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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1902
Page
7
A testimonial from Mrs Francis Popmore touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash as curing years of ovarian pain headaches and fatigue. She claims rapid recovery within six weeks and urges others with menstrual and uterine symptoms to use the product. The letter promises $5000 for authenticity.
Dr. Orville S. Burnett received a 15 year penitentiary sentence after jurors found him guilty of murder in the death of Mrs. Charlotte Shoup Nichol. He was convicted for procuring poison and aiding her in committing suicide.
Mrs Langley St. Clair Whitley, wife of former Representative Whitley, was brought to Springfield from Windsor Ontario after being arrested on a kidnaping charge. The indictment was issued by the Sangamon county grand jury.
Held for Woodstock murder in Illinois on March 3 a writ of habeas corpus was sought to free Harl Ellsworth who is jailed as an alleged accessory to his father in the murder of A. W. Anderson and Mrs. B. F. Ellsworth. Judge Donnelly refused the writ.
Major Appel chief surgeon at Fort Bayard says the army has demonstrated a cure for tuberculosis in every stage. He asserts he has not spoken thus before and invites quotation of his claim. The statement was made in Albuquerque on March 3.
Chicago March 3 J T Ripley former fifteen year chairman of the Western Classification association has been removed to a sanitarium in Wauwatosa Wisconsin his mind has become affected.
Advertising note promoting Jell-O as a new family dessert with lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors. Available at grocers priced at 10 cents. Encourages readers to try it today.
Shanghai reports the Tao-Tai is prepared to pay the second monthly indemnity installment while the dispute over how to divide the indemnity remains in deadlock.
In Springfield Illinois on March 3 the steam chest of the main engine at the Consolidated Street Railway plant burst. Engineer Affie Wietie was badly burned and likely fatally injured. The blast disabled the plant and halted all city traffic, with cars shoved into sheds. service interruption is expected for several days.
La Porte Indiana March 3 W B Fleck secretary of the Indiana Horticultural society reports from all ninety six counties on fruit conditions. Peaches are mostly if not all killed while apples and pears promise well and other fruit will be plentiful as in prior years.
London reports no news of the Cunard Line steamer Etruria which is thirty hours overdue at Queenstown. No signal has yet been received as of March 3.
Do Not Expect Miracles. A cold neglected or improperly treated can’t be shaken off in a day but its progress can be stopped and cured in time. The ad claims Allen's Lung Balm is a remedy for bronchitis asthma and other affections of the air passages.
Mayor Peter Fischbach ordered a prohibition on slot machines following a raid on five Lemont saloons by Chicago constables. Each site had a machine seized, but the property was later recovered on writs of replevin before the officers left town.
James Purves, former manager of the Carnegie works at Pittsburg, died at his home in Oirig Midlothian Scotland on March 3. He previously led the Carnegie steel operation in Pittsburgh.
Auditor Hart and Attorney General Taylor plan to bring the case to the Court of Claims after a bill authorizing the move passed. George Bingham in the auditor's office is assembling a detailed statement from state house records to support the claim, a process that may take weeks due to lost papers and incomplete bond records.
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Hammond courthouse construction act. The circuit court had found the act constitutional and refused to enjoin the board of commissioners from building a second courthouse. Judge Gillett, a Hammond resident, recused himself and did not participate in the supreme court decision. Judge Hammond served as a special judge.
In Wabash Indiana the city council and Logansport and Wabash Valley Gas agree on a 15 cent per thousand rate until December 1 as a truce while residents fear high bills. January was warm but February’s cold snaps raise fears of even larger gas costs pushing residents to switch to wood and coal.
Edward Stunkle, 45, a prominent Princeton County farmer, was found dead under a stall in his Owensville barn after being missing since Tuesday. A coroner found morphine, a loaded revolver, and $375 on the body amid initial foul play fears.
Mrs. Maud Walterhouse filed a petition for divorce from John T. Walterhouse, a Muncie attorney. They wed at Noblesville on July 21, 1899. She alleges he has avoided acknowledging her, refused to introduce her to friends, neglected support, and has brutally beaten their infant child.
Marion Indiana March 3 A suit by Kingan and Co of Indianapolis against M D Kaufman of Fairmount and A F Norton of this city will test the constitutionality of the act of the legislature providing that a purchaser of a stock of merchandise must give five days notice before completion of the sale to the debtor of the selling firm. The demand is for 35 dollars claimed to be due Kingman and Co from Kaufman who sold the property to Norton.
Mrs Cass a Ann Senour 91 of Franklin township was declared insane Friday Her mind regresses to schoolgirl days and she begs to be taken to school with lunch and books She is known in Irvington where she has lived for many years
H. Carpenter a veterinary surgeon from Bloomington Ind has been notified of his appointment as stock inspector by the British government and will receive the rank of commissioned officer. He is a native of Canada.
A partial OCR fragment shows Crane remarking that the address beats all complaints he ever had, with the quote likely reflecting a reaction to a local issue. The readable text provides no dates or additional context.
March 3 report says Mayor Armstrong notified that Andrew Carnegie will donate 25000 dollars for a Kokomo library. Postmaster J A Kautz traveled to New York with a city authorities request to Mr Carnegie.
Emil Andres a Jeffersonville oil retailer battled Standard Oil in a city price war. He sold oil door to door with a wagon while Standard tried to push up wholesale prices and deploy its own retail wagons. After price cuts to 5 cents a gallon, the public supported Andres and Standard Oil withdrew.
Heavy charges of dynamite were exploded to save bridges on the Eel and Wabash rivers in Logansport Indiana as ice jammed the rivers above Uhl's dam. The ice gorge threatened homes and railroad spans while workers attempted to blow the ice cluster apart. A bystander Thomas Adair lost his nose and damaged an eye from flying ice and rock.
South Bend date line reports the store sale postponed from Saturday afternoon to March 25. Mr. Seaman offered creditors 25 cents on the dollar and creditors will consider the proposal. Referee F. E. Lambert required Seaman to post 500 dollars to cover costs if the creditors reject the plan.
Surgeons knife not needed. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cures piles at once, removing the need for dangerous painful operations. Also effective for scalds cuts burns wounds sores and skin diseases. Beware of counterfeits. House Worth Bros.
Matthews workers walkout after window glass snap pers call for a 70 cent weekly increase. Progress Widow Glass factory has signed the wage scale, and it is expected other factories will sign before Monday.
An Elkhart resident Mrs Milo Myes of 218 South Fourth street testifies to Dean's Ointment easing years of eczema and skin itching. She describes six years of misery with burning and itching and notes trying many remedies and a doctor’s advice without relief before using the ointment.
The Senate censured South Carolina senators Benjamin Tillman and John L. McLaurin for disorderly conduct during an open session on February 22. The majority resolution ends the contempt flag, while some Republicans argued the punishments were unequal. The body then adopts the census bill conference report and moves to irrigation policy.
Remain quietly at home and take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as directed for a quick recovery. The remedy counteracts any tendency of the grip to result in pneumonia, the serious danger. Among tens of thousands who used it, not one reported failure to recover. For sale by Houseworth Bros.
The Rev E Barclay superintendent of the Anti saloon League of St Louis has begun a crusade against dives in St Louis after prior campaigns in Chicago and Cincinnati.
Osmicure ointment offered for eczema scrofula salt rheum piles priced 25c and 50c by C D Rushton in an early 20th century classified style. Triennial sessions proposed for Mothers Congress as Washington report notes unanimous vote. board of managers to meet annually at to be determined time and place.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the remedy for indigestion and stomach trouble. It claims the product digests food without heavy stomach effort and relieves fullness belching and related discomfort. A testimonial from Lemuel James of Marysville Ohio praises the cure after thirty years of dyspepsia. The firm FE C Dewitt & Co Chicago sells fresh bottles at 2% times the stated price.
The University of Illinois agricultural department will offer free seed fertility testing to Illinois farmers this year. Farmers may submit grain samples with growth data to receive a scientific evaluation of crop prospects for their fields.
The body of a man with knife wounds was found near the Chicago and Alton tracks in Lockport. He appeared to be about 40, likely Italian or Austrian, and remains unidentified as rain revealed the concealed corpse.
Five members of D. Wenke's family near Warsa, Nebraska, were poisoned by undercooked sausage. Daughter Lizzie, 18, is dead, a son may die, mother and two sons hospitalized, father and a hired man seriously affected in Sioux City dispatches from March 1.
An English syndicate is after the South St. Joseph stock yards. William King of Manchester, England, is here as the syndicate representative, carefully inspecting the property with a view to purchase. The syndicate may seek stock yards at other western points.
A message from Congressman Jenkins confirms John R. Hegg of Cumberland Wis was murdered by Filipinos on Bohol Island January 21. The body has not been found. Hegg was superintendent of construction of government roads in the Philippines.
An advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea from Houseworth Bros claims the product keeps the family well and offers a money back guarantee with a 35 cent price.
In Athens on March 1 M.ropatis, the Minister of Justice, resigned to fight a duel after a clash over proceedings against a deputy charged with inciting to commit murder.
J R Holly of Macomb Illinois reports his wife suffered from severe chronic stomach trouble but found permanent relief after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He notes she could eat ordinary meals now without intense pain and that several doctors failed to help. The advertisement urges eating normal foods without overloading the stomach. Housewo od Bros.
Military orders indicate troops will depart the Philippines with a planned withdrawal date set for March 1, while a general statement signals continued secrecy around the operation.
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