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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1902
Page
8
Welsh settlers in Patagonia seek transportation to Canada after unsatisfactory farming prospects. The effort to relocate is aided by Canada promising new starts and care until self-sufficiency, while Europe eyes the potential shift as Argentina’s history evolves.
Reports from Manila describe two clashes with Moro forces on Mindanao as American troops retreat under orders from Washington while local leaders seek submission. In Washington a new post check currency bill would let people mail blank format currency turned into government checks, easing small remittances.
In Saginaw Michigan doctors at the college hospital performed an unusual operation grafting a piece of a dog's skull into the head of John Osberg of Kenton Michigan. Osberg had a missing skull section four years causing brain pressure and convulsions. The graft was implanted over an inch and a half hole and Osberg is recovering.
Advertises Almond Brick skin remedy to clear pimples blackheads and wrinkles for sale only at BEinten's Millinery opposite the Post Office in town.
In Peoria Illinois on April 23 William Coughlin alias Joseph H Harris a Morris Illinois youth of fine family was sentenced to one year in Joliet penitentiary for violating postal laws. He was arrested here with a young co ed of St Marys academy Knoxville while trying to sell 2 cent stamps at reduced prices.
Washington orders dissolve the court-martial charged with trying General Jacob H. Smith who led US troops on Samar. The court will be reconstituted in Washington with new members to be named there.
Cairo dispatch reports on April 23 that British troops are in readiness to proceed to the Soudan as trouble threatens there. The force movements reflect rising tensions and potential military response in the region.
A damaged OCR note records a loss of forty dollars tied to lumber, indicating an acre quantity and a single item loss. The fragment provides minimal context beyond the monetary amount and material involved.
Miss Evelyn Morse from Minneapolis shares that after three months on Peruna her catarrh of the stomach disappeared and she remains symptom free. Ada Brittain in Sekitan Ohio reports relief from heaviness, biliousness, and fainting spells after three months. Mrs Lizzie Blevins of Cleveland says Peruna saved her life after months of stomach catarrh. Dr Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium offers free advice if results are not prompt.
A Washington Star passage argues the public and business men would value a reform enough to compensate the proposer for time and effort if the system were adopted and free of any cost.
Burrell and Morgan of City Mills advertise high prices for wheat and urge farmers to sell to them. Contact and location details are implied for immediate sale.
London reports a heated Commons debate lasting all evening before Mr. Balfour invoked closure at midnight. The corn duties resolution was carried 283 to 197 as part of the budget. Sir Michael Hicks Beach warned bread prices should ease once trade adjusts to the new conditions.
Postal authorities report discovery of counterfeit postal cards in mails from many U S regions. New York officials say only a few cards reached the New York post office. Postmaster Van Cott notes the wide variety of sources and several inspectors are assigned to the case.
A Toledo notary public records J Cheney as senior partner of F J Cheney Co and swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each incurable case of catarrh. The document, dated 1886, includes oath, subscription, and notary seal. Also references Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonial claims.
Fierce clashes reported as Boer forces kill several British officers during Sunday actions. Details remain sparse as reports emphasize rising casualties and ongoing combat in the theater.
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