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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
3
An advertisement argues that overeating and indigestion harm health more than alcohol, urging balanced meals and using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to aid digestion. It cites a testimonial from Lerouel James of Marysville Ohio and notes the product is made by E C DeWitt Co in Chicago and sold by Houseworth Bros.
Lincoln July 5 Farmers across Nebraska marked the nation’s birthday in the wheat fields as clear skies followed a week of rain. Harvester use resumed, yields hoped to reach 40 bushels per acre in some areas, with total winter and spring wheat outlooks from 50 to 76 million bushels. Corn prospects strong and other crops promising large yields.
An old household remedy titled Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claims to heal burns cuts and wounds of any sort cure sore throat croup catarrh and asthma without failure. The advertisement markets a universal cure all purpose salve.
Aladdin a bay colt by St George out of Merry Wise trained by G C Bennett & Co. ridden by Monk Coburn led all the way to win the Sheridan Stakes for 3 year olds at Washington Park by a length and a half over Wyeth the Derby winner and Lucien Apple. stake value 4775 dollars with 1000 to second and 500 to third.
Charles Neupert's body was found in the river sparking murder rumors his wife and friends suspect foul play for his money. He left with Emil Schubert a former partner seen together earlier that day in Milwaukee on Green Bay avenue.
A playful home note suggesting Jell-O as a quick two minute dessert. No baking needed with hot water and chilling. Flavors lemon orange strawberry highlighted and priced at 10 cents at grocers.
Mrs Murray Brown aged 80 died instantly in Evansville Indiana while sitting at home reading the Declaration of Independence. The family was away celebrating the Fourth when she collapsed and was found with the Declaration clutched in her right hand.
The Pacific Cable case regarding access to Navy Department soundings for the proposed route has been referred to the attorney general by the secretary of the navy. The action seeks clarity on whether the cable company may use naval data in determining the cable path.
United States Judge John H. Baker sustains the demurrer of Indiana in a suit against the city and state over liens on Square 36 the old federal building site. The court dismisses the state suit for lack of jurisdiction while denying Western Paving and Supply Company’s demurrer. The judge notes state consent is needed for suit and comments that Indiana could contest merits rather than jurisdiction.
The Richmond Gas property's taxable value in Harrison township is set at 50000 dollars. The lawsuit by Home Gas against Richmond to stop pumping gas awaits Judge Hyan’s ruling, causing growing local anxiety in Newcastle.
An old Houseworth Bros advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a gentle bowel stimulant. It argues constipation poisons the system cause headaches and eruptions and that the pills promote healthy, unforced bowel action without griping.
Heavy rains and bad weather slow the Muncie Hartford City and Fort Wayne line construction. Officials now expect cars to begin service by September 1 instead of July.
A Genesee Pure Food Co letter from LeRoy New York dated April 1 1904 extols Grain O as healthier than coffee. The writer Lillie Sochor states her brother was sick and doctors blamed coffee, but since switching to Grain O he has remained well.
The will of the late Rebeca Gillman is set aside after her death several months ago. She left an estate valued at $7,000 to four daughters. The husband who deeded the property to his wife and two deceased sons was not provided for and the testatrix was found to be of unsound mind.
A shopper questions a grocer and a druggist for selling sand as sugar and offering a substitute for Madison Medicine Co. Rocky Mountain Tea. Houseworth Bros. prompt skepticism about product authenticity and business integrity.
Wabash firm Wabash-Michael Dalley sold to Rogers and Gilmore an eastern firm 360 acres of oil land in Salemonte township Huntington county for 30000 dollars. The tract contains six wells with a daily capacity of forty barrels and twelve new wells are planned.
Delphi Miss Jennie Paterson formerly of Bringhurs was found dead in her room at the county infirmary. She was sixty five years old.
State Geologist Blatchley says his department’s report is unprinted while credit for bringing cement investment to Indiana accrues. He cites Lehigh Portland Cement Company’s $600,000 investment and Midland Portland Cement Company’s Indiana-backed plans, plus booming Portland cement demand and potential Indiana manufacture.
A Miller county descendant plans a Civil War era picnic to honor Wilson who died in 1855 and buried with a whisky demijohn in a cave. The revived event aims to open the demijohn seven years after burial, inviting all Miller county residents to join in dancing drinking and revelry.
The piece describes a New York City school of dancing for horses where equine pupils study to music, learn to run up inclined planes, and perform in staged dress rehearsals. Competent instructors train them in various seats and commands while veteran actor horses and understudies await engagements.
An article tours a powder factory interior where smokeless powder is produced from charcoal. It notes the three ingredients, charcoal quality, and a surprising source: dried peas are burned to make a fine light charcoal essential for high grade gunpowder.
Health restoring tonic Rocky Mountain Tea advertised by Houseworth promises to fortify the body and brain and curb decay. Price listed at 35 cents.
Chesterton’s ball club is the Razorbacks while Evansville fields the Humps. James Whitcomb Riley made his annual Morristown trip enjoying fried chicken and cherry pie at the Taylor home and possibly found new muse for a poem.
Eddie Miller, who has tilled the soil for J. K. Jeffries, has resigned and is staying with his grandfather at present, the New Ross item in James town Press reports.
A compact town newspaper scene in Advance shows the Hustler pushing toward viability as the smallest US paper in its state. The story notes hustle and progress amid limited resources and a devoted local readership.
A Decatur County farmer, sent a reply to a Greensburg music house offer of a square piano, asking who in thunder would want a crooked one.
Report says a three pound granite stone red hot fell during a hail storm in Dallas Shock ley material likely from Mount Pelee. Authorities note no local source for such stones in this region.
An old advertisement pledges a $100 reward for a catarrh cure that Betes the treatment by Hales Cheney Co. It asserts fifteen years of honorable dealings and financial ability to fulfill obligations. Claims Wabpreg and Toledo connections and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure taken internally with claims of blood and mucous system impact.
Indiana finance leaders led by Governor Durbin Treasurer Levy and Auditor Hart approved a $1,000,000 payment on the state debt using a federal civil war claim of $636,000. The move cuts total outstanding debt to $1,312,000 with $1,085,000 remaining unpaid until 1915. interest savings amount to about $30,000 annually as state officers vow strict economy.
The Columbian stamping and enameling factory in Terre Haute has shipped eighty two crates of signs to the Post Office Department by registered mail. The 10 by 14 inch signs designate post office departments such as money order and registered mail for doors and windows. The shipment, weighing a ton and a half, was paid for by Uncle Sam.
Dr. R. T. Thralls of Sullivan earns Democratic nomination for joint senator seat representing Knox and Sullivan counties. B. Ruatetser and Vincennes are referenced in fragmented text among Tournament items.
A local landscape gardener Mr P F McQuaid of 208 Kinzie street reports vivid back and kidney relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Houseworth Bros drug store. He praises the product, noting plaster-free improvement and urges others to try Doan's. price 50 cents per box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents.
Portland city treasurer Frank White reported receipt yesterday of a $5 000 check from Andrew Carnegie as the final instalment of a $15 000 gift for building a free public library. The structure is in its finishing stage.
Verona Missouri resident L W Spaulding reports his mother endured long distress and poor health from indigestion. After using Kedol her stomach is steadier and she claims to eat anything without fear of bad effects at age seventy six. Kedol is described as resting the stomach and strengthening the body by aiding digestion.
Mrs Bert Reno endured severe tooth pain on a streetcar ride to a dentist and collapsed. She was carried off the car and was apparently lifeless for hours before doctors stabilized her condition.
Mother Gray a nurse in New York's Children's Home created a powder remedy for feverishness constipation headache teething and stomach disorders. Sold in druggists for 25 cents with sample requests directed to Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Marion reports seven of the nine children who fled the orphans’ home have been located and brought back. Two were found in Gas City and five in Fairmount, leaving a boy and a girl still missing.
Vacation time brings children outdoors with healthy activity but warns guardians to guard against common open air sports accidents. The ad promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for quick pain relief and wound care, featuring a user testimonial from Swift Texas and noting counterfeit warnings from Houseworth Bros.
Muncie Work begins as the North Baltimore Bottle Factory is torn down in Albany to be removed to Terre Haute. The move combines the Albany plant with the Terre Haute facility to consolidate operations.
Advertisement claims the product acts immediately to cure colds and coughs, stressing safety and quick action after exercise.
A new bank will be established at Amboy by Ora Atkinson and W W A Cole of Upland. It plans to open around August 1 with a paid up capital of about 15000 dollars. Amboy currently has no bank.
An ad asserts Rocky Mountain Tea delivers a pleasant sensation and renews vigor for the young and aged, claiming to energize the body and soothe the soul. The copy appears under a House Worth Bros. notice.
A section of the bridge foundation spanning Greens Fork, three miles east of here, was washed out by recent rains and the structure rendered unfit for travel.
New York reports Charles B. Hall an incorporator of the American Coal and Railway Co announces plans to bring hundreds of miners from England to Kentucky Tennessee and Alabama. The venture aims to export coal and lumber to England with a $200 million capitalization and 1 000 000 acres of land and 70 000 tons daily output. Mutual Life is to finance.
The article stresses that many child deaths stem from bacterial milk spoilage and identifies cholera infantum as a leading infant disease, especially in bottle fed infants. It promotes Perry Davis Painkiller as an emergency remedy before the doctor arrives, offered in 25 and 50 cent bottles.
Fifteen persons were killed and twenty nine injured in a collision on the Mountain Lake electric railway near Gloversville as Fourth of July crowds returned from a picnic ground. The crash occurred about 10 30 p m two and a half miles north of Gloversville when two passenger cars head on collided at high speed with many busk passengers aboard. City Recorder Frank G Wood of Gloversville was severely injured with a back fracture and is in critical condition.
For forty years this remedy has treated summer complaint dysentery diarrhoea bloody flux and stomach pain and has never failed to meet its claimed cures.
Miss Mabel Ward 17 of Milford Massachusetts fell from 800 feet at Hoag Lake park as she and trainer Prof A C Heilman attempted a road tour. The parachute failed to open until 200 feet and Ward struck an electric wire, suffering a fractured leg a broken jaw and internal injuries.
The advertisement promotes Jell-O as a popular family dessert available in Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry flavors at grocers. It encourages customers to try it today.
A July dispatch reports Lorenzo Marques noting a large fire at the Netherlands pier area in London. Military stores of the British army valued at 2.5 million dollars were destroyed amid extensive timber yard adjacency.
Mrs. Charles Hutton of Berville Michigan credits Burdock Blood Bitters with curing her scrofulous sores and restoring her health. She says the tonic made her a perfectly well woman after a life of illness.
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