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Newspaper
Kendallville Daily Sun
Location
Kendallville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
3
DeKalb County readers discuss crop conditions noting very dry weather harming hay and oats while corn shows variable emergence. Wheat is slow and potatoes and fruit face uncertain outcomes. Farmers stress better fertilizer use and hope for rain to salvage a solid corn crop.
W A Deets describes farming conditions near Custer noting gravelly soil holding moisture poorly in dry weather. Wheat heading out may yield if rain comes, early corn started well with irrigation, oats look poor, clover and potatoes doing better, hay short and pasture scarce.
Lima farmers report good corn and potatoes with early sowings paying off, wheat fair and hay oats short, clover variable. Elkhart township notes 60 acres of crops and eight acres onions with mixed yields, while recent frost hurt last year’s crops but sowing looks promising. Rain hoped to lift dry spell and boost crops, with Pray & Blanchard shipping a car of red Durham cattle to an eastern market weighing 26 760 pounds.
The report shows 19 deaconesses and missionary parish calls completed last year. Among 353 cities and towns with 11 in Massachusetts, only five maintained normal teacher positions.
Sioux Falls June 6 The Republican state convention nominated United States senator Kent J Gamble representatives Philo Hall Brookings county and Colonel W H Parker Lawrence county governor Coe I Crawford Beadle lieutenant governor Howard C Shober Hyde state treasurer C N Cassill Lincoln secretary of state D D Wipf Hutchinson attorney general W S Clark Spink superintendent Hans A Astrup Minnehaha state auditor John Hering Campbell commissioner of schools and public lands O C Dockken Duell The tariff plank backs tariff protection with periodic modification to aid American home builders and protect forests and calls for abolition of all lumber tariffs President Roosevelt is endorsed with his policies especially that on railroads.
The Nations Liquor Dealers association opened its annual convention in Louisville and issued an address urging temperance laws and praising organized temperance work while defending licensed liquor trade as honorable. In Indianapolis prices will be laid at the meeting of the United States Brewers association to begin an education campaign against the movement to restrict saloons and beer sales.
Washington June 6 Scores of telegrams from across the nation express sympathy to the widow of the late Senator Gorman. Arrangements for the funeral tomorrow are completed. Clergymen Rev Wallace Radciffe and Rev Frederick I Power will officiate. Honorary pallbearers include Ex-Governors John Lee Carroll E E Jackson and others listed. Senator Gorman left a funeral directive letter to his son being followed.
Redsfield June 6 The state Prohibition convention has nominated a full state ticket headed by Knute Lewis of Preston for governor.
Miss Ida Tarbell aids the National Petroleum Association against Standard Oil. A bronze William McKinley statue arrives in Columbus. Cassatt is reelected to the Pennsylvania Railway board. A German crown prince rumor and a Pennsylvania farmer’s death are noted. The Crescent City steamer is refloated after a prior grounding near Duluth. Sailors’ strike ties up San Francisco shipping. A Missouri river bridge will be built by Burlington and Great Northern. Anton Schor jailed for brother’s murder in Grafton. General Dessirier dies. Nurses’ convention in Detroit. Tuxedo A C argues for legality of twenty round fights in Pennsylvania. If Fitzsimmons Burns fight occurs, plans to pull it off likely.
Earl Barnett and his wife from Grand Rapids Michigan enjoy a brief outing at Pretty Lake this week. The item includes various literary quotes about occupation, virtue, and friendship framed as reflections.
The piece celebrates American pioneer grit shown in rebuilding after disasters. It contrasts abundance for the wealthy with farmers’ reliance on muscle, highlighting forest fires tornadoes floods and other wrecks that drive towns from homes. It lauds rural resilience and silent daily struggles.
The piece notes radical Labour MPs proposing to end the Lords to remove obstacles to labor legislation. It recalls theory on sin and theology, but argues abolition is unlikely. It argues the Lords retain power and England needs its institutions despite discontent.
The text notes Britain and France dominate Africa, each with large territories and White settlements. Together they control nearly two thirds of Africa, with Britain possibly holding the largest single share and France similar, though half of France’s lands lie in the Sahara.
A column of diverse remarks discusses earthquake prediction by a new bureau of seismology, a stubborn horse thief, Admiral Nogi defending Stoessel, Carnegie backing a Chinese language book, spelling reform, the Russian czar and amnesty, the mystery of buttermilk seasons, H. G. Wells predicting an American Shakespeare, and a lingering old regime label in Russia with a note “To be continued.”
Dr. Carl Muck of the Royal Opera Berlin named as the new conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His arrival places him among Europe’s great conductors alongside Mottl Nikisch Richter and Weingartner, promising a season of high artistry in Boston.
An ad style note from The Sun highlights Kodak weather and Beckman’s line of Kodaks as a home viewing promotion. The fragment suggests consumer tech emphasis and brand alignment within a domestic setting.
Elizabeth Treynor and Dr. John Kingdon confess feelings after a tense night as Bradford’s plots and a drunken wreck disrupt a quiet garden. She admits unfair judgments, he proves steadfast, and, with danger past, she asks for a kiss ending in a bold, mutual declaration.
A fragment urges advertising lost articles and cites a Sun notice guide. It mentions valuing Chamberlain's Salve for skin ailments and lists diseases like sore nipples and eczema, priced at 25 cents per box, sold by A. B. Ota.
In May at nightfall Jean Ingelow confessed she had never heard a nightingale sing. A party led her to a lime avenue where birds were singing, but she admitted hearing none due to wearing cotton wool in her ears to block drafts, a lighthearted Londoner tale from Lippincott's.
The World Today notes gulls guard nests and eggs from intruding birds and scouts. It argues their scavenging role supports waterfront ecosystems, calling for protection despite their roving, bold stealing behavior. The piece compares gulls to buzzards and suggests colonies thrive under vigilance.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Indian Pile Ointment as a cure for piles. It claims to absorb tumors, relieve itching and ulceration, and provide relief.
Mrs Bo U Waring of Richmond Street testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her back ache and rheumatism, confirming the product's kidney benefits. The account also mentions a child treated with the remedy and praises its cleansing effects, urging others to use Doan's as the reliable kidney medicine.
L Beckman sells kodaks and supplies. Fischer's drug store offers wallpaper savings. Steckley's feed mill supplies Sleepy Eye Flour and feed with baled hay and straw. Sullivan's Studio invites graduates to arrange commencement photos as the time nears.
Many users praise Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy though hesitant to give testimonials. They remain allies of the medicine, aiding its spread as a trusted household cure for diarrhea and bowel trouble. Sold by A. R. Otis.
Announcement of a new service on the Lake Shore line. The Peek Mail No 43 will commence May 37 with stops toward Chicago, signaling a schedule update from the Lake Shore Railroad.
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