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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
2
George Wyman & Co offers a broad sale on ladies misses and children wash suits at less than half price. Hundreds of childrens suits 50c up, misses 50c 95c up, ladies suits 1.50 to 2.50, skirts 3.50 and walking skirts 2.50, lace and dress goods under price, mens undershirts 25c, half dollar summer corsets 25c, pink lawn 3c yard. Sale runs through July with hopes of extending.
Henry Clews notes rising monetary strength and crop improvements as key drivers for a cautious stock market rebound. He sees foreign loan repayments boosting confidence, reduced risk of fall stringency, and room for gradual yield gains as crops rebound, with railroads favored over industrials amid cautious speculation.
The Kansas City Journal reports Hogan-O'Toole lost four fingers in a celebratory incident. Hogan says the event was not caused by an explosion. He felt dizzy before grabbing a drink and dropped the glass.
The Indiana building for the exposition is a white staff structure of 100 by 135 feet with a central portico entrance. Wing and Maturin of Fort Wayne designed it in French renaissance style to serve as a homey lounge for visitors with a large reading and music room and a lunch room, plus wide verandas and a stained glass dome. The cost target is about 35 000 dollars, down from an estimate of 43 000 dollars.
The advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease and offers $100 for any failure to cure. It notes internal use and promises testimonials with F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as the providers and 75 cents for the remedy plus Hall's Family Pills.
A surge of families camps at Camp Acton this year with fifty already on site. By July 22 opening camp meeting, all cottages in the park are expected to be filled. The interurban line eases access for cottagers from Indianapolis and Shelbyville.
A brief medical note urges using Dr. Fowler's Extract of Strawberry to cope with sudden cholera infantum diarrhea and related stomach illnesses, warning that even a little life may be sacrificed by delay.
Frank Porter receives a letter from Lem Porter dated Clinton Indiana stating he is working on a farm near there after fleeing to join the Boer War. The youth is expected to return home soon.
An advertisement touts Dean’s Ointment as a universal cure for hives and torment, claiming instant relief and permanent cure. It targets “little folks” and older people, urging purchases at any drug store for 50 cents.
Fragmentary obituary note references John Allen a prominent Winamac resident and Sa ad Ne L Agnew brother. No clear dates or full context available from the fragment.
English Spavin Liniment removes calloused lumps and blemishes from horses including blood spavins curbs splints sweeney ring bone stifles sprains swollen throats and coughs. Save $50 by using one bottle. Warranted the most wonderful blemish cure ever known sold by C H Leonard druggist Elkhart Indiana.
A brief vignette from New York Sun depicts a householder scolding a milkman about watery milk in wet weather The milkman explains the rain causes the grain to soak into the animals highlighting rustic humor and daily life during rainy spells
The ad claims Kodol cures indigestion and dyspepsia by enabling digestion and blood nourishment. It promotes Kodol as laying the foundation for health with nature doing the rest, and notes Houseworth Bros as the seller.
The annual Tipton county veterans reunion will occur in September with preparations under way. President George Bragg and Secretary James Gard lead the Soldiers and Sailors Association for the event expected to draw hundreds of visitors.
The article promotes Hyomei as a cure for hay fever, claiming exhaustive trials show prevention of attacks when used two to three weeks before symptoms appear and immediate relief once begun. Houseworth Bros. offers a money back guarantee if Hyomei fails to relieve symptoms.
A hostess distributes pads and pencils for players to write short character sketches of a person in the room without naming anyone. Read aloud, the sketches spark guessing and laughter as attendees try to identify the subject. Even those who cannot draw contribute verse or prose, with drawings offering clues to the victim.
Catarrh of the stomach results from overload and undigested food causing inflammation and gland reactions. The ad claims a long illness cured by Kodol and attributes the relief to this product with a testimonial from J.R. Rhea of Coppell Texas, sold by Houseworth Bros.
A large rock struck the W. T. Booth residence on a mountain slope in Mercer County West Virginia. Several family members were badly bruised but not killed, described as near miraculous. The Baltimore American dispatch notes a fountain area near the site and mentions a rock fall.
The dining car service shifts from fixed table d to an a la carte plan on four trains Nos 20 21 16 and 19 while other trains keep the old system. The move follows a trend seen on other roads as Pennsylvanias dollar meal retires and popularity grows for selection based dining.
Unconfirmed report says the Wabash would run a through service from Buffalo to New York over New York Central tracks. The idea reportedly reflects Rockefeller interests increasing in the New York Central.
The notice states special cars will operate from Indianapolis to the national encampment in Columbia and then to San Francisco. Tickets on these trains go on sale July 21 and are valid for return until October 15.
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