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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
6
An old advertisement promotes Pyramid Pile Cure to treat piles with suppositories and relief for itching and pain. It offers mail order samples from Pyramid Drug Co at 140 Pyramid Building Marshall Michigan and a 50 cent staple package via druggist after payment.
Travel fare notices announce round trip tickets on sale to Cuba Florida and inland southern winter resorts through April 30 1908. The National Educational Association Department of Superintendence in Washington DC lists events February 25 26 and 27 1908. Mardi Gras carnivals are set for March 3 1908 in New Orleans Mobile Pensacola and round trip tickets are on sale February 1 27 25 29 and March 1 2 1908. H J Rhein general passenger agent Cincinnati Ohio signs the notice.
An advertisement claims 90 percent of women suffer from ailments linked to constipation and indigestion, praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure. It guarantees results and offers a free sample by sending address to Pepsin Syrup Co. 319 Caldwell Building Monticello, with sale through Houseworth Bros at 50 cents and 1 dollar a bottle.
A Buffalo man Leo F. Zelinski of 68 Gibson St credits Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with curing a severe cold sore in two days after one daily application. The product heals all sores and is sold with a guarantee at Houseworth Bros. drug store for 25 cents.
Advert says nightly drink from Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Houseworth Bros relieves rheumatism aches and pains. Claim targets wellness using a tonic product with a period style promotional tone.
A Lebanon Indiana man claims his wife suffered inflammatory rheumatism in every muscle and joint for six weeks with eight physicians yielding no relief until Dr Dechons Relief for Rheumatism. He says she improved within three days and could walk, while the ad lists a 160 acre Cassopolis Michigan farm for sale at 50 dollars an acre and notes local druggists Houseworth Bros Bentz & Co and Willowdale canes.
Fragmentary ad style copy touts Mountain Tea as a beauty aid promising improved complexion by cleansing the blood. It mentions tablets and wash options with low price points and household uses, reflecting vintage marketing language.
Fragmentary report mentions Weightman Walke gifts near 1000 dollars and an inventor with a noiseless firearm device. Kentucky governor Wilson urging end to tobacco war. Texas Supreme Court upholds 600 000 dollar fine and revokes Waters Pierce Oil charter. International and Great Northern Gould railway case and religious meeting critique. Illinois political shifts include John Mitchell proposed for governor.
Emperor Nicholas received 320 delegates from the duma and spoke to them about the agrarian problem, outlining concerns and possible reforms.
M H Miller of Moweaqua Illinois testifies that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures stomach trouble indigestion and constipation. The product is described as a safe pleasant laxative with a guaranteed claim. A free sample bottle offer is available by mailing to Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello Illinois. It is sold by Houseworth Bros at 50 cents and one dollar per bottle.
A pair chats about life changes as the man reveals plans for a future shift. The woman sighs with emotion, a confession of love follows, and she jokes about men being irresistible. The scene ends with mutual affection and playful tenderness.
A San Francisco art student toured Washington and marveled at the Congressional Library’s architecture and marble bas-reliefs. In the rotunda the visitor, identified as an Indian with black hair, touched the grand balustrade and shared the moment with the observer who noted the scene with keen interest.
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest the state nominating convention will be held in June. The record mentions Rout and Chi convention references with unclear details.
Boise Idaho Feb 27 members of the Democratic state central committee meet to fix times for two Idaho state conventions. The first selects six delegates to the national convention in Denver and the second nominates candidates for state offices.
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a hearing in Washington on extensions of time to comply with the nine hour workday law for train crews including locomotive engineers firemen telegraphers and signalmen. Some lines seek more time and the commission is expected to grant extensions where justified.
Dallas February 27. High brow young men in lapels with distinctive insignia crowded hotels and public spots. They are members of college fraternities gathering for the Pan-Hellenic association meeting in Dallas. The reunion will close tonight with an elaborate program.
The Wisconsin Republican central committee met at the Plankinton House to resolve how to nominate delegates. They plan to follow Democratic practice by a state convention to name delegates for the Chicago national convention, aiming to boost enthusiasm and ensure compliance with party rules.
In Indianapolis a joint conference of coal operators and United Mine Workers delegates from Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois failed to agree on renewing the interstate wage agreement set to expire April 1. Operators argued profits and industry outlook justify no raise or even a cut while miners pressed for higher wages and improved conditions.
An advertisement touts Tonsiline as an antiseptic for sore throat promising quick relief and healing. It asserts it kills germs and corrects conditions causing sore throat with a first dose providing relief and a few doses curing. Sold by druggists in 25 and 60 cent bottles.
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