Local bargains and business notices on Main Street
Pump and windmill shop at R. Stutsman promotes low prices with repairs offered. Frank on tin street and W. E. Smith jeweler announce relocations and services. Cooke the photographer at 423 Main Street advertises watches and jewelry. Elk heart ladies urged to visit M. A. Tompkins millinery for new goods. Godfrey Bros. stock sash and doors on BE. High St near the river. Drop in for needs in our line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Stutsman
Frank
Tin Street
Godfrey Bros
BE. High St
Local Shoppers Offered Wide Range Of Goods In Elkhart
A mass of local business notices highlights Elkhart shops including J. Buchter Groceries W J Brown 118 Jackson Street optician W Brung A C Keen flour hay seeds salt John Wambach meat market H A Knevels Kodak line J Thomas hats Hotel Golden Steam Laundry and more. The notices advertise durability price and service across groceries hardware clothing shoes and services with driving emphasis on value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Keen
To Go to the Front in China The 9th Regiment Selected
London dispatches describe the Shanghai to Pekin tension as Admiral Seymour’s relief column waits for Russian aid amid fires in Pekin and upheaval in Tientsin. Reports of German minister Von Ketteler’s murder circulated but remained unconfirmed. Boxers kill hundreds of native Christians in Shanghai and Tientsin as panics unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
London
Shanghai
Seymour
Lang-Fang
Pekin
Europe
Tien-Tsin
Tao-Tai-Sheng
Daily Express
Sheng
Telegraph Administration
Tung Fuh Siang
Manila
Concord
Buena Ventura
Hong-Kong
Hong Kong
Tien- Tsin
Daily Telegraph
Taku
the Express
Legations
Legation
Baron von Ketteler
Croker Sails for Home on Cunard Steamer Lucania
Liverpool June 18 The Cunard steamer Lucania sails from this port with passenger Richard Croker on board. The rest of the text mentions a joke about liver health and endorses DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills for liver and bowels at Houseworth Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croker
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Lucania
Richard Croker
DeWitt
Honseworth Bros
Educated swindler Ruberti to be sentenced next week
Allissandro Ruberti of 232 James Street Weehawken convicted of swindling faces sentencing in Part III General Sessions and awaits Sing Sing. He allegedly used forged legal warrants to seize money from debtors including Ciro Spina 249 East 109th Street Phil Milone Joseph Ira and Orsino Reni, with police tracing his record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruberti
New York
Allissandro Roberti
James Street
Weehawken
Sing Sing
America
Ciro Spina
East One Hundred and Ninth Street
Roberti
Roesch
Second Avenue
Third Street
Spina
Petroscina
Phil Milone
Joseph Ira
Orsino Reni
Bailey's Laxative Tablets Promised Health Cure
An advertisement touts Bailey's Laxative Tablets as a cure for constipation and sluggish feelings. It claims improvements in complexion and energy with one or two tablets nightly, listing packaging options and a Chicago company with Elkhart Indiana street sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
W. J. Bailey
Lakeside Medicine Co
Chicago
Rashton
Drag Atera Elkhart
Ind
Mother and Son Reunited After Thirty Years
Denver news tells of Mrs. George Moore reuniting with her son William Nesbitt after decades apart. Nesbitt, born 1868 in Decatur Illinois, was taken by his father at age seven and raised far from his mother. A clairvoyant reportedly guided him to his Denver address while the father now lives in Neosho with eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
George Moore
William Nesbitt
East Grand Forks
Mich
Nesbitt
Decatur
Ill
Neosho
It Saved a Leg By Seven Cures
Michael Gearheart of Detroit Michigan reports that after six months on Dr O D Warners Compound of Seven Cures George Chipp’s disabled leg recovered from a fevering sore and swelling and doctors had warned amputation but the patient regained full leg soundness and vitality in January 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. D. Warner
Geo. Chipp
Can Fight as Well as Teach
Rochester reports John Lapp a Granger district schoolteacher rose to defend himself when Frank Perry tried to strike him for punishing Perry’s two children. Lapp fought back, Perry was arrested for assault, and a jury fined Perry five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
John Lapp
Granger
Munday
Frank Perry
Sharkey
Lapp
Perry
Allen's Foot-Hose powder promise for tired feet
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Hose is a powder claimed to cure painful swollen feet and ingrown nails while relieving corns and bunions. It supposedly makes tight shoes comfortable and reduces sweating and callouses. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25 cents in stamps. trial package free. Allen E. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmated
LeRoy, N. Y
United States forces win two engagements near Biacnabatam
In Manila the week saw American forces under Gen Funston and Gen Grant attack a mountain stronghold east of Biacnapatam, burning the fort after heavy fighting. Sixty Filipinos were killed, 200 captured, 300 rifles and 23,000 rounds surrendered. three Americans died while malarial fever rose among Cavite and Batangas troops, with 30 percent of men on sick lists. Civil commission judges Taft and Wright assign legislative areas and study new laws for Sept. 1, while Manila residents accept the commissioners’ democratic approach and courteous manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
United States
Funston
Grant
Biacnabata
Roberts
San Miguel de Mayumo
Cavite
Batangas
Judge Taft
Civil Commission
Church
Luke Wright
Henry Clde
Bernard Moses
MacArthur
Army
Quick Relief for Asthma by Foley's Honey and Tar
Miss Maude Dickens of Parsons Kansas describes eight years of severe asthma and near death during attacks. After starting Foley's Honey and Tar she reports immediate relief each time, noting it never failed. Houseworth Bros.
Brooklyn Patrolman Shoots Slain Suspect After Struggle
In New York on June 18 Patrolman Irwin B. Cornelius of the Brooklyn force shot and killed Patrick Farley who was arrested and attempting to escape. Farley, a pugilist, had beaten his wife after returning home drunk and threatened to kill her. A struggle with officers Murphy and McLaughlin ended with Farley's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Irwin B. Cornelius
Brooklyn
Patrick Farley
Farley
Cornelius
Murphy
McLaughlin
Digestive Aid Endorsed By Houseworth Bros
An advertisement advises taking a teaspoonful of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after each meal to aid digestion. It claims rapid digestion prevents stomach irritation and that it cures the worst dyspepsia while being pleasant to take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houseworth Bros
Senator Platt Injured in New York Office Incident
Senator Thomas C. Platt is in a serious condition in Philadelphia after fracturing a rib by falling against a chair in his New York office. Friends fear the effort to hide his true condition has weakened him and caused a temporary fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platt
Philadelphia
Thomas C. Platt
New York
Idaho Woman Divorces Husband Over Paris Exposition Demand
A Idaho woman ends marriage after husband refuses to take her to the Paris Exposition. He testifies he feared baths and seasickness. the case notes indigestion and promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin at Thomas' drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Dr. Caldwell
Thomas’ Drug Store
Hoffecker, Delaware Congressman, Dies in Smyrna
Dover June 18 Congressman John Henry Hoffecker for Delaware and the sole GOP member in the lower house collapsed and died in Smyrna. He was regarded as a unifying figure within the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John HW. Hoffecker
Dover
Del
John Henry Hoffecker
Delaware
Smyrna
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises New Vitality
A medicinal tonic claims to revive energy and ease headaches and stomach trouble by correcting torpid liver function, suggesting burdock-based formula can transform a person into a "new man or woman."
Kidney Liver Pills Promoted For Railroad Workers Health
Grand Rapids February 12 1900 a railroad engineer warns of kidney disease danger from exposure. He cites back pain urinary trouble and potential death from Brights disease diabetes or heart failure. Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills touted as cure with testimonial of recovery and a 25 cent dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bright
EK. L. Hoff
Second Ave
A. W. Chase
Dr. Chase
Buffalo, N.Y
Cyclists Break Amateur World Records at Berkeley Oval
Walter W. Smith of the Kings County Wheelmen Brooklyn set two world amateur marks in a private trial paced by a motorcycle. He clocked a flying half mile in 0:45 and a mile in 1:28, shaving previous records set in Washington DC and San Jose California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Berkeley Oval
Walter W. Smith
Kings County Wheelmen
Brooklyn
Smith
A. W. Ross
Washington, D. C
George Fuller
San Jose
Cal
Kinley Mack Wins Suburban at Sheepshead Bay
Kinley Mack upset the suburbans at Sheepshead Bay on a Saturday card in New York. The race saw a dramatic finish as the outsider overtook favorites, delivering a decisive win to claim the Suburban at the big eastern handicap meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinley Mack
Suburban
New York
Ethelbert
Sheepshead Bay
Grain-O praised as coffee substitute by doctor
Dear Size Holders of Grain-O, Genesee Pure Food Co., LeRoy, MN. A. O. Jackson M D writes that a package left at his office was tried at home and found to be as good as the best Java and Mocha coffee. He says Grain-O is a preferred substitute and signs respectfully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gohen
Ill
Genesee Pure Food Co
LeRoy
A. O
Jackson, M.D
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Truth
The
Indianapolis State Sentinel
Weekly State Sentinel
West
Burdick
Qur
Crteorm
Im Chitaso
Jeara
Smyth
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sears, Roebuck & CO. (Inc
Chicago, Il
South Main St
Bell Hone
F. M. Kosht
W. E. Smith
F’r
Wellington
Cooke
Main Street
Cc. Davis
H. B. Miller
S. Main St
Tur Farr
C. A. Miller & Co
Nest
Gen ‘Weippert
North Main Street
Golden and Lloyd Bres
Uity
Harrison Sts
Middlebury Street
Allison
Carlton’s
J. Buchter
W J Brown
Jackson Street
Elkhart Fuel Co
R. Jones
Mgr
Thas Dettling & Son
Main St
Elkhart
W. Brung
John Wambach
South Main Street
H. A. Knevels
Boox
J. Thomas
Hotel Golden
Wau Golden
Boknuman & Douu
FEF
Leusch
Beck & Krumpetz
East
Franklin Street
J. A. Weygand& Co
Franklin St
Post Office
Uncle Sam
Tientsin
Dean
Michael Gearheart
Detroit, Mich
Kansas City
VIA
Warren J. Lynch
W. J. Deppe
Gen
A.G.P
T. Agt
Cincinnati
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