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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1900
Page
5
Items include Elkhart Normal School and Business Institute training teachers and clerical workers with placements for graduates. Various ads note drugstore products, money loans, woven wire fencing offers, horse literature by Biggle, cemetery fund receipts, and local bank payment receipts. Portions resemble scattered classifieds and notices.
A notice from L. A. Park of Chicago seeks multiple persons to represent him in district and surrounding counties. Offers yearly pay of 3000 payable weekly and requests references. Desirable employment with unusual opportunities. Respondents to send self addressed stamped envelopes to 320 Caston Building, Chicago.
An old advertisement promotes Por Rent a stock and dairy farm and Esquire Samuel Moyer on Main Street. It also markets quick private loans with favorable terms, stating 5 percent interest on farm loans of 1000 or more, higher rates for city property, and mortgage flexibility, by D S Stevenson & Son Real Estate Loans and Insurance at 731 South Main Street.
Advertises multiple openings for district office managers in Illinois with annual pay around 603 dollars. Provides address En Park 320 Caxton Building Chicago for references and application.
Carl Brandt and wife transfer a lot in Elkhart to Peter Carson and wife for 31,200. Morris L Stout and wife transfer a lot in Elkhart to Robert Cook and wife for 31,000. Clara BE Buaslers and husband transfer a lot in Elkhart to Philip Rittel for 100. Teresa Kane and husband transfer a lot in Elkhart to Equitable Building, Loan & Savings Association for 1,500. David Stewart and wife transfer a lot in Bango to James F Balland for 25. M A Demarest as administrator transfers a lot in Elkhart to Strafford M Haletend for 575. J H Judson and wife transfer a lot in Elkhart to John Wambach for 1,500.
A testimonial from James Lewis praises Pe-ru-na by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co. of Columbus Ohio. He claims the product cures catarrh by stopping mucus waste and urges others to seek the free catarrh hook.
Memorial day was celebrated with parades by military and civic groups in Chicago led by General C S Bentley and with officials invited but ill governor not attending. Graves were covered with flowers as officials and veterans marked the day. Similar observances occurred in Milwaukee Detroit and other cities with patriotic addresses and cemetery visits.
London dispatch reports Gen Roberts announcing he will march into Johannesburg with his army. Germiston dated May 2 says the main column faced no serious opposition and railway junctions to Natal and Pretoria are in allied hands with Johannesburg reported quiet. He plans to enter at noon if no opposition remains.
Kid McCoy defeats Tommy Ryan in a six round boxing match at Tattersall's Chicago before a record crowd. Referee Malachy Hogan awards the decision, prompting a heated confrontation as Ryan argues the ruling and is separated from the official.
The Senate added a 5 million dollar amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill for the Louisian purchase exposition to be held in St. Louis in 1908, contingent on 10 million more raised by authorities. A separate China Japan study amendment of 75 thousand was struck down, a motion to reconsider the fair amendment hangs.
Examines study options and teaching methods to be offered at the Elkhart Institute Summer School. Notes special attention to instructional methods and low expenses. Term starts June 32, 1996 with unclear date formatting.
Mrs Godfrey Dunscombe secretary of the Society of Colonial Dames met Branford selectmen about a memorial on the site of Yale College's 1700 founding house. Ministers donated books to found a college in Connecticut. A bronze tablet on a granite pillar will mark the site on the village green.
Hundreds praise a scientific product in Indiana for kidney and urinary disorders. Henry Havens of Kokomo details years of backache and sleep loss, crediting Mor ton's Kid-ne-cide after using the remedy. Sold at Houseworth Bros. drug store. manufactured by John Morrow & Co. in Springfield Ohio.
Royal Baking Powder Co announces inquiry into alum content at its New York office on William Street. The company states its product remains safe while customers seek clarity on ingredients and potential health concerns.
Susannah Culp 78 of Harrison township died at home Sunday widow of Anthony Daly sr. Survived by seven sons and three daughters. Funeral at 10 tomorrow from residence. Harry Heasley 16 years five months died at 4 am of typhoid fever at home on Goshen avenue after weeks of illness. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. William Heasley.
Telegram received by Mel Huston announces Herbert Smith aged about forty five has died at Long Cliff insane asylum. He was the son of Nicholas Smith of Qsolo township. The remains will be brought here for interment.
Mrs Anna Robinson died at 9 15 am Sunday at 311 Aspenwald avenue after a brief illness. She was 46, wife of A B Robinson, and mother of Nellie Frank and Ethel. Death caused by nervous prostration amid a few days sickness. She was a member of Lady Maccabees Baldwin Circle. Funeral at the house Wednesday at 10 am, then taken to Galien Michigan for interment.
William Blass of Bronson Michigan has purchased the northeast Elkhart grocers stock from Enos Myers and will take immediate possession. Blass brings experience in the business and comes highly recommended to the Elkhart venture.
Lake Shore Train Master Arthur Wheaton was summoned to Grand Ledge Michigan by telegram to learn of his daughter Mrs Nettie Lt Vanderbilt sudden death at age nineteen.
The three year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neff of 308 Lincoln Street died yesterday evening at 8 o'clock from typhoid malaria. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 9:30 at the residence with Rev. E. J. Tomlinson officiating.
George Grove aged 78 died Sunday night at his Union Township home where he had lived many years. He leaves a wife and an adopted daughter Mrs. Howard Warner. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Union Center church.
The remains of Herbert Smith died at Logansport arrived at 12 30 today over the Big Four and were taken to Mel Huston 205 North Fifth Street. The funeral will be held Wednesday with friends meeting at the house at ten o clock and proceeding to Osceola church for services.
Divorced Samuel Manning sues Susan Manning for abandonment from a marriage begun in 1878 and separated in 1898. Personal injury suit seeks $2.00, transferred from St Joseph county. Rosa Howarth sues Lake Shore for $10,000 after Frank Howarth’s death at Chapin street crossing. South Bend trial ongoing. Elkhart jury panel listed. Guardian bond action for $4,078.25 against Alexander Wilhelm et al. from St Joseph county. Attorneys J W Keitech and Ronning Krighbaurm.
J. Q. Hood, justice of the peace for Crosby, Mississippi, certifies that One Minute Cough Cure will do all that is claimed. He notes his wife could not get her breath until the first dose relieved her, and he reports benefits for his whole family. Houseworth Bros.
The Elkhart Institute announces a summer session beginning June 12 for eight weeks. Public school teachers can review common and higher branches and prepare for examinations.
A marriage license was issued to Claude Lee, 23, and Maud Wickham, 23, both of York township.
The St Joseph democratic convention at South Bend rejected Shively's declination to run for governor and moved to present his name at the state convention. A subscription was raised for his campaign without his knowledge. Judge Timothy H. Howard was nominated for judge. Francis M. Jackson for prosecutor. Frank K. Lowry and Richard J. Genge for representatives. David Warren and George E. Burkit for commissioners. Jerome Rossman for sheriff. J A Dover for coroner. Dr N M McNamara for surveyor. Nenderaon McClellan for surveyor. The county treasurer nomination was reserved for the executive committee.
Jan N Smith head clerk at Central Hotel in Ghaseing Michigan recounts years of itching and bleeding piles and says Dr Chase s Ointment cured him after one box He urges readers to ask their druggist about the guaranteed remedy for piles eczema salt rheum and skin eruptions A 5008 box is sold everywhere and a free sample box is offered to applicants sending name and stamp to Dr A W Ghase Med Co Buffalo NY
A marketing appeal promoting the Biggle Berry Book by Wilmer Atkinson Co Philadelphia. It claims the manual saves money time and effort for berry planting and features contributions from leading market growers. The book costs 50 cents and is available free by mail.
Prof. C. H. Smith, chair of Elkhart Institute Faculty, completed a training course at Illinois State Normal at Blooming to advance psychology and pedagogy. The event underscores ongoing professional development for educators.
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