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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
6
Farmers in Holland use small cornucopias made of stout paper smeared inside with adhesive attaching corn grains to the crow’s head. When a crow pecks, it traps the bird, causing confusion and prompting it to flee the field, avoiding further cornucopias.
M. S. Mead of Attleboro Mass reports severe dyspepsia and belching improved after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He says he can eat mince pie cheese candy and nuts again without pain and endorses the product strongly. The endorsement ends with a note that the cure digests food and avoids dieting.
A morning paper claimed headwaiters in upscale New York hotels earned large sums from tips and sales. One man reported $100 from farm and tips, another $25,000 last year, while a friend’s headwaiter boasted about $12,000. The tale contrasts public fascination with wage ranks.
A letter from Winfield Iowa dated November 24 1908 proclaims twenty years of indigestion relief after using Dr Caldwell syrup pepsin. The writer William Ruebsam commends the remedy and recommends it to fellow sufferers, noting two bottles cured his stomach trouble. Sold by Thomas drug store and Rushton drug store.
A Verona family astonishes researchers as all male members reportedly chew cud and exhibit cowlike rumination behavior, a rare shared trait prompting scientific interest despite limited details.
Dispatch from Constantinople reports American missionary Miss Stone released in Strumitza Macedonia with Mme Tsilka and baby. Stone and companions, abducted Sept 3, was paid ransom, authorities kept details secret. Stone to Salonica, while press voices relief and notes risk to travelers in eastern Europe.
A testimonial from C F Myers in LeRoy New York extols Grain-O as superior to all beverages for health and children's welfare. The letter to Genesee Pure Food Co. urges readers to choose Grain-O for its solid grain quality.
Subscriptions have exceeded the $100,000 offer from a New York donor to rebuild Wooster University in Wooster Ohio after a recent fire. Trustees will have $350,000 available to proceed with the project.
Bulletin from Yalta on February 22 states Count Tolstoi is in serious danger with low temperature and great general weakness and heart weakness.
Fragmented lines discuss relief through reading aloud laughter and nerves and coughing. It mentions cold lungs and a lingering ache in the bones, urging not to suffer needlessly and suggesting ways to overcome the enemy completely.
A fragmented OCR item yields little readable content. The text lacks clear names places dates or events to identify a coherent news item. No substantive facts can be established from the available readable fragments.
Nelson of Hamilton Ga recounts how he used Chamberlain's Pain Balm for long standing rheumatism after doubting medicines. He followed directions, bought at Houseworth Bros. drug stores, and within a week was cured with no subsequent rheumatic trouble.
The text explains opossums as survivors from a bygone era with distant relatives in tropical America and Australia. It notes their marsupial nature, the forward pouch for young, and details the tiny, naked newborns and rapid early growth to about the size of rats by five weeks, citing Forest and Stream.
An advertisement touts Dr Bulls cough syrup as a breakthrough medicine that cures a stubborn cold overnight and its complications. It promises relief for throat tickle huskiness and violent coughing, declaring it the most wonderful medicine science has produced.
In Paris during Rue Vaneau widening work a two meter wide, unpaved alley was uncovered. The narrow passage had no paving stones and was formerly called Rue dOlivet. No one knew of its existence until recently, a discoverer noted by the Paris Messenger.
A vintage ad touts Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a sure cure for constipation indigestion headaches and stomach troubles, advertised as available at Thomas's drug store and Rushton drug store.
The article notes that almost all United States jewelry is produced in New England cities including Providence Attleboro and Mansfield. About 50,000 workers are involved directly or indirectly in jewelry manufacture across roughly 250 factories in these four communities, with annual production valued in the millions.
During a congressional session Mr Tawney proposed a unanimous consent demand for a resolution asking the secretary of war to provide detailed information on land purchases in Cuba by non residents since the American occupation. The query seeks purchaser names residences tract sizes and total sugar land owned by US citizens versus foreign nationals. The move sparked a clash with Mr Payne who argued such resolutions should go through the proper committee. The question was shelved for the time being.
In Washington on Friday the final ratifications were exchanged at the State Department signaling Great Britain's assent to a canal across Central America by the United States. Lord Pauncefote and Secretary Hay exchanged identical copies with inverted signatures. a protocol accompanies the records. Lord Lansdowne wishes Pauncefores stays in Washington indefinitely.
Washington Feb 22 The House approved the Indian appropriation bill with no major amendments. The session largely devoted to private claim bills some of which were enacted. A resolution ordered an inquiry into Mr Nardin's ties to Shoshone Indian School. Rep Kleberg voiced hospitality for Prince Henry cautioning against politicizing the royal visit.
Work of the Senate in Washington on February 22 stretched over six hours as Mr. Bate delivered a carefully prepared speech in opposition to the pending Philippine tariff measure. He was followed by Mr. Spooner in a brilliant defense of the Republican attitude toward the Philippine Islands.
Prince Henry brother of the German emperor arrives aboard Kronprinz Wilhelm at North River pier. Forts fire salutes as Admiral Evans and mayor Low greet him aboard the royal yacht Hohenzollern. Crowds line the riverfront, tooting whistles greet the German guest.
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