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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
6
A resident laments pigeons from a neighbor’s window boxes devouring her flowers. She recalls asking for a quiet remedy without harming the birds, while neighbors blame heat, sun, and water. The dispute centers on protecting her flowers while not upsetting neighbors who raise squabs.
A West Philadelphia business man chuckles at gaining the last word in a quarrel over suffrage. His wife, an enthusiastic vote advocate, declares women’s rights and aims to persuade, while he retorts that women never hit their mark when aiming at men.
The government debates a nationwide compulsory service plan. Schoolboys aged ten to fifteen would join cadet forces, fifteen to eighteen senior cadets, and eighteen to twenty five would drill and train in camps. Twenty five to thirty five join reserves with annual camps, and a Bloemfontein military college would train officers.
A confirmed stutterer entered a restaurant and faced taunting by acquaintances. He sang the order to the waiter without a hitch and then challenged the heckler to pay, revealing his unexpected talent.
Parisian papers note a surge in foreign students at the University of Paris, now leading world universities with 3500 foreigners, including 107 from the United States. Russia sends the largest delegation at 1356, with wide representation from South America Mexico Panama Turkey and the Orient. Free tuition and abundant libraries and labs draw scholars.
An ad claims Dr Thomas Electric Oil cures instantly with no side effects. It promises quick relief and is pitched as a magic remedy for various ailments.
California primaries near with five Republicans challenging for governor while insurgent Hiram Johnson garners support. Gifford Pinchot campaigns for Johnson as Theodore Bell has no primary foe. Other GOP contenders include Alden Anderson Charles F Curry Philip Stanton and Nathan Collery.
Uncle Joe visits his nephew and delivers a pointed speech about choosing comfort for others. The old gentleman refuses to be dictated to and muses on restraint in hospitality, prompting a wry acknowledgment from the host. The piece ends with a social joke on arranging comfort for guests.
A reflective piece argues that marriage to a mean partner harms both mind and body. The narrator recalls a woman who endured thriftiness turned to petty theft, suggesting true generosity lies beyond frugality. The essay condemns mean behavior in both spouses as corrosive to character.
George B. Krause of 306 Walnut Ave in Altoona Pa endorses Dean's Regulats as a mild laxative that yields the desired results and regains regular bowel function.
An old advertisement promotes Dean's Regulats for regulating bowels and curing constipation. It urges readers to ask their druggist, selling for 25 cents a box.
John Ort of 110 North Third Street advertises reasonable prices for furnace and chimney cleaning. The notice emphasizes first close work and invites inquiries.
A compact meditation on how poets shaped modern progress from Chaucer to Burns to Tennyson. It argues that poetry formed language, fostered empathy, and inspired reforms, with Burns and Wordsworth guiding moral insight and national ideals.
The new wine color appears in furnishing textiles as a versatile tint between red pink and purple. It ranges from rich to pinkish tones and shines when paired with light tapestry linens and quiet smoke or dove gray for a refined effect.
It promises to stop itching scalp and dandruff within two weeks and restore luxuriant hair. The tonic is described as non greasy and perfumed, with a 50 cent large bottle available at druggists and Houseworth Bros. Mail orders are filled by Giroux Mfg. Co. Buffalo, N.
An outdoor wedding took place on a grassy slope at the England Scotland border. The bride from Cumberland and the groom a Teviothead shepherd were joined by both sides after a hillside ceremony performed by a Scottish minister. Afterward a traditional race followed before the parties crossed into England and returned to the bride’s home.
Mrs Rolling and Mrs Moran report Dr Caldwell's Syrup Bepsin as a grand remedy for stomach liver and bowel troubles. The two women separated by a thousand miles praise its effects and offer a free sample bottle on request. Houseworth Brothers sells it for 50 cents to 1 dollar a bottle.
A testimonial from Hon. E. W. Matthews Commissioner of Labor Statistics Augusta Maine states Dean's Ointment cured eczema that had troubled him for a long time and asserts the cure is permanent.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a cure for all skin itching including piles and eczema. It claims effectiveness for various itching conditions and urges purchase at all drugstores.
The American Immigration Company of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin advertises selling over 150000 acres in Round Lake Sawyer County at 6.50 to 20 per acre with ten year terms. New towns railroads and development plans attract buyers while soil supports dairy farming crops. Write B F Stultz & Son Eckhart for maps and information.
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