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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
2
An internal tablet claim cures piles by freeing circulation. It targets blood stagnation from overwork and lack of exercise, marketed under a Houseworth Drug Store guarantee for $1. The maker is Dr. Leonhardt Co., Buffalo, New York.
Review notes the play by Carey features new electrical effects and lifelike characters. The final act's knife duel is hailed as the sweatest on the American stage, with audiences in Montana and beyond praised for believing it real.
Starting next Monday Dec 21 the C Le Sullivan Stock Co begins a week at the local theatre with matinee and night shows headlined by M J Frol mes Lena Rivers. The company offers nine plays plus vaudeville and moving pictures for ten cent admission with reserved seats. The Witching Hour arrives Dec 22.
First Scheff stars in The Prima Donna as Victor M Horbert debuts at the Knickerbocker New York. William Gillette finishes his eighth successful week in Sampson and demand for seats at the Criterion New York remains high.
The Constantine sisters formerly with Fritzi Scheff have entered vaudeville and are gaining well deserved success with a pretty dancing act.
Tolsyard Gallagher, the renowned actor playwright, has left the stage to devote all his time and energy to producing sketches for the vaudeville stage.
L A Bartlett of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine praises the product after three years of use. The pills cleanse and tone the system in a gentle way and cost 25 cents at Housworth Bros. drug store.
ZEMO a scientific preparation for external use stops itching instantly and destroys the germs that cause skin diseases. Hezema quickly yields and is permanently cured by this remarkable medicine. All druggists. Write for sample E. W. Rose Med Co St Louis Mo For sale by P.F. 4 Bents Us
An old style advertisement touts Dr Shoop Restorative as the remedy for weak stomach heart and kidneys. It claims to treat dyspepsia constipation and lung issues with restorative tonics and nerve focus. Sold by druggists including H M Loomis and Ey De A Miller.
Delinquent state and county taxes for Elkhart city and Concord Bango Cleveland and Osolo townships may be paid to Louis M Simpson at The Simpson Attact Office corner Main Street and Lexington Avenue Elkhart Indiana Charles A Group County Treasurer First Christian Fann bazaar Thursday
A vaudeville act touring the country features a troupe of thirty trained dogs performing a canine drama billed as The Lope ment of Salome.
Robert Mantell performs in Michigan in a sequence of dates with Lansing tonight followed by Jackson tomorrow and the day after. He appears in Kalamazoo on the 25th and closes in Ann Arbor the next day.
Critics hail Walker Whiteside for his vigorous lively performance as Quixano in Israel Zangwill's The Melting Pot. E H Sothern debuts Richard Lovelace in Louisville after five years of writing Laurence Irving notes the work covers historical events.
Henry Thurston the magician known as Pipe Major plans a three year public performance tour of America with stops in the South Pacific and the West. Josephine Preston Peabody of Cambridge Massachusetts has completed a manuscript for Otis Skinner and authored Marlowe a verse drama closely following the life of the Elizabethan playwright.
The next play from M S McLellan, author of Leah Klesehna, is A Matter of Money. It explores capital and labor with balanced argument and vivid illustration without weakening dramatic texture.
The dramatic tale of a thief who resists arrest and advice but quits his crooked career for love, a production likely to be among the first by Charles Froitman after his European tour.
Public notice to citizens of Elkhart county Indiana and Goshen city that Lennel Powers seeks a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities less than a quart with on premises drinking rights at a two story brick building on Kimball and Chapman's addition Elkhart. Hearing set at the county commissioners court in Goshen on the first Monday of January 1908.
Lenel Powers applies for a liquor license for a room on the ground floor at 618 South Main Street Hart Indiana described as a storefront with a large glass door and two front windows. The owner states he will personally operate the business, sell cigars and furnish a lunch, and ensures secure locking doors and clear visibility from the public highway.
The administrator of the estate of Sarah Lipschitz, deceased, in Elkhart County Indiana is Andrew J. Moody. The Elkhart Superior Court has appointed Skinner & Wider as attorneys for the estate. Case file 15-22-2)-6.
An old advertisement touts a cold cure with laxative bromide and quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. The box bears the signature of GE. W. GROVES. Price listed as 2e.
Community calendar item notes a Cantata event at the Episcopal church scheduled for December 22. Details are sparse but the recital features local performers and music lovers are invited to attend the service and program.
The city board approves improvement resolution 51 for West Franklin Street from Second Street to Indiana Avenue with asphalt paving and concrete base. Public Works will hold a hearing January 4 1869 to hear affected property owners and assess benefits and costs.
Old downtown ad claims a herbal regulator for female ailments including back pains, bladder and kidney trouble. It promotes “Australian Leaf” by Mother Gray Co. of LeRoy New York, 50 cents, mail order with free sample.
An advertisement proclaims a cure for dandruff with ZEMO. The product claims to destroy the germ causing the disease, stop itching instantly, prevent hair loss, and leave the scalp clean and healthy. Sold by F. Lissents & Co and available at all druggists.
David Walker of Fayette New York, a Civil War veteran who lost a foot at Gettysburg, praises Electric Bitters saying they cured stomach troubles and kept him strong. Sold for 50 cents at Housworth Bros. drug store.
Send this advertisement and four cents to cover postage to Scott and Bowne at 409 Pearl Street New York. They will mail a Complete Handy Atlas of the World.
F H Bentz Co announces securing the agency for Zemo the remedy for eczema pimples dandruff blackheads and all skin or scalp diseases. Zemo claims instant relief and cures by destroying the germ and leaving healthy skin with sea display photos of cures.
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