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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
3
Farmers drilling for water near Walcott report finding a deep black substance likely coal. Depths ranged 95 to 115 feet with a vein possibly six to thirteen feet thick. William Coddington of Excelis, Ohio, arrives to secure leases and plans to drill with an expert crew to confirm coal claims before winter.
Readers learn that Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The owners offer one hundred dollars to any case it fails to cure, with testimonials available and sales through F. F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Family Pills are also endorsed.
Clem Rinehart of eight miles north of Nashville Indiana owns two hogs with mule shaped feet and three toes. The pigs are opposite sexes, only a few months old but large and healthy. Rinehart plans to exhibit them at the Brown County fair and hopes for prizes.
An old allegory shows a girl on a grasshopper treading a snake as a warning. A man spends on a cyclone cellar yet neglects Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for his family. The remedy is touted as prompt and reliable for these diseases and sold by Houseworth Bros.
In Muncie Indiana on August 11 John Jackson a Black man contends luck haunts him with the number 13. He carries $2.13 spends a night out. Arrested later he has 13 cents. His police court fine is 9 dollars 40 cents. His case is docketed 1313 entry 113. He says the number 18 has followed him all his life and caused most troubles.
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful and nervous feet, corns, bunions, sweating, callouses, and tired feet. It claims instant relief, ease for tight shoes, and a trial package free. Sold by druggists and shoe stores with mail orders at 25 cents. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Amsterdam note confirms to Mr. Kruger that a naval vessel is available to carry him home. With peace achieved, Holland is viewed as no longer a Boer headquarters, and Kruger is urged to move.
A U S government experimental station will be established in this city to conduct experiments on different methods of preventing rot in timber.
An advertisement claims One Minute Cough Cure cures a cold and related chest and throat troubles instantly. It touts inflammation relief and clearing the head, with safe use and popularity among children, from Houseworth Bros.
A Boston Transcript humor item shows Mrs Smith asking for orange phosphate and declining to trouble the courteous salesman. He offers a sort, and she insists on taking it with her, illustrating playful marketplace etiquette.
A fragment from a clerical column recalls a neighbor remark about sermons being publishable. The farmer character reassures that the piece is aimed at others, illustrating small town talk and social humor from a historical parish scene.
General Sumner cites two Moro groups at Bacolod Mindanao one peaceful and one hostile in a dispatch to General Chaffee. Captain John J Pershing commanding at Lake Lanao Mindanao doubts success of current efforts to placate the hostile Moros.
Muncie Fuel Company will not accept prepaid gas payments for September and warns over 1,000 customers to seek alternative fuel as the city faces a gas shortfall. The firm, the oldest in the area, began operations when natural gas was first found locally.
In Metropolis Illinois on August 11 a preliminary hearing declared lmo Dusche a young local merchant not guilty of murder in the July 1 killing of Will Woods. The coroner's jury earlier ruled justifiable homicide and prosecutors later declined to press charges.
A Milton Pennsylvania testimonial extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a harmless vegetable tonic that expels poison and cleanses the system without griping. The ad notes they are small, easy to take and widely trusted by a long-time user from Highland Avenue.
Tipton Indiana August 11 Many country school teachers have married or left teaching creating a shortage. County superintendent reports most female teachers wed and many male teachers enter business or other professions. Schools start next month but few teachers are secured.
Four year old child suffered colic and cramps, morphine injections failed to help. After giving Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy the child slept within half an hour and recovered. Testimonial from F L Wilkins, Shell Lake Wisconsin, book keeper at Shell Lake Lumber Co. For sale by Houseworth Bros.
United States Deputy Marshal Rankin arrested Eugene Bechtel living four miles east of Wabash for secretly taking Isaac Unger’s letters south of the city and opening them. Unger identifies a Wabash post office employee as part of a mail diversion scheme. Post master Crain denies the accusation. Bechtel is alleged to be used by others to seize Unger’s property and to obtain Unger’s correspondence. Unger also accuses relatives of Bechtel’s group of attempting to poison him.
A Viola Iowa man Geo W Fry reports bold claims for Kodol digestive aid. He says after months of stomach trouble he improved markedly and urged a neighbor with dyspepsia to try it. The note promotes Kodol as a reconstructive tonic curing stomach and bowel troubles and digests any good food.
Mrs. Pepprey suggests trying voice cultivation for the daughter after other remedies fail. The Philadelphia Press notes the suggestion as a potential cure plan.
Advertised as a reliable remedy for itching piles with no failure, Dean's Ointment is offered for 50 cents at any drug store.
Shawnee Oklahoma August 9 Fred Wiseling city editor of the Daily Herald was fatally wounded in a murderous assault alleged to have been by persons concerned where Herald articles had appeared He was knocked down with a revolver and badly beaten Wiseling formerly worked in Murphysboro Illinois.
A vintage ad-like fragment touts AY lazy liver remedies and Bitters marketed as a natural failing remedy. The copy implies a lazy liver complaint and promotes a tonic as a cure.
The Har gises and Caldwells feud in Jackson Kentucky has claimed two more lives on each side. Jim Cockrill is named among recent victims as Curtis Jett stalks for vengeance. The conflict began as a political dispute and now promises further bloodshed.
Clinton Ta engineer Frank Sisco placed on pension by Chicago and North Western Railway. He logged 1,402,297 miles in 42 years with no serious accidents. If extended, his miles would imply 3 moon round trips or 56.5 globe circumnavigations. His career earned $56 691.88 at four cents a mile.
T A Pinner, a Drummond Tenn merchant, credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing his dysentery without a doctor. He praises it as the best cholera medicine, effective for children or adults, and pleasant to take. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
Joe Goddard, shot during a Camden New Jersey election riot a week ago, is expected to survive though doctors fear permanent brain injury. They report the bullet remains in his brain and that his ability to act or speak clearly may never return.
The report states average ages for men and women rose by 33 percent over the past decade. It mentions usage of Rocky Mountain Tea and references a life preserver by Houseworth Bros as part of the context.
A New York dealer says Peruvian Panamas flood the market. Hats woven in Peru Bolivia and Ecuador travel to Paris then New York selling for 1.75 to 5 dollars when bleached, with a top quality at 15 dollars today. The fashion is fading as exclusivity drops and Paris population figures are noted.
A Hilkhart resident, Mrs. Milo Myers of 213 South Fourth Street, testifies that Dean's Ointment cured years of eczema and itching after trying many remedies. She notes immediate relief and disappearance of symptoms within days, with the product sold everywhere for 50 cents. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole U. S. agent.
An interurban line may be built linking New Castle Mt Summit Springport Oakville Cowans Muncie Alexandria and Normal with capital stock of 10000. Directors named include Ice Hunt Thompson Ice and J H Davidson. Other incorporations include the Indiahoma Mining Company of Bloomington with 15000 and directors Bowles Harrow Atkinson Henry and Conn. The Crisman Ice Company and the Grant County Window Glass Company also organized with capital stock of 1000 and 15000 respectively. directors listed for the glass firm include Powell Howe De werpe Therasse and Dewerpe.
Purported remedy claims to use rare herbs not found in other preparations. Sells for 35 cents.
The Structural Iron Workers' Union executive board orders a nationwide strike of all American Bridge Company employees to enforce the Philadelphia district wage scale. The action, backed by General President Frank Buchanan, targets 5,000 workers and includes a refusal to handle the company's products. The Philadelphia strike has persisted since May 1. Buchanan plans visits to Albany Buffalo Cleveland Pittsburg Chicago St Louis and Denver to urge sympathy.
The American Tinplate company shuts down twenty eight plants out of 274 mills. Fifteen plants with capacity for 120 mills suspend operations indefinitely after workers refuse wage reductions to protect export business of 1.5 million boxes. The stoppage is attributed to lack of trade. reports say another appeal to tinplate lodges may follow.
An ad warns buyers that many imitations flood shops while Perry Davis Painkiller remains a trusted cough and cold remedy. It cautions customers to seek the genuine product to ensure effectiveness against bronchitis and related symptoms.
Maysville Kentucky reports Tollesboro post office robbed of 200 in money and supplies while Grigsby’s store near the office was robbed of 200 worth of merchandise.
President Roosevelt approves amended terms granting the government control and special rates for a Pacific cable from San Francisco via Honolulu and Guam to China and the Philippines. The plan requires congressional approval to be valid, with Attorney General Knox reviewing details before proceeding.
In Noblesville Indiana on August 11 a man wearing only a shirt and trousers attacked two residents. Charles Mitchener was struck by a stone while Charles Ellis overpowered the stranger, identified as George H. Moore. Moore, said to be escaped from relatives, was jailed then returned to Carmel and handed back to his relatives.
A collection of brief items reports a 16 year old near Bay City turning to marble. two men killed and six injured in a Southern Railway collision near Wall Creek Virginia. an Opera House block fire in Altoona Pennsylvania causing 110000 loss. a cyclone damages Trenton New Jersey with flooding darkness and paralyzed streetcars. a New Gretna New Jersey home fire kills Mrs. Adams Nellie and a younger child. Old Orchard Maine Christian Alliance camp meeting raises 40339 for foreign missions. Atlanta resolutions credit the negro youth congress with progress. three men from Haywood Tennessee struck by lightning. two boys near San Jose California imitate Bandit Tracy, one wounded and another captured. J A Parker of Dallas Texas calls allied People’s party meeting in Springfield Illinois August 27 to discuss western states situation.
Question of daily family meals answered with a quick Jell-O dessert option. Describes two minute preparation, added hot water, cooling, and flavor choices Lemon orange raspberry strawberry. Promotes purchase at grocers for ten cents.
An explosion of nitroglycerin in a rock quarry at Sustiana near Trieste killed eight persons and injured twenty nine. Seven houses were wrecked.
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Louis J. Thombs was executed in Cook County jail for killing Carrie Larsen aboard the steamer Peerless on December 30, 1901. He claimed innocence to the end, saying time will purify his wife and child of the disgrace.
Detroit August 9 defense in the Frank C. Andrews trial unexpectedly rested with no further witnesses. Prosecutors then began rebuttal, examining appraisals of real estate turned over to the wrecked bank by Andrews. Both sides rested after all prosecution witnesses testified.
American League Washington 5 Chicago 2 Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 4 Detroit 2 Baltimore 0 Boston 8 St. Louis 0 National League Chicago 6 New York 0 Pittsburg 6 Philadelphia 4 Boston 10 Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 6 St. Louis 3 American Association Louisville 6 Milwaukee 2 St Paul 7 Columbus 6 Minneapolis 6 Toledo 1 Indianapolis 11 Kansas City 8 Western League Kansas City 10 Peoria 3 Three Eye Evansville 7 Rock Island 4 Terre Haute 3 Cedar Rapids Bloomington 1 Rockford 0
New York reports Thomas W. Lawson ends his trotting involvement in an open letter stating he cannot obtain fair treatment. He accuses conspiracies to spoil his horses by laying up heats and says no remedy appears to exist to fix turf evils.
Washington reports Rural Free Delivery will begin September 15 at Edwards Laura and Monica Peoria County Illinois with extended service to Brimfield Elmwood Glasford Hanna City Mapleton Peoria and Trivoli in the same county on the same date.
Wabash, Inc. reports the first Fort Wayne and Southwestern Traction Company car reached the terminal in Fort Wayne on Friday morning, marking a milestone for the line with service extending toward Wabash.
In London on August 9 the House of Lords debated steps for an Atlantic service under the British flag. Lord Morris and Killanin pressed the issue. the Earl of Onslow said proposals were under consideration, but Canada had not sought assistance. The house adjourned to October 16.
Dublin Indiana, August ninth. Tinos Randall, a farmer near Gray in Hamilton County, saved enough to pay off two notes. After settling with the Noblesville cashier, he knelt in prayer on the bank floor.
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