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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
7
In the Chicago Tribune fragment Mr. Pecksniff notes trading a suburban house for a cramped flat near the church and jokes about folding halos. Mr. Wise recalls a West trip and old debt with Billover now in partnership with Skimbridge, a former hardware store owner.
Summerton resident H A Tisdale lists DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve at one hundred dollars a box claiming twenty years of piles relief. He says the salve combines witch hazel with antiseptics and emollients and permanently cures blind bleeding itching and protruding piles as well as other skin diseases. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
Bushey Mills, famed New Forest snake catcher, must quit his forest hut after twenty years. His season tally reaches 93 adders and 12 snakes, totaling 33 526 snakes and 4 124 adders in a professional career of 29 402 snakes and 4 124 adders. He is 63 years old.
Promoted as safe for children and effective for croup and la grippe the remedy claims to act at the source of trouble not in the stomach. It allegedly reduces inflammation heals and soothes while aiding oxygen supply to blood and tissues Dr Armstrong of Delia Texas endorses it and Houseworth Bros. sells it.
The cashew nut serves as a cosmetic in the West Indies where women apply an oil from the outer surface of the raw nut to the face and hands. A two week seclusion is required as the skin darkens during treatment, then emerges with a complexion described as as fair as a baby’s.
Washington dispatch reports the Senate military affairs committee reviewing charges against Gen. Wood with a Secretary Root letter urging fairness. Brig. Gen. Bliss defends Wood’s integrity while witnesses link alleged improper expenditures and contracts. Senator Hanna seeks Wood’s subpoena to return from the Philippines.
Washington December 15. Democratic members of the Senate meet in Senator Gorman's room to seek a united stance on the Panama canal policy. Senator Blackburn proposes binding caucus action by two thirds but faces resistance from senators used to unanimous consent. The split between Senate and House Democrats and disorganized minority mood is noted.
Washington December 15 report announced that ex Governor Murray Crane of Massachusetts has been selected as Hanna's successor by a senator renowned for reliability. The note signals a major move in national committee leadership during a period of political realignment.
Care First notes that Illinois postoffices will be advised to the presidential grade as of January 1. Arlington Heights Athens Byron Clays City Grant Park Louisville Mansfield Potomac St Elmo Sidell Tamaroa Tampico Tolono are among those affected.
Washington December 15 The Iowa delegation in Congress met to consider the judgeship contest for the northern Iowa federal district but adjourned until after the holidays without taking any ballot.
Washington December 15 The United States supreme court extended the time for taking testimony in the Missouri versus Illinois case over the Chicago drainage canal until April 1.
The committee on insular affairs in the House reported a bill to grant Porto Rico a delegate in Congress. The action would provide a non voting representative for the island, aligning with territorial governance proposals.
Mrs. Yates the wife of Gov. Yates has been bedridden for several days due to neuralgia of the spine. Her mother Mrs. A C Wadsworth arrived from Jacksonville to attend to the patient, who shows no signs of improvement.
W. W. Cargill of La Crosse sells the Pine Bluff and Western from Pine Bluff to Benton, Arkansas, to the Rock Island for 1 million dollars. Cargill retains perpetual use for its lumbering business in the region.
Mrs. J. Messersmith, her daughter, and Frank Smith a clerk were burned to death when a fire destroyed the meat market and residence and the dry goods store of J. Simon in Braidwood on December 15.
Columbia South Carolina December 15 Chief Cureton led a force that raided an illicit distillery on Senator B R Tillman's plantation. Much whisky was poured out and the furnace barrels and sheds were destroyed.
H. H. Kee ran foreman for a Chicago company installing new elevators in the court house fell through the shaft and died from injuries sustained in Louisville on December 15.
In McAllister Wisconsin on December 15 a gasoline lamp exploded injuring Charles Donaldson Gus Swanson and Ole Erickson. Donaldson and Swanson are reported to die from their injuries.
Bloomington Illinois December 15. Two assailants fatally assaulted Enoch Passwater a Heyworth farmer They robbed him of forty dollars and concealed his body beneath hay neighborhood police investigate the crime as a homicide with possible robbery motive.
Former United States Senator Alexander McDonald of Arkansas has died at his daughter Mrs. William D. Harper home in Norwood Park New Jersey. The death occurred on December 15 at the residence.
Desperadoes invaded Bradner Ohio. One was arrested but rescued by companions who dug into the jail and freed him. All escaped.
William Miller a 17 year old boy in Boulder Colorado sat on a powder keg and smoked a spark fell into the keg he was buried several yards but survived with injuries not killed.
In York Pennsylvania on December 15 a small gold watch missing from Miss Kate Stover for a year was discovered in an abandoned crow's nest.
A vintage ad copy claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests all foods and tones the stomach and digestive organs. It purports to cure dyspepsia indigestion stomach troubles and to make rich red blood health and strength. The text reads like a promotional testimonial for digestive aid.
At 3 Forty-Third street residents report two blasts near tabernacle and nearby buildings. Iron workers from the New York Housesmiths union faced clashes with Parks attached crews. One explosion woke the neighborhood. remnants included gunpowder smoke then a more damaging blast at 5 am tearing wrought iron and breaking windows.
Employers in Batavia have shut down mills for an indeterminate period after workers refused ten hour shifts for ten hours pay. The move aims to rehire only willing workers, with nonunion labor to be avoided for now. Other Fox River valley towns mostly already enforce the ten hour day.
Police officer John C. King in Memphis shot and fatally wounded H. J. Kressenberg, a member of the city Democratic committee, and then killed himself after a pursuit. The shooting followed an incident near midnight as Kressenberg and his wife left a store. The assailant was later identified as King, with no clear motive revealed.
Clayton Hardy who escaped from the Illinois penitentiary at Chester on December 3 after thirty eight months of an indeterminate burglary sentence gave himself up and asked to be sent back because his parents refused to recognize him. Illinois authorities were notified. Hardy's parents live in Illinois.
Fred Mink pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court at Pittsfield to killing his stepmother and Newton Harris last June. Judge Higbee sentenced him to life on the first count and ninety-nine years on the second count.
Carthage Missouri December 14 Ben C Ay lor Webb City millionaire mine owner shot and killed Geordon Allen a wealthy Joplin man about two months ago was acquitted by a jury in the Circuit court Ay lor's plea was self defense
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on December 14 Mrs. Sarah Langley a widow and her son Edward were attacked by a burglar. Both were injured with Edward reported in serious condition.
Geo Wyman & Co advertises a table of silks from plaids checks and brocades at 50c per yard, including plain Taffeta at 50c and Black Taffeta in 35c 45c 55c. Also offers colored Silk Velvet remnants at 25c and cheap umbrellas from 3.00 to 20.00 and dolls at 15c and 35c.
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