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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1905
Page
4
A town woman staying at a farmer’s farm observes rural life and finds the countryside hospitality, nature, and dress strikingly modern. She learns country girls sew their own gowns with embroidery and puffing, mirroring city fashions in style and effort.
The text extols pioneer mothers skilled in plants and herbs such as spicewood calamus and sassafras, who prepared medicines and performed surgeries with courage. It highlights their knowledge of local reptiles and nature, contrasting them with modern urban figures and noting the grandmother’s enduring beauty and frugality.
Rural womanhood outshines city fashions as nature’s simple life keeps body and spirit bright. The author urges country girls to embrace practical study and the outdoors, noting city costs and vanity distract from wholesome health. SUSAN PHIPPER.
United States Marshal Henkel says warrants for the arrest of James Lantry Chas. B. Lawton Arthur T. Mart Elmer Alexander Bernard D. Traitel Edwin C. Currier Charles Sirrine Charles E. Ensign Julius Schloss Charles Bosworth and Charles Bogert have been placed with U S Commissioner Ridgeway for execution. The defendants plan to surrender within a day or two with bail set for appearance at preliminary examination. If any fail to appear they will be taken into custody. The group is expected to surrender in a body tomorrow with counsel.
The Department of Marine and Fisheries asks the imperial government about arming the Canadian cruiser Vigilant with quick-fire three pound guns. If approved, guns would be sent from Halifax to Vigilant to curb poaching by American fishermen under the Rush-Bagot 1817 accord.
National League results include Cincinnati sweeping Boston 5 0 and 4 3 with Chicago losing to Brooklyn twice 0 2 and 3 2 while Pittsburgh routed New York 10 4. American League noted Boston downed 1 3 by Chicago then 4 7, Philadelphia edged Detroit 3 2, New York defeated St. Louis 13 10, and Washington beat Cleveland 9 4.
Topeka September 26 Governor EB Hoch indicating that if reelected he will urge a new bill to authorize a state oil refinery to challenge the trusts. He believes a measure can be drafted to overcome constitutional objections that halted the prior legislature's refinery bill.
In Birmingham an Alabama and Great Southern north bound train collided with the Louisville and Nashville Block ton accommodation at Woodstock crossing. Conductor H. H. Marburg was killed and sixteen white men and eleven negroes were injured.
In New York on September 26 an explosion at Joseph Speizo's Green Point fireworks factory leveled the plant. Sixteen year old Antonio Speizo was killed instantly while his wife two younger sons and a worker were seriously injured.
Report from St Petersburg says since Sept 14 there have been only twenty seven Asiatic cholera cases in the empire, seventeen deaths. All cases occurred in Russian Poland.
Market totals from Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago New York and East Buffalo show futures and cash values for Wheat Corn Oats Hay Cattle Hogs Sheep and Lambs. Notable figures include Indianapolis Wheat No 2 red 86c and Chicago Wheat No 2 red 8644c with May at 88c.
Evidence grows in the Sherrick case as the grand jury digs into Wickard notes and related documents. Prosecutor Benedict holds Sherrick check books showing payments to Al Brown and other traces of lavish spending. John Reed may sue to recover notes. Wickard’s power of attorney and the Great Western Gold Mining stock are key links in the potential recovery.
Governor Hanly accepts invitation to join a Nov meeting of distinguished men in Washington to push delaying the presidential inauguration from March to late April or mid May. The push cites weather and attendance issues as reasons for change.
The directors of Winona assembly and its enterprises will visit Winona Technical Institute in Indianapolis in early October to review progress. Miss Helen Gould of New York will attend to inquire into the institute’s work. The school has begun its first year with about 200 young men in various departments.
Charles Howard, invalid son of ex Chief Justice Howard of the Indiana supreme court, was found in St. Mary's lake at Notre Dame. He held a walking stick in his right hand, and the bank’s steepness suggests an accidental drowning.
The ten months old son of Mr and Mrs Richard Ferguson died after swallowing a brass trousers button. The object pierced into the lungs and resisted medical efforts for a month, causing increasing difficulty in breathing in Wabash Indiana on September 26.
In Chandlersville, two miles northwest of Bloomington, Italian immigrant Rocco Fenar was shot and killed by Damin Guise, who was arrested. Police say the tragedy grew from a drunken quarrel.
Indianapolis on September 26 reports Nat A. Fill state treasurer officially paid off 253000 dollars in state bonds, wiping out the large debt. The action marks a full settlement of the obligations.
Evansville Indiana on September 26 fire destroyed the Fuller clothing store and damaged the Novelty Department store and W Elmendorf carpet shop. Loss estimated at 59000 dollars.
In Evansville Indiana on September 26 the wife of police sergeant Christian Heuer died by suicide by jumping into a cistern. She had been ill.
George Pomney aged eighteen was accidentally killed near Fort Wayne Indiana while hunting. A heavy shot load tore into his stomach and part of his lungs in the incident reported on September 26.
Sentice Green aged thirty five was fatally crushed between a Chicago elevated and the Holman street bridge in Hammond while aiding a woman to board the car.
New York yellow fever update as of 6 p m Monday shows 37 new cases bringing total to 2 868, 3 new deaths and 370 in total, 7 new foci, 282 cases under treatment and 2 216 discharged.
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