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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
7
Leavenworth Kan April 1 A fire at Fort Leavenworth damaged the military prison causing an estimated 250000 to 300000 dollars in losses. Soldiers fought the blaze and guarded 800 inmates with no escapes reported as authorities moved prisoners to a stockade amid panic and strict discipline.
President Taft Secretary Meyer Assistant Secretary Winthrop and Admiral Dewey joined about fifty senior officers at St John’s Episcopal Church for Rear Admiral George A Converse funeral. Full military honors accompanied the interment at Arlington National Cemetery.
New York April 1 decree of separation granted Mrs Hazel B Pirie from husband Hal Lan Hawkins Pirie son of John T Pirie of Chicago.
N B Langley of Madison Wisconsin reports severe rheumatism for fifty months with neck pain and widespread symptoms. After using Dr Detchon's Relief For Rheumatism he says pain eased within hours and complete cure achieved in three days, enabling him to return to work. Sold by Houseworth Bros A R Bentz Co druggists.
Short notice advertises goods crated for shipping or storage with a phone contact and reference to Truth newspaper boosting results.
An old style offer advertises a free book on a medical discovery promising instant relief when others fail. It urges readers to mail a free coupon to receive names of cured patients and testimonies, asserting the reader will be convinced after reading letters from hundreds of patients.
A request from a reader for a free booklet on rupture and a price list from Brooks Bridge in Marshall Michigan. The note seeks by mail a plain wrapper brochure with the book and terms that trial sending may occur if later ordered. Includes name and address fields.
Houseworth Bros promote Dr Howard Co constipation and dyspepsia remedy at half price. A 50 cent bottle now costs 25 cents with refund if unsatisfied. The campaign claims rapid relief from headaches indigestion and tiredness and reports many customers praising the remedy in Elkhart.
The Rest Cottage board reports for March show expenditures totaling 33.99 including groceries meat milk telephone freight medicine stamps travel light and miscellaneous. Receipts show balance on hand March 1 of 13 cash receipts 49273 total cash 62.27 and balance on hand April 1 of 28.28. Provisions and fuel donated 860.16. Family of seventeen supported. thanks sent to contributors.
The Crystal Theatre has drawn big nightly crowds for two weeks. The high quality films and artists are praised as top notch, with the show drawing pleasure seekers and gaining broad hearts in the community.
Mr Leonard announces he has secured the agency for Zemo, a remedy claimed to cure eczema pimples dandruff blackheads hemorrhoids and other skin and scalp diseases. The ad promises instant relief and germ destruction leaving clear healthy skin with display photos of cures.
Warsaw Improvement Co leases land west of the city to create a ball park driving park and amusement area. The diamond will be ready by April 6 and the Warsaw team opens April 18 with practice games in the interim. Elkhart challenges may come. Victor Menschein may manage the club again as South Bend Spires seek games and Elkhart is listed for potential contests.
A Baltimore reader cites relief from female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement touts the remedy as the most successful cure for irregularities and related symptoms, inviting readers to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A historic, promotional notice touts Cerena as a perfect cereal claimed to aid digestion and liver function. It announces free distribution via Truth readers and shops today, describing Cerena as made from wheat corn fruits and vegetables with a unique preparation process.
Classified notices show jobs, rentals, sales, and loans from Mishawaka and nearby areas. Entries include housework helpers, office stenographers, cook, jewelers, boiler workers, and tradesmen. rental requests for modern homes. sales of groceries and engines. and loan offers with various terms.
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