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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
7
The record shows prices for wheat corn oats butter eggs and potatoes with May June and July quotes. It lists dairy items creamery extras firsts seconds and prices to retail dealers along with live poultry prices and New York futures for flour wheat and corn.
Chicago and Omaha cattle markets show mixed steady tones with varying price ranges. Native steers and cows traded around mid 40s to low 50s in Chicago, while Omaha listed heavy bulls calves and stockers with wider spreads and strong sheep demand lifting yearlings and lambs.
William H. Wood claims the Burns Johnson boxing match in Sydney was brutal and unscientific, prompting government talk of amending the law to curb boxing as a sport. Police will block future Burns Johnson contests while clubs face forfeits and assessments to stay in the league.
Sikhart and Concordia College meet in Fort Wayne with Elkhart gym set for 8 o'clock tip. The lineup features captains Smith for Sikhart and Sauer for Concordia along with key players Daly Farrington Rutter and Gallmeyer.
The menu lists New Year's Dinner on January 1 1909 at Merchants Hotel. Dishes include chicken broth with rice olives celery pickles prime roast beef au jus roast young chicken sage dressing escaloped oysters cabbage salad mashed potatoes sweet potatoes succotash string beans fruit pudding apple pie lemon pie ice cream cake coffee milk.
An advertisement touts Dr Leonhardt internal Hem-Roid remedy with a claimed 98 percent cure rate from thousands of cases and notes it targets the internal cause. Also promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs with forty years of cures and urges buyers to write for a booklet. Local stores and services listed with prices for sponging and pantorium care.
A concise mention lists Zeimo as best man in a wedding event with attendees and ceremonial context.
Eugene Tremblay fights for the lightweight title with Dwyer selecting the challenger at IAC night in Chicago. Rouen faces Pierson as Kennedy hopes Rouen beats Yussiff Mamot in Graeco Roman style. Lundin and Tremblay linked with De Rouen. Olsen and Beel in wind-up. Mention of Ed Walsh, Dineen, Criger, Kniehr, Fletcher, Bresnahan, and a rookie infield prospect.
An ad urges readers to ask their grocer for a 10 cent package of Heintz Health Biscuits. The cereal blend of cereal oats wheat barley corn and rye allegedly builds muscle bone teeth and nerves while offering laxative qualities.
Dr George LeFevre of Muskegon Michigan reports remarkable success with Health Biscuits in his practice. He says patients are delighted with this nourishing food and urges everyone to try it, noting the product sells for 10 cents per package through Heintz Food Co Chicago.
Multiple short items list jobs and household goods across Indiana and local city ads. Includes a rooming request, stenographer needed, a fashion shoe store stock sale, a farm exchange, bay horse sale, restaurant and lunch room sale, touring car parts, and household goods for sale.
Multiple rental notices list apartments houses and rooms for rent. Entries mention corner locations near Wire and Lexington, river views, and various houses with single or multiple rooms for light housekeeping. Some lines include contact names like D. B. cave Truth and a Home phone number.
For sale two and a half acre garden lots with rich prairie soil on Pleasant Plain avenue south of Allendale. Also notes on candy remedies, rental rooms, and local notices including furnished rooms for rent and flat rentals.
An ad-style note urges readers with back pain bladder or kidney trouble to try Mother Gray's Australian Leaf sold by druggists or mail for 50 cents. A free sample offer is made with address at The Mother Gray Co LeRoy NY.
An odd collage from a Tennessee reader includes medical remedies, claims of kidney and rheumatic cures, and a druggist advertisement. It mentions Dr. Detchon and local stores Houseworth Bros Rentz Co and Harry A Shaffer showcasing gas and electric lamps.
Vague OCR fragment mentions a person Block of a heritage program and a resident at 125 Beton Avenue with unclear details. The readable text provides names and an address but lacks a clear event or action.
Obituary notice notes Hannah Luella Fukill M DB succeeding Dr Jennings. Addresses include 115 Harrison Street and 106 North Third Street. Contact number 1337 appears in the entry.
Fragmentary note mentions a family and health care, referencing a doctor and a rural setting over a span of years. The legible items imply ongoing medical attention in a countryside context. No specific names, places, or dates are readable.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases and nonsensical names. No coherent events, dates, or identifiable entities available to summarize as a news item.
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