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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1910
Page
7
A Detroit News Tribune excerpt recalls a grandmother who views card playing as a vice. Her grandson Buddy and father play Beano with a beans-and-bird deck, a tense family scene ending with Buddy losing beans at 10:50 PM.
An English judge declines to reopen a case after delivering a final decision. The plaintiff’s lawyer presses, prompting a sharp exchange in which the judge quips that further argument would injure the lawyer more than any brick wall.
A Baltimore Sun quotation quips that men wed with eyes open yet lament the path of matrimony. It likens wedding vows to the Aisle of Sighs and mocks lovers, widowers, and scheming matchmakers with humorous disdain.
A senator finishes a speech and an eager man from Springfield pushes forward calling himself Jones Jones. He claims forgotten memories from St Louis and a night out. The crowd grins as others note the man is a bundle of reminiscences the senator does not recognize.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Requiets as a remedy to regulate bowels and relieve constipation. The copy mentions a price of 265 cents per box and urges readers to ask their druggist for the product.
Sir Ray Lankester argues human greed and hunting have driven many species to extinction from mammoths and horses to bears, wolves, and beavers. He warns that if civilization continues, great apes could vanish and forests lose their most remarkable inhabitants.
Reportedly burglars entered a sleeping Philadelphia family’s residence and lingered unseen. They left behind silverware intact, while taking only food items including cold turkey, boiled ham, baked beans, biscuits, cheese, olives, and a box of crackers, suggesting a quirky motive and awareness of market values.
In Putnam County a land buyer, lured by promised shade trees, found the trees planted on his land were dead saplings with no roots. The trees were cut from a forest and set upright to deceive him, and the land operator vanished with his money.
A dialogue shows a wealthy guest requesting a small room to rent. The hotel clerk suggests three rooms on the second floor, but the guest refuses, citing a doctor’s advice to avoid suites.
An advertisement claims instant relief for a child with croup using Dr Thomas Eclec Oil, asserting the remedy acts like magic and stops suffering within minutes. The claim targets worried parents seeking quick treatment.
For sale or exchange a 160 acre farm in Emmett county Michigan with a comfortable house stable 25 acres under cultivation about 50000 feet of saw timber 25000 cords of wood timber 114% miles to railroad town price 1400 DM BEST 115 Lexington Ave. Also multiple small farms and houses listed with prices and contact DM BEST 115 Lexington Ave. and 126 Cozy Country Home on Hively Avenue near city car line and factory district offered at 1500.
South of the city on the car line a country home with 20 acres eight rooms and a barn is offered for sale. Price to buy is 2500 dollars.
J Blackmore of Haller & Blackmore reports relief from rheumatism in 24 hours after using Dr. Detchon’s Relief for Rheumatism. He had been bedbound nine months and cites failure of five physicians before finding relief. Sold by Houseworth Bros and H Bentz & Co., druggists.
Mrs. W. T. Gilpatric of Danforth Maine reports her mother over 70 regained youth after 20 years of dyspepsia. Doctors gave up but Electric Bitters restored appetite and sleep, invigorating vital organs. Only 40 cents at Houseworth Bros.
A family remedy for all ages, Dr Caldwell's Syrup of Pepsin is praised as a mild effective tonic. Dr Luella Underhill of Chicago's Working Woman's Home says she uses it exclusively and the company offers a free sample bottle upon request. Sold by Houseworth Bros for 50 cents and 1 dollar.
A tickling or dry cough can be quickly loosened with this remedy. It contains no opium or chloroform and is described as safe and mild. Sold by J. D. Miller.
Unclear medical remedy ad mentions Preventics Hose and Andy Pea Cure Tablets sold by T. D. Miller. Text fragment hints at cold and grip relief claim but lacks verifiable specifics or full context.
An advertisement claims Dr Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism and Neuralgia cures in 1 to 2 days with one dose greatly benefiting. It asserts the remedy removes the cause and the disease disappears immediately. Sold for 75 cents and 1 dollar by Houseworth Pro and F H Bentz & Co. druggists.
Advertises Preventics as a safe quick cure for colds and the Grip with a one trial claim. Mentions sizing 48-26c and credits Bold by De Miller.
Advertisement proclaims Foley's Kidney Remedy cures kidney and bladder troubles not beyond medicine. It claims to invigorate the system, strengthen kidneys, and eliminate impurities from blood. Warns to commence taking at once to avoid Bright's disease and diabetes, sold by all druggists.
Morton 1 HT of Lebanon Indiana reports his wife healed after six weeks bedridden with inflammatory rheumatism. He credits Dr. Detchun's Relief for Rheumatism with immediate relief enabling walking in three days and claims it saved her life. Sold by Houseworth Bros. and F W Bent & Co. druggists.
During harsh winter months mothers grow weary and weak. Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea is promoted as the solution to restore happiness, health and strength according to Houseworth Bros.
Advertising copy touts Holister's Rocky Mountain Tea as building waste tissue, boosting appetite, aiding digestion, and aiding sleep for renewed strength and health. It also promotes Dr Shoop's Pink Pain Tablets with fast pain relief claim and directs readers to a 25 cent box and local seller Ja D Miller.
An old advertisement touts Dr Shoops Cough Remedy with no opium or chloroform claims. It mentions Dr Miller Furniture Hospital at 1323 Kinzie Street and a Home phone, selling 25¢ boxes of Dr Shoops Pink Pain Tablets with quick relief for pains and headaches.
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