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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1906
Page
5
Large stock of stockings waists corset covers and drawers on sale. Fine white and colored waists with embroidery lace and drawwork plus Jap silk waists and petticoats offered at deep discounts for Friday. Includes lingerie, muslin drawers, linen tailor-made satin gowns and misses skirts with reduced prices.
A fragmented ad lists Friday specials including 25 pounds sugar for 1.25, White House Coffee 33 cents, Santos Coffee, Best Hams 13 cents, 25 lbs flour 50 cents, Lenox Soap six bars, Naptha Soap seven, starch 10 pounds, sal soda, fresh eggs per dozen, country lard, pails 10 quart 15 cents, wash boilers copper bottom 79 cents, water glasses per dozen 25 cents, lawn mowers, lawn hose 50 feet, galvanised iron pails and market baskets for Friday sale.
Reports from Vallejo and Elkhart describe San Francisco devastation and large refugee flows. Letters cite 500 to 9,000 dead with latest estimates around 500 to 600, plus shattered streets, bent tracks, and ruined landmarks. Local relief includes Riverside fund raising and Red Cross acknowledgment.
Lightning struck the Andrew Miller farm four miles west of the city on Wednesday afternoon at about 4. The barn valued at 200 dollars was a total loss. The place is rented by Peter Reinhart. No one was injured.
The readable text fragment appears to contain a partial phrase about gold and a recipient or father figure. No clear event, names, places, or dates are discernible to formulate a proper headline or summary.
A scale committee has called a meeting of the anthradit miners at Scranton for next week to decide whether to strike or submit. The group will determine action based on current conditions and negotiations.
San Francisco authorities order a new food and clothing distribution system amid shortages. Kitchens will supply meals on site, with no takeouts, as squads inspect tents to prevent fraud while weapon demolitions continue in the Market Street area.
A quake struck San Francisco at 10 o clock yesterday causing considerable alarm. No injuries were reported though one wall collapsed and several buildings burned, with δράmage noted across the city.
Fire alarm was raised in Goshen yesterday to locate the four year old son of Postmaster Elliott of Middlebury. After the excitement subsided, the child was found sitting on the front porch at his uncle's house where he had gone after slipping away to buy peanuts. The father burst into tears when the boy was restored.
Three cases of measles have been reported in the family of Paul Love at 601 Aspenwold Avenue and a case in the family of M. Croups on Virginia Avenue. The notices indicate local health concerns and urge vigilance.
The Goshen Knights of Pythias held a benefit entertainment last night for San Francisco relief. The event netted 215 dollars, bringing Goshen's total relief funds to about 1500 dollars.
Seven years ago a sun stroke left the narrator bedridden for 19 months. Nervous system poisoning from chronic constipation caused shattered nerves, kidney trouble, and a stomach so weak that starch turned to gas. Palpitations and sinking spells followed, with rubber ice-bags on the head for five months to lower a fever sometimes near 108. Doctors said little could be done.
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