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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
2
Road sample Wool Bed Blankets shown from New York to San Francisco visited top hotels en route and praised by the portable exhibit. Available in white grey red and plain in sizes 10 4 11 4 and 12 4 with prices listed for August sales.
The ad notes wide discounts ranging from $1.50 to $10.00 and claims the prices are about one third off the regular price, inviting shoppers to take advantage of substantial savings.
Illinois football hopefuls prepare at Spring Lake Michigan as Thos E Fetch crosses the continent at 200 miles per day. Emil Frisk returns to the mound for the Western league. Doherty brothers win a Na hant match 9 7 6 4. Hanover denies Elliott sale to St Louis. Tom Fisher tipped for Cincinnati. Henry Broad dies in Bridgeport train accident. The Harvard stadium shifts to straight seats while funds for Delehanty’s family are sought. Reuben Hunt joins Michigan as Gulf state tennis champion enters fall term.
President Pulliam awarded New York the game amid Chicago protests citing an ununiformed catcher played.
Dan Hoffman no longer vents the same vehemence as when he first rejoined the Athletics. His current remarks are calmer and more guarded, signaling a change in approach amid ongoing team discussions and public scrutiny.
The article notes Duke Ferrall's improving leg and states he will travel with the Boston Americans on their upcoming western tour, signaling his readiness for further team duties.
ABrooklyn outfielder Sheckard has stolen 38 bases this season, topping the American League pace where the best mark is 21 by Ducky Holmes.
Pitcher Thomas of Ionia signed by Strobel has allowed only five hits in 30 innings against Michigan independent teams.
Paris reports a formal military test of airship value will be conducted by Santos-Dumont with the French ministry of war. A delegation from Gen Andre’s office visited him at Neuilly to inspect the balloon and gear for a planned belated flight from Paris toward Nancy or Belfort by airship, with a convoy of soldiers to relocate and inflate the craft at a station near the target town.
Lead claims Australian colonies have the greatest railway mileage and, per population, more than any other region. Mentions Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as perfectly safe and reliable, widely available at drug stores.
A 1778 Madeira recovered from a Scheldt wreck in 1814 was sold at 570 dollars per bottle. Burdock Blood Bitters claimed to give a clear head and a vigorous body to prepare men for the battle of life.
A woman drops a chatelaine bag in the lower East Side. A well dressed young man stoops to pick it up and is struck by the umbrella from the woman. A policeman intervenes as she accuses him of attempted grand larceny. The man pacifies her and is released with a rebuke about manners.
The plague killed 331000 people in the first three months of this year in India. Over the last six years the annual mortality solely from the pestilence rose as 56000 in 1897, 113000 in 1898, 135000 in 1899, 93000 in 1900, 274000 in 1901, and 577000 in 1902, excluding other diseases or famine.
A new nine story building under construction in Johannesburg promises to be the largest of its kind in South Africa. The project marks a significant development in the city’s skyline and urban growth.
Consumers urged to seek DE WITT on every box of Witch Hazel Salve. The ad claims pure DE WITT’S salve cures cuts burns bruises eczema and piles, warns of counterfeit products, and identifies FE C De Witt & Co Chicago as the genuine maker sold by Houseworth Bros.
The Scientific American notes a correspondent who tasted a fraction of a grain of radium and found it a powerful stimulant affecting heart and kidneys. It caused mind effects and hours of abnormal pulse before normalization, with claimed partial restoration of vision in the blind.
An advertisement claims most childhood stomach disorders come from indigestion and that Kodol Dyspepsia Care works for children as well as adults. It cites Mrs Henry Carter of Nashville Tennessee praising the product after giving one bottle to her three year old son. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
A minister denounces the evils of rum and observes a member shifting in his pew. The accused replies with a witty jab about a June bug down the back, highlighting the clash between sermon and parishioner.
The Vatican houses the most expensive chair crafted in solid silver valued at 218000. This rare piece stands as a historic religious artifact amid papal treasures.
Examinations of over 200000 Boston public school pupils show nearsightedness rises with grade level. Primary students mostly normal. higher grades see one quarter myopic and universities 60 to 70 percent affected, tied to eyestrain from sustained reading.
A gray-bearded penny beggar revisits Broadway offering four pennies as proof of honesty and asking for a penny to buy coffee. The longtime street performer repeats the routine for years, generally receiving small donations from passersby in New York City.
D'Arsonval, a renowned Paris therapeutic specialist, says the world is on the verge of a therapeutical revolution. He asserts that continuous current through a patient could induce local anaesthesia enabling minor surgery without narcotics.
In the Bank of Ireland board room two large iron bound chests are on display. They are believed to have held the funds used by King William III to pay his troops after the Battle of the Boyne.
The convalescence from measles is the most important stage of the disease. Watchfulness and care may prevent serious pulmonary complications. The contemplation of the mortality bills should make us extremely careful in our management of the affection says Prof Osler of Johns Hopkins University.
An insurance agent visits a newly married couple and urges the husband to buy a policy. The wife jokes about baking pastry for supper as the man hesitates, then closes his book and flees rather than sign up.
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