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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
3
An advertisement extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a solution for indigestion and overeating. It claims the stomach digestion aid relieves fullness and bloating, prevents belching, and cures stomach troubles. A testimonial from Lemuel James of Marysville, Ohio, and a note on product size and price conclude the piece.
A historical survey traces early ideas from 1550 through 1889 and the rise and fall of the Nicaragua canal venture. It covers notable figures, including Canaz, Palmer, Vanderbilt, Grant, and Vanderbilt concessions, along with treaties, surveys, and the Greytown breakwater’s decay and unfinished construction status.
London reports growing unease in the sugar trade as budget day nears. Sir Michael Wicks Beach pledges no coal tax increase, fueling talk of higher sugar and tea duties. The chancellor is urged to revive the old corn registration duty. If in effect last year it would have yielded 13,290,000.
The United Mine Workers of America dismissed charges against President Mitchell and other leaders as unfounded over the Pearce shortage. The convention endorsed the officers, condemned Mollie Meredith, and rejected a socialistic political resolution while voting to support women’s labor groups.
Berlin dispatch notes German newspapers discuss a transatlantic steamship combination. The Deutsche Tages Zeitung urges government purchase of German steamship lines, arguing Reichstag backing mirrors Bismarck era rail nationalization and could allow control by powerful finance, potentially boosting US imports at German manufacturers expense.
London reports move toward a massive British iron and steel combine. Guest Keen & Co and Nettleford to amalgamate, with twenty large firms in a $50,000,000 to $75,000,000 capital venture expected to join the effort.
Rumors in Sheffield and Barrow claim the British government plans to purchase Vickers Sons and Maxim shipyards and set up a naval dock at Barrow-in-Furness. Denials issued, but reports say negotiations proceed.
London Jan 24 Lt John Brodrick secretary for war told the House of Commons that Boer commander Scheepers, shot last Saturday after trial by a British court martial, was convicted of offenses against the laws of war including seven cold blooded murders of natives and the flogging of a white man.
In the House of Commons Mr Chamberlain stated that communications with France are advancing but no definite statement on the French shore Newfoundland issue is yet possible.
A. Dean Cooper, millionaire treasurer of the Graham Paper Company, died from a fractured skull after an assault in the Vista Turkish bathhouse cooling-room Tuesday night. William Strother, a black bathhouse attendant, is under arrest on charges of the crime.
In Pekin on January 24 the ministers representing foreign powers were officially received as representatives of sovereigns equal in rank to the Chinese Emperor, marking a milestone in China’s diplomatic exchanges with the powers.
A family question inspires a quick dessert suggestion featuring Jell O. No baking required. mix with hot water and chill. Available in lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors at grocers for 10 cents.
The condition of Prof. Rudolf Virchow, the renowned pathologist, worsens as he grows weaker after injuring his thigh in a streetcar fall earlier this month. His physicians express growing concern.
London authorities consider a bill to curb undesirable immigration by appointing a royal commission to examine the entire alien inflow issue. The move aims to assess controls, policies, and potential reforms in response to the demand.
Rome on January 24 reports the Philippine bulletin publication is suspended while awaiting the development of Congressman Cooper's bill. The measure would grant a government to the archipelago with a Filipino majority hostile to the friars mentioned in the draft.
A note extols a local climate as suitable for weak lungs and asserts the patient can recover without travel. It recommends frequent use of Allen's Lung Balsam during coughing and shortness of breath after exertion, while warning that serious pulmonary trouble is not for the product.
A Japanese youth named Shigeru Mohara left a trunk two valises and books in Haskell hall with directions for President Harper. Faculty reunited him with his belongings using sign language aided by Prof E B Hurlbert and Osuta. Mention of Mexican war veteran endorsing Chamberlain’s remedy follows.
An arithmetician in the London Speaker weighs the Boer army at 22,5370 men averaging 154 pounds and compares it to Mr. Lloyd George’s estimate that the war will cost England about 2,600,030,000 dollars, arguing the Transvaal army could be weighed in gold needed to lead them to captivity.
Premier Waldeck Rousseau of France observed a chief naval constructor’s voting device in Toulon. The machine resembles a cash register and promises secrecy, no ballots writing, and no repeated voting. Five tickets of 20 names each can be cast at once with automatic result display on rear dials.
The Mother's Favorite Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised as pleasant and safe for children and adults. It claims to cure coughs colds croup and whooping cough without opium or dangerous drugs and is sold at Houseworth Bros. drug store.
The St Nilda islanders on the Hebrides craft ropes from hair including human hair tied around hemp and wool. Young men seek a rope of hair from their beloved as a prized keepsake, sometimes 40 to 50 feet long. A curio collector offered 125 dollars for such a rope but was refused.
A young lady at a fashionable boarding house gained notoriety for odd table manners by hauling any dish she fancied to her place and eating it despite the protests of other guests. Her mother observed her sternly one morning at breakfast.
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