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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1905
Page
2
Panic over poisons in food is soothed by a guaranteed remedy. Dr King’s New Life Pills claim to cure sickness from undigested food with a money back guarantee. Available for 25 cents at House Worth Bros. drug store.
An advertisement touts a cough syrup claimed to cure coughs croup whooping cough and similar ailments. Presented as harmless pleasant tasting and a children’s favorite, it is sold at all druggists.
Advert says Haskins offers home made fried cakes and promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as instant relief for burns cuts sprains and accidents, claiming it eases bodily pain when in the house.
An advertisement touts Hollis ter’s Rocky Mountain Tea as faster than remedies for building bone and muscle. It promises strength health and happiness for the whole family and notes a price of 36 cents for tea or tablets from House worth Bros.
Complete stock of shaving goods includes shaving soap in cake or stick razor strops toilet waters after shaving creams Dickinson's Witch Hazel Bay Rum Colgate violet talcum and other makes. Gillette Safety Razor highly touted.
Wisconsin Governor LaFollette spoke at Elkhart Chautauqua on reform, railroads, trusts and corruption. He praised Milwaukee prosecutor Frank McGovern, warned of railroad influence, and urged citizen vigilance in shaping public policy.
The speaker removed potted plants on the platform edge to regain sight of the audience and urged that prosperity carried a price. He recalled Revolutionary sacrifices from Lexington to Yorktown and warned current dangers as he quoted Washington Madison Jefferson and Hamilton on the people's right to rule.
The governor cites Webster and Lincoln to argue two opposing ideas in the constitution slave labor and free labor. He warns the legislature may be drifting from the people and warns that corruption pressures threaten a government "for the people" while urging citizens to take the question home.
Wisconsin Governor La Follette denounces wealth built through law violations and trusts, calling public servants who serve big interests traitors. He cites a new magazine “Our Great National Tobby” and recalls early warnings by Davis, Garfield, and Sherman to show these dangers are long known.
Wisconsin Governor Robert La Follette warns that public service corporations dominate city state and national law making. He cites 25 trillion dollars in wealth in a few hands and claims six trusts fix prices and block competition, especially in beef rail shipments and elevator control, urging action against monolithic firms and their lobbyists.
Wisconsin Governor La Follette clearly and carefully stated his positions on railroad policy. The remarks were brief yet emphatic, reflecting his reformist stance on transportation issues.
Gov. LaFollette recalled the 1924 Chicago Republican convention, attacking railroad passes as corruption and calling for amending the interstate commerce law. He praised a Wisconsin primary reform movement to empower voters and curb bosses, noting the influence during nominating seasons.
Governor LaFollette recounts Wisconsin’s fight against party bosses and paid press, noting railways now pay taxes, a primary system and Australian ballots, and officials elected by popular vote. He urges Elkhart residents to act to fix lingering evils.
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