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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1901
Page
3
A Denver Times profile recalls a small boy who supported a crippled mother and invalid sister by selling papers. At Fifteenth street station a man knocked a flower girl, the boy confronted him, and the man returned, apologized, and praised the boy for his courage and sense of responsibility.
Robert Leach dies of liver and stomach cancer after years with Singer Machine. A neighbor’s infant with cholera infantum recovers in two days after use of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, recommended by local druggists Houseworth Bros.
The article quotes Sir Robert S. Ball and Percival Lowell, arguing that even a vast city or a Lake Superior sized petroleum blaze on Mars would appear only as a tiny point of light to observers on Earth. It concludes signaling Mars is beyond human capability.
A customer from David City Nebraska dated April 1 1900 writes Genesee Pure Food Co praising Grain-O claiming coffee caused illness in a relative and that Grain-O improved health after use. The letter is signed by Lillis Sochor and endorses long term use.
Harry West shot at his wife twice claiming she was away from home too often. One bullet penetrated her hand in New Albany.
Shelbyville resident Tony Schaff fell from a windmill while working at Waldron and died from his injuries. Also included is a dated 1900 testimonial letter from Mound City Kansas praising Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a laxative and stomach remedy with customer endorsements.
In Lafayette Grover, Gagen moved through the water and struck the body of 11 year old Jesse Barnes who had not surfaced. Gagen brought the body to the surface and, after much effort, the boy was resuscitated.
An eastern paper reports Maine felines with odd habits. A Portland woman owns a striped tabby that cries for hot water and will not be satisfied without a saucer of water as hot as any drinkable. A Biddeford man raises a five legged cat named Tom who walks upright despite missing fore paws and protruding bone. A Bar Harbor cat fancier notes profits in raising coon cats but warns against large scale efforts due to disease for kittens under a year. Seal brown and pure white cats are most prized, with the raiser of many of these colors reported to reap large rewards.
Advertises Foley’s Honey and Tar as a remedy claiming relief for asthma and consumption even in severe cases. Promotes one dose cost and urges readers to try it at Rushton’s Drug Store.
Mrs. Somers abducted her infant from the Kokomo home, carrying the child into the street while pursued by the Somers family. She was overtaken and the infant recovered. She now plans to appeal via habeas corpus proceedings.
An endorsement from John Beam of West Middlesex Pa for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best and only effective remedy for indigestion. The ad claims the product digests all kinds of food and provides universal benefit, from Houseworth Bros.
John Biederwolf rushed from his home in Monticello as a raccoon hunted his poultry. The animal fought back, biting Biederwolf on the arm before retreating. The raccoon was later identified as a neighbor’s pet.
Alfred Childers, 28, from Prairie township, deserted twice from the army, was arrested and sent back. He later fled home again and died in Prairie township, Elwood. Bosby Rushton and Thomas drug stores referenced in ad lines. Dr Caldwell syrup pepsin cures stomach troubles noted.
An advertisement hawks Rocky Mountain Tea claiming it exterminates poison and revitalizes blood and nerves restoring boyhood joy. The 35c product prompts readers to ask their druggist. Terre Haute report notes city license reduction lowered saloons from 218 to 130.
Special correspondence outlines how the Congo Free State under King Leopold becomes Belgian property. It highlights rubber ivory and palm oil exports, railway expansion, population estimates, and the river Congo’s vast reach. The piece notes Belgian annexation rights since 1890 and possible succession by Prince Albert.
Mr P F McQuaid landscape gardener of Kinzie Street testifies that two years of constant plaster use failed to relieve his chronic back pain lumbago. After reading about Dean’s Kidney Pills he bought a box and soon felt relief, discarding the plaster. Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan’s.
In Muncie Harry Mann aged eighteen wrote letters to his mother and sweetheart asking forgiveness for causing worry and then attempted suicide with morphine. He was revived after being pumped out.
An advertisement touts a rheumatism remedy promising cure in one day with dramatic claims and low prices. It lists H. Leonard and Houseworth Bros in LaPorte as sellers and notes other local notices about insanity and minor testimonials.
Elwood T Bates former Madison County sheriff has been removed to an Indianapolis sanitarium in failing health after months of declining strength and vitality.
Advice on avoiding heartburn by eating slowly and not overeating. Suggests masticating thoroughly and spacing meals six hours apart. Recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to relieve fullness after meals. Sold at Houseworth Bros. drug stores.
William Woods of Muncie collapsed and died of heart disease while visiting relatives near Cumberland. He becomes the fourth in his family to die suddenly, prompting local mourning and official inquiries.
A Postmaster from Alma Kansas writes that Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin outperforms other laxatives and stomach medicines his wife and he both use it and know its claimed benefits. He signs as C Kinnell dated December 22 1900 and notes Rushtons and Thomas drug stores sell it.
Cicero resident Cicero Guthriel Timmons twenty two years old sat in a buggy waiting for a brother to open a gate when a accidental discharge fatally shot him. The incident occurred in the town and authorities are investigating.
A historical ad style note claims a bad complexion stems from an inactive liver and bowels and promotes DeWitts Early Risers as a remedy, attributed to Houseworth Bros with a tone of promote through pattern language.
An eighteen year old orphan Pearl Weathers of Knightsville reportedly swallowed poison amid a personal crisis caused by romance disappointment. Authorities investigate circumstances of the incident and seek to determine motive and health effects.
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