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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
4
Truth Publishing House notes the Weekly Truth appears every Thursday with latest foreign and local news. Subscription is $1.00 per year delivered to any post office in the United States or Canada.
A 1905 editorial argues against universal male suffrage citing graft and foreign-born voters. It warns that unrestricted voting rights empower corrupt politicians in major cities and urges Americans to restrain immigrant voting until newcomers fully embrace citizenship and American values.
Yesterday in Moscow citizens gathered for a public prayer day for victory over Japan with clergy joining in. In Lodz hundreds of funerals marked victims of Russian brutality as soldiers fired on crowds and mounted troopers prowled streets.
At a London banquet by the Pilgrim's club honoring Ambassador Reid, Premier Balfour urged the United States to guide world affairs when it serves humanity. He praised Roosevelt's peacemaking but warned against entangling alliances and expanding beyond North America, affirming a policy of isolation and commercialism for a debt free, peaceful nation.
Edwardsburg reports Grant Thompson and his Osolo township family visited Al A. Martin on Sunday. They spent time at his summer home near Red.
State of Indiana Elkhart County notices Henry W Watson non-resident defendant must appear August 21 1905 at 2 PM at 413 S Main St Elkhart Indiana to answer or demur to complaint A Justice of the Peace John M Brumbaugh signs and seals the notice dated June 24 1905
Rev. O. D. Fanre of Harpersville New York recounts agony from a persistent cough caused by a grip and sleep disturbance until Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds cured his cough and saved him from consumption. Houseworth Bros druggists sell the remedy at 50 cents and 1 dollar with a guaranteed trial bottle free.
Bert Martin and Warren Kingsley attended the commencement exercises of St. Vincent's school at Elk Hart Thursday evening.
Frank J Cheney a senior partner of F J Cheney Co swears in Toledo that the firm will pay a hundred dollars for each untreatable catarrh case. The claim notes internal use and blood mucous action. Notary A W Gleason signs December 6 1886. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
George Tuesley and his wife visited the family of Frank Bement on Sunday.
A large group from Cassopolis traveled to the Pioneer picnic held on Wednesday drawing wide attendance and community participation.
George W Hoffman of Harper Washington states after seven years of chronic stomach and liver trouble he healed with Electric Bitters. He recommends the medicine to all and says he will not be without them again. Sold under guarantee by Saseworth Bros. druggists at 50 cents a bottle. Try them today.
Mrs Frank Kelsey is reported to be suffering from an attack of appendicitis.
Harry Colson of Masonville Indiana touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best cure for piles and the terrible torture it causes. He notes it also treats cuts burns and injuries. Sold for 25 cents at Houseworth Bros., druggists.
Prof. Earl Light and wife who taught at Bloomfield Seminary Indian Territory returned home Monday. Fred Follmer and wife visited Bert Adams and wife Sunday. Mabel Cook was in Cassopolis last week.
The passage promotes switching from health fads to regular good food and using Dr King’s News Life Pills for prompt relief. It claims quick cures for liver and stomach trouble and advertises a 25 cent price at Houseworth Bros store.
Dean Hodges recalls in May Outlook how Dr. Harper drew John D. Rockefeller into education. Rockefeller's support grew after Harper, once a Hebrew professor at Morgan Park seminary, explained the value of wealthy backing for a theological school.
Vice Admiral Togo, commander of the Japanese fleet, valued for vast experience and leadership under pressure. Commentaries from Albert Gleaves and critics highlight his calculated tactics at Port Arthur and the high devotion of his officers and sailors to duty and discipline.
The Vienna Academy of Science plans a room for phonographic archives to preserve recent scientific research, music, and speeches by leading celebrities. The project includes sections for world languages and dialects, top musical productions, and speeches by eminent figures.
Paris society women begin to reconcile decorative instinct with good taste by wearing close fitting jeweled caps at the theater instead of bulging flower and feather headdresses. A Paris dispatch notes this shift in style.
A trackless interurban line between Buchanan Michigan and Plymouth Indiana is planned. The cars will be large and run without track or trolley, powered by a gasoline engine.
A fragment notes a curious outcome from a mail service disruption affecting an ocean liner. The text hints at a single letter being carried despite broader postal dislocations and mentions a curious result of the dislocation.
A St Louis Globe Democrat correspondent explains how Norwegian emigration to Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and the Dakotas has spread American ideas into Norway. It notes suffrage reforms led by Gina Krog and the Storthing’s move toward universal suffrage, the republican nature of Norway’s government, and the joint session check between the two houses.
Yale gains a two mile river view with a veranda telescope at the Eli boat club in Gales Ferry Conn. The gift from George St John Sheffield lets Yale monitor Harvard crews along the Thames and report any activity. Yale crews will watch for crimson signals and news from across the river.
Chicago reports hoop skirts spreading among stylish women with more than 2,000 wearing them. Mme Walcot tells the Dressmakers' Club orders flood in, using three coil featherbone to lift the skirt from the feet and sidewalks while keeping the old microbes at bay.
Leeds Missouri farmer John Wickbush reports a crimson rambler that he claims is exceptionally productive. Planted two years ago the bush yielded 12.65 dollars in roses this season and recently produced a bunch of 180 roses from a single rambling cluster.
An officer at the war department described widespread enthusiasm over Japan's land and sea victories, noting the ease with which such sentiment has spread and the concern it arouses within official channels as reported by the Washington Star.
A Louisville Courier Journal account recalls Tom Riley of Graves battery at Fort Donelson. Riley defies orders to stay with the gun amid devastating Federal fire, loading under heavy casualties and dying after a final, defiant salute to his captain.
A Baltimore woman says her canaries reliably predict weather. She notes morning singing signals a good day despite rain, while silence predicts bad weather. She trusts birds over barometers and jokes a weather bureau man should own canaries.
A Russian traveler describes the Cossack as always wary and ready for attack. He notes a searching eye and cautious manner in both men and women, young and old, with children’s insolence provoking a revolting impression.
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