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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1899

Page

8

Wheat Gambling Ruins Jacob Weldy in Wakarusa Case

Jacob Weldy admits heavy losses from wheat futures totaling about 85 000 over recent weeks. Creditors oppose Herman Bringolf as assignee though Brown declines to serve. settlement talk and relatives may resolve debts. Weldy guardianship ties and bonds on four Weldy family bondsmen are noted as probate details.

Goshen News Jacob Weldy Wakaruca Msn Wakarusa Nile Mieratar Wakarusa Herman Bringolf Bringolf Weldye W. Brown Mr. Brown Ir. Brown Henry Clay Abraham Weldy John Weldy Hilary Weldy Joseph Weldy

The Man About Town Reflects On Weather And Curiosity

The Man About Town muses on meteorites, curiosity, and the public’s interest in new events. He contrasts marveling at distant phenomena with daily weather talk and the social value of newspapers, noting motives behind crime and the lure of novelty.

Dewey Manila

Dr Chase's Ointment Promises Piles Cure

A testimonial from J U Millar of Chennogo Falls New York claims fifty years of piles were cured by Dr Chase's Ointment after one box. The ad offers the ointment as a cure for piles eczema and all skin diseases, priced 50 cents with a free sample box on stamp request.

Almosrt & Miracle J. U. Millar Chennogo Falls N. Y Reizy Dr. Chase A. W. Chage

Grip-One Family Uses Peruna For Grippe Recovery

A Winter gripe epidemic hit a small village in Winona State Co Indiana. C T Hatfield mails claim that six bottles of Peruna cured his family of six after doctors failed. He notes quicker recovery than others and offers a free book by Dr Hartman on la grippe.

Winona Stare Co Ind Ls Grippe C.T. Hatfield Hartman Columbus Ohio

The Man About Town and the American View of Pleasure

A fragment reflects on pleasure and work in American society, contrasting leisure with toil. It recalls thinkers like Bismark and Gladstone as figures of earnestness, noting Americans often commercialize recreation and blur lines between enjoyment and obligation. The piece hints at social norms shaping male gentility and public perception.

Bismark Gladstone

Secret wedding shocks Goshen court crowd

Deputy Clerk George Washington Fleming admitted he is now a married man after a secret ceremony on July 4 in Benton Harbor Michigan. He and a popular Goshen woman had kept their union quiet while friends speculate about a possible double ceremony. Fleming confirmed the Benton Harbor marriage to Special Judge Perry Li Turner.

Goshen Court House George Washington Fleming Perry Li Turner George Larimer Mr. Fleming Fleming Harry ©. Wilson Benton Harbor Michigan

Judge Holds Law Unconstitutional Flag Law Ruled Invalid

Judge Holdom with Judges Brettano and Stein ruled the flag law unconstitutional finding the legislature exceeded police power and that the measure constituted class legislation.

Chicago Holdom Brettano Stein

Smallpox Spreads Across Northwestern Iowa

Sioux City dispatch reports smallpox spreading in northwestern Iowa with three towns affected. One death, Mrs. Jacob Cragland of Sioux Rapids, is confirmed as hospitals report nine cases in Storm Lake and a new case at Marathon.

Iowa Sioux City Jacob Cragland Sioux Rapids Storm Lake Marathon

Senator Hayward’s Deteriorating Mental Condition

Nebraska City reports Senator Hayward’s condition has worsened though physical state unchanged. His physician fears potential inflammation of the brain lesion.

Senator Hayward Nebraska City Neb

Executive Committee Adjourns and Plans February Meeting

Chicago November 22 After a brief session the national democratic executive committee adjourned sine die and is expected to reconvene around February 1 to set a date and place for the democratic national convention. May reunite with the Non Partisan W C PLU in Pittsburgh as overtures for a W. T. W. reunion were discussed but no action taken.

Chicago National Democratic Executive Committee Jones Executive Committee Pittsburg W.C. Plu Tuesteay Society

Moses Fowler Chase Wins in Judge Fowler Court

In Lafayette, the Lafayette Loan and Trust Company was ordered to deliver to Moses Fowler Chase all his property including money bonds and lands totaling about $500000. The decision was issued in Judge Fowler's court on November 2.

Atocos Power Supe Keue Moses Fowler Chase

Yaqui Indians Arrive En Route to See President Diaz

A group of twenty five Yaqui Indian squaws reaches Ortiz Mexico en route to meet President Diaz bearing a treaty of peace from Yaqui braves in the mountains. The report was received in Austin Texas via Navy dispatches.

Austin Texas Navy Ortiz Mexico Diaz

Morrow's Kid-ne-oids Say They Cure Kidney Ailments

Easy reading promotional article touts Morrow's Kid-ne-oids as a cure for backache and nervous disorders caused by disordered kidneys. Yellow tablet form sold for fifty cents a box at Houseworth Bros and other drug stores. Testimonial from FP. M. Shively of Elwood claims relief in three days. Manufactured by John Morrow & Co, Springfield, Ohio.

Elthartere Morrow Houseworth Bros Elwood M. Shively Carpenter East Sato Street John Morrow & Co , Chemists Springfield Onio

Truth simple guide to binding old magazines efficiently

A compact notice urges readers to bind old magazines using a low price, claiming truthfully that the method delivers satisfactory results. It emphasizes affordability and practical value for preserving publication collections.

Boots and Shoes Stock Delivers Winter Wear Bargains

Local dealer touts strong boots and shoes with a vast winter stock and claims prices are lower than the goods are worth. Premium tickets are exchangeable for votes in a piano contest.

Real Estate Transfers Listed for Goshen and Elkhart Areas

J L Wolf compiles transfers detailing multiple lot and land trades in Goshen Elkhart Union Osolo and Nappanee. Purchasers include James Kenan John Guipe Levi Harizler Louis Dennert and Samuel Phend with prices ranging from 50 to 51100 dollars.

Himrod James Kenan Goshen Bentley Jchn Guipe Elkhart Debara Bentley John Cuipe Aughael G Shea Levis Harizler Concord Louis A Dennert Pope Elephart R Wather W Replogle Osolo J Stibley M Wise Union David Stahley Davin Wie J Wilden D Platter Elghart Mitchell Charnley J Smith

Women’s Board Elected Officers To Lead W YWCA

Memphis date November 22 The International Board of the Women s and Young Women s Christian Association elected officers with Mrs W S Stewart of Philadelphia named president Mrs E A Dorman of New York first vice president Mrs Stuart of Richmond Virginia recording secretary and Mrs John Duncan of Louisville Kentucky corresponding secretary.

Memphis

Arrester Under Labor Law in Marion Factory Case

Howard Hallowell foreman at Harwood and Barley bedstead factory was arrested on an indictment charging coercion and discharge of workers for union membership. The offense carries a $100 fine and six months imprisonment.

Marion Ind Howard Hallowell Harwood & Barley Bedstead

Sore throat cured in twenty four hours says Hawesville user

A Hawesville Kentucky reader states he suffered months with a sore throat and that M and Gist’s Eletric Oil cured him in twenty four hours. This notice is presented as testimonial advertising.

M.&. Gist Hawesville, Ky

Local business directory items list Elkhart shops and services

A compilation of multiple local advertisements and notices from Elkhart describing lunch counters, groceries, sausage sales, painting services, drug stores, cigars, farm supplies, tooth brushes, cold remedies, flour milling upgrades, and an optician, with various addresses and proprietors named.

Local Ads Casually Promote Shops and Services

Magnetic Bug Killer at Leonard's Drug Store. Leininger's Restaurant offers lunches meals ice cream and confections. C E Crane Co hardware store markets builders supplies at low prices. Weyrick Bros grocery promises best value. Osteopathy and magnetic healing claimed 85 percent cure via Dr. Dill Odd Fellows Temple. Goff portrait work publicized by I L Goff. E A Canse meat market sells fresh and canned produce. Elwood designs Wikhart buildings since January. Room 202 S Main.

Dr. Dill Odd Fellows’ Temple

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wattansa Milling Company Man Common Man Mrs Grip George W. Fleming Llinois Main Street Eaton’s Millinery J. L. Wolf of Officers Louis Sterner Norris E. Felt Hassler & Brubaker Northern Star Saloon Pabst Milwaukee North Main Street Indiana C. and C. & O. Kanawha J. P. Sanders F. Leusch Earth C. Waley & Sons RieNer Staples F. M. Kosht S. B. Short Rive Block Chas D Carlton’s South Main Street Alke J. W. Schooley Middletury Street Kemberling H. E. Rohrer Stewart & Korn, Grocers Stanslin Street Cc. Davis Wnickerbocker Drug Store S. Main Street Chesters Century Club Londres Cabana Indiana Tigers Old St. Joe Dom Pedro DeCamp & Son Franklin Street City Milling Co P. W. Bruyn Leonard's Drug Store Leininger’s C. E. Crane & Co Weyrick Bros I? L. Goff E. A. Canse West Jackson A. H. Elwood Wikhart S. Main Picture Sale R. Turnock
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