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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement touts Orrine No 1 and Orrine No 2 as a scientific treatment for drunkenness sold by leading druggists and Bentz Caldwell Snell Co. It promises a money back guarantee if it fails and offers a free mailed treatise from The Orrtine Co Washington DC.
Office furniture including a flat top desk two book cases table and more. Medical books and instruments also for sale. Call at Clara Mumaw s studio 409 Main Street for further information.
Grey motor boat engines advertised at Shaf fers with details obscured by OCR. The notice hints at parts or models but lacks clear specifications or quantities.
A Columbus Ohio reader reports relief from nervousness headaches and other Change of Life symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the product as a thirty year standard remedy for female ills and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
A historical advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure for piles claiming quick relief in days. It asserts many cases cured without surgery, offering a free trial sample from Pyramid Drug Co at Marshall Michigan with a 50 cent box available after trying the sample.
William Suliz aged 25 formerly of Goshen and Warsaw died suddenly yesterday of probable poisoning. Gustaf Leonard a designer living at 401 North Main Street Hart filed for divorce in the Telkhart circuit court from Clara M Leonard seeking custody of their daughter Margaret E. four years old. The couple married November 17 1908 in Watertown South Dakota and separated February 3 1906. Plaintiff represented by James S Dodge Jr.
Officials of the Winona interurban railway announced no cars will run between Warsaw and Peru by July as planned. Heavy winter and spring weather slowed the road construction, and contractor Harry Butterfield of Goshen made little headway and laid off most of his crew in the last three weeks.
Mrs J P White of Rushboro Pa says there is no use dying of lung trouble as long as Dr King’s New Discovery can be obtained It loosens a cough quickly and cures lung disease even after it is pronounced hopeless It is promoted as a reliable remedy for coughs colds lagrippe asthma bronchitis and hoarseness sold with guarantee at Houseworth Bros drug store 50c and 1 00 Trial bottle free
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is advised for women and children due to its mild action and pleasant taste. It is presented as preferable to harsh purgatives like pills and tablets. A booklet and a sample are available at all drug stores.
The Crystal theatre offers prizes each Saturday with a last prize winner Mrs J A Lashbon of 902 Locust Street receiving a ladies gold watch next Saturday night. The East Jackson street roller skating rink will operate Tuesday Thursday and Saturday nights through June with admission 15 cents for ladies and 25 cents for gents.
The passage urges married people to learn to care for one another during minor ailments and to prepare for future needs. It promises that with Dr Wells Pepsin the quickest relief may be found and a permanent cure offered.
The piece contrasts modern dances with traditional courtly forms, noting that contemporary dances feel like two lines of pose and flirtation. It says religious dances are slow and dignified yet lack the excitement and charm that engage participants and onlookers.
Dr H D Gill relates a Maine hunting tale where two friends sight four deer near Moosehead Lake, including a silent albino white deer. Despite gunfire the white deer remained unmoved until it suddenly bounded away, suggesting it was stone deaf.
A young woman seeks a room at a New York hotel desk, asking for a three dollar weekly rate rather than the two dollar half price. The clerk notes many guests and suggests the room may become available only if a current guest dies or marries, prompting the hopeful reply that it is hopeless.
A flat dweller recalls hanging a valued waist outside the kitchen window to dry and later discovering it missing. After frantic searches with a janitress through the sixth floor area, they find no sign of the waist and return to their flat, pondering whether to report the loss.
A dated scene unfolds as Uncle Hiram Hardapple flings a weathered hat and questions a polite waiter about a cut loaf of sugar. The exchange reveals a tense, quivering mood with lingering unease as the waiter replies with practiced deference.
A garbled excerpt presents scattered quotes about peace, a camel and loading, and judgments by Allah. The passage mentions listening to a man and a woman’s thoughts and ends with an assertion that certain acts cannot be done.
Gov Fort recalls a Jersey courtroom tale where an old Quaker woman refused to remove her bonnet. The judge quips about replacing him, and she fires back that there are enough old women on the bench in Jersey. The anecdote highlights wit in a 19th century trial.
Historians debate the real heights of leaders from Julius Caesar to George Washington. The article notes wide ranges for figures like Napoleon and Alexander the Great, and questions whether great names such as Charlemagne and Richard the Lionheart were uniformly formidable in stature.
A telephone operator notes shifts in greetings as Hello fades from use. She cites substitutes like Well and rising inflection yes, seeing wide adoption to break monotony and spark originality in wire conversations.
Fragmentary text describes a new set of pictures shown by a yatrascope in England. The device promises an interesting display, with mention of Gardner and Miss.
A note requests the person who disturbed the congregation last Sunday by coughing to buy two bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar at all drug stores.
A brief line notes a shooting gallery at 314 South Main Street charging one cent per shot. The fragment provides no date or additional details.
The Bucklen Theatre announces next week at the Empire Repertoire Co. with Miss Violet Marsden and Miss Minnie Seward among a lineup including Miss Viola Bancroft Miss Paddu Burke and others from notable New York productions. The Big City Plays feature The Lion and the Lamb The Best Man Wins The Black Eagle Day of Judgment For Home and Honor Wedded But No Wife Rast Lynne and more. Prices 10c 20c and 30c Ladies free Monday night.
For over two decades a swarm has nested in the nave roof of Tfield Parish church Eng. Recently bees entered the church in large numbers stinging a choir member and troubling the vicar. A bee expert removed part of the roof and carried off the entire colony in a hive. The vicar said he parted with them without regret.
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