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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
6
Postmaster Anderson urges letters to Santa Claus be at the post office by Sunday evening, or Saturday if possible, for the Santa pouch to be closed Monday morning. Also included are whimsical notes on gifts and the reminder that good behavior matters more than requests.
A Goshen ind invitation to the Ananias club gathering was postponed as word arrived that a grand jury would convene. James A Arthur chairman sent a letter promising a future visit while noting members lament the breach of pledge by Louis Dennert. A committee was appointed to judge L D club applicants and the meeting adjourned.
Report mentions residents feeling loss of confidence and health due to believed incurable kidney troubles. Foley's Micwvey Cure is advertised as a guaranteed remedy for the discouraged and the disconsolate. Houseworth Gros.
Governor elect Durbin and Mrs. Durbin will live temporarily at the Bates house while a suitable residence is sought in Indianapolis. Col Durbin plans a late week visit with the state institutions committee to assess management before delivering a 30 minute message advocating economy and civil service improvements.
A family question solved with a two minute Jell O dessert no baking required. Made by adding hot water and letting it cool. Flavors include lemon orange raspberry and strawberry. Available at grocers for 19 cents.
The Bluffton News laments a growing youth gambling culture in town. Young men abandon neat morals for ten cent poker games and private rooms, chasing small sums while dreaming of bigger thrills. They imitate fiction heroes Diamond Dick Jr. and Nick Carter, smoke, and drift toward saloons and drink leading to unstable futures.
Houseworth Bros describe DeWitt's Little Harry Risers as dainty pills that cleanse the liver remove obstructions and invigorate the system in promotional language.
The Lake Shore passenger, once dropped from a Lake Shore train in Laporte and later claimed kidnapped, surfaced in Elkhart under the name Willie Murray. He told police a tale of a supposed mother on the Lake Shore limited and said the train had left him. Officers sent him to Goshen.
Thomas Whitfield & Co of Chicago endorse Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, stating it cures colds and la grippe promptly and counteracts the tendency to pneumonia. A. O. Rowe, druggist, offers the product for sale.
James Snyder of South Bend threatens to sue LaPorte officials over alleged false imprisonment. He had been arrested on drunkenness charges, pleaded guilty, and paid no fine or costs after staying them. An officer's report lay in the mayor's office, which he did not visit for some time, resulting in Snyder remaining in jail.
Benj Ingerson of Hutton Indiana says months of whispering ended after one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar. The remedy is noted as popular with speakers and singers and promoted by Houseworth Bros.
William Baldwin of Pokagon marked his 80th birthday by attending a dancing party. Despite his advanced age he performed a pigeon wing and a double shuffle with the younger dancers, recalling his long reputation as an auctioneer across southern Michigan and northern Indiana.
Relatives of Dr George L Bailey charge foul play after his death from liver inflammation seven days after a week of illness. They note two life insurance policies totaling 4500 dollars were changed to name his second wife as beneficiary, and request exhumation.
A. H. Thurness of Wills Creek Coal Co. Buffalo C writes that after years of kidney and bladder trouble with gravel stones, Foley's Kidney Cure quickly eased the pain and removed brick dust. He declares he feels like a new man and credits the medicine with curing $1000 worth of good. Houseworth Bros.
A year into the state law requiring attending physicians and undertakers to send death returns to the state board of health, certificates have been alphabetically classified and bound. The easy access will aid locating death records. The ad promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a quick remedy for coughs and lung illnesses. House worth Bros.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kay's Uticure as a cure for female diseases sold by druggists at one dollar. The notice credits B. J. Kay of Saratoga and mentions useworth Bros with unclear details.
The attorney general has filed a receiver suit against the Fraternal Co operative Association. Officials allegedly promised to quit business but did not. The association supposedly sent circulars claiming it is legitimate with the attorney general's sanction. Auditor Hart participates in the action.
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