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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1905
Page
3
July sales feature flat top painted canvas cover trunks in olive enamelled sheet steel and hardwood components. Prices include 30 inch trunks at 4.36, 32 inch at 6.00, seven at .50, leather and imitation cases from 1.50 to 5.00, with satchels and 24 inch cowhide cases. Also stock includes travel accessories and women’s undergarments.
Geo Wyman and Co announces daily June afternoon concerts at 3 o'clock to advertise their new crockery business with an Edison phonograph. They list 100 piece Dinner Sets Austrian China at 12 50 and American semi porcelain white at 6 30, with 25 patterns in open stock. They offer cut glass bric a brac wedding selections and a clearance on Ladies dress hats at 3 3.00 and Misses street hats at 1 00 for the month.
The store lists mens undershirts and drawers at 50c to 75c quality sets, ladies and children vests at 15c, plus curtain department offers lace curtains at 2.50 per pair, ruffled mall curtains 29c, scrim curtains 95c, and Vador porch shades ranging 2 to 5 dollars each.
A newspaper sales blurb offers fabrics including Fancy Silks at 49 cents per yard, Fancy Lawns at 61 and a quarter cents per yard, and India Linen Remnants in black and colors at 5 cents each.
Lawn remnants offered at 1 cent per yard with 10 cent lawns, ginghams at 6 1/2 cents, prints priced 3 1/2, 4, and 6 cents. Includes multiple fabric types and low per yard costs typical of a local shop deal.
Schedule lists several trains with numbers 28 46 34 42 and 40. Times appear jumbled but indicate departures around early afternoon and arrivals here. The fragment shows multiple services and destination notes in a heavily corrupted OCR passing.
Readable fragments indicate a Sunday schedule note with limited detail about cinema or travel. The text mentions southbound instructions and a single Sunday event, but specifics are unclear due to fragmented OCR.
A compact note argues that those without ample blood quality fall victim to prevalent diseases. The piece frames blood as a determinant of health and vigor, asserting a social or biological link between blood richness and resilience.
An advertisement extols Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills claiming they cure nerve weakness by improving blood nutrition. George Harkins of Westinghouse Avenue Wilmerding Pa testifies to restored appetite sleep and vigor after use. Pills cost 50 cents per box and are sold by Houseworth Bros in Elkhart Indiana with a portrait of A W Chase on each package.
The Big Four announces an excursion to Benton Harbor next Sunday. Train departs at 7 48 a m with a roundtrip fare of 75 cents.
An amalgam of small ads notes piano tuning by Geo. N. Schaff and Miller & Go removal, bicycle repair and enamel, a low rate Atlantic coast excursion July 20 over the Lake Shore, and a Cecilian orchestra ice cream social July 11 with 10 cent ice cream and cake.
One hundred seventy four cadet ships in the Missouri State University military department are vacant and will be filled by members of the legislature through appointments.
A vintage ad promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a remedy for constipation sick headache biliousness and related ailments. The pills are described as gentle with no gripping effect and suitable for children and adults and sold by all druggists.
The Lake Shore band has arranged an excursion train over the Big Four to Benton Harbor on Sunday July 16. The regular Sunday trip to Benton Harbor will have Lake Shore excursion cars attached to the rear of the usual train.
The people of Willowdale and northwest city areas have shown strong support for a new church. Subscriptions have reached $2,428 as rallying efforts continue and organizers plan further solicitations in the coming days.
Edward H. Ariel of Amesbury Massachusetts describes four years of pain and paralysis after malaria exposure during the Spanish American War. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with a four month cure and urges sufferers to try them, noting relief began after one box and that a druggist can supply them. Mrs Ariel's address is 48 Powow Street.
A sequence of property transfers across Elkhart Goshen Union and Jefferson townships including parcels in Wilden's Walnut Hill add Beeson's fourth add and North Elkhart. Buyers include Henry Heier Frederick Heier Elhanan Hess Alvin Poorbaugh Anna Purdy Otto Walter and others with prices ranging from 1 to 1 600 and one entry a church donation valued at 1.00.
Sickness from ague and malaria claimed to be relieved by Electric Bitters. The tonic promises a true cure without quinine side effects. Testimonial from FE. S. Munday of Henrietta Texas notes a brother saved from malarial fever and jaundice. Sold at Houseworth's Bros. drug store for 50 cents guaranteed.
The earliest English cemetery distinct from churchyards is Kensal Green, consecrated in 1832, marking an early separate burial ground after churchyard traditions. The term cemetery derives from a word meaning sleeping place in America.
Fragmentary note suggests celery, a cultivated plant, spread from English gardens into kitchens. The text is incomplete but indicates celery varieties and domestic use as a kitchen vegetable.
Louis Ludlow notes major convict labor projects at Ft. Leavenworth Kansas and Atlanta Georgia, where about 800 inmates at Leavenworth and half as many at Atlanta are constructing new federal penitentiaries. The arrangement avoids skimping, ensures substantial, durable work, and saves about 480000 dollars on the brick contract at Leavenworth.
Garrett Busch, after eight years as a pioneer trader in Nulato on the Yukon, arrives in Seattle with Alaska furs valued at $25.09N. He built a post at Nulato, traded with Indians, later sent for his wife and children, and now plans to carry furs to New York for sale before returning to Alaska.
Competitive examinations will run July 10 to September 5 for forty five free and 1150 partial scholarships. Free awards cover one year of instruction for those unable to pay. partial scholarships reduce tuition. Applications must include a verification letter from a church pastor or school official.
A mother recounts how her husband avoided coffee after kidney pain and despondency and switched to Postum Coffee, which restored health. She cites her two year old son’s digestion improving after using Postum mixed with milk, noting growth and vitality. The ad promotes Postum Co. and its booklet The Road to Wellville.
Mrs Abraham L Brick of South Bend wife of the congressman saved Quinby N Taggart a deliveryman from serious injury by a large dog yesterday as he made a delivery. She fought the animal with a broom delivering repeated blows until the dog rolled over stunned and fled.
The City Mill on Jackson Street across the river will shut down at the end of this week for repairs to the mill and flume. The mill is owned by Me during the time the repairs are made.
A buoyant woman describes relief from blues and nervous distress after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Louisville reader cites regained health and buoyancy, urging others with female troubles to seek Mrs. Pinkham's advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
Clifford R. Rowley sues Henry W. Watson and notifies him to appear by August 21, 1905 at 2 PM at 413 S Main St Hindart Indiana to answer the complaint or demur. Justice of the Peace John M Brumbaugh signs and seals the notice dated June 24 1905.
An advertisement extols DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as the purest remedy for sores burns boils eczema bleeding itching and protruding piles sold by all druggists and promoted as the genuine article.
Foley's Kidney Cure is promoted as a guaranteed remedy for kidney and bladder diseases. It claims to prevent Bright's disease and diabetes when used timely and strengthens the kidneys and related organs. Houseworth Bros.
Citizens along gas mains and future extensions are invited to purchase a gas range for 17 dollars with up to date connections at no extra cost. Payment can be made on receipt of order and the remaining balance is payable in monthly installments of 5 dollars until fully paid, by order of the Board of Directors of Elkhart Gas Company.
An advertisement for Garvin's Tin Shop and Moore & Son promotes tin work and piano tuning. It lists contact options at the Music Store and a phone number 506, with locations at 420 and 428 South Malin Street and a note that all work is guaranteed.
A horse tied to Harry Snell's rig in George Pratt's yard was frightened by R. C. Barney's approaching automobile yesterday. The horse bolted across the Main Street bridge, half way to the south end, and skinned its shoulder. the rig sustained no damage.
Come and see us or call 705 for wood available. We offer all kinds of feed hay and straw just north of the new post office at 117 Main Street Monroe and Bussler location.
A listing item describes the sale of sample hammocks featuring 60 distinct patterns from Turnock's. The brief notice notes available quantities and sale context.
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