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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
7
Sparse readable text shows scattered times and numbers. No identifiable people places or events are clear enough to define a complete news item. The fragment suggests a schedule or listing but lacks coherent detail.
The timetable lists Train No. 28 leaving at 12 37 pm, No. 48 leaving at 6 pm, No. 34 leaving at 6 pm, No. 42 due here at 7 20 pm, and No. 40 due here at 7 pm.
Train No 39 leaves Fikhart at 5 30 am Train No 33 leaves Fiihart at 9 49 am Train No 4 leaves Filkhart at 1 40 pm Train No 25 leaves Fikhart at 2 45 pm Route note says No 15 runs Sunday only. other trains daily except Sunday G P and T Agt W J Lynch Cincinnati Agent A Henry Agent Elchart Indiana.
The advertisement promotes Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original laxative cough syrup. It claims it cures coughs cold croup whooping cough and more with no opiates and a pleasant taste. It urges buyers to look for the red clover blossom and honey bee on the bottle and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup promises permanent relief from habitual constipation by stimulating the liver and restoring natural action without irritating organs or bones. It is mild pleasant to take, does not nauseate or gripe, and urges customers to remember the name Orino and refuse substitutes.
Great in demand medicine suits modern requirements for a blood and system cleanser. Dr King’s New Life Pills cure stomach and liver troubles. Available at Houseworth Bros drug store for 25 cents with guarantee.
An advertisement claims DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is pure and best for sores burns boils eczema bleeding itching and piles. It urges readers to buy the genuine salve from all druggists.
The Lake Shore band announces weekly excursions by train to Benton Harbor every Sunday. The regular excursion Schedule includes an arrangement totaling 10.7m for the round trip, with excursion cars attached to the rear of the Big Four line.
A fraternity class advertises piano tuning and restoration services with guaranteed work. Contact via phone 606 and urgent orders are welcomed at 420, plus notes on a music president and a local venue named Maa Boun.
A Rockefeller estate manager at Pocantico Hills recounts John D. Rockefeller's generous work. He details large gifts to missions and education, roadbuilding efforts with thirty miles planned, and direct aid to tenants, families, and workers including medical care and transportation for a sick Scotsman’s family.
The speaker defends John D. Rockefeller against unfair slander, praising his soft heart and love for children. He notes Rockefeller’s generosity, wit, and dislike of ceremony, and contrasts the true man with bleak magazine depictions. He recalls Rockefeller’s father’s shift from farming to lumber and eventual wealth on a western ranch.
The United States plans a Mt Weather Virginia weather station with $200,000 in funding. Eight top meteorologists will staff this unique facility, built for international cooperation and kite based atmospheric research. A 50 foot diameter revolving hemisphere kite house tops the laboratories.
The Japanese government announces a complete record of the Russo Japanese War will be made public after hostilities end. The document will be issued in English and French as well as Japanese for broad international access.
A commemorative poem praises John Hay for peaceful victories over war and sorrow. The piece reflects on his legacy in freeing nations from conflict, honoring his long service and faith. The verse closes with celestial tones and a salute to a life well kept.
An 17th century summary sketches Henry Hudson’s early life and four Muscovy Company voyages. It notes his uncertain origins and the mysterious end, then recounts the 1607 first voyage with John Hudson and a crew of ten aboard the Hopeful, plus a 1608 voyage where they sighted the Lofoten islands and a mermaid near the North Cape observed by Thomas Hilles and Robert Rayner.
In early Methodism England a plain talking preacher Neale rebuked a farmer who placed a penny on the collection plate. He called out to take it back noting the man had covered a laborer's sixpence, prompting a much larger donation.
From Java Sumatra Mauritius Zanzibar and Guiana come the little brown flower buds of the clove tree. Buds are red when gathered and dried by smoke and sun to a deep brown. Dutch measures in the seventeenth century aimed to monopoly by destroying most trees except Amboyna. Chief value lies in essential oil about one sixth of weight.
A Century note praises Joseph Jefferson as an advocate and example of good stage elocution. It argues managers and actors must accept improvement to avoid strained hearings and poor performances. The piece urges adopting clearer speaking standards for stage success.
The elder Dumas, now a commandant, wears a ribbon of a certain order. An envious friend critiques the color as clashing with his woolen vest. Dumas replies that the shade mirrors the sour grapes in the fable.
Tickets from Chicago via Chicago Great Western Ry. to St Paul Minneapolis and return priced at 16 00 with sale daily through September 30 and final return by October 31 Equally low rates offered to Minnesota North Dakota Colorado Utah and Wyoming Apply to F R Mosier T P A 115 Adams Street Chicago for details Bicycle repairing and enameling at 108 Jefferson Street.
A brief line from the Philadelphia Ledger questions whether a man can love two girls at once. The quip suggests the answer depends on whether both passions occur in the same place.
Madame Verdia the magnetic medium and card reader advertises readings of past present and future. She offers advice on life affairs from an office at 313 South Main Street upstairs. Hours are 9 a m to 9 p m.
Quote from Noah Porter about belief shaping identity. The line emphasizes self faith as the foundation of opinion and action.
The Big Four has arranged an excursion to Niagara Falls for August 3. The trip will start by way of the Niles line and proceed over the Michigan Central to reach the falls.
Zigler traveled to South Bend this afternoon to attend to legal business matters.
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