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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1903
Page
3
A New York Evening article defends the shirtwaist as a persistent staple for fashionable women. It notes sleeves remain consistently simple, lines stay straight, and only minor cut variations occur, while the blouse remains a distinct garment with broader wardrobe use.
The passage mentions fabrics such as lace and embroidered chiffon suitable for tall women. It notes rippling textures with single double and triple frills, suggesting decorative dress elements.
The article describes using a bulb atomizer to vaporize cologne after bathing for fatigue relief. It mentions vervain and cedral water for a cooling effect, notes French support for this treatment, and adds a craft idea with translucent shells from the eastern coast to decorate lamp shades.
The New York Evening Post notes endless silk neck and shoulder adornments from importing houses. Styles include Alexandra collarettes Marie Antoinette fichus Corday berthas and Alice Roosevelt cape collars. Many extend to the waist in pélere fashion while others barely touch the shoulder tips.
Miss Margaret Mc Dermott of Elizabeth and Terrence Sheehan of Newark postponed their marriage after Sheehan learned she wore openwork stockings. They argued with justice Edward Markley as a friend witnessed the scene, and Miss Mc Dermott left the office in anger amid heated remarks about hosiery.
A Chicago Tribune piece mocks Judge Baxter of Omaha for issuing injunctions to silence talk by women and others. It notes the impracticality of restraining rain or coal price talk and imagines various far fetched injunctions.
A Washington woman in New York notes Mrs Roosevelt stopped experimental beautification on the White House terraces. She praises the president's wife for firm guidance and a gentle, irresistible despotism that keeps the family in order amid public cheers and Porto Rican confetti.
Mrs. Piozzi notes in 1785 that women wore male dress to attend theater in Milan and earlier periods. She references Dr. Johnson’s Mrs. Thrale and her observations from Observations Made in the Course of a Journey Through France, Italy and Germany.
An old advertisement promotes Bailey's Laxative Tablets as highly effective for constipation and related ailments. It asserts relief from biliousness liver trouble gout and rheumatism and notes tablet sizes priced at ten cents twenty five cents and sixty cents through Fen ton's drug store.
A promotional notice extolls Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a lifesaving, dependable medicine for colic cholera morbus and diarrhea, urged to be kept on hand in every home. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
A Ludlow youth questions if death is a sure cure for lying and a Cumsminsville sage replies that death returns again on tombstones in a Cincinnati Enquirer piece.
Quinn taunts Callow about swearing on the golf links while De Fonte quips that his Scotch dialect is not boring. The exchange frames a sharp, witty clash over language and pride among players.
A fragment from the New York Observer shows a mother and child dialogue about cracked wheat. The line reflects informal speech and regional diction of the period with a digression on ownership and knowledge.
H P Burbage a Greenville south carolina student at law suffered years of a coughing fit that worried him was in the early stages of consumption he tried Chamberlains Cough Remedy after two bottles of the twenty five cent size he reports a remarkable improvement and permanent cure Houseworth Bros sold the remedy.
Lillian Blauvelt sails soon for England to sing Marguerite in Faust. The article notes her hobby of birds, calling her an ornithologist, and recounts a playful exchange about a boy with a gun and a salute to songbirds.
Mrs. S. P. Jones of Atlanta reports paying over $500 for medicines without benefit until using Rocky Mountain Tea. She claims it made her entirely well. Houseworth Bros.
The Denver strike that shut down city business for days affecting nearly 10 000 workers ended after a Chamber of Commerce committee and the local union reached a settlement. Both sides made concessions to restore stasis and resume normal commerce.
In a New York Press recount, a couple departs amid a crowd as rice showers, Ethel sobs quietly, John swears and leans from a window then waves goodbye. A shoe strikes John, his money and tickets vanish, crowds stare, a boy asks why they cry, and a blush spreads as the crowd titters about their honeymoon.
During a tour of England conductor John Philip Sousa was invited to a hostess’s home for dinner after a performance. She sent invitations to neighbors to meet Sousa, who politely declined. She persisted and received a terse reply from Sousa: only fifty of his band could attend, as the rest had other appointments.
An official on a Pennsylvania Railroad Western division reviews accident summaries for livestock deaths. A detailed account of a beautiful heifer’s killing notes its widow’s six dependents, but omits the fate of the carcass. Red ink asks “What disposition” and the reply adds “She was mild and gentle.”
A stranger asked the way to Priceburg in Monroe county and a local man on his woodpile told him he was already in the heart of the city. Fifty years ago the place was small, now it has five scattered houses.
The Kremlin in Moscow houses crowns of past Czars and a vast treasury. It holds £120,000,000 in gold silver and precious stones. Basins and two solid silver card-tables are among the priceless riches.
A fragment discusses the metric system as a controversy between parties. It notes the yard and pound as traditional standards and hints at the meter and kilogram replacing them as legal measures. The passage reflects a period debate on standard units and measurement law.
A billionaire responds to criticism by asserting that the public is essential for profits, arguing that without public support the profits would vanish. The exchange frames tension between wealth and public opinion in sharp terms.
Morton L. Hill of Lebanon Indiana reports a woman suffering inflammatory rheumatism for six weeks with eight doctors failed to help until Mystic Cure for Rheumatism. She felt relief in three days and could walk again. Sold by Fenton's Drug Store 225 S Main St.
A Cincinnati hotel guest remarks he has faced many transparent impositions but says this one is not among them. He bites into a piece of drinking water as the comment lands.
Stillwater resident Joseph Pominville spent over $2,000 on doctors for stomach trouble with no relief. A druggist recommended Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. he took them and is now well. If you suffer indigestion or constipation, try the 25 cent boxes sold by Houseworth Bres.
A witty dialogue shows a man and a woman debating marriage for money. She questions marrying for wealth and he asserts he would not let a woman become an old maid merely for money.
Recent experiments via practical tests and X-Rays show Catarrh of the stomach is not a disease itself but a result of repeated indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claims to cure indigestion and dyspepsia and to prevent or cure stomach catarrh. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
A playful exchange between Jack and Nina centers on a photograph. Jack jokes that he kissed it many times, while Nina questions its likeness as it fails to return his kisses. The banter hints at themes of identity and affection.
An old advertisement promotes DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve for various skin afflictions from cat scratches to burns and boils. It claims quick healing without leaving scars and notes Houseworth Bros as the seller.
A morning gathering breaks into laughter as one member quips about a classmate who once sent a death certificate with his name in the space for Cause of Death. The anecdote highlights a humorous misstep from past campus lore.
A Broadway theater built by Oscar Hammerstein prompted a man to request a ticket, provoking the producer who declared the question improper. The man calmly stated he did not know why he asked, noting he had looked at the theater many times.
Col. A H McClure recalls two countrymen who, after wandering Philadelphia sights, were seen at the river front near sewer outlets. One man paused at a sewer mouth and joked about finding another spring, prompting sharp retorts from his companion.
In Brussels on May 23 Lieutenant Gregoire a Belgian killed an interpreter and ordered troops to fire on natives killing eighty. The report confirms a deadly incident in the Mongola district with Belgian forces involved.
London May 23 auction records show Raeburns portrait of Sir John Sinclair of Ulster sold to Martin Colnaghi for 73600 dollars and a Gainsborough picture of the Duchess of Devonshire realizing 47250 dollars.
News from Canon City Colorado reports a fire destroying mill and mine buildings at the Terrible lead mine. Estimated loss is 360000 dollars, with strong insurance coverage.
Israel P. Black, noted for his work in the junior Sunday school department of the Presbyterian church, has died in Philadelphia on May 23.
Advertisement promotes Bailey's Laxative Tablets for constipation biliousness liver troubles fevers and indigestion. Claims pleasant effective and natural action stimulating torpid intestines and liver. Price 10 and 25 cents at Fenton's drug store.
San Francisco on May 9 reports boilermakers and helpers on the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific lines west of El Paso struck in sympathy with the Union Pacific strikers, signaling broad labor action across western rail lines.
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