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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1903
Page
6
Bankrupt stock sale offering 50 dozen men's stiff bosom shirts in colored stripes at 1.00 with 0.50 cuffs, 25 dozen fancy shirts 0.25, 16 dozen boys shirts 0.25, 50 dozen men’s sweats 0.35, 54 dozen wool sweaters up to 1.50 go for 0.25 to 0.45, overshirts and navy overshirts priced low. quantities limited, act fast.
Geo Wyman & Co announces a special sale on February stock items including standard prints and remnants. Prices include 114c yd for standard prints, 10c for new light colors, and 5c 6c for ginghams, with bleached and unbleached fabrics and remnants advertised at low rates.
Special sale by Geo Wyman Co offers lace and imitation laces at half price per yard with several low price marks. Also 160 linen handkerchiefs hem stitched with draw work offered at 25 cents each or 2 dollars 75 cents per dozen along with undergarments including shirts gowns and corset covers. Quality described as good and prices advertised as low.
Henry Clews notes an improving stock market despite Friday setbacks from gold fears and Erie bond doubt. He cites easy money, strong inside support, pending deals, and a spring rise likely while warning on treasury reserve plays and currency reform impact.
An interurban line to link Danville Illinois with Lafayette Indiana will be built with construction starting within thirty days. A new company form has directors C M McCabe W W Luke D Harris Covington Indiana H C Martin Attica Indiana and G W Buckingham Danville. The route runs through Covington and already holds franchises and right of way.
President Angell of the University of Michigan warns in Milwaukee that war is only a matter of time as Bulgaria has forces in the field and Macedonia unrest signals a larger conflict. He spoke on the Eastern Question before the Collegiate Alumni.
Milwaukee man M. J. Magin of the Building Trades council and his wife plan a two year honeymoon trip with no money. They aim to travel every date in the union and earn a living to return with five thousand dollars for a Wager prize.
A dinner was hosted at the German embassy in Petersburg in honor of United States Ambassador Ric Cormick. The Russian minister and leading members of the diplomatic corps attended.
Cumberland Md Feb 16. Miss Ora Montgomery age 25 a Western Port schoolteacher slipped while chasing a recalcitrant pupil and fell down stairs breaking her neck.
Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F. E. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo swears the firm will pay 1000 dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Heil's Catarrh Cure. Notice dated December 6, 1886 before Notary A W Gleason. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internal medicine. testimonials offered. price 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
Samuel Heeler, driver for the Cincinnati Brewing Co, murdered his wife Bertha Josephs with a sawed edged breadknife and wounded himself in a failed suicide. Heeler’s daughter Othel found the scene at 8:29 a.m. The victim, sister in law to a local hot dance figure, had argued with Heeler over a visit to Madisonville. Heeler is under guard at Mercy hospital after the attack.
An advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as safe for the most delicate skin and available at any drugstore for 50 cents.
Chicago reports show Adjt. Gen. Part ridge records 702 deaths among 21,725 Illinois GAR members in the year ending 1902. The death rate stands at 3.08 percent, up from 3.14 percent the prior year, and the rate has risen 68 percent over the last twelve years.
The EB. J. Arnold Company and Ryan & Co of St. Louis organized bets on horse races and circulated “sure thing” circulars. Reports come in from Colfax, Darlington, New Richmond and other towns. Local victims, with losses expected near $50,000.
An advertising notice promotes Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for rheumatism and catarrh claiming to cleanse the blood. It lists symptoms like joint pain, headache, blurred vision, and digestive issues and notes thirty years of testing. Sample and medical advice offered by mail from Atlanta, Georgia.
Connersville A contract was set to day to Schmidt Bros of Chicago for a 40000 build of a high school building to be a model school in every respect.
A local man missing for two years has been heard from in San Francisco after returning from Cape Nome. He is the son of Thomas Manan Ge and was believed dead, now confirming his return to the city.
Winter coughs may lead to consumption if neglected. Foley's Honey and Tar can break up coughs, available at Fenton's Drugstore.
Logansport Mayor McKee convenes a special city council session tonight to probe the board of health actions. The dispute concerns expenses incurred in safeguarding the city from contagious diseases allegedly without proper authority.
Advertisement promises relief for a blue mood and digestive woes. It claims the tablets cleanse the stomach regulate the bowels and restore appetite and optimism. For sale by Houseworth ros.
Elwood C. G. Poor manager of the Grand hotel in Anderson is in the city presenting plans and specifications for a modern hotel building. A stock company is proposed to finance the project at a cost of 40000 dollars.
An advertisement warns that scratches or pins may cause blood poisoning and loss of a limb unless promptly treated. It promotes Chamberlain's Pain Balm as an antiseptic quick healing salve for cuts bruises and burns sold by Houseworth Bros.
The Kokomo Light and Street Railway Company led by Geo. Marott of Indianapolis opened a large gas well today beside its power station, signaling potential fuel development for the utility.
Houseworth Bros promotes Rocky Mountain Tea as a night time tonic that allegedly fuels sleeping body strength and nervous vitality. The ad stresses renewed courage and muscular energy through continued use.
John H. Scott a longtime Crawfordsville resident died suddenly tonight at 8 oclock from heart trouble. He was sixty four years old and a prominent figure in the community. Funeral arrangements are pending.
The fish forestry and game committee of the state meeting in Denver on February 16 decided a four year closed season on deer and a six year period on moose and other big game species.
A complete wireless telegraph network is planned for the lakes region this season. Stations will be established at Detroit Cleveland and Buffalo to cover Lake Ontario and Lake Erie borders.
Panama reports Col Roberto Uribe of Herrera's army killed himself. The Kingston Jamaica claim that Gen Uribe-Uribe died by his own hand is false.
The Shelbyville Catholic fair run by the ladies of that denomination wrapped up Thursday night. It grossed over $1,700 to help pay for the new Catholic church planned for construction this year.
Mr W W Baker of Plainview Nebraska recounts fifteen years of illness and wasted money on doctors. A friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar, which saved his wife and greatly improved her health. He urges others to try the remedy at Fenton's Drugstore.
Lafayette Myron Jones suffered serious injuries when struck by a train after alighting from his engine on a sidetrack near Monon Thursday night. He was taken to his home city.
A fragment notes De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve marketed as a positive cure for blind, bleeding, itching, and protruding piles. The片 mentions its claimed effectiveness on cuts and related symptoms in a period advertisement style.
Adjutant General Smith ordered Assistant Adjutant General Ewert to proceed to Shelbyville and muster a new company named Company H of the Fourth Infantry in Springfield area mobilization.
A patient urges early use of Allen's Lung Balsam to prevent throat and lung grip from a cold. He claims that taking the remedy before symptoms worsen makes coughing easier after a few doses and suggests a complete cure is a matter of time.
London February 14. A dinner the new Pilgrim Club will give to United States Ambassador Choate. On March 3 an array of British public men will attend including Lord Salisbury and Lord Roberts. Invitations have been accepted by Lord Kelvin Lord Aberdeen Lord Farquhar Lord Strathcona Lord Fairfax and Lord Walsbury.
An old advertising snippet touts Perry Davis Pain Killer as a remedy for pruised skin throngs of sore muscles and aches. It emphasizes its long history across two generations and positions it as the sole pain killer.
The Madison and Delaware Counties have secured a right of way between Alexandria and Summitville for a telephone company to begin building the lines at once.
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