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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
6
The article notes no fixed mushroom season but autumn offers peak abundance and quality. It warns amateurs that simple rules fail to distinguish edible from poisonous fungi, and stresses learning varieties through study and experience. It urges dawn foragers during heavy dew to harvest delicate pink gilled mushrooms.
Terre Haute reports Fred Morgan and Roy Benham, both eighteen, eloped from Greene County and wed in Terre Haute after a brief stop on the way to Chicago. Morgan's father accompanied them and supported the marriage plan before the ceremony.
G H Hansan of Lima Ohio reports backache relief after one bottle of Foley's Kidney Cure. He recommends it to train men and others with similar afflictions and notes Rushton’s Drug Store as the source.
Judge Colt of the United States circuit court appointed Theophilus King of Quincy and Edmonds Putney of New York as receivers for the Eureka Silk company after a petition by William R. Lyle & Co. Creditors claim $120,000 and total liabilities reach $390,000 with assets value undetermined. The firm operates offices in Boston and a Canton factory.
A vintage ad promotes Jeil-O The New Dessert, pleasing all the family with lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors at grocers for 10 cents. Try it today.
Salinas California November 4 Miss Annie Newcomer of Elkhart Indiana committed death by her own hand by hanging herself from a bedpost. She had been in poor health for some time. Newcomer came to San Francisco with Epworth League delegates last summer and had stayed in Alameda until a few weeks ago.
Alexander Burke a cigarmaker was shot and killed on a busy downtown thoroughfare in Chicago by Samuel Clayman a saloonkeeper at 126 Fifth Avenue near Madison Street. The incident followed a quarrel started at the slayer’s establishment.
An early advertising item touts Dr Kay’s Utiture as a cure for female diseases. It claims it is available at druggists for one dollar with an illustrated book and advice offered for free from Dr B J Kay in Saratoga New York.
Watertown Wis Nov 4 A passenger train No 56 on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line collided with a Chicago and Northwestern crossing its track at 3 am The engineer and fireman leaped to safety The air brakes failed The engine mail baggage and two freight cars were demolished No injuries reported
Manitowoc Wisconsin November 4 the central freight warehouse was totally destroyed by fire. About 40000 dollars worth of merchandise perished in the blaze. Twenty box cars loaded with goods awaiting shipment were also a total loss. The overall loss is estimated over 100000 dollars affecting the Wisconsin Central railway.
Tests on Ber Island Spitzbergen King Charles Land air found no germs after filtering 20000 liters. Water snow and ice also tested with few bacteria detected in salt water from great depths. Polar animals show little bacteria in intestines apart from polar gulls, bears, and seals.
A collage of 1920s notices shows Dr Caldwell syrup praise, a Roseberry funeral reunion, Grain-O coffee substitute testimonial from Goshen and LeRoy, and Notre Dame annual student retreat led by Rev Father Nugent. Contains multiple short items and names.
Soak to soften the corn or bunion, pare tightly without drawing blood, and apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice daily with five minutes of rubbing. Wear a corn plaster for a few days to protect from the shoe. Pain Balm also serves as a liniment for sprains bruises lameness and rheumatism available at Houseworth Bros. drug stores.
Shoals area coal lands expand as Shoals Benjamin C Johnson and Cincinnati Chicago and Louisville investors acquire the Mayler holdings north of Shoals. The deal encompasses several hundred acres of valuable coal lands.
Adolph Bluner of Grand Mound Indiana endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough remedy for his family. He notes there is nothing so effective for coughs and colds and mentions Rushton's drug store as a source.
Governor Durbin visited Fort Wayne yesterday to inspect a local school for feeble minded youth. Superintendent Johnson intends to return over $1,000 of the annual appropriation this year amidst ongoing budget questions. The rest of the item pitches a beauty product and cosmetic advice with a promotional tone.
Elwood James M. Kurtz, an unmarried resident, took an overdose of morphine at Fowlerton to ease a headache and died from the induced collapse. The incident appears to be self-administered.
Mrs Emeline R Balch described as the wealthiest woman in New Hampshire was discovered dead in a bathtub at her Manchester home. Police opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Copenhagen reports the Russian battleship Persoviet, which ran aground on Langeland Island, has been refloated and freed.
Captain Joseph Martin, head of the Salvation Army in Lafayette, collapsed and died of heart disease in the pulpit of an Adventist chapel while singing a hymn. The scene prompted grief from attendees as reports note mothers praising a product mentioned as Rocky Mountain Tea for child health.
Kate Gardner surveys the season as shops brim with rich fabrics and Paris and London models. She notes the return of tailed coats with Newmarket basques, two fur blends, lauded hats with lace curtains, and evolving sleeves from leg of mutton to puffed styles, plus draped skirts and new purple and blue tones.
Manila reports from Nov 4 describe insurgent supplies hampered by closed Samar ports and Japanese-like efforts at night by Leyte boats. The capture of Lukban's commissary is a heavy blow, with Leyte and Samar actions complicating aid to rebels.
Mrs. L. A. Harris of Chicago endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for ovarian troubles avoiding surgical operations. She cites eight years of pain and a sister's success, urges others to try the remedy first, notes a $5000 forfeit on genuineness.
An OCR snippet promotes Allen's Foot-Ease A I powder to be shaken into shoes for foot comfort and relief. It reflects a period flyer style urging use of the powder for irritation and odor in footwear.
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