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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
6
A brief verse notes the sweet arrival of spring and the pleasant weather to come. It highlights May and June as crowning months blending their joys together.
County commissioners fixed the polling places for November 8 in Concord township listing 22 locations from Potts barber shop to J A Plank residence and others including boarding houses and shops. Also an advertisement promotes Father Williams Indian Tea claim as a female remedy sold by local merchants.
An offer claims a home cure for piles using an absorption method. Readers are asked to send their address to Mrs. M. Summers in Notre Dame, Indiana, with no payment requested, and to pass the offer to others.
The Indiana Anti-Saloon League schedules a rally day in Elkhart churches with state officers and Governor J Frank Hanly to speak at Trinity M E Church at 3 pm and at an overflow Presbyterian meeting. E S Shumaker introduces the governor. various church assignments are listed for forenoon and evening services.
Dramatic patent medicine claim promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if no cure. Signature of ER W Grove appears on each box and price listed as 26 cents.
In Turin on October 24 officials say the Duke of the Abruzzi was not granted leave of absence and no departure date for the United States has been decided. In Washington on October 24 Secretary of State Reot refused to issue an extradition warrant sought by Russia in the case of Jan Janell Pouren.
Chicago Board of Trade quotations show mixed prices across wheat corn oats and meats with declines in some grains and steady to higher hog and cattle prices. Live stock values note strong hog receipts and varied cattle and lamb quotes from busy markets.
The piece notes that ancient cultures burned incense in death rooms and washed bodies with rose water to honor the deceased. It cites Homeric times and Egyptian practices as historical examples, referencing the New York American.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for feminine ailments. It claims decades of use, wide endorsement, and success with conditions from backache to nervous debility, urging women to choose this medicine over substitutes.
The property at 114 South Second street, late W H Mann residence, is offered for sale at a reasonable valuation. Frontage about eighty feet on Second street. Possession available soon. Inquire of James H State attorney for W H Mann Lumber Co. City Treasurer's Notice and other local classifieds detail due dates for street, sidewalk, sewer assessments by November 1 and cemetery notes by December 1. Electric motor for sale and wood stock advertised. Local ads include dental treatment notice and window glass offer.
Notice calls a special election in Elkhart County Indiana on November 3 1908 to elect one congressman for the 18th District to fill the unexpired term of Abraham L Brick ending March 3 1909. Governor orders, election certified by Clerk Geo W Fleming and Sheriff John Ziesel with Goshen Indiana date October 19 1908.
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