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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1901
Page
7
A Manayunk business man describes using tact with city employees to collect small accounts. He recounts visiting police stations, playing tunes on the organ to soften officers, then moving on. The ad ends recommending Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets sold at Housworth Bros. drug stores.
Three Kansas widows publish notices to quell gossip and outline their marriage criteria. Lydia Peach of Alton insists she will choose her husband herself, A Connelly of Effingham hints at a second marriage, and Emily Frier of Russell seeks a sober, small, loving partner who can earn a living without her doing washing.
Four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers. Ioe. Try it today Muncie. In a separate note 600 skilled glass blowers near this city are employed by Isaac Humphrey who runs two green bottle plants near San Francisco.
A. R. Bass of Morgantown Indiana suffered severe backache and kidney pains requiring many awakenings at night. The ailment was relieved by Foley's Kidney Cure, guaranteed, sold at Rushton’s drug store.
Valparaiso. T C C Reynolds of Westville aged eighty two is reported dead. He invented the first traction engine in the country and also devised considerable watch machinery.
This advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a top laxative and promises details of its convenience and merit will be explained by Rushton's and Thomas' drug stores to interested customers.
The annual basket meeting of the Universalists is scheduled for tomorrow at Devon Church with Rev. M. Guthrie in charge, who has served in that role for twenty seven years.
An explosion of a steam cooker at the New Paris creamery injured several people including Perry Deardorff, Paul McNeill, and Chas. Whelan due to scalding steam. The incident occurred in Richmond or nearby area, with responders attending the scene.
A newspaper blurb touts a "Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming cure in 1 to many days. It emphasizes rapid improvement after the first dose and lists prices 75 cents and $1.00. Sold by OC H Leonard and Houseworth Bros in Aurora. Also notes Charles M Bailey, an elderly veteran, injured fatally in a crossing collision with a train.
Honore Baudre, an elderly amateur scientist, unveils a geological piano made from stones gathered over thirty years in France and Canada at an international exposition. He says the instrument, with stones from Auvergne depicting petrified fish or prehistoric tools, sounds purer and sweeter than any other piano and needs no tuner.
While Ralph Brumbaugh Ernest Nichols and Claude Bradway were sailing on Center lake a puff of wind capsized their boat. Seventeen year old Claude Bradway drowned in the incident.
Daniel Bantz of Otterville Iowa reports years of asthma and cough relief after using Foley's Honey and Tar bought at Rushton’s drug store. He says it gave immediate relief and exceeded prior remedies.
David L. Peck of Danville, seventy, wealthy retired farmer, married Kath leen M Castell, twenty two, of Catlin Dr., in Covington.
In Deming Indiana O P M Holliday reports his infant suffered weeks of teething with severe diarrhea and stomach sickness. Four drops of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy mixed in water rapidly improved the child. Sold at Houseworth Bros drug stores.
Veedersburg workers at the Wabash Clay Company strike for a weekly pay day replacing the semi monthly schedule. The plant is closed indefinitely during the dispute.
High living and intemperance are blamed for Bright's disease and kidney troubles. The ad claims Foley's Kidney Cure prevents Bright's disease and other kidney and bladder disorders if taken promptly. Rushton’s Drug Store.
Spencer reports Chilson and Naugle publish the Democratic Standard's inaugural number urging an investigation into county affairs. The new paper calls for scrutiny of local governance and public records.
Scrofula salt rheum erysipelas and other distressing eruptions yield quickly and permanently to the cleansing purifying power of Bur deck Blood Bitters as claimed by the advertisement.
A Buffalo correspondent describes a navy exhibit at the Pan American exposition. Col. B F Peters supervises a display showing the evolution from the frigate Constitution to Pennsylvania class battleships, with Annapolis Naval Academy and cadets featured. A world map with 307 miniature ship models marks locations and service status, including Hol land and Vesuvius, under Commodore Williamson. Captain Hobson will assist. the display aims to illustrate the modern navy for visitors.
The Toronto Mail notes that Canadians seeking divorce travel to the United States due to Canadian difficulty, then remarry believing the divorce valid. A House of Lords ruling in Earl Russell’s case says only British courts can amend a marriage contracted under British law, potentially leaving those who remarried under U S divorces facing legal trouble when Canada follows suit.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Rome is reshaped by public works and the Michael Angelo house, linked to his last decades and Vittoria Colonna, faces disappearance. The tomb statue at SS Apostoli remains a link to the artist once housed there.
A wry anecdote attributes to Sarah, duchess of Marlborough, a list of would be brides for her grandson Jack Spencer. After marriage the duchess declares the rooted hierarchy while Jack replies that branches thrive better with the root underground.
In a Scottish news snippet a speaker recalls a railway accident that cost a leg and mentions £200 in damages. The dialogue contrasts luck and invention, with expectations of admiration for railways amid the wartime era discourse.
An advertisement notes Little Liver Pill available in 5c, 10c, and 25c boxes containing 15, 40, and 100 pills respectively. Sold in Elkhart Indiana by C H Leonard and E B Feit near the depot.
Knightstown reports professor Frank I. Walker, English and history teacher at the local high school, has accepted a similar position at the high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Acting under instructions from the Governor Sheriff Anderson stopped the prize fight between Kid Ash and Joe Montgomery last night. A Williams Oregon man cites Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as giving his sick child immediate relief. Henry Waterman’s four-year-old son died after falling into hot water. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised. Al Miller alias Reeder, accused of burglary, was arrested at the Bloomington fair.
David L. Pritchard files a slander suit against ex-State Senator Joseph J. Moore of Trafalgar seeking $5,000 in damages. The text also advertises Banner Salve and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with prices and local drugstore sales.
Lafayette Connor files for divorce from his wife alleging abandonment. The couple married in 1865.
From the Chicago Chronicle: among the five major gold regions Russia alone shows no progress, with current gold output roughly unchanged from two decades ago.
Sleepy worker narrates a rail yard mishap with loosed cargo and clattering cars. Names like Lucas and Guio Bicte appear in the fragmentary report as observers or suspects. The scene describes fatigue and a tense moment on the track with disrupted equipment and a cautionary tone.
Mr. C F Moyer of 116 Main Street testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back pain after trying many remedies. He bought a box at Houseworth Bros. and reports pain relief in a few days. For sale by all dealers 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sale agents for the U.S. Remember the name Doan's.
The shark may hold the long distance speed record among fish outstripping ships and preying at will. Dolphins reach speeds above 20 miles per hour while salmon excel over short distances at 25 mph. The Spanish mackerel is noted for cutting water like a yacht, and predatory fish are typically the fastest swimmers.
P T Thomas of Sumterville praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure stating it helped digestion after taking several bottles. The ad claims the remedy contains all natural digestive fluids and gives weak stomachs rest and restored condition, from House Worth Bros.
A country curate was told to quit for not being a good cricket player. The vicar quipped the parish needs a fast bowler with an off break to boost athletic clergyman demand.
Wm. Servis, said to be an Ft. Leavenworth deserter, attempted to saw his way out of jail but was detected in time by the sheriff.
James White of Bryantsville Indiana says DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve healed running sores on both legs after six years of suffering with no doctor’s help. Houseworth Bros Martinsville Orange Graves, an elderly citizen once a friend of William Cullen Bryant, has been stricken with palsy.
The AFL Union 8 215 president Geo Campbell of Clinton Iowa writes he uses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Peps for himself and his family and finds it beneficial. The product is sold by Rushton's and Thomas' in Muncie. J E Black of the American Iron Company suffers a severe arm injury from shafting in an accident.
Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky says Foley's Kidney Cure gave him a permanent cure from kidney disease, a remedy he believes would have cost him his life. Rushton's drug store stocks Foley's.
In Union township Mrs. Samuel McConnell aged seventy fell in an accident resulting in broken arms and internal injuries. She credits Dean's ointment with quick and lasting relief after doctors failed. In Dublin Michael Benning age eighty four injured while gathering plums, breaking an arm and dislocating a wrist.
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