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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1900
Page
3
See H Rohrer for painting and paper hanging and guaranteed satisfaction. Also F M Swinehart at 119 West Jackson Street offers groceries and baked goods with good quality for those who think of good things.
Local ad promotes J Thomas gents furnishing with value for money and new hat line. Miller and Jessup offer affordable harness and horse furnishing goods and other hardware at low prices.
Neatest, nobbiest second best bakery in the city is F. G. Shaw's with claims of fine cuth Ma'ast ice cream, ices, sherbets, and all frozen delicacies.
Goldmans offers fountain drinks led by Verners Ginger Ale. Hik hart women urged to visit M A Tompkins millinery for new arrivals. C A Miller Co presents Reading Art Store showcasing fine pictures and paintings at 310 Main Street. Godfrey Pros stocks sash doors and general building materials on E High Street by the river. Stop by for shopping.
A collage of local business notices advertising candies ice cream and moulds at Leiningers. J Thomas at Leonard's Drug Store Dr Price's Pills and Felt's Drug Store near the depot promote medicines while affordable Jardine era items at Helfrich & Son highlight cigars and general shop items. S. B. Shorr offers dental exams at 112 Marion Rice block and E A Cansemeat Market sells fresh meats produce and groceries at 123 West Jackson with various local vendors also listing furniture refrigerators and upholstery services.
The five and ten cent store advertises fireworks and bunting at low prices. Photographer O. E Holland is praised for artistry. Readers are invited to book a sitting, with the photographer claiming superior quality.
Ivywild boat livery offers ham mocks soft drinks cigars and all needs of a first class livery. Located on East Jackson St 13 blocks east of the Big Four tracks. Manager Swain oversees Co D.
A flash from a cotton bale ignites a blaze at Hoboken pier 3 destroying the Main Bremen and Saale and damaging Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and Phoenicia. About 300 dead and 530 workers affected. crews, longshoremen, visitors, and canal workers lost. total losses estimated at 10 million dollars with multiple vessels burned.
The notice states counterfeiters and sellers of fake DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve are guilty by law. It warns buyers not to trust dealers and to ensure they purchase the genuine DeWitt's Salve, a remedy for piles and skin diseases, from Houseworth Bros.
The American Window Glass company shut its No 3 and No 32 plants in Hantford Indiana and all U S window glass factories paused for summer. The combined capacity is 2 900 pots with 1 729 trust and 1 170 independent jobs idled until September 1. The current blast is noted as highly successful. The trust’s largest western plant is in Hantford.
An odd local report describes a recent eating contest at Pin Hock schoolhouse. Ben Splattersa ate nine heads of cabbage before officials note he avoided stomach trouble by using Dr Caldwell's Synny Fepsin.
Fort Dodge Iowa July 2 a fatal drowning claims the life of the little daughter of Mr and Mrs L J Stoner. The child fell into a lard can filled with water while playing in the kitchen. The mother attempted a rescue but the child died from drowning after brief immersion.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as vital for engine like body parts and claims it cures a range of ailments. It cites a Lenox Michigan man who improved after using the medicine, and offers the doctor's adviser for postage.
General Botha widens patrols across a broad area and attacks near British outposts as two Boer columns split to move west and south in hopes of linking with De Wet. Skirmishes occurred Friday at Pinnar Poort and Springs amid Boer circulars urging burghers to rejoin the army.
London reports official dispatches confirm the murder of German minister Baron Von Ketteler in Pekin on June 18 as violence by Chinese troops and Boxers spreads. Descriptions note legation fires and killings of foreigners, with calls from China for defense against foreign dictation and appeals for loyal viceroys to raise armies and funds.
A powder to shake into shoes relieves swollen nervous hot feet and fatigue. Cures swollen sweating feet ingrowing nails blisters and corns. Relieves pain and bunions giving rest. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 95 cents Trial package free Allen S. Olmsted Lekoy New York.
Governor Theodore Roosevelt spent the day in Chicago from dawn to 5 30 pm meeting Marquette club members visiting a church and Sunday school, signing Bibles, shaking 150 hands, tickling babies, reciting nursery rhymes, and revisiting Santiago memories with Colonel Henry L. Turner. He hosted Rough Riders, met Theodore Roosevelt Tod, and rode to the Santa Fe train for Oklahoma.
Michael Gearheart of Detroit Michigan reports that a compound of seven cures cured George Chipp’s leg infection from typhoid fever after doctors advised amputation. After six months of using the remedy the leg fully recovered and remained sound. January 6 1900.
A testimonial-style notice claims Chamberlain's Cough Ramercy restores health after years of coughs and hopeless cases. It promises money back if no benefit and notes A. O. Rowe as the retailer.
State Veterinarian Knowles received word from Livingston that 1,000 sheep belonging to W. W. Brasley & Son have been poisoned. A rival stockman reportedly objected to grazing on that range and malice is believed to have driven the act on the feeding grounds.
An advertisement features a Burns inspired blessing about digestion. It touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure by Houseworth Bros as a product that will digest what you eat and instantly relieve and radically cure indigestion and stomach disorder.
A London periodical investigates claims of President Paul Kruger’s wealth amid sensational reports from a South African paper. It notes possible holdings including land on the Main Reef and a sale of a farm for $590,000, while warning that many figures lack confirmation and that some investments may be in bearer German consols.
An old advertisement claims scientists found natural digestants combined in the body to form a compound called Kodol Dyspepsia Cura. It purports to digest foods, let dyspeptics eat heartily, and rapidly cure stomach troubles using claimed medicinal agents.
A clipped humorous note from the Indianapolis Journal describes Tommy presenting flowers to his teacher Mrs. Jones. He bowed and declared, Mrs. Jones, I’m me t’ you.
Ethel and Fedith discuss George’s affections in a lively dialogue from Stray Stories. They reveal jealousy and social tensions within their circle as they debate true love and rumor among the girls.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Bulletin quotes a performer recalling a shared moment after a concert. The speaker describes enduring a pin sting while singing with strong emotion and mutual reassurance from a collaborator.
A New York Herald summary notes that American dealers bought over $550 of foreign cosmetics and perfumes in 1800, highlighting import activity and market value in that year.
A fragment suggests knights and baronets may trace lineage to millers and hints at origins tied to a colonial Democrat era. The text remains unclear and fragmentary, with uncertain names and dates.
A letter from Eiweoo McCrRsackEeN dated Aug 18 1899 recounts a decade of stomach trouble and four years of rheumatism. After using Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for one year he reports full rheumatism relief and a healthy stomach, crediting the medicine with saving his life. Sold by Thomas' drug store.
B N Shid dell of Lexington aged 83 died. famed for breeding tails off white mice across nine years and ninety six generations. He vowed not to shave until Henry Clay's election. his beard grew many feet and was kept under his vest. He was born in the house where he died. Diphtheria relief claim by Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil advertised.
June 26 in Schenectady New York Mim. Jacob W. Clute wife of former mayor and Mrs F T Rogers wife of a Providence physician were almost instantly killed when a runaway horse and buggy crashed.
For two years Ira W. Kelley of Mansfield Pa. suffered kidney trouble and poor health. He consulted several physicians and spent much on medicines without relief until using Feley's Kidney Cure. He now writes that it may aid others. Houseworth Bros.
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