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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
7
The New York Post notes growing import of bamboo as a versatile plant. It highlights strength, lightness, and fiber uses from nails and scaffolding to furniture, decorations, screens, mats, and fabrics, with large-diameter culms fashioned into varied household articles and textiles.
ER C Witt Co of Chicago perfected a Witch Hazel salve proven for piles including blind bleeding itching and protruding piles eczema cuts burns bruises and all skin diseases DeWitt's Salve has no equal counterfeit imitations abound Ask for DeWitt's genuine Housewortho Lros.
Senator W. A. Kittinger states he will file an affidavit declaring he is not the legislator who would create a state pension list for all old and infirm school teachers.
An 19th century patent remedy ad touts Kodoll as a universal cure for dyspepsia and stomach troubles, claiming it strengthens digestion and blood. Governor G W Atkinson of West Virginia is quoted praising its effectiveness. Houseworth Bros.
Rushville businessman Rushville Jasper B. Case donated 30 boys new suits this Christmas. The charitable act highlighted the season of giving by the wealthy lumberman who has long supported the community.
A glass of water before breakfast helps keep bowels regular. Harsh laxatives should be avoided. When a purgative is needed use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets as a mild gentle option. For sale by Houseworth & Bors.
Evansville resident John Theodore Rech Tin aged 78, a foundational lawyer in the city, helped build the first Catholic church in Evansville. He was known as the city’s first circular lawyer.
Reports describe a contagious equine skin disease in western parts of the state. It is caused by a tiny mite and spreads via close contact or contaminated harness and stalls. Prompt treatment with strong dips and washes is advised, and authorities should be notified to enforce quarantines.
The United States consumed 6,905,749,968 cigars in the 1901 02 year. Daily and per person figures are given, with cigars lighted every second of the day and a big rise in tobacco use anticipated for 1912. Cigarettes and other tobacco forms add to the tax and production figures.
Mr J H Seitz of Detroit Michigan reports the tablets restore appetite relieve bloating and promote a pleasant bowel movement. The ad notes local need and that Houseworth Bros sells every box with a warranty.
Linton-Rall C. Hannuum, a livery man, prepares a proposed bill for introduction in the legislature. He is known for a runaway accident in which his nose was torn off.
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Florida reports Governor Durbin won a case brought by C. M. Barton seeking $10,000 damages for remarks by the governor while Barton ran a saloon near the 161st regiment’s camp. The court instructed that a division of action not be allowed and Barton’s appeal was noted. Damages had previously been awarded in 1899 for trespass, but the court found no defaming charge sufficient to injure business.
A new acetylene gas generator for hand lanterns used by switchmen and railway workers fits into the oil lantern frame without enlarging the lantern. It features a carbide basket in a water chamber with a base clamp, and a water feed valve that releases water to an absorbent pad to produce gas until the pressure rises and shuts off the flow.
A new railway car design seeks to prevent telescoping after crashes by placing frames at floor and above door level so cars glance off each other and derail without crushing passengers. It also describes a steam moistened electrical contact pad system to improve trolley signaling and a pivoted cab housing for retractability.
Santa Fe to start cutoff linking Pecos Valley line with main line in New Mexico. Construction begins within two months with 600 men at Abbo Pass canyon and a large electric light plant at the canyon mouth to work day and night.
A patent medicine advertisement touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm as better than a plaster for a lame back and side or chest pains. It promotes the liniment for deep seated muscular and rheumatic pains and notes sale by Houseworth Bros.
Article notes a planned railroad project by the Santa Fe Company to begin construction in Pecos with the headline claim that electric illumination will be introduced as a novel feature of the line.
Glace Bay December 26 reports Marconi’s successful wireless messages across the Atlantic. He describes sending to King Edward VII, the Italian king, and others, with officials confirming reception. Delays in machinery and parts caused postponement, and plans to commercialize await government connections with Poldhu and Cornwall stations. Royal replies and international interest accompany the milestone.
A group of suits totaling forty cases seeks title to about 5 000 acres of coal land on the western slope of Colorado valued at five million dollars. Utah Fuel Company claims Colorado Fuel & Iron holds the land as agricultural land and that patents or applications misstate the use, risking heavy losses in already opened mines if titles are not cleared. Proceedings are filed in the United States land office at Pueblo, Colorado.
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