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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
3
An advertisement-style summary detailing Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for bone pains swelling and a range of blood-related ailments. It asserts the product destroys active poison in the blood, heals sores and eruptions, stops aches, purifies blood, and claims cures for rheumatism eczema cancer and other deep seated conditions with guaranteed results.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure all with a money back guarantee if not cured. It claims 30 years of testing, botanic ingredients, and benefits for kidneys and stomach, with directions and express shipping available from Houseworth Bros. and Fenton's Drug Store in Elkhart and local addresses.
Over 400 attended the Shelby County Sunday school convention. Officers elected include President George Smith, vice president George McCain, secretary Miss Mary Kennedy, and delegate to state convention Reuben Boger.
The article recounts a settler in 1889 Oklahoma whose severe diarrhea and dehydration worsened during a long journey. A neighbor gave Champlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a large dose saved him, and relief followed quickly after he collapsed in agony.
The essay argues that symphonic poems and Wagner's music drama reflect a natural blend of two art streams. Critics should adapt their philosophy to the musician's problems, not compel conformity. History may later fully accept Wagnerian ideas and program music as legitimate forms.
Cambridge economist professor Jos J. Thompson explains how a baseball curveball is produced by spin and air friction. The piece traces the long doubt from 1874 to a 1877 Cincinnati test by Bond and Mitchell that proved a ball could bend around two opposite fences.
The author condemns foreign accented singing and mispronunciation in public performances. He argues singers should use pure English, criticizes elongated consonants and mispronounced vowels, and notes this harms both listeners and worship services. He urges singers and audiences to respect intelligent articulation.
A brief excerpt notes a shift in a parent's view on sending a daughter to college. The daughter returns with broader knowledge and perspectives, making the change in opinion evident through a hotel menu example.
Dresser Johnson Murphy a Warren county pioneer eighty years old died last night at his country home near here from paralysis.
Herbert Bigelow spoke to a morning gathering of the ministerial association at Vine Street Congregational church about the labor problem. He urged preachers to support economic reform to ease wages and conditions, while fellow clergy debated wages reports and warned against urging mere personal salvation without policy change.
An item notes three hundred Clay City and Harrison township residents attended a remonstrance in Brazil over a liquor license, with three hundred more subpoenaed. It also promotes Dr E Detchon's Anti Diruetic as a remedy for bed wetting and dyspepsia cures, sold by C H Leonard in Elkhart Indiana.
A satirical verse contrasts past illusions of a brilliant career with present work in a cut-rate drugstore. The speaker recalls ambitions of a celebrated statesman and thinker, now serving soda, while a Washington Post quote endorses Dean’s Ointment as a cure for piles.
The election of M. Truy to the French chamber from Montreuil sur Mer was annulled amid bribery allegations. Authorities say about 1.6 million glasses of liquor were distributed to voters to influence the result.
Waukesha Wis mayor endorses Bailey's Laxative Tablets claiming they are agreeable and meritorious. The ad boasts cures for constipation biliousness liver troubles gout and rheumatism with ten and twenty and sixty tablet sizes sold at Fen ton's drug store.
A quip of dialogue unfolds as a professor seizes a student and declares I believe Satan has got hold of you. The student promptly answers I believe he has confirming a sharp exchange on moral discipline.
Indianapolis doctor endorses Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheumatism. Patient reports four days to walk without a cane after ankle sprain and two bottles cured him. Sold at Fenton's Drugstore 225 S Main Street.
Manila June 6 A hurricane storm swept the Philippine islands causing great damage to shipping. Reports say the US transport Shamshus may have wrecked but not confirmed. The US steamer Pearla de Visayas is lost off Camotes Island with some crew saved. The US steamer San Rafael and the schooner Mayflower have run ashore at Ormoc West Leyte and likely total losses. Washington reports no record of Shamshui but notes a small army vessel named Shamshus.
The wife and infant son of Charles Puett were fatally burned by gasoline in St. Joseph Missouri. The mother tried to save the child by submerging it in a tub of water as flames spread.
President Loubet will arrive in London on July 6 for a return visit to King Edward. He will stay three days in London and depart for Paris on July 9.
Bert Roby a shell digger on the Mississippi near Muscatine discovered a valuable pearl weighing forty and a half grains. He was offered two thousand dollars for the gem.
The interior of the Republic Theater formerly Metropolitan Temple was ruined by fire in San Francisco. Damage is estimated at twenty five thousand dollars.
Three life threatening infant illnesses cholera infantum dysentery and diarrhea are cited as threats to babies. Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Cherry is claimed to conquer them. Bedford city council elected John D Williams Republican as school trustee to replace James Calhoun Democrat who refuses to vacate. Williams not eligible under state law and has withdrawn his opposition.
An early 20th century advertisement promoting Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the solution to stomach problems. It claims nourishment comes only through the stomach and lists symptoms cured, including loss of appetite and indigestion, with Houseworth Bros as the seller.
No renewal application filed for Central Union Telephone company in the city. The council will act next Monday to remove the property from streets or seek favorable terms for renewal.
A Salem Missouri man Robert R Watts states kidney disease drained him for five years until Foley s Kidney Cure restored his health. The ad cites a local drug store approval and urges purchase for relief. A Smith township liquor license refusal is noted, closing four saloons within a year after a remonstrance. Veterinary liniments and patent cures are advertised for horses and livestock.
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