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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1903
Page
3
Testimonial-style notice praising Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for weak, nervous, and ill women. Claims to restore regularity, drain healing, and strength, with a patient recounting relief after three bottles and urging sick women to consult by letter. Includes reference to Buffalo New York and full product details.
Rev. Herbert Bigelow in Cincinnati argues mob violence stems from a desire for revenge. He contrasts mob punishments with Cain the outcast and calls for ending hanging, proposing a penal colony with liberty where criminals can work out their salvation.
Dr Geo Ewing of Smiths Grove Kentucky, practicing over thirty years, recounts personal relief after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He cites three bottles as curative for kidney and bladder trouble and enlarged prostate, and urges fellow physicians to prescribe it. Sold at Fentons Drug Store.
Shelbyville Mr and Mrs William Morgan celebrated their fifty fourth wedding anniversary with a pig family dinner for children and grandchildren. Prof W H Donley from here tested the new organ at the building committee meeting. Donley was awarded the contract as architect for the new Catholic church organ. Indianapolis pipe organ.
Mr. T. A. Pinner of Drummond Tennessee reports a hard spell of the flux cured by one small pottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says it is the best cholera medicine in the world, never failing and pleasant to take, with no need for a doctor. Sold at Houseworth Bros.
Dr. J. O. Morrison of this city has been elected a professor at the Physo Medical College of Indianapolis. He will deliver lectures to students this winter and spend one day each week at the college in the coming term.
Mothers abandon dread of the second summer as Dr. Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry is advertised as nature’s specific for summer complaints. The copy markets the remedy for common children’s ailments and seasonal ailments with confidence.
Petitions requesting building new bridges in Tippecanoe County could lead to more crossings over the Wabash River than any other county in the state. The county already has five bridges, and proposed ones would raise the total to seven.
Fragmentary note cites health laws about towels and fuel with daily movement rules and penalties for violations, but details are unclear.
A Detroit Journal children’s tale follows Master Snail seeking higher pay from a merchant bug who runs a tall building. The snail earns $3 weekly operating the elevator, refuses to quit, and remains at work rather than risk unemployment.
Advertising urges buyers to seek BE C De Witt & Co Chicago on every box of De Witts Witch Hazel Salve praised as best for cuts burns bruises eczema and piles while warning of counterfeit copies from the market. A literary quote closes the fragment.
A mild and gentle remedy is described as ideal for stomach and liver issues. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are advertised as easy to take and pleasant in effect, and available at Houseworth Bros. An Expert. Doctor-Do I think I can cure your catarrh.
An old newspaper fragment advertises Kodot Dyspepsia Cure by Houseworth Bros. It includes a stray Sunday school dialogue where a student questions why George Washington is praised for a fruit tree incident while Adam is condemned for his fruit tree experience. The passage mixes ads and a classroom anecdote with unclear context.
Reports from Kieff describe fierce rioting as strikers clash with cossacks over railway and workshop work in southern Russia. The crackdown includes a cordon, horse trample injuries, and arrests. estimates say four hundred injured and several dead as prices of essentials rise amid unprecedented organization.
Belvidere Illinois August 7 Mrs Katherine Rhinehart offers to build a public library in Belvidere at a cost not less than 25000 with no Carnegie annual appropriation requirement She will provide the site select it and insure maintenance of the building Her father Gen Allen C Fuller left over 1 million dollars to her and other heirs including Charles H Fuller of Chicago
Andrew Murray of Brooklyn, wealthy by some estimates, admitted to the county poorhouse after being denied admission to hotels and hospitals due to cancer. He arrived with cash on his person and had to quit work last January because a cancer under his tongue forced him from employment. He previously cut away part of the cancer himself, drawing public attention.
Emil Nadine a 19 year old Stevensonville resident fired an old revolver while playing and accidentally killed Hather Larson a neighbor’s daughter in Bloomington on August 7. The weapon had been discarded.
Mrs. Joseph Shoaf, 79, died after a fall in Decatur Illinois on August seventh. Her father Dennis Hanks, a cousin of Abraham Lincoln who taught Lincoln to read and write, is noted. Her husband was a pioneer editor in Illinois.
President Roosevelt orders Col. Symons to open the White House grounds Saturday afternoon to 500 children whose parents cannot afford country outings. The event at Oyster Bay enhances the charitable program amid summer activities.
Aug 7 report says Jacques Le Baudy’s steam yacht Dahlia, under repair, was seized by Spanish authorities who allege he cannot fly the Portuguese flag. The incident occurred at Las Pelmas with the vessel currently detained by officials.
Mrs Laura Anderson a noted free thinker died at her home near Oakville Muncie Ind Her body will be cremated and the ashes strewn over a favorite rosebush per her wishes The obituary notes her philosophy and local ties to Oakville and Muncie.
Constantinople reports the Porte plans to draft soldiers for service in Macedonia and other disturbed districts. The move follows withdrawal rumors and signals intensified military preparations.
An allegorical image shows a girl terrified by a grasshopper stepping on a snake, contrasted with a man who builds a cyclone cellar yet withholds Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for his family. The remedy is praised as prompt and reliable for bowel complaints, sold at Houge.
Richmond reports the Starr Piano Company, already among the largest in the nation, is enlarging and upgrading its plant to nearly double its production capacity and notes record business levels.
An advertisement asserts most childhood illnesses stem from stomach disorders and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Care as beneficial for children as for adults. Mrs Henry Carter of Nashville testifies her three year old son improved after one bottle, with sellers Houseworth Bros. noted as a retailer.
A barn on Jesse Jones’s farm burned Thursday night with all contents lost. Horses were spared. Loss exceeds $1,000 beyond insurance. cause is unknown.
An Albany Georgia resident praises De Witt's Little Early Risers for relief during a bilious attack noting the pill’s small size and pleasant effect. The ad claims potent action and pleasant results and credits Houseworth Bros as the seller.
The description highlights pale green silk pyjamas for men featuring a white sheen, white silk frog closures on the coat, and trousers with a white silk tasselled cord. A green and white monogram decorates the left breast patch pocket, with alternative color options available.
Advertises Foley's Kidney Cure claimed to cure Brights disease diabetes stone in bladder and kidney and bladder ailments. Sold at Fenton's Drug Store with assertion it cures all diseases arising from disordered kidneys or bladder.
A humorous portrait asks what kind of woman Mrs De Swelle is. It notes baby More and humor about eyebrows needing attention when she wears rings.
A four year old boy suffered colic and cramps until morphine injections failed to help. After giving Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy the child slept within half an hour and recovered. Included are various old ad style snippets and stray quotes about nonagenarians and Burdock Blood Bitters.
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