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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1910
Page
5
A fragment from the Pittsburg Gazette Times describes a dramatic moment as a man exclaims relief and invites a companion to the Erie depot for a late meal, noting it is only eleven o'clock. The vivid dialogue captures a small, hopeful scene over a river setting.
Street officials solve sewer clogs by sending a catfish with a string to the river. The fish drags the line back to the man who pulls a wire through the sewer, loosening and clearing obstructions. The method, tested as a quick and easy fix, ends the long struggle to get rope through.
A fragmentary exchange references a horse named Horsebane and a fence collision. A recumbent friend clarifies a fence incident and mentions telegraph wires, with a muddy, cryptic dialogue tone and unclear witness details.
A London Institution lecture by A. H. Dunning on The Savages of New Guinea links Dr. Chalmers murder to a native man accused of striking him. The talk includes a recalled portrait of the killer and notes on prison capture during a government expedition. Other anecdotes mention salts, kissing customs, and new Guinea social observations.
Engineer Fred Shelford describes Lake Magadi on the Uganda to Lake Victoria railway project. He notes a 10 by 2 to 3 mile lake with pink marble like surface and a deep soda deposit spanning at least 20 miles, amid extreme heat and remote surroundings with flamingos nearby.
The article argues life can be prolonged by avoiding constipation and related digestive issues. It promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a guaranteed cure and offers a free sample by mail from Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, with local seller Jonesborough Bros. handling sale at nominal prices.
A Lebanon Indiana resident credits Dr Detchons Relief for Rheumatism with curing his wife in three days after six weeks in bed and eight doctors without relief. He reports immediate relief and walking ability, praising the product sold by Houseworth Bros and Tr Bente Co druggists.
An advertisement touts Dr. Detechon's Relief for Rheumatism and Neuralgia claiming radical cures in 1 to 2 days. It lists prices 76 cents and $1 and notes druggists Wouseworth Virog FF fhentz & Co and others as sellers.
A vintage ad notes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy to illness sold by Woollister Bros. The copy links happiness to health and promotes the product as a cure while urging cheerful self-help.
The London Chronicle notes Brighton’s literary connections from Dr. Johnson to Thackeray. It recalls Johnson visiting St Nicholas parish, Lambs in 1817, Wordsworths, and other writers like Fanny Burney and Theodore Hook enjoying the Downs and the town's literary ambiance.
The article recalls the spread of cocoa from Mexico to Spain in 1520 and its strong backlash in France. Cardinal Richelieu warns his brother Alfonso about chocolate's potential health harm, while physicians claim it could cause a continuous fatal fever.
Mrs James J Storrow wife of a Boston banker finances multiple charities including a girls’ bowl shop where surplus from pottery sales funds education. She runs a girls’ library club and sends several girls each summer to the country.
An ad fragment shows John Ort, Home, promising reliable furnace and chimney work with a phone contact. The snippet also includes a humorous line about marriage and a note on truth delivered by carrier for 10c a week.
Fragmentary notes describe pricing for delivery and items: ten cents per week for a service and a four dollar fifty cent charge for coaster brakes. The remaining text is garbled with stray phrases about truth and turn locks.
Local citizens endorse Doan's Kidney Pills citing a testimonial by Carl E Colenmiin of West Indiana Street stating the remedy cured his chronic back and kidney trouble. The ad notes the product, price 50 cents, and Foster Milburn Co as sole US agents with Houseworth Bros drug store as a local seller.
Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey and Tar in the house for spring coughs and colds and urgent croup relief. It is promoted as the best safe prevention with no opiates, sold by all druggists.
Elkhart Water Co offers pure water for home and industrial use with office hours on Saturday and Monday nights.
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