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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1902
Page
7
A Blackburn England blind pianist known as Mike follows Blackburn Rovers matches by proxy. He travels with the team, stands in the crowd, and describes the game in detail from voices and actions on the field. He has not missed a Saturday match in twenty years, and reports on the play as keenly as any spectator.
Purdue brings back several veteran players aiming for a strong finish in the state championship race. Individual players are said to be stronger than last season, but team cohesion lags behind, tempering hopes for a dominant push.
Two Paris sisters combine a medical and corset business. A doctor conducts examinations in a consulting room and prescribes corsets, then the corset maker sister measures customers according to those medical instructions. The unusual partnership draws crowded service and commands high prices.
London Express reports a German professor suggests a "trial by music" to judge a wife. Preferences in composers reveal character, from waltz lovers to Beethoven fans, with Saint Saens marking intelligence and balance.
Stray Stories reports that Vesuvius lava from 1853 remained so hot 12 years on that steam issued from cracks. Etna lava from 1787 stayed steaming near the top crust in 1840. Jorullo in Mexico produced lava streams in 1759 with documented heat and igniting sticks in 1780, and steaming in many spots 40 years after.
United States consul in Bergen notes dyspepsia could fade in America if it adopts Nordic eating patterns. Swedes and Norwegians eat hard bread knäckbrod of oats and rye, milk at two meals, meat and potatoes at one, few sweets, and candy only on state occasions.
Latest reports tally over 16000 deaths from cholera in Egypt in the last two months and show the disease spreading in the East Indies. If cooler weather arrives there may be relief, but authorities should keep ports under watch to prevent spread.
It is estimated that already 9,000 Boer families have been settled on the farms in the Transvaal. The return of farmers signals expanding agricultural colonies and demographic shifts in the region.
D Asadourian, a Cleveland Armenian naturalized citizen, was detained in Constantinople on spy fears. He posted a $5,000 bond for release during a 50 day stay and described pressure to reveal language ties, Turkish anxieties about American Armenians, and prison humor designed to provoke laughter.
The London Daily Mail notes odd customs around the King's Guard at St James Palace. The Scots guards must drink the king’s health after dinner and may not use finger glasses, a practice tied to Jacobite suspicions and loyalty display across the regiments.
A discussion of actor salaries from almost nothing to 500 dollars a week with exceptions. Stars often have fixed pay plus a profit percentage, while many actors lack big earnings. The piece notes female stars with low pay and managers who risk based on stardom, plus lower wages for top English actors compared to Americans.
Mrs. L S Johnston of 417 Third Street Goshen Indiana says after years of nervousness heart pains sleepless nights and weakness she used Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills. She reports stronger nerves better sleep and improved health at 50 cents a box from Buffalo New York dealers The article also notes renewed army debate over prize fighting and soldiers needing permission to box.
Public expression from Elkhart residents urges readers to trust local testimonials over distant voices. William Barger of 108 Jackson Street, president of Box Board and Paper Co, shares relief after using Doan’s Ointment for years of itching hemorrhoids and urges purchase from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo as sole U S agents.
Women’s clubs engage in nationwide forest preservation efforts. Pennsylvania leads with 700,000 acres safeguarded, Wilkes-Barre club secures a forester. Maine Maryland Delaware New Jersey Wisconsin Minnesota groups push parks, funds and reservations to protect evergreen areas and headwaters.
A historic report provides wartime manpower figures for men aged 21 to 60. It lists in service percentages for France 58.4 Germany 48 Russia 43 Austria 34 Italy 30, and projects increases in war to Germany 139 Austria 96 France 171 Italy 107 Russia 81.
Years of suffering relieved in two nights as itching piles yield to Dean's Oimtment. Never fails. Available at any drug store for 50 cents.
Hall Caine criticizes American newspaper interview practice while praising crisp characterization and punch. He cites a Philadelphia report that misdescribed his attire and notes English reporters focus on reporting verbatim speech and training paths from secretary to leading writer.
A buyer is advised to avoid substitutes and seek genuine Rocky Mountain Tea from the Madison Medicine Co. Houseworth Bros. warns against inferior imitations and urges customers to prefer authentic preparations.
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