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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1903
Page
4
The Weekly Truth prints foreign and local news every Thursday afternoon. Subscriptions cost $1.00 per year, delivered to any post office in the United States or Canada.
The piece argues that happiness and prosperity come from right thinking and moral living guided by God. It links brain cell energy to reason and unreason, urging heartfelt prayer to strengthen virtue, warns that sin weakens mind and body, and calls for fair treatment and rewarding honest labor.
An optimistic note proclaims that the world is inclusive and the sun shines for everyone, emphasizing universal access and shared light. The statement hints at a broad social message without local specifics or named entities.
The Interstate Commerce Commission may investigate the coal trust amid growing doubts about its effectiveness in regulating rates. Rumors link the Northern Securities case to further prosecutions, but action is uncertain until after the Supreme Court merger decision. A major stock upheaval could follow any dissolution of large trusts.
The interstate commerce commission is urged to curb discriminating freight rates. Minneapolis flooring mills have closed as flour shipments suffer under high rates. A telegram notes wheat at two cents a bushel while flour from Duluth to Buffalo remains at 9 cents per hundred pounds, forcing mills to operate at a loss until rates align.
The piece argues that ex President Cleveland's remarks on the negro question bolster his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. It claims southern voters would approve his stance that racial issues be settled by the region where blacks live and suggests many southerners favor slavery’s legacy over genuine friendship with African Americans.
Dr. Thomas D. Davis addressed Pittsburg ministers on physicians' demands from the pulpit. He urged ministers to focus on home remedies and avoid endorsing unregistered medicines. The audience, from multiple denominations, welcomed the candid critique and agreed on practical health minded advice.
A Pittsburgh physician, citing his perspective, suggests clergy be invited to offer similar service for doctors following his advice. The Chicago Tribune notes the proposed collaboration between medical and religious communities.
The Shamrock III escaped a severe accident off Sandy Hook with loss of rigging and one drowned crewman. Lipton’s vessel endured main shrouds and mast carried away, sails and gearing lost, as a squall struck during the port to starboard tack. The incident signals caution for future strong wind racing and is seen as a bad omen by some sailors.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports Governor Durbin orders Hammond to stop pool selling at Lakeside race track in Lake County Indiana. If local police fail, he will call in the Lake County sheriff or the Indiana National Guard to close the Lakeside and prevent reopening of Long Beach pool rooms.
A harsh critique of British officials following a commission visit to the United States. The author argues British working men show racial thickheadedness and stupidity by claiming the British worker has nothing to learn from Americans after studying American conditions and methods.
Wisconsin lawmakers back a constitutional convention to elect senators by popular vote. The measure passed with the lieutenant governor’s casting vote amid similar moves in Nevada Illinois Kansas Delaware and Washington. Once two thirds of states act Congress must call a convention and voters will directly decide senatorial elections.
A public call for sweeping investigations into two national affairs scandals. First, Porto Rican smuggling by officers to avoid duties and the attorney general’s halted proceedings. Second, a post office scandal with evidence of rings at general and local levels profiting from public service.
Scott's Emulsion helps pale thin children gain weight and return rosy cheeks and bright eyes. Responses come quickly as the product supplies essential nourishment their bodies need to thrive.
The Indianapolis News laments corruption in service posts where incumbents hold life positions. It warns that promotions and tendered favors tempt morally compromised individuals in both military and civil realms, urging officials to remove such offenders from public duty.
Wake Ark preacher Jno S Cox writes after twelve years of yellow jaundice he found relief with Electric Bitters. The ad promotes Electric Bitters for liver kidney stomach and general debility with a 50 cent guarantee by Houseworth Bros.
Washington reports an investigation is pledged into an alleged fruit transport monopoly by the Armours. The charge claims collaboration with railroad firms to dominate California fruit shipments and hurt fruit growers.
The Wabash River at Vincennes Indiana climbs to 18.6 feet and keeps rising endangering thousands of acres of land. Residents have been forced to evacuate from low lands on the Illinois side for the third time this year.
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri writes that a yearlong sore healed after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He calls it the best salve on earth and recommends it, noting it costs 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. drugstore.
Minneapolis flour mills resume operations as protests against discriminatory freight rates ease. Although no formal concessions are reported, a Minneapolis-Chicago line showed signs of breaking from the group, signaling a potential end to the shutdown.
S LeQuinn of Cavendish Vermont reports chronic constipation ended after using Dr. King’s New Life Pills. Advertisement claims guaranteed cure and price of 25 cents at Houseworth Bros. drugstore.
The excerpt recalls a government job as a census taker on a Philippine island. It notes the position was demanding and forced constant movement, implying a life in flight and constant challenge.
Urban E Costigan aged 21 was killed in the Illinois Central south yards in Carbondale Illinois when he fell from a moving freight train and his body was severed in two.
Incoherent OCR fragment notes a reward offer for a catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Mentions J Cheney Co Toledo and terms dollar figures unclear.
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