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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1905
Page
8
A Boston minister, after uniting a couple, accepted a new half dollar as a celebratory fee. Each newly wed couple offered the same coin, prompting the minister to explain his usual rate is lower for repeat clients. He then jokes he hasmarried the groom before five times, implying a discount. The man produced the remaining funds.
A fragmentary Washington Star snippet mocks moths as dreadful and unhelmed while a speaker with dyspepsia complains about tar and camphor odors in the home. The exchange features odd spellings and misprints.
In the year 2000 a man named Mr Billion reflects on wealth and status. His wife Mrs Billion notes his father remained a poor but honest millionaire, highlighting contrasts between material riches and personal virtue.
The Seaman describes the moment a battleship clears for action as the most thrilling and impressive possible. The Landsman questions the memory while a golf champion getting ready to drive is referenced in the exchange.
A quip from the New York Weekly portrays a bustling household breakfast ritual with a servant confirming steps. The dialogue jokingly features calls to breakfast and a suggestion to scent butter with cologne to summon boarders.
Mr Dolley expresses hope of marrying Miss Beisbie. Mr Hunker asks for encouragement and Dolley confirms she has refused him. Reported from Detroit Free Press.
In a humorous interlude, Spinks dismisses talk of trusts as foolish while a courier quips that his true authority lies in 2poolishness, highlighting a lighthearted exchange in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
A brief quote from the Chicago Record-Herald notes an exchange about deceit and profit. A braggart is warned to beware, as the speaker claims a six dollar gain from selling lies after a few minutes of talk.
A playful line from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a kitchen mishap where a steak fell in a potato masher and a speaker comments that the chef was struck hard. The quip reflects lighthearted domestic humor in a Cleveland context.
A fragmented line notes love and car themes with unclear context. The brief hints at affection and mistaken knowledge appear in a coy, lyric style without concrete events. The piece reads as a stray OCR fragment rather than a full news item.
Mrs E E Mummert of Goshen head of the State Federation of Women's Clubs endorses consolidation with the Indiana Union of Literary Clubs. She urges a convention committee at Vincennes October 11 to 13 to study unification. The Union counts 200 clubs. the Federation 61.
Freight traffic on the Lake Shore will be the heaviest in road history as crops and prosperity push volumes. Capt Grammer of New York Central says all departments must release cars quickly, including cinder gondolas, to handle the rush. In Elkhart, over 13 000 cars moved in a week and promotions to engineers follow, with most men residing in Elkhart.
City Attorney J M Van Fleet received a 194 check from Russell and Jennison Paving Co for costs in their 10 000 suit over Beardsley avenue pavement. He endorsed the check to the city. he cites about 500 more dollars paid directly for legal fees, calling the action cheating the city.
Lake Shore machinist Charles Olson wed Rose E. Hammon in a Grace Lutheran ceremony by Rev. C. E. Rice at 1 30 PM. Olson, son of Swan Olson and his wife of 710 Tenth Street, will reside with his parents. the couple left for Otsego Michigan at 2 05 PM to visit briefly.
Clara C. Rarig of Elkhart sues for divorce from William H. Rarig alleging a 15 year liquor addiction, failure to support four children, with marriage dated 1876 and separation in 1904.
Nine year old Maud Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Brown collapsed on stairs at Central School while climbing to Room 6. Teachers Miss Calahan and Mrs Lynch carried her to the first floor and she was sent home. Parents vow renewed pressure for safer access.
Goshen man P. P. Pindell reports losing a pocketbook containing $150 while in Elkhart last night. No further details available.
An appreciative Bucklen audience enjoyed the Flints and their buggy ride gag as Mrs. Flint induced hypnosis, one of many humorous features of last night’s entertainment.
George T. Barney of Elkhart was re-elected president of the Mexican War Veterans Association of Indiana. Only thirty eight Mexican war veterans remain in the state. The next meeting was set for Indianapolis during state fair week in 1906.
Colonel John M. Fuller of Honey Grove Texas attributes a near fatal liver and kidney illness to Liver and Kidney trouble and credits a 50 cent bottle of electric Bitters for his recovery. He praises the medicine as the best on earth and thanks the makers. Sold and guaranteed to cure dyspepsia biliousness and kidney disease by Houseworth Bros druggists at 50c a bottle.
A communication to the Truth reports Mrs Alien Carter of Marion Street married Bert Gardner of Cass County Michigan at Niles on August 5.
Lamp posts at the new postoffice are being mounted today with four posts placed to flank the entrances and sides. Each post is arranged to hold five lights, illuminating the building as construction progresses.
George Taylor of Elkhart filed a divorce suit against Minnie M. Taylor claiming she cannot care for their children Merritt six and War l four and alleging she has been unduly friendly with William Miller. The couple married in 1897 and separated in 1905.
Report claimed a robbery at Norris B Fell’s store after large drafts went missing. The drafts were later located, ending the brief belief of a theft.
Eurkhart residents plan to attend the Hillsdale fair running October 2 through October 6. The present service is deemed adequate, so the Lake Shore will not operate a special train for the event.
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