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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
7
A terse notice identifies AAA agent in Elkhart Indiana with initials A A Henry, indicating an agency matter or assignment. No further details are provided in the readable fragment.
A Cotton Belt Route special train will carry fruit and truck growers from St Louis to East Texas for harvest season study. The weeklong trip visits big orchards and includes state horticultural leaders, editors, and experiment station experts. Northern growers invited. low round trip rate and fast schedule with one night on the road.
Dr King s New Discovery touted for consumption and coughing with a testimonial from KE Reid of Harmony Maine. The ad claims cure price 50c and 1.00 with free trials at Houseworth Bros drug store. Frank J Cheney sworn to pay 100 dollars for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall s Catarrh Cure taken internally with testimonials. Notary summarizes official oath and Toledo Ohio origin. Hall s Family Pills also advertised.
Mrs. Nettie Rohrer saved Hazel Levine eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs N P Levine of 909 Pearl Street from flames after dress caught fire during a tag game by a rubbish pile. Rohrer burned hands and arms but Hazel escaped with no injury. News notes bystanders Dennis Brophy and James Weidenbeck witnessed the rescue.
Michigan City May 13 ex sheriff Joseph Roach arrived for a life sentence after murder of Matt Robertson of Terre Haute. He travels with a suitcase and cigar, faced the prison clerk with emotion, and hopes for a pardon.
Leavenworth Indiana manager Thomas S Austin recounts refusing surgeons for his wife female trouble and instead using Electric Bitters. Five physicians had failed, but after taking the tonic she recovered enough to resume all household duties. Guaranteed by Houseworth Bros. druggists at 50 cents.
F B Weaver former Panama Canal engineering head warns Ralph Dodge not to revisit the canal zone due to poor sanitation and yellow fever. Weaver says workers face mistreatment and notes many residents leave by the first steamer. he cites Panama Star & Herald reporting local discontent.
Hannah Plant of Little Rock Arkansas praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for curing fearsome sores that had resisted five years of treatment. She credits the salve with rapid relief from cuts burns and wounds. Houseworth Bros drug store guarantees the product at 25 cents.
Not a cent wanted unless cured. For sickness and ailment use Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. A blessing to the human family. Improves health and keeps you well. 85 cents. Tea or tablets. Houseworth Bros.
A historic plan outlines American pattern designs for faster locomotives to bolster a Cologne to Ber sok express service. Engineering progress follows early tests and promises improved travel times.
A promotional notice touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for indigestion constipation and headaches. It claims the pills strengthen digestive organs and cure dizziness and related symptoms. Sold at Houseworth Bros drug store for 25 cents.
A series of lightning strikes hit the Miles residence at Fourth and Franklin in Elkhart, with fires in wires and barked trees along Fourth Street. The house, uninsulated and uninsured, has endured three separate strikes in three years, injuring Mrs Miles and prompting warnings as nearby telephones and lights failed. A second strike damaged the Lane residence at 704 East Jackson, burning moulding and wallpaper while Mrs Lane suffered a temporary shock.
Tom Dyer of Elkhart, known to local sportsmen, was arrested at 4 pm near Cassopolis and fined $25 for selling fish caught in Michigan out of state. Deputy Myron Stark and Anderson from Dowagiac accompanied by patrols followed and witnessed the sale before returning him to Dowagiac for the fine.
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