26 Jun 1908
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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
1
A teacher notes mothers continuing to provide children with money during school hours despite pleas to stop. Some use the funds for safe keeping, with one girl bringing 20 to 30 dollars daily pinned to clothing. The father spends all he can while the girl’s garments hide the money, forming an improvised family bank and worrying the teacher.
A timid girl describes harassment by a man who pursues her in the street and outside her hall. She vows to seek help from the hall boy but learns the man does live on the building’s third floor and will not be banished.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on a stash of 50 to 60 kid gloves at the Union Station ticket office. Every pair is a mismatched odd glove, mostly lefts, leaving men to depart with missing fingerprints of mystery.
The Woman of Stenay is famed as a Lorraine national heroine. During Napoleonic wars Austrian troops demanded B cask of wine. She offered a cup to the soldiers who drank then hundreds fell sick. She cried You are all poisoned Vive la France and collapsed dead.
The piece explains Greenland as the birthplace of most icebergs feared by mariners. It compares Greenland’s vast ice area to New York State, notes glaciers moving outward from the center, and reflects on our view of Greenland as the origin of many bergs seen near ships.
Fragmentary OCR reads a poetic inquiry asking what you are seeking for poetry today. The text mentions longhaired figures and a stylized question form, lacking clear names or dates but implying a literary discussion.
A brief items notes the involvement of Talinish and Contéctions in roles including Fierros. The text appears as a fragmented OCR with names and associations.
Senator Hoar notes tomorrow’s dedication ceremony for the monument. James Logan will preside over exercises and the oration will be delivered by Justice William H. Moody of the United States Supreme Court.
Detroit hosts the fourth annual meeting of the Society of Automobile Engineers with engineers from America gathering at the Hotel Cadillac to share ideas and tackle technical problems. The event runs several days and coincides with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers convention.
The seventy fifth Oberlin College anniversary celebration ends with commencement today. Secretary William H. Taft gives the graduating address and University of Minnesota President Cyrus Northrop also participates in the ceremonies.
An old advertisement argues baldness is caused by a minute living organism under the scalp, not heredity. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the only remedy to destroy the cause, restore hair health, and claims dandruff disappears with use. Send 105 stamps for samples from The Herpicide Detroit Mich.
The piece touts spring fatigue as a winter aftereffect caused by tired nerves and urges Dr Stoop's Restorative as a rapid 48 hour tonic. It claims sharper appetite, stronger digestion, and renewed vigor, with endorsements from druggists and E. D. Miller.
A man recalls a nine year ordeal when a damaged bottle nearly ended his life. He credits a saved fuse and care at Houseworth Bros. Store for his survival and notes he has stayed well since. The item sold under guarantee for 50 cents.
Fragmentary and dubious ad language touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a guaranteed remedy. The text makes unverified promises of complete relief and medical certainty, with unclear patient figures and form.
Several hundred delegates and visitors from across the state attended the opening day of the Endeavor Union convention in Goshen. The three day program features speeches by Attorney General Bingham, Elbert Russell, Charles Hahn, and Stephen J. Cory, plus a grand opening of the new fair grounds with a racing matinee on Saturday.
An advertisement touts Dr. Shoop's Health Coffee as a coffee substitute made from toasted grains with malt and nuts, claiming it fools experts and requires only one minute to prepare. It also promotes Pink Pain Tablets for quick relief from headaches neuralgia and pain, priced at 25 cents for a 20 table pack.
Urgent notice promoting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for constipation indigestion and related ailments. Claims guaranteed results with free samples and retail availability from Houseworth Bros. 50c and 1 bottle. Customer testimonial from W R Ward of Dyeveniry Tennessee.
Ad claims thousands of obstinate cases cured by Dean's Ointment priced at 50 cents at any drug store. The wording imitates period medicine advertisements with bold assurance and minimal details.
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