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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
7
Will comes home after four years away to a wary farmer father and a loving sister Mary. Florence appears in the parlor sparking tension as Will faces a guarded reunion and the threat of the family dog Towz.
Illinois statesman Decia notes Uncle Joe Cannon grows younger not older. Once bedridden by rheumatism and dyspepsia he now follows a physical culture regime, exercises and diet changes. He jokes about unusual arm movements during a speech and recalls the system guiding ten minutes of movement every third day.
An Elkhart man, Wash Brown of 313 Jefferson Street, describes long running back and kidney troubles and credits Doan's Kidney Fills from Foster Milburn Co. with a quick cure. The notice also mentions local bank changes with Peru clerk Charles R. Hughes becoming cashier at Citizens National Bank and references various endorsements and items from area papers.
A Tangier bashaw imprisons villagers after a deputation. The crowd captures the bashaw and mutilates his aide-de-camp, burning his eyes and leaving him naked in the rain. The bashaw's son transports the aide-de-camp to Tangier as the deputation is released. no further trouble follows.
The Pacific Packing and Navigation Company reports the long missing Nome steamer Dawson City passed Unga Island in late December. The vessel, left Nome October 29 last year, was under sail with exhausted fuel, conveyed to Valdez by Shelikof and Santa Ana. Rich, Mansis Assassinated. Cairo, Jan 19. Bowser, wealthy sawmill owner of Anniston Missouri, shot and killed by unknown assassin. Anderson Miller informs death of stepfathers Samuel Fellows Burlington and John Appenzeller Burlington.
An old sale notice markets Osmicure Blood Nerve at 50c and $1.00 by C. D. Rushton. Newcastle city marshal Zebe Burr proclaims war on air tramps and vows to use a blacksnake whip to enforce orders.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease claimed to be relieved in six hours by a cure sold by C. H. Leonard Druggist in Elkhart. Advert reads it relieves bladder and kidney pain and water retention quickly. Knightstown reports council purchasing a hundred horsepower gas engine to operate the electric lighting plant.
An eleven year old, Osmicure Heale Knightstown Herbert Simnis, died after attempting to board a freight train near Knightstown. The report notes the Panhandle line and references officers or witnesses noting the incident last night.
A partial OCR shows a physician listing for Dr Mumaw AOM Ophthalmic Office at 409 Main St listing residence and office hours from 8 to 11 30 am and 1 to 5 30 pm plus Sunday hours 9 to 10 am. Mention of throat lung and speech clinic appears.
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