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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
7
A vintage ad promotes Denn’s relief products for liver kidney stomach and rheumatic pain with promises of quick cure. Also touts Denn’s Spee Dee Catarrh Cure and a money back guarantee for four difficult cases. Agents wanted by Denn’s 8, 8, 8, 8 Co. Columbus Ohio U S A.
Chicago Great Western Railway advertises improved service from Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis Des Moines St Joseph and Kansas City. The Maple Leaf Route again cuts travel time and offers three fast daily trains. F R Moster T P A 113 Adams Street Chicago invites inquiries.
B Spiegel of 1204 N Virginia St Evansville Ind testifies he suffered kidney and bladder trouble for five years losing weight and strength and quitting work. After three doctors failed Foley's Kidney Cure brought relief with one bottle and full recovery after the second, according to his statement.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports severe hay fever and summer cold last year. He says doctor’s prescriptions failed and several medicines worsened symptoms before Foley’s Honey and Tar rapidly cured him. His wife later had the same success.
A brief note indicates money deposited prior to July 12 with Mishawaka Trust & Savings Company will earn interest from July onward.
Miss Lonie Kellogg visited Sunday with sister Mrs Paul Farley of Elkhart. Geraldine Johnson returned home after a few days with uncle Dr O W Hatch of Cassopolis. Fred Young Lewis Cleveland and Percy Kellogg spent Thursday at Garver Lake. Mrs Helen Troop and daughter Mabel were calling Monday. St Pauls Ladies Aid met with Mrs Charles Treuschel. Elmer Evans family and Matilda Evans visited Enders of Wakarusa Sunday. Edwardsburg road neighbors plan picnic at Build Lake Thursday. California M E Church Ladies Aid picnic at Mosquito Glen next Wednesday. Mrs William Thornton and children visiting Mr and Mrs Wilson Thornton of Toledo.
Electrical storms last week caused a fine barn and contents to be lost to lightning. Threshers resumed work after days of rain. S A Munich is ill at Mercy Hospital Chicago with stomach cancer. J Cormany visits friends after summer in St Joe Michigan. Young people enjoyed a trip to St Joe Michigan. Flora Magee of Warsaw Indiana visits Mrs Julia Ort. Sunday school rally postponed due to S A Minich illness.
Assistant State Geologist Taylor reports investigations in Whitley county uncovering extensive peat beds. In Corunna a sawmill worker John Griffin suffered severe injury when a lumber pile toppled, crushing a leg.
Henry Reed aged 81, longtime DeKalb County resident, died Sunday from apoplexy that struck Friday evening.
Floyd Cullers aged 13 drowned Saturday while bathing with companions in the Hel river a mile north of North Manchester.
A gang of five Romani women waylaid a street bread wagon in Hartford City and robbed it of all valuables. The driver, a woman, was powerless against the Amazons.
Colonel Hunt of Ashley draws the fifty seventh number in the land drawing for homesteading on the Shoshone Indian reservation in Wyoming. This grants him the fifty seventh choice of a quarter section in the reservation opening for settlement.
Noble county farmers organize a cyclone insurance company with officers elected as President A. H. King Vice President J. N. Harvey Treasurer J. C. Van Gorder Secretary R. J. Stewart and district actuaries First district J. J. Forker Second district J. S. Hooper Third district Joseph E. Knappe.
Kendallville mayor James Graves reported a thrilling telephone exchange with Garret mayor Thumma when lightning struck the line, jolting the Kendallville official during the conversation.
A Huntington County peculiarity notes an oats field with unripe grains and within a mile a nearby corn field where shocks are already up. The article highlights the unusual timing contrast in neighboring crops.
Niles grants Chapin Power Company of Buchanan the right to bring electrical power into Niles for manufacturing. Poles carrying power to South Bend lie within city limits. Construction to start immediately with stringing wires to factories expected to use the power.
The Ber Rien Center post office was blown open with nitro glycerine and robbed of its contents. The store owned by John A Rutter, where the post office was located, burned to the ground. He valued the building at about 1600 dollars.
A Washington dispatch outlines President Roosevelt plans to visit the Panama Isthmus aboard a flagship vessel accompanied by Taft and Shonts. He will inspect railroad rebuilding, soil excavation, docking facilities, and labor conditions while avoiding yellow fever risks with mosquito netting.
Train 33 runs through to Louisville with a connection at Greensburg for Cincinnati. Trains 23 and 2 offer schedules between Benton Harbor Granger Goshen Warsaw Marion Anderson and Indianapolis. Agents listed are A Henry HH J Breim and Warren J Lynch for New York Central lines.
A damaged ad-like fragment warns of delaying kidney treatment. It cites A. R. Bass of Morgantown Indiana who suffered frequent nighttime urination and headaches but was reportedly cured by Foley's Kidney Cure. Houseworth Bros.
Travellers between eastern and western states ride the D B Steamboat Co line between Detroit and Buffalo with rail tickets accepted. An illustrated pamphlet is available. The Big Four Railway schedules a Marion Indiana Soldiers Home excursion Aug 23 for 1 00 round trip with specified departure times.
A spiritualist camp meeting is set for Sunday August 12 in Vicksburg Michigan. An excursion train by G R I will reach the meeting in time for forenoon and afternoon services with speakers Miss Elizabeth Harlow of Boston and Mrs. Belle Fuller of Grand Rapids.
The ad touts August Flower as a proven remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia with forty million bottles sold in the United States since its introduction. It emphasizes long standing success, a thirty five year track record, and growing demand both domestically and abroad. Trial 25c, regular 75c, Houseworth Bros sells it.
An Elkhart promise advertises a $1 round trip excursion to Marion Indiana and the Soldiers Home on August 23. Train departs Elkhart at 7 a.m. and returns from the Soldiers Home at 6:15 p.m., with stops between Elkhart and Wabash. The text also mentions a bicycle offer and The Elkhart Truth newspaper deliveries.
A brief notice urges shoppers to purchase fishing tackle at Turnock's to avoid losing money. The call to action emphasizes timely buying to secure value.
Annual timetable notes list multiple westbound passenger trains from Buffalo and Chicago routes with departures from early morning to late evening. It highlights connections via Lake Shore through Cleveland with the Erie and P.& L Rr for Pittsburgh, signed by Lynch traffic manager Smith and Gotwald ticket agent.
A. F. Tyler offers real estate secured loans with flexible monthly payments. Located at 413 South Main Street.
Sales notice describes a 60 acre fruit farm three miles from Bristol Indiana with fair buildings. It lists 1400 peach trees 28 25 apple trees Qe pears 12 plum 200 reaspberries 600 black raspberries currants grapevines. Also asks about wagons from Turnocks.
Spiritualist camp meeting announced in Vicksburg with an excursion train. The event promises timely forenoon and afternoon services and features Miss Eliza Fuller of Grand Rapids as a speaker.
Chas W Moore a Ford City machinist had his hand badly burned in an electrical furnace. He applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve with the usual result a quick and perfect cure. Greatest healer on earth for burns wounds sores eczema and piles. 25 at Houseworth Bros druggists.
Ninety per cent of babies troubles are from disordered stomachs. The ad promotes Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin to curdle milk, sweeten breath, and ease teething pain. Sold by Houseworth Bros at 50c and 100, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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