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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
4
Delivered by carrier to any part of the city or by mail. Ten cents per week or 25.00 per year, subscription payable to carrier. If paper is not delivered regularly, report to this office. All advertising and communications must be received by 10 o’clock to insure publication that day.
J William D Hazelton, manager, swears the bona fide circulation of the Daily Truth for April 1906 was 8251 excluding sample and spoiled copies or unsold remaining copies.
A public letter argues tariff revision should rest on cost of production and not protection. It urges compulsory arbitration to fix minimum wages and federal oversight of interstate railroads and trusts to curb greedy pricing and avoid business depressions.
The readable text suggests a damaged OCR fragment referencing railroads competition espionage and a carriage. The exact events, names, dates, or places are not clear from the fragment.
Opinion rails against organized capital and labor as anti social forces urging restrictive laws and compulsory arbitration. It argues for charity to the needy, moral uplift, and closing the capital labor gap to improve public peace and prosperity amid regional tensions in the Georgia and Southern context.
A critical column denounces coastal congressmen for opposing duty suspensions on lumber to aid San Francisco victims while backing cuts on other imports. It argues tariff policies are traded for votes, citing a Indiana Democrat pressured to restore glass duties after threats from glass manufacturers.
Colonel C G Conn of the Elkhart Truth argues tariff policy is a business issue not politics. He contends protective tariffs raise wages, attract workers, develop resources, and ensure national prosperity, while free trade or revenue tariffs threaten employment and wages. He denounces Wilson tariff ideas as inequitable and dangerous to industry.
A discussion proposes a commission to study tariffs and production costs at home and abroad, assessing wage standards and industry impact. It argues Congress should authorize law to bind expert findings, and notes Times may contribute to ongoing tariff discourse.
Richmond Pearson Hobson declares his purpose in going to congress is to bring about the construction of a two billion dollar navy for this country. He should remember the remote possibility he will not even be made a member of the naval committee.
The piece details rival candidates Silvers and Ziesel for sheriff with Hess noted as a strong competitor in Goshen. Ziesel tours Cleveland township and Nappanee and plans Benton township announcement while facing machine-led opposition. L. M. Simpson supporters warn of a traitor inside their circle as trustee Puterbaugh vows to identify and eject the culprit amid council of war discussions.
Suffering readers offered quick relief from liver kidney stomach headaches lumbago and rheumatism with Denn's S 8 and Denn's Spee Dea Catarrh Cure priced 25 cents each. Also advertised are a money back guarantee for four difficult cases and sales agents sought. Houseworth Bros and Warnecke listed for sales references. Queer Fishing in China describes Canton river goby fishing using a broad board and mud propulsion.
The text extols Japanese endurance of soldiers and sailors in the recent war. It claims both men and women are well, happy, and strong. Investigators say the reason is careful, though the garbled source makes specifics unclear.
New music and songs headline a comedic act described as one of the jolliest tomfooleries in years. Johnny and Emma Ray produce the show with a new scenic dressing and ensembles.
Ay E D Miler the druggist on South Main and St Joe streets advertises Hindipo the new Kidney Cure and Nerve Tonic with a positive guarantee. It costs nothing if it does not help the user, and will refund the money if not beneficial. Town chatter centers on the product the ad claims benefits for ill health.
S C Blair of St Albans West Virginia reports his daughter suffered St Vitus Dance until three bottles of Electric Bitters cured her. The tonic is touted for nervous disorders debility female troubles and malaria and sold by Houseworth Bros at 50 cents.
May 11 at Germania Hall with music and a good time promised. Admission 50 cents per couple for attendees.
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