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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
2
Bargain cloaks offered at 2 to 10 dollars with many priced between 4 and 5 dollars. The Geo Wyman & Co store claims dependable merchandise and unbeatable values, promising the best deals in stock and price parity with competitors.
GALE Children borders 1c each Ladies sheer lawn lace bordered handkerchiefs 3c each One fine linen handkerchief 4 for 25c wine colored one at 5c 10c to 25c Embroidered handkerchiefs 19c quality 25c range finest line 1c to 10 each Gentlemen lawn handkerchiefs hemmed Initial 5c 10c to 60c Fine regular gents handkerchiefs 10c to 50c We offer the greatest bargains and invite you to buy with confidence no trash in our stock.
Advertises two sample lines of ladies fans priced around 26 cents and notes a rare opportunity to buy cheaply. Mentions regular fan lines are also available and invites readers to visit the store.
Miss Lulu Brown writes from San Diego to Minnie and Erma about a cross country journey from Elkhart to Chicago and through Ogden and Nevada into California. She details scenery, car delays, snow sheds, a tunnel scare, and a meeting with a Fresno California connection while traveling toward Los Angeles.
Lulu Brown writes from San Diego describing the ocean, mountains, and a climate like Italy. She notes a perfect landlocked harbor used by war vessels, rain and snow in the mountains, and the local diet with Spanish names for foods. She weighs 166 1/4 pounds and expects letters home.
Bert Xietvutt failed to appear at the noon ceremony with Miss Magdalene Guth and was found dying at his home an hour later after shooting himself. He left a letter to his fiance protesting his affection and offered no reason for the act. Relatives suspect mental derangement over financial concerns as the cause. The bride’s socially prominent family and the groom’s connection to city detective George McNut.
Nathan Campbell, a 43 year old farmer four miles north of Marion Indiana, was fatally wounded when fellow hunter Gnarles Renbarger fired as Campbell reached for a rabbit. Campbell warned Renbarger not to shoot and his gun discharged as his finger slipped off the hammer. The shot struck his lower back and traveled upward.
Two men believed to be BE. W. Pollock and Marion Pierson of Bridgeport Indiana were found dead in a room at the Arlington hotel in Indianapolis on November 28 after turning in at 2 AM. Death resulted from escaping gas from a turned on jet.
A satirical look at rail time tables and the manners of ticket sellers. The piece riffs on the burden of timetable culture, the aloofness of ticket clerks, and humorous schemes to obtain schedules with a light, ironic tone.
The passage muses on studying a timetable to reach cities like Chicago or Indianapolis, counting p m moments, and navigating junctions. It suggests choosing large cities for guaranteed hotels, or solving small place journeys, then trusting providence.
U S railroads show second week November gross earnings at 8 940 174 up from 8 256 370 a gain of 683 804. Nine lines posted losses while twenty nine gained since July 1 earnings total 165 111 595 vs 152 674 598. Verdigree Bonesteel extension opens with daily service, connecting to Missouri valley and Chicago timing details noted. The Lehigh Valley president Walter resigns amid mystery and stockholder pressure. Morgan Stotesbury influence cited.
A collection of editorials criticizes lynching in Indiana and Mississippi. Governors Durbin and sheriffs are urged to enforce law and end mob justice, while calls for harsher penalties and prompt trials are echoed across papers in Vincennes Fort Wayne Richmond and Connersville.
A new dessert, Jell-O, pleases the family with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents. Try it today.
Holbein attempts a Dover to Ramsgate channel swim to surpass Capt Webb’s record but falls about four miles short due to bad weather and opposing tides. He returns to Deal completing the coast-to-coast distance, aided by oil rubbing, eye protection, and a liquid beef essence diet.
From gilded youth to cobbler’s bench Count Edward Studios, Austro-Hungarian noble, deserts fortune for simple life. After dissipating wealth he meets a cobbler, learns shoe making, and later inherits a vast Studios fortune through unforeseen deaths of male relatives. He remains in a forest hut making his own shoes.
The discovery of vast nitrate deposits in Death Valley sparks a rush from Daggett Borate Randsburg and Mojave. Over 400 men wait at Ballarat for word on the best dig sites as capitalists led by Borax King Smith Lord Humphreys and Millionaire Singleton back expeditions with up to 250000 in costs.
A Navy and Army writer recalls sighting a big she bear with two cubs on a ridge. He fired a long shot at the bear who halted, scratched, then boxed the cubs ears before continuing, the scene framed against the sky.
A Smart Set writer calls music both the glory and the scandal of the universe while the Chicago Tribune notes much glorious music is scandalously sung.
Fragmentary notes mention signatures and a laxative product in a suspect one day sale mockup. The readable items imply a dubious or satirical exchange involving small costs and counterfeit labeling. No clear people or organizations are identified in the legible text.
The ad argues overeating harms more than alcohol, urging moderate meals and citing Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a digestion aid. It claims the product digests food without the stomach by itself and relieves fullness and indigestion. A testimonial from Lemuel James of Marysville supports its efficacy. Bottle size is noted.
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