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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1900
Page
5
Time table notes on and after February 17 1890 show Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Ry trains to and from Ekrhart adjusted. Eastbound service details list A L Gor as the official.
Announcements include Heerses Wanted at McDeewell Sons livery barn with horse buyers urged to bring in horses and receive fair value. Also notes a bleaching product Russ Bleaching Blue and warnings against imitations. Post office letter list from Elkhart with charges and money loans offered by Co-Operative Savings and Loan Society. A complete 30 volume Encyclopedia Britannica set is for sale via A B of Truth.
Health officials report a Detroit Medical College student contracted smallpox and circulated the disease among neighbors after returning home. The state board of health was notified of a case in Ingham County Wheatsherd and authorities advised surveillance and vaccination of exposed individuals. Another case involved an inmate at the eastern asylum for the insane at Pontiac.
The Weekly Truth advertises a multi year Farm Journal subscription deal. Readers who pay now receive nearly five years of Farm Journal, covering the remainder of 2900 and the years 1901 to 1904, at the price of the Truth’s own subscription.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 5 from St Louis collided with No. 1 near Kansas City Missouri during a heavy snow storm. Two men were killed and six injured including conductor J L Stewart and telegraph supervisor L T Sheldon. Superintendent McAfee reported both trains damaged and the crash described as the worst in years.
A Truth office subject endures a superstition about the number 13. Every message, draft, and date seems to yield 13, troubling him as he watches for the ominous figure. Other anecdotes recount a drummer trading an eye for cash and a curious whisky tale involving a small boy. A Elkhart observer criticizes Master Mechanic Bradeen and urges shop harmony for Lake Shore.
An advertisement touts Knill’s products including Knill’s Blue Kidney Fills for headaches, Knill’s Black Diarrhea Pills for summer complaints, and Knill’s Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion. Prices shown are 4 to 25 cents per box with claims of safety, purity, and guaranteed effectiveness by druggists.
Farmers gain a photorealistic guide in No.5 of The Biggle Books. The volume covers western and eastern hog practices, diseases like cholera, feeding, breeding, butchering and meat carving for home and market. Illustrated with 14 pages of photographs, 1d4 pages total, cloth binding, priced 50 cents post free from Wilmer Atkinson Co Philadelphia.
The New York report notes US refiners cutting prices for refined sugar as large lots move mainly by barter. Refiners claim they and wholesalers are operating without profit amid falling sugar values and price adjustments across the industry.
In Lincoln Nebraska February 25 the governors of western states call a Salt Lake meeting to resist the Cattlemen's Association urging Congress to pass a bill leasing western grazing lands to the highest bidder.
Elkhart resident Wash Brown testifies that kidney trouble caused years of back pain and distressing secretions. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills, sold by local druggists, with a quick cure after prior failed remedies. A free sample offer accompanies Doan's Ointment for itching and skin trouble.
A weary footman bursts into his house with shoes in hand and faces his wife Mary in a tense, distrustful exchange. She initially doubts him but then declares she would never believe his tale, leaving him bowed and exposed under the gas light.
Several hundred farmers attend a week long corn judging instruction session at the College of Agriculture University of Illinois. The Winds Corn Growers Association sponsors the program to teach corn judging and best cultivation methods. Certificates will be granted for proficiency.
Edwin D. Miller seeks a March session license to sell and permit drinking of spiritous and malt liquors in a room at the Standard Hotel Elkhart. The room fronts Tyler Avenue and an alley, with detailed floor plan and building descriptions included. Miller plans to operate a lunch room and hotel business in conjunction with liquor sales.
Fire destroyed the business section of Clarion Pennsylvania early Tuesday causing the death of former Judge Wy. Carr who reportedly collapsed from excitement. Fourteen business houses were burned with losses estimated at 159 dollars.
Codfrey Bros. Lumber Martin and Amidon hold a large stock of lumber sash doors and paints on Wast Jackson Street. The ad highlights their extensive inventory and location for customers seeking building materials.
Local merchants advertise spring suits from C J Stilson with guaranteed fit. Odd Fellows Block promotion notes Old Kentucky Blue Grass stock and Buckeye beer availability. Also promoted are new Go Carts at Pelt’s and Stewart’s groceries in North Main Street with delivery. W E Smith advertises jewelry and musical goods, including the Wellington Tape Writer.
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