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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
6
A long advertisement lists May discounts across multiple stock lines including carpet, lace curtains, hosiery, lace, dress goods, and hats. Big price cuts aim to clear excess inventory with items such as Lace Curtains at $8 to $10, various curtains from $4 to $6, hosiery 25c value at 19c, and dress skirts plus shirts waists and gowns offered under market price. The note also references Washington timber statistics and forestry details.
Miss Grace Somers of California chases rattlers in mountains with her dog, catching and curing skins to sell for purses and belts. Once a typewriter girl she left office work to pursue this dangerous sport and seeks revenge for an ancient garden misdeed.
Mrs J H Hassins of Chicago testifies the Vegetable Compound helped her endure childbirth after severe prior illness. She credits relief during pregnancy and post partum and says annual spring and fall use keeps her in good health. The notice offers free counsel from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Louisville report says Walter N. Haldeman president of the Courier Journal company was struck by a trolley car while crossing tracks and sustained serious injuries. He is noted veteran journalist and leader of the Louisville paper.
The American Steel Founders company with a capital of 40 million dollars is about to be formed in Chicago May 12. It will be an amalgamation of the present independent steel firms.
Mrs Catherine Soffel was sentenced by Judge Frazier to two years in the Western penitentiary in Pittsburg Pennsylvania. She faced the sentence calmly with no apparent emotion as the ruling was delivered.
A severe coastal storm hits Italy on May 12 with widespread wrecks at sea. The Civita Vecchia lighthouse is destroyed and many vessels are reported wrecked while some inland districts report snowfall.
Plainfield Wisconsin May 12 five inches of snow caused the worst May storm in years with heavy damage to crops and fruit across the area.
Hundreds of southern birds were found dead on the Marshalltown courthouse square after a cyclone swept high overhead. locals speculate the birds were dropped from the storm’s spiraling path.
The Milwaukee Automobile Company, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, filed for bankruptcy on May 12 with liabilities of 20000 dollars. The firm had recently faced a patent infringement lawsuit.
A reader recalls using Perry Davis Painkiller for years but discovers a druggist made substitute. The note questions the bottle’s authenticity and warns of potential differences in effect for diarrhoea cramps and stomach aches.
An advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a universal cure for itching piles. It claims the product relieves discomfort day and night and is available at any drug store for 50 cents.
W L Peele of the Big Four at Summitville resigns on account of temptations. He cites personal reasons and says he objects to Sunday excursions by railroad agents near Anderson Indiana May 10.
Attorney General Taylor filed a brief denying federal circuit court jurisdiction in the suit brought by the United States against the city of Indianapolis and others. The government seeks title to land under a post office, while Indiana, as assignee of improvement liens, argues sovereign immunity and exclusive Supreme Court jurisdiction over suits involving states.
Louis Russell is slated for the death penalty after a jury found him guilty of murdering Perry Stout on April 27 at a west Princeton dance hall. The verdict cites premeditation and notes Stout was shot in the dancing room as he could not defend himself. This follows another death verdict in the county in the past year.
Clarence Coblentz of North Manchester Indiana and Miss Gertrude Hays of Topeka Kansas married recently after a Spanish American War service and Philippines enlistment. While westward bound their train stopped in Topeka and soldiers tossed name slips to girls, sparking correspondence that led to their wedding. They will reside in North Manchester.
Greensboro Indiana May 12 Columba? Elliott was crushed by a vicious cow while milking and broke his neck. He is paralyzed below the neck and unable to move any part of his body though conscious Saturday morning. Doctors say there is no hope for recovery.
Frank J. Cheney signs an oath as senior partner of J. Cheney & Co to bind the firm in Toledo Ohio to sell Hall's Catarrh Cure. The product line includes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills promoted by the firm.
The Richmond business college expects 60 students to graduate while Richmond High School plans a ceremony for 31 seniors.
An advertisement suggests Rocky Mountain Tea from Houseworth Bros. as a remedy for morning fatigue and lingering regret, promoting it as great medicine.
Allen's Foot-Hase a powder cures painful feet, growing nails, corns and bunions. It relieves sting and makes shoes feel easier. A proven comfort discovery of the age. Sold by druggists and shoe stores. Mail order 25c in stamps. Trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
Mrs Mitford asks about a vivisection question and Mrs Graham recalls a brutal incident last evening. The Boston Transcript records a sharp exchange on cruelty and its sting among friends.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Daily News notes doubts about moon influence on madness. Dixon jokes the idea began with a man during his honeymoon, contrasting superstition with speculation on lunar effects.
A quip from the Atchison Globe notes snow challenges. It observes women sweeping with a broom and men needing shovels, contrasting approaches to winter chores.
Dangerous neglected wounds can become troublesome sores but DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is promoted to prevent and cure. Testimonial from H. C. Hardy of Yankeetown Indiana claims a thirty year running leg sore healed after using the salve. Warns to beware of counterfeit products and credits Houseworth as seller.
The London Spectator notes a shift toward relentless energy and intense concentration on work in modern Anglo-Saxon society. It argues work is valued for its own sake and that both rich and poor alike pretend to toil to avoid perceptions of leisure.
A brief buyer caution from Houseworth Bros warns against using substitutes for Rocky Mountain Tea by the Madison Medicine Co. The message emphasizes choosing the authentic product to keep the buyer’s face fair.
Cambridge reports Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith has sold the Oakland farm, a premier property, to C. T. Wright for about $18,000. The 151 acre tract has been in the Meredith family for 50 years and possession will pass on September 15.
A vintage ad touts Jell O as a new dessert that pleases the whole family with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. It invites readers to try it today.
A fragmented notice from Sioux City Iowa dated May 10 reports a land dispute fight involving Sheriff Lewison and a neighbor, with three men shot in the confrontation.
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