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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1905
Page
7
A tonic pill claim for headache constipation biliousness and related ills. Early Risers are described as small easy to take and quick acting with a testimonial from Mack Hamilton a Valley City North Carolina hotel clerk who credits two bottles with curing chronic constipation. Sold by all druggists.
Prolonged South Africa dry spells have decimated cattle herds and forced wells to collapse. Government boring machines are now deployed to provide essential water to livestock.
An advertisement urges prevention of pneumonia after a cold using Foley's Honey and Tar from Houseworth Bros. It claims the product stops the cough heals and strengthens the lungs and offers security from pneumonia substitutes are rejected.
Houseworth Bros central drug store introduces the Douglas and Spencer line of candies with all popular varieties priced at 10 cents per pound.
Public notice states I will pay no debts contracted by any person except myself. Signed by 29 Herman Beidler.
The advertisement cautions pneumonia is often fatal and weakens lungs even after recovery. It promotes Foley's Honey and Tar to stop coughs heal lungs and prevent pneumonia. La Grippe coughs are said to yield quickly to Foley's Honey and Tar, claimed as the only superior remedy.
The unique Foresty building, the most admired on the Lewis and Clark exposition grounds, is completed using two miles of five and six foot fir logs, eight miles of poles, 43 000 fir stakes and 30 000 fir bark shingles. The largest log measures seven feet nine inches and required 112 horsepower to hoist into place.
Advertising copy for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea by Houseworth Bros touts life prolonging effects. Claims cure dulls time, blunts wrinkles, and renews hope with 35 cent tea or tablets.
An ad offers a free 1905 calendar ecard with every 25 cent order. It claims 25 photos for 25¢ and advertises a novelty gallery near Keifer's shoe store. The text mentions coffee, sausage, Buckwheat cakes, and breakfast items in a playful Arkansas newspaper tone.
An advertisement seeks a well educated person to travel for a business with capital of 250000 dollars. The notice offers a salary of 1072 dollars and asks applicants to address J. Page in Elkhart Indiana with a stamped envelope.
An old advertisement fragment touts Dr Dades Liver Pills claiming to benefit liver health and relieve discomfort. The copy reads as a promotional line urging readers to take the pills for improved vitality.
Nashua New Hampshire March 27 A minister denounces abusive husbands saying only brutes would harm or devalue wives. He cites a dying wife who forgives and urges husbands to praise and support their spouses through small acts and patience.
The Manchester board of education faces a crisis as eighteen teachers plan to resign at year end for June weddings. With about ninety teachers, the resignations leave a surprising scheduling problem while the staff jokes that all the teachers are “suspected” of romance.
The jury acquits Treasurer T. J. Chase in the county treasury robbery trial. The case, stemming from a September robbery of nearly 15 000 dollars, had Chase claiming he was held up by masked men.
March 27 Bloomington dispatch reports Danville city council adopts ordinance prohibiting policemen from drinking liquor. A license can be revoked for any tavern keeper or druggist who furnishes an officer with intoxicants.
Bronx zoo keeper Snyder narrowly escaped death after a python lunged at him in the snakehouse. The attack occurred as he monitored the enclosure during routine duties in New York on March 27.
San Francisco March 27 Chief of Police Whitman and three patrolmen were dismissed for allegedly accepting graft money tied to the running of dives and immoral resorts in Chinatown.
St Louis March 27 white workmen razing the Washington state building at the world fair building suddenly collapsed injuring three men.
March 27 report from Bloomington Illinois details Woodworth a 48 year old woman from Macon county finding her father E. F. Woodworth now a Denver mine owner and millionaire. He spent about 100000 on the search. The father was divorced from his wife in Leavenworth Kansas. The family moved widely and later settled in Macon county. The daughter’s inquiry led to a dramatic reunion highlighting a rise from poverty to affluence.
Latest cash market reports show butter and eggs steady with creamery butter at 27 to 29 cents, firsts 24 to 25, seconds 20 to 22, and various dairy items from Cooleys at 25 down to 22 cents. Onions and potatoes list pricing by type and origin, including home grown yellow onions at 90 cents to $1 per bu and assorted potato varieties on track with 24 to 45 cents per pound equivalents.
Butter firm with extra creamery 29 and 20 29c. creamery common to extra 20 274sc. state dairy common to extra 19 2S8c. Cheese firm unchanged. Eggs firm unchanged.
The report lists grain quotations for wheat and corn across Chicago New York Minneapolis St Louis and other hubs with bid prices for No 2 red No 1 northern and mixed varieties. It also provides live stock prices for hogs sheep and lambs across Chicago Omaha Kansas City St Louis St Joseph Pittsburgh Buffalo and New York markets.
O. N. Anstead once Macon county’s leading merchant appeared in Bloomington court charged with drunkenness. He was ordered to break rock for the streets a stone pile sentence. He said he was one of four heirs to an $80 000 estate and received $50 monthly, and friends plan to seek help to improve his condition.
The Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association freight depot in central freight yards was destroyed by fire on Sunday along with seventeen refrigerator cars owned by the St. Louis Refrigerating Car Company. Loss is estimated at $125,000. Adolphus Busch serves as president of the brewing group.
Fragmentary report notes improved health of a person named Hay after a seafaring exchange. The excerpt mentions Cretic and locations in the Azores with a date around March 27. Details are unclear but imply recovery progress.
A garbled historical notice mentions remedies like Foley's Money and Tar and coughing lungs. It references a person named Jack and a company Houseworth Bros. but the text is incomplete and unclear.
Persons desiring to study the violin may call Mr J S Higbee at 503 South Third Street. He is qualified to teach after studying with eminent instructors and completing a course at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Terms are reasonable.
Houseworth Bros advertise Hollisters Rocky Mountain Tea for a blemish free refined complexion claiming it brightens eyes and lips and gives a cream like skin tone. Priced at 35 cents with tea or tablets offered.
The notice cites George N. Schaff's piano making practice and a price change for tuning after Sept 15 1905. It also advertises Timmins Kimmer and Uno barber shop offering haircuts and shaves. A Dean's Ointment ad claims relief for itching piles.
First class piano tuning and re pairing service offered. Leave orders at the Music store or call 606. All work guaranteed. Address 420 and 422 South Main Street.
J L Tucker of Harmonizer Centre Alabama endorses DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for piles cuts and burns. It is praised as the best salve on the market and is sold by all druggists for first aid and healing.
The Chicago Great Western Railway will offer greatly reduced one way tickets to Minnesota and the Dakotas on March 7 24 21 28 and April 4 11 18 25. For details contact F R Mosier T P A at 113 Adams Street Chicago Ill. w eod 4 25.
An old advertisement for Kedol Dyspepsia Cure promotes taking a dose after meals to prevent indigestion. It claims Kedol digests food and cures dyspepsia gas sour stomach and bad breath. A Kentucky resident testifies to long term relief and high value from six bottles.
Local shop at 127 West Lexington Avenue launches a spring line of practical ready to wear hats with the lowest prices. Nearby ads note for sale or trade options and a 5 acre city plot for barter. Also mentions O K Barber Shop and Burrell Morgan stone ground buckwheat flour in community notices.
Moore and Son advertise Wells and Cisterns and Tin Shop services with contact phone 245 and location Garvin's Tin Shop.
Tax Collector Louis M. Simpson reminds for mortgage exemption affidavits to be filed at The Simpson Abstract Office 206 South Main Street before May 1. This notice urges prompt attendance to ensure exemptions are processed.
Grippe and bronchial coughs advertised as cured with Cresco Cough Cure. Money back if it fails. Sold by F. J. Goldman, Druggist.
A new remedy called Mystic Cure claims to cure rheumatism and neuralgia in 1 to 3 days. It allegedly targets the disease at the source and produces rapid relief, with early users reporting strong improvements. Available for $1.00 at Houseworth Bros. 225 Main Street.
Union Pacific markets its thin line as fast, safe, and premier with renowned service. It emphasizes fastest time, shortest line, smooth tracks, and tourist sleepers. Inquiries directed to F. B. Choate, G. 4, 30 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
Union Pacific offers a scenic 200 mile run along the Columbia River with two through trains daily and river view seating for all classes. The service promotes travel to the Lewis and Clark Exposition 1905. Inquiries address F B Choate Detroit Michigan.
The plan offers tickets at one fare plus $2 to destinations in Arizona Colorado Kansas Mexico Missouri Nebraska Nevada Texas Utah and Wyoming on the first and third Tuesdays from January to April. Inquiries addressed to any Great Western Agent or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago IL.
The notice urges making money work through savings with 1 percent interest, compounded semi annually. It states interest starts on deposit and can be paid or added to principal. Call for full particulars at Home Loan and Savings Association room 104 Monger block.
An old advertisement promotes Doan's Ointment as a safe cure for itchy skin and related conditions. The copy urges readers to buy at any drug store for 50 cents, referencing widespread complaints and a money loan pitch in the surrounding text.
An advertisement touts a cold remedy promising cure in one day using Laxative Bromo Quin ine Tablets. It offers refunds if it fails and notes Grove's signature on each box. The note lists a 250 unit quantity.
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