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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
8
A Cincinnati woman testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her womb trouble after nine months of pain and nervousness. She credits the remedy with regular painful periods and urges other women with uterine or ovarian issues to try it.
Thousands gathered near Bishop Lawrence residence as President Roosevelt greeted Mary Taylor, his college days washerwoman. She had not seen him since graduation twenty five years ago and hoped to discuss Theodore junior's college plans. Roosevelt welcomed her, recalled college days, and spoke with her for several minutes.
Mokane Mo Herald-Post reports a growing hobby of catching fish by hand along the Auxvasse. Readers locate fish by feeling under tree roots logs and debris, then grabbing gills and lifting them from the water. Recent catches include several ratfish around seventy five pounds.
Russian officers in camp receive funds to pay for meals but in many cases retain the money for other uses and dine with the common soldiers.
A poetic scene contrasts a boy freed from school chasing the dusky pool and sunfish with townsfolk abandoning work to answer the river’s call. The lawyer neglects clients, the merchant attends to unseen sprites, and a tired millionaire watches walls dissolve as visions of spoils swirl.
Chicago News reports wild wagers by Japanese officers on their survival in battle with the money paid to widows. One bet promised a 500 ruble payout if killed within a month and a daily 5 until 100 days passed, with risk only when military needs required. Lomakin of Moscow vowed to eat his boots if Japan would not seek peace by July 1, then swallowed small strips daily until November 20.
One thousand children will form a chorus under Musical Director Morgen for the Aug. 10 festival in Ocean Grove Auditorium. The show titled A Night In Fairyland will be staged with advanced decorations and electrical effects. Three hundred boys in rough rider uniforms will participate, and the Mikado Mandolin club of forty players will assist.
The article recalls the Potemkin mutiny and compares it to the 1797 British Channel Fleet mutinies at Spithead and the Nore. It details petitions, oath taking, pardons, the rise of Richard Parker, and the trials and executions that followed, noting broader causes involving pay, pensions, and political agitation.
Mrs. Marie Franches and her two children were traveling from the Lucan ranch to Blanconia when about thirty wolves attacked the buggy in Refugio Texas. The wolves killed the horse and swarmed the family. Mrs Franches beat them back with the buggy whip as they lunged for throats. After an hour of fighting she nearly collapsed until a government mail carrier arrived and fired at the pack, scaring them away.
Berne correspondent reports a new line from Martigny through the St Bernard Pass to Turin. The route would shorten the Lausanne Turin distance from about 225 miles via Simplon to roughly 140 miles, saving nearly 90 miles or over a third of the current distance.
In Columbus Ohio Dr Washington Gladder outlined in a Sunday sermon what he would do with a million dollars. He would invest about 300000 in model tenement houses for working people. The homes would be modern in every way and rented at rates not exceeding 4 percent on the investment.
A Hamburg school teacher treated her pupils to a restaurant dinner and, after forgetting her purse, the group was locked up in the nearest prison. The incident highlights a chaotic misstep with students resulting in temporary confinement.
Frederich Greulich a Berlin miller is jailed for three months after a convivial gathering remark about the emperor. The sentence follows his comment asserting not all the emperor's words carry Solomonic wisdom.
A clergyman at a Yarmouth rummage sale for charity placed a straw hat on a stall and returned to find it sold moments later to an unknown buyer for four cents by an energetic stallkeeper.
In 1909 Nancy Abner of St Paul Arkansas reports severe aches after childbirth until reading a pamphlet on female diseases. She credits Dr Pierce with restored health after using Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets and invites other weak women to consult by letter with private, confidential advice.
Harvard’s N S Shaler surveys iron copper and aluminum futures in the July International Quarterly. European iron ore may deplete within a century while North American supplies hold more promise, and copper faces scarcer reserves. Aluminum could replace iron later, but at high labor costs. gold supply may shift to new value measures. Non-resident notice issued in Elkhart County, Indiana, with August 21 hearing set.
Leonard Bentz of Leonard & Bentz drug store recounts initial doubt about a nickel priced Hav ana filled cigar sold in the East. After discovering it is made in Binghamton as Wadsworth Bros Chico, they purchase and now ship 5,000 at a time to meet rising demand, praising its quality for Elkhart smokers.
Trains today are filled as residents depart Elkhart for lakes and cities. Many plan outings to Klinger Lake Winona Lake and Chicago with factories granting a midweek vacation. Others choose quiet home observances.
News arrives that John McCormick of Grand Crossing has died. He was a boilermaker in the Lake Shore shops until a few years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Hienais departed for Grand Crossing at 2:0 today.
A heavy timber struck Frank Wing’s foot at Lake Shore’s lumber yard today and bruised his toes. No serious injury reported. incident under workplace safety review.
Miss Florence Bidwell daughter of City Treasurer Bidwell and acting treasurer saved Canton from loss when Canton State bank suspended and held 106000 on deposit. A tip from bank staff prompted her to act quickly locking in deposits. she recovered a significant sum for the city as the bank opened briefly and then closed.
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