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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1903
Page
7
A fragment describes unrest surrounding an election with women involved and a private bank suspending operations in Delphi New York in March. The readable text signals a riot tone tied to political process and financial disruption.
The case cites Miss Larson testifying she earned about 3170 a month as manager of the St. Louis branch of a Chicago mail order house. Photographs from two years earlier were shown to support her claim of losing thirty pounds, convincing jurors of her truthfulness.
Iron Mountain Michigan March 14 Four men are known dead and four missing after a rush of water flooded the fourth level of the Millie mine. The men reportedly tunneled into an old flooded level. twelve were at work and four escaped as water swept through the breach.
Illinois railroads plan to resist the 25 percent freight rate reduction ordered by the state board and will seek an injunction to block the measure. They argue profits would be wiped out and that freight, not passenger, is the profit source.
Chicago capitalists and real estate promoters abandoning plans at Winthrop Harbor win a judgment favoring Caroline Roth of Chicago. The Winthrop Harbor and Dock Company property in Wisconsin worth 35 459 goes to Roth, with other creditors expected to pursue claims.
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on March 14 a probate contest was filed against the admission of Henry H. Hayden's will. Avis Hayden the testator's daughter who has been adjudged insane is the contestant alleging the estate at four hundred thousand dollars and that Avis received only two hundred fifty dollars and that the testator was of unsound mind and unduly influenced.
Former Speaker David B. Henderson will return to Dubuque from Chicago next Monday to a grand welcome. A delegation will escort him through principal streets after a mass meeting and a nonpartisan banquet will follow the demonstration.
Three men were killed in a Cardiff Illinois mine explosion after the State Mine Inspector Hector McAllister had deemed the mine safe a day earlier. The mine had burned for days and was shut down due to a broken engine. Twelve workers were injured.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion and stomach disorders. It cites Mrs. H. Pierce of Millsprings Kentucky who reports years of illness and relief after taking multiple Pierce products, urging readers to accept no substitute and offering Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser free by mail with stamps.
Decatur Illinois March 16 Alpert Wy man after forty years in Sullivan boot and shoe trade made head clerk T G Hughs a free gift of his entire stock and retired from the business The property valued at about 5900 includes free rent of the building owned by Mr Wyman who will pay repairs and taxes allowing Mr Hughes to use the building without charge Mr Hughes has worked for more than ten years for Mr Wyman who is an old bachelor with no close relatives and is advanced in years
Miss Julia Toombs, 23, was shot and killed by William Stevens Morse, a rejected lover who had been in insane asylums in the past three months. Morse fired four shots at her as she walked to church. Previously he attempted to kill his sister at age 10, served time in the Connecticut state reformatory, and was discharged from the navy for disability.
Advert claims Allen's Lung Balsam halts progression of bronchitis asthma and other air passage afflictions. It warns against expecting miracles while urging timely use to recover over a reasonable period.
A vintage advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea for a lasting complexion, claiming paint and powder mimic nature but only the genuine product leaves a real result, with a price of 35 cents and Houseworth & Tos listed.
An old advertisement extols Purity Blood Bitters as a cure for women seeking a healthy complexion. It claims the product provides pure blood to improve skin and looks as part of a salon style health remedy.
Advertising copy touts Perry Davis Painkiller as the sole trusted remedy for childhood woes gained recognition over sixty years. It claims to relieve sprains stomach ache and other pains, suggesting substitutes are ineffective.
Columbus Thirteen workers at the Orinoco furniture factory demanded a nine hour day and daily wages over piece work pay. When refused, they struck and quit work.
J Whitaker Wright the fugitive London promoter linked to Globe company frauds was arrested on the French liner La Lorraine in New York. He traveled with Miss Browne claiming kinship, denied wrongdoing, and said the charge was technical. He was escorted to jail as U S marshals filed the fugitive arrest warrant.
An old advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar claims benefits for the kidneys and bladder with no additional ingredients noted, while naming Fenton's Drugstore as the contact or seller.
Yale president Arthur T. Hadley will tour midwestern cities to meet graduates and deliver speeches. Mrs. Hadley will accompany him on the trip starting in New Haven on March 16.
An ad claims a mystic cure for rheumatism and neuralgia can work in one to three days. It asserts rapid relief by removing the cause and notes the first dose is beneficial. Sold by Chas. D. Rushton at 25 South Main Street.
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