacking Cherokee towns in Tennessee, 1768 Nova Scotia Lt Governor change, 1780 Benedict Arnold fleeing to a British sloop, 1789 Thomas Jefferson becoming Secretary of State, 1815 Paris Holy Alliance, 1811 Anti Masons ticket at Baltimore, 1842 Richard Wellesley death, 1854 Allied advances near Baltklava, 1871 joint commission on Civil War era private claims, and 1881 Garfield’s death anniversary observance.
George F Baer born September 26 1842 in Somerset county. He rose from local newspaper owner to prominent lawyer and railroad executive guiding the Reading railroad reorganization and serving as president for six years. He advised J Pierpont Morgan and held interests in coal iron properties and other railroads.
A fragmented editorial note discusses opinions about saloonists in Elkhart, referencing local sentiment and unspecified events. It hints at controversy and public stance without clear details, signaling a periodical commentary rather than a report.
Mrs. Emma Stueckman of Nappanee, age 70, with a record of 108 teaching terms, will teach again in Kosciusko County. State Superintendent Fassell A. Cotton praises her long honorable career and grants exemption from further license examinations.
The sale of lecture course tickets nears and the program is praised as well balanced. Five lectures will cover travel civics biography history and the philosophy of happiness with platform instruction by high standard men. The entertainment includes two readers of classics and three fine musical organizations for winter.
A woman recalls coffee harming breakfast for years and credits Postum Food Coffee with curing her husband’s stomach upset. She notes both sisters improved after quitting coffee and using Postum, calling it a healthful beverage and urging others to try it. She mentions The Road to Wellville.
Advertises immediate need for 10 boarders with home cooking and comforts. Rooms with board available at 34 50 per week at 519 Hickory Street.
Fragmentary SO of France wine sale notes a sale by half unit and a time reference. Details are incomplete, with mentions of white cellar and half hour pricing and quantities unclear.
The passage lists month by month caricatured bridal traits from January to December, suggesting a superstition that a bride’s character varies with the month. It mocks believers who value these traits and rejects the idea that May brides will be more handsome or happy.
The Turkish minister Mele Mele visited Washington for a grand reception with invitations sent to many. He appeared bored until he kissed a black server who reminded him of his wife, a moment the crowd found odd yet understanding of his homesickness.
A Minnesota observer notes New Yorkers lean constantly, from counters and bars to hotel chairs and street walls. Shops discourage leaning with signs, but patrons ignore them, keeping up the habit in restaurants, saloons, and public spaces.
A British expedition reports abundant floating life throughout the Indian Ocean down to 7 200 feet in seas 15 000 feet deep. Floating life includes whales and deep sea fish food animals, with giant squids jellyfish and prawns up to six inches long. Some specimens show vestigial organs likely from evolutionary processes.
Washington September 26 The Pennsylvania railroad was fined 12436 650 by the Postoffice Department for failing to earn the mails on schedule time and for destruction of mail pouches on main routes during the six months ending June 30. The penalties, though large, are viewed as small relative to the volume handled and to fines on other railways. Elkhart depot sees growth as Ticket Agent Gotwalt notes many new faces at the window.
In Warsaw the Union press reports a renewed bid to acquire land near the east end for a freight station and yards. Past negotiations failed over price, and the busy main street crossings near the yards have raised safety concerns as residents urge moving the yards north from the congested area.
A terse dispatch notes that Signa readiness was confirmed as system preparations were completed. Officials did not disclose further details, citing ongoing tests and future briefing plans.
The text mixes notes on production of 4,000,000 gallons and wood alcohol costs with miscellaneous quotes. It then shifts to a portrait of a person who rises late, eats breakfast late, and spends mornings composing and playing billiards alone.
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