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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
6
East bound service runs to Warsaw with local stops, and through to Warsaw. West bound locals stop locally and pass through from Warsaw. Sunday service to East bound starts at 6 55 a m and runs hourly to 9 55 p m with last car at 12 10 a m. Charles Lotiman General Superintendent.
A Columbus resident Mrs. E Hanson writes praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes relief from nervousness headaches and other symptoms during the Change of Life after taking the remedy and urges others to try it.
The notice promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a standard treatment for female ills after thirty years. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains and other symptoms and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Bentz & Co announces securing the agency for Zemo, a reputed remedy for eczema pimples dandruff blackheads piles and various skin diseases. The notice claims instant relief and permanent cure by destroying the germ causing the condition with a clear healthy skin result. Display and photos of cures are promised.
A local sale advertises all windows at $1 each with many watches and clocks also priced at low rates. The listing promises value and bargains across various items and mentions a Saturday night sale continuation.
A 19th century explainer outlines Braille basics the six-dot cell layout and how the tactile alphabet is formed by dot positions. It describes a simple durable typewriter for Braille with a piano like keyboard and plunger pins that emboss dots on tough manila paper and a carriage movement for spaced writing.
A fragmentary clipping mentions climate in uncertain terms with broken names and stray phrases, offering little coherent facts or clear context.
OCR shows union notices for Carpenters No. 565 and Typographical No. 266 with officers Frank Lape and D. Albers. Meetings occur monthly at various halls including Main Street and C L U hall. additional Plumbers No. 278 and Cigarmakers No. 415 list officers and meeting days.
Fred Waters president A E Loudenslager secretary meet first Monday of each month at C L U hall Middlebury Street.
David Cole presides and Adolphus Meise secretary at 822 Canton Street as the Bartenders Union No 73 meets over a gun store on the 4th Sunday of each month.
Metal Polishers Union No. 335 meets on the second and fourth Friday each month in the Red Men's hall located at 321 Jefferson St. Hugo-Winterhoff serves as secretary. Burns is the president.
The Musicians Union No 192 convenes monthly at 120 No Sixth St in the C Ll U hall on the first Sunday of each month. Fred Waters serves as president and Nelson Kemberling as secretary.
C H Hack man president and J G Shrock secretary at 219 A s penwold Ave announce that Painters Union No 63 meets every Friday night in the Painters Hall.
Machinists Union No 63 meets on the first and third Tuesdays in the IOOF hall Charles Pease president D Mal leaux secretary also listed as organizer notices.
F E Selbert president of Union No 192 at 307 Middlebury Street announces meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays in the C L U hall. Jurisdiction or details not specified.
Iron Moulders Union No. 420 meets first Tuesday of each month in C L U ball. President C Francies at 1200 Hudson Street and secretary G Jenkins at 517 West Franklin Street listed.
Electricians Union No 157 lists Robt Sanford as president Asa Kintsler as secretary with care of Home Telephone Co for contact and duties.
G. W. Clark remains president and O. W. Amidon takes secretary duties for Bricklayers and Masons No. 4, with 300 members in the union, based on street listings.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No 248 F B Smith chief J H Calkins assistant engr sec 119 Division St meets every Sunday afternoon at B of L E hall
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen No. 162 Roose Master and Harry Meredith secretary meet on the first Sunday and third Tuesday evenings at the B of L. F. hall. Meetings are held at 411 South Fifth Street.
A fragment describes a Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen figure titled Master at a South Maine event dated the 4th. The readable bits hint at organizational titles and a local meeting but lack full names or context.
The passage urges Jabez to practice concise, clear speech and restraint. It stresses not to overtalk, to speak only when needed, and to cultivate reticence to gain a reputation for knowing something and avoid being a gabbler.
A New England mechanic describes buying a $3,600 tenement with $400 down after a remark by a bookkeeper about rental financing. He paid off 20 houses over years, reinvested profits, and by now holds titles to all, with each property paying for itself.
A youth tale shows strict hygiene discipline under a stern mother. The mother compares dirty hands and demands equal cleanliness as she critiques the boy’s response. The scene reflects a harsh approach to instilling virtue through soap and water habits.
Fragmentary lines from a morning page discuss sowing seeds and the idea of a clean start. Names and clear details are missing, but the language hints at gardening tips and reflection on fresh beginnings.
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