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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
7
Comptroller of the Currency issues certificate authorizing the First National Bank of New Carlisle to begin business with Haven Hubbard as president and Arthur R. Brummitt as cashier. Capital set at $25,000.
A Goshen saw mill owned by L H Beyerle at Offut Tennessee burned to the ground after a suspected arson. Loss set at 3000 with 1800 covered by insurance. Reports say entry into the engine room spilled oil and a main belt was stolen then found. Nearby Beverles mill and Cornell Brothers mill at Offut Auburn have also suffered arson fire damage amid timber rights disputes.
Mystic Cure claims to radically cure rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 3 days. It supposedly removes the disease’s cause and provides immediate relief after the first dose. Available for 75 cents or $1.00 from H. Leonard and Houseworth Bros. at the opera house block druggists.
Eight of the Tenth district representatives agreed to support Frank Statesman at a Chicago caucus boosting his race. The move brands him a band wagon candidate, with one member A. O. Reser of Lafayette opposing the group and backing Artman. Henry W. Marshall of Lafayette conveyed the plan to Charles S. King in Indianapolis.
Maude R Adams of Dayton Ohio writes that the last society season’s late hours and irregular habits left her physically wrecked with headaches indigestion and sluggish organs. She says Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin relieved her distress. Sold by Thomas drug store.
The Indiana Soldiers' Home in Lafayette filed its annual report for the year ending October 31, 1900. Enrollment stands at 642 with 380 veterans and 262 widows and wives. Recommendations seek new buildings and improvements totaling 74,000 dollars. Pension payments to residents amounted to 38,501.70 dollars, and trustees urge legislative action to allow the money to be kept for soldiers rather than deposited in the state treasury.
Advertisement from Thomas’ drug store inviting ladies with stomach troubles to contact for Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with a guarantee of cure.
Yesterday W. J. Dee and A. Ballinger were released from jail after ten days for intoxication. They were arrested at the Lake Shore shops where they worked, and after discharge they returned intoxicated and caused a disturbance. They went to Goshen then were arrested again and will be guests of Sheriff Elliott for ten days. The men were strangers in Elkhart.
Dr. C. J. Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports three severe pneumonia cases showing good results with Foley's Honey and Tar. Houseworth Bros.
George Clark of Walkerton was in the city today and departed for Logansport this afternoon.
Windsor Ont January 24 1900 Dr C D Warner endorsed Compound of Seven Cures praising its cancer healing effects and blood purification calling it a great cure with rapid, manifest results and high satisfaction in the audience letter by Jas Cummings.
A web of telephone lines threads Boone County with each town running its own exchange. About five hundred farmers operate telephones at home, signaling a broad rural communications network.
The notice warns buyers to avoid counterfeit DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve citing injury risk. It states the original salve cures piles eczema cuts scalds burns and skin diseases and names Houseworth as the source.
C T Chisholm of Chicago reports chronic lower bowel catarrh improved after taking two doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says physicians failed to help and he has not suffered since. Sold by A O Rowe druggist.
Hon and Mrs A F Wilden of Goshen announce they will not move to Chicago. They recently sold their Walnut Hill home and plan to reside in Goshen. Mr Wilden has purchased a residence on Webs property and will take possession in February.
The piece argues about husband and wife opening each other’s letters under German civil law. It notes the husband’s right to decide on mutual living matters but forbids opening a wife’s letter if it contravenes mutual life. It concludes that neither spouse should send or receive missives they cannot show to the other.
A Saugerstown reader reports overwhelming relief from hemorrhoids using Dean's Ointment after doctors failed to help. The testimonial cites quick, lasting cure and notes the Cornwell based company on Valley Street in Sauger ties, New York.
George Walmer of Goshen was robbed near the IXL factory on Wilden avenue last night. Two men demanded a delivery and took his overcoat, then fled. Officer Vesey assisted in a search but the suspects were not located.
A banner salve touted as the best in the world from Houseworth Bros. uses a preparation by a widely known skin specialist and is claimed to heal piles burns scalds ulcers running sores and all skin diseases.
Clyde Castetter has been employed by a Detroit drug house and will travel as a salesman around the middle of next month if nothing happens. He expects the middle west to be part of his territory.
Longtime constipation sufferer Smith D. Hinman president of Mercantile Fire Ins Co Chicago testifies Bailey's Laxative Tablets give natural evacuations and relief after eighty years of trial. Thousands of testimonials back the product. 20 tablets per package 60 in 25 cent packages chocolate coated made by Lakeside Med Co Chicago sold by Rushton's Drug Store.
Manager Branson of the Central Union telephone exchange directs a crew today to dismantle the old line from Elkhart to Goshen along the Elkhart river. Equipment will be reused at other sites and poles sold to farmers for fence posts.
Despite many cough and cold remedies, Foley’s Honey and Tar leads in merit and demand this season, according to M Houseworth Bros. The advertisement highlights its superior effectiveness and widespread use for cough relief.
W. J. Davis sues to collect a judgment against David R. Miller. The 1896 assignment by Sylvester Walker valued at $800 now seeks $1,200. Attorneys are Davis, Hubbell & Davis.
Ordinary accidents fade with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil in the medicine chest. It claims to heal burns cuts bruises and sprains with instant relief, marketed as a household remedy.
The longtime Goshen councilman Troyer, aged about 80, was appointed district grand deputy patriarch of the Odd Fellows Lodge. The selection is noted as likely to bring attention to the lodge and be of benefit to its standing in the community.
Bishop John Hazen White reported at the New York session that two and a half years ago the Michigan City diocese lacked a bishop salary and endowments. Now a $40,000 fund supports the bishop and an Episcopal residence has been built. Outside aid amounted to $1,000 annually from the missionary society.
Secretary Harry of the state board of health reports over a thousand smallpox cases in Indiana currently. One death was reported in November, signaling ongoing outbreak concerns across the state.
Ad copy style note praises Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as especially suited for children. Claims soothing influence and as a universal remedy for throat and lung diseases.
Charles L. Pokagon, sole surviving son of Simon Pokagon, asserts ownership of land including Laporte site and vows legal action. The LaPorte Argus deem the dispatch a fabrication, noting the claimed boundary would affect farming lands north to the Michigan line and the dispute likely lengthy.
The item touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as small pills that cleanse the liver remove obstructions and invigorate the system.
Edward Landon of Benton Harbor, a bridge force worker on the Big Four north of Niles, was crushed when a steel beam swung onto his foot and then fell fifteen feet to the frozen ground. He was unconscious and treated by a Niles physician after being carried to a nearby farmhouse.
The person who disturbed the con gregation last Sunday by coughing is urged to contact Houseworth Bros to obtain Foley's Honey and Tar. It is claimed to provide relief.
Committees from South Bend Mishawaka and Goshen met at Hile and Bakers to organize an Interurban Odd Fellows association. The aim is to exemplify the lodge work and broaden interest with regular meetings in the three cities and entertainments.
Roman S Jarvis former fourth Michigan district congress candidate and Cleveland postmaster is in Goshen to locate a shoe factory. He interviews Goshen business leaders, is impressed by the city, and hopes to arrange a site soon.
The most effective liver pills made are DeWitt's Little Early Risers. They never gripe. Houseworth Bros.
The trial of Louis Jaquith for the alleged murder of Officer Samuel A. Cooper was continued until the next term of court on an affidavit from Dr. Partridge stating Jaquith’s condition would not permit the strain of a trial.
Benj Ingerson of Hutton Indiana says he had not spoken aloud for months until Foley's Honey and Tar restored his voice. The remedy is used largely by speakers and singers. Houseworth Bros.
Dr. John Hoover and his family, long residents northeast of Goshen, plan a near future move to Elkhart where he will establish medical practice. The anticipated relocation ends years of service in the Goshen area.
Mrs Mary Hubbard, 76, of Delaware County, died suddenly at home while preparing spa tialion for her children who were headed to visit. Funeral plans and further details were not available in the fragment.
Window trimmers have created dazzling window displays in principal business houses. The elaborate setups please the eye and entice visitors of all ages. No expense has been spared and most displays have exceeded expectations. It costs nothing to look and viewers are well repaid.
Promote B. B. B. Bao tanic Blood Balm as a cure for scrofula ulcers bone pains and blood poisoning with over 3 000 testimonials and 30 years of testing. Free trial treatment offered by Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga and free medical advice upon describing trouble.
Noble county features C C Simon and B F Bowman in a double candidacy for United States marshal. Both men are fully competent, but the GOP avoids mixing in such a quarrel. The split may prove the undoing of either candidate or both.
An advertisement promotes Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for indigestion and a remedy to keep one straight year round. It claims the product helps with digestion and is available for purchase.
Elmer H. Hastings, a Republican former city attorney, was removed by Democratic members of the Washington city council. He plans to sue for salary from September 1888 to September 1902 and will test the constitutionality of the city attorney and civil engineer term law.
An advertisement claims rapid relief from croup coughs and lung troubles with One Minute Cough Cure by House Worth Bros. It asserts immediate results and states the remedy can prevent consumption, describing it as pleasant to take.
Guy Offut, a venturesome youth from Rushville, left home a year ago to see the world and died yesterday in a Sioux City hospital from illness. He endured hardships but did not ask for help.
A. H. Thurness of Wills Creek Coal Co., Buffalo C., reports kidney and bladder pain for years with gravel and brick dust in urine. After using Foley's Kidney Cure, pain subsided, brick dust passed, and he feels greatly improved, claiming it did him $1000 worth of good. Houseworth Bros.
Mrs. Ira S. Carpenter, wife of the Michigan City News business manager, died suddenly. She was active in social and religious circles and leaves two daughters Mrs. Frank Middleton of Chicago and Mrs. H L Shutt of Buffalo New York.
An early advertisement urges immediate help for severe coughs and colds. It claims One Minute Cough Cure stops coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, grippe, and related throat and lung troubles promptly.
A chronically ill woman, Mrs Edward Curtis, once treated by doctors, reports recovery through prayer alone after consulting a Dowle elder.
Dr. Co D Warner claims seven cures including cancer remedy and remedies for skin and blood diseases from contact or hereditary causes. Bishop Alerding visits Lafayette for the St Elizabeth Hospital silver jubilee by the Franciscan Sisters.
An advertisement notes Little Liver Pill offerings including 6c boxes with 15 pills and 25c boxes with 100 pills. It lists sellers Hibbart in Indiana and partners O. H. Leonard and E. K. B. Felt near the depot.
C A Routledge of Evansville is missing after leaving a note for his wife stating he contemplates drowning himself. He was recently notified he would inherit an English estate valued at $100,000.
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