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Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1903

Page

7

Sisters Smash Two Salons in Manhunt for Brother

In Winfield Kansas on March 30 sisters of John Osborne armed with pistols and hatchets battered two saloons while searching for Ed Osborne. They forced entry at Arthur Schmidt's place and shamed the bartender into retreat with threats. They damaged bottles and glass and then broke a large front window at a nearby saloon. No arrests reported.

Winfield, Kan John Osborne Ed Osborne Arthur Schmidt North Main Street

Perry Davis’ Pain Killer A Century of Quick Relief

The advertisement extols Perry Davis’ Pain Killer as the universal emergency remedy for sprains bruises strained muscles and aches from blows. It claims a sixty year history and global use noting there is but one Pain Killer Perry Davis’.

Perry Davis

May throw out 200000 men

The International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers warns that continued strikes against the American Bridge Company could put about 200000 workers out of employment nationwide. President Frank Buchanan pledges to fight until victory, stressing the impact if the strikes persist.

New York International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers American Bridge Company Frank Buchanan

Bailey's Laxative Tablets Praise From Mayor Cove

Waukesha mayor Cove endorses Bailey's Laxative Tablets as highly meritorious for constipation and related ailments. The ad promotes 10c size with 20 tablets and 25c size with 60 tablets, available at Fenton's drugstore.

Mayor Cove Waukesha Wis Bailey Fenton’s

Informal Cuban Treaty Ratifications Seen By Telegraph

Washington March 30 Informal exchanges of ratification of the Cuban treaty are expected Monday or Tuesday by telegraph to meet the March 31 deadline. Official ratification moves will follow by the usual method. Minister Sauires notified Secretary Hay of the Cuban senate action.

Washinon Sauires Hay

Group instantly relieved. Dre Thom as relectric oil safe.

The fragment hints at a group expressing immediate relief about an electric oil product labeled as safe and reliable. Named individuals or organizations are not clearly identified, and the OCR text is highly fragmented.

Fireman Killed in Wreck

Ottumwa Iowa reports a fireman died in a wreck. The incident occurred in March as authorities investigated the cause and identified the victim. Further details were not immediately available.

Ottumwa Towa

Weekend kitchen tips and household science notes

A collection of practical cooking ideas and home maintenance advice. It covers boiling eggs with a whirlpool method for neat eggs, preserving silver by wrapping in brown paper, and moth control using naphtha to clean cracks and destroy eggs and larvae.

Jilted twice in one day for Silas Waul

Silas Waul, from Muskogee I T, reports two Kansas City women broke promises of marriage in the same day. He gifted a gold watch, diamonds and $400 to the first, who vanished after a planned ceremony. A replevin writ retrieved jewelry from the second, but she refused to wed. Waul plans a Salt Lake City departure and hints at a third attempt at matrimony.

Kansas City Star Silas Waul Kansas City Muskogee Grand Avenue Mattie Kuntz I. T Oakley House Fourteenth Street Walnut No. 4 Salt Lake City Utah

Indian Muffins Recipe From Historic Kitchen Note

A brief recipe describes making Indian muffins by pouring boiling water over cornmeal to form a thick batter. After cooling, add yeast eggs and salt, let rise two hours, then bake in a quick oven in buttered square pans two thirds full.

Prevalence of Catarrh and Hyomei Cure Claims

State statistics claim 97 of 100 suffer from catarrh with dangerous spread to bronchial tubes. Hyomei inhaler therapy is promoted as a simple effective treatment with early relief and potential cure. Honeworth Bros. sells it on a guarantee basis promising a refund if it fails to cure.

Honeworth Bros

Name Unknown as Divorcee Finishes Seventh Marriage

A Chicago divorcee, just through her seventh marriage, refuses to reveal her name to a clerk asking for it, replying only that the name is all he needs to know. The brief exchange highlights a bold, unyielding attitude amid a whirlwind of unions.

Chicago

Indifference to Woman Suffrage Taints New Hampshire Vote

The St Louis Post Dispatch notes that women’s suffrage suffers more from public indifference than active opposition. It suggests most men don’t care if women vote, so the New Hampshire constitutional amendment tends to fail by default rather than outright defeat.

New Hampshire St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Untitled Detroit anecdote prompts feud remark

A Detroit Free Press excerpt shows Ho ack asking why Mrs Dinsmore hates Mr ee, mentioning an old label of being well preserved and a report to her. Tomdik cites a past remark as context.

May Manton Dressmaking Hints on Tucks and Shirring

May Manton discusses fashionable combinations of tucks and shirring in gowns and waists. A white crepe de chine waist with Venetian lace illustrates the look, adaptable to washable fabrics, silks, and wools. The design features a fitted waist lining, yoke facing, invisible center back closure, and shirted shoulders creating broad lines and soft full wrists.

May Manton

Rich Anthracite Vein Found in Bearpaw Mountains

A. G. Staten discovers a rich anthracite coal mine in Montana Havre on March 30. The vertical vein is four feet thick and peaks into the Bearpaw mountain range, promising a significant energy resource for the region.

Montana Havre Mont A. G. Staten Bearpaw Mountains

Inflammatory Rheumatism Cured In 3 Days

Morton L Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports a woman with inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint who, after six weeks bedridden and eight physicians, found immediate relief from the Mystic Cure for Rheumatism. The account emphasizes rapid improvement and the cure claim.

Morton L.hill Lebanon

How to Ward off An Attack of Rheumatism

A West Virginia gardener Josie McDonald recounts repeated spring rheumatic attacks that eased after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. She reports lasting relief after the first bottle and keeps it on hand to prevent recurrences. Sold by Houseworth Bros.

Josie McDonald Mann Logan County West Va Houseworth Bros

School Superintendent Arrest Reported in Estherville

Estherville Iowa March 30 reports Professor Edwin Dukes longtime superintendent of public schools arrested on charges not fully clear from the fragmentary transcription. Local officials offered no statement on the case.

Estherville Towa Bprof Edwin Dukes Perintendent

Bowen to push arbitration protocol with European envoys

Washington reports Minister Bowen plans to start talks this week with European bloc ambassadors on a protocol for sending to The Hague arbitration panel to decide preferential claim payments against Venezuela. He has handed the British ambassador a draft naming the court members with czar Russia to appoint them. The draft, with amendments from allies, aims to fund claims from mixed commissions at Caracas using 30 percent of La Guayra and Puerto Cabello customs receipts due in March.

Washington Bowen Hague Venezuela Russia la Guayra

To Dye Not to Die in a City Drug Store

A girl asks a clerk what people die with and is told many things before requesting ten cents of that. The clerk refuses to sell anything but nerve tonic all afternoon, mortified by the exchange.

Houseworth Bros

Botanic Blood Balm touted as cure for blood poisons

An advertisement from Fenton's Drugstore touts Botanic Blood Balm curing blood poison cancer ulcers eczema and carbuncles. It includes testimonials from Robert Ward of Maxey Georgia and George A Williams of Roxbury plus a free sample offer and request for medical advice by mail from Blood Balm Co Atlanta GA.

Robert Ward Maxey’s George A. Williams Roxbury Atlanta Fenton’s Drugstore

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