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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1902
Page
6
In Anaconda Montana a pregnant bride and her mother shop for wedding gowns. A store clerk presents a lace filmy gown only two in stock and claims they are the finest. The salesman later tells the proprietor he sold the gowns as a bride’s trousseau but the bride never learned the truth.
A Bartlett & Dennis Co. employee in Gardiner Maine testifies that Chamberlains Cough Remedy cured his winter cold and persistent cough after other medicines failed. He credits the remedy with relief for sore lungs and bronchial tubes and says he now uses it when ill. The ad notes sale at Houseworth Bros. Also reported is a fire accident in Bedford where Mrs John Miller’s hair and scalp were burned when a heated celluloid comb ignited near her stove.
Attleboro Mass pharmacist M S Mead reports relief from dyspepsia after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He says diet not needed and digestion improves enough to enjoy mince pie cheese candy and nuts again. Houseworth Bros endorse the product.
R Jones of G H Hammond company tried to stab plant superintendent Robert Church with a butcher knife. Church dodged the blow and escaped unharmed as the assailant was disarmed and beaten.
A break in the main at the compressing station near town left Portland nearly without fuel gas for most of Tuesday. The company crews worked to repair the line and restore supply to the city.
A tonic named Osmicure Blood-Nerve Tonic advertised for bladder and kidney support. Price listed as 50 cents and one dollar. Sold by C. D. Rushton.
The explosion in Mine No. 6 of the Coahuila Coal company killed 106 miners, mostly Mexicans and Chinese, with 85 bodies recovered. Efforts to clear wreckage continue while authorities say no one else will be found alive. The blast was caused by a gas pocket. R. M. McKenny is superintendent. The owners face a heavy loss.
F D Reynolds of Mansfield describes his boy’s croup relief after using One Minute Cough Cure. He claims the remedy acts quickly, is safe, and helps with coughs colds croup grip bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. Houseworth Bros.
Feb 1 quotations listed for the Chicago Board of Trade. The article also includes an unrelated advertisement claiming hive stings torment children and adults, offering Dean's Ointment as a cure with immediate relief and permanent cure priced at 50 cents per bottle at drug stores.
J E Tilt, Chicago shoe magnate, will erect a welt shoe factory at Hooper near Endicott New York. Planned as a philanthropic Utopia for workers, the plant will be the world’s largest. Construction to begin with spring opening.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a remarkable medicine that ends a dry hacking cough and warns of consumption. It claims to cure throat and lung trouble without needing another doctor.
A double-loom weavers strike at Riverside mills of the American Woolen Company prompted a company wide closure in Providence and nearby mills until further notice. The halt leaves about 12,000 workers unemployed.
The ad touts Perry Davis' Pain Killer as a universal remedy for bruised flesh and sore muscles during icy or wet weather. It claims longstanding effectiveness across two generations and urges keeping the product on hand for accidents.
Cambridge Mass Feb 3 President Eliot announced John D Rockefeller pledged 1 000 000 to help erect three Medical School buildings at Harvard if peers contribute 500 000 for land purchase This matches J P Morgan's 1 000 000 offer announced at last June's commencement exercises
Duluth Minnesota report says Eastern Minnesota Great Northern will extend its Allouez Bay ore dock in Superior by 6000 feet add 100 pockets and 30000 gross tons. Total storage will reach 100000 gross tons making the dock the largest ore shipping structure in the world.
Frederick Boyd Stevenson paints a New York persona in 19th century style. He notes brick by brick the fast pace, the eating on the go, street car chatter, and the two city tones of Greenwich and Harlem. He contrasts rich, poor, and middle class life while praising New York’s energy.
London reports Lord Lansdowne may reject Dutch overtures due to Boer representation lack and empty proposals. A Daily Mail Hague correspondent notes possible British willingness to let a Dutch commission go to South Africa under conditions, with powers seeking broader Allied sympathy. Houseworth Bros. advertise Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets with refunds and free samples.
Chicago January 30 quotations on the Board of Trade were listed with price movements across wheat corn and soy futures reflecting early trading sessions and market conditions for the day.
A vintage ad promotes Jell O as the new dessert pleasing families with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. It encourages readers to try it today.
A blaze started in Grace Episcopal church in Madison Wisconsin yesterday during a prayer. A drapery near the altar caught fire from a candle and Rev Fosburg the officiating rector jumped on a table and beat out the flames with his hands.
Former treasury secretary Lyman J. Gage departed Washington for New York where he received six offers from major banking institutions. Reports that he accepted a Chicago position were denied as untrue.
In Chicago on a Saturday a quarrel over seven dollars led to the death of C. O. Hart a veteran liveryman worth about three hundred thousand dollars. Edward Coughlin a driver who had worked for Hart less than two months shot him and is in custody claiming self defense.
The advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as certain to cure constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach troubles. Sold by Thomas drug store and Rushton drug store.
William Fitzhugh Whitehouse of Newport Rhode Island accompanied by Lord Hindlip has left England for the upper Nile. After visiting the Abyssinian capital they expect to reach early April and traverse Walamo the devil infested zone. They hope to reach the Sobat River in June.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a universal remedy healing burns cuts and wounds and curing sore throat croup catarrh and asthma claiming it never fails for household use.
In Brussels the chamber of deputies erupted in a free fight between Socialist and Catholic factions over a proposal to prosecute Socialist Smeets for a recent revolutionary speech. The clash underscored sharp political tensions in Belgium.
An advertisement urges balanced eating and warns that undigested food weakens health. It promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a digestive aid, claiming it digests food without stomach aid and relieves fullness, belching, and indigestion. Testimonies claim long-term cures and value, noting pricing differences.
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