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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1902
Page
7
A vintage ad extols balanced eating and warns against overloading the stomach. It touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a digestion aid that relieves fullness and belching and claims it cures stomach troubles. A testimonial from Lemuel James of Marysville, Ohio, advocates the product’s effectiveness.
An old advertisement describes indigestion from heavy Thanksgiving meals with symptoms like heartburn headache and sour rising. It claims Kodol relieves inflammation protects nerves cures catarrh and stomach troubles by cleansing and sweetening the stomach glands. Houseworth Bros.
In Wycombe the annual hiring fair fills the market place with men and women awaiting placements for the year. Skilled eyes distinguish plowmen, teamsters, shepherds, and cowmen among the crowd as they parade before farmers and wives. Veterans and recruits mingle with the scene as ribbons and treats signal new beginnings.
Dr Max Wolf of Heidelberg captures a Cygnus nebula he names the America nebula for its likeness to North America. The photograph shows the continent’s outline amid a dark stellar backdrop with the Gulf of Mexico and Central America clearly suggested.
The Temesvar orphanage in Hungary held its first infant market with thirty children ages one to ten on view. Nineteen were adopted—five boys and fourteen girls—mostly by well to do families. One foster mother made her adopted child heiress to a $100,000 fortune.
The University of Heidelberg dominates asteroid discoveries with 32 of 33 new asteroids found in 1901. The shift to photographic plates over the eye enables detection of extremely faint bodies, with Dr Bauschinger noting few brighter than tenth magnitude remain and many yet unseen beyond.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Press item features a humorous exchange about hunger and a tied coat on a line. A woman complains of not eating for 24 hours while a man deflects with jokes about whiskers and looking like a goat touching on domestic hardship.
In a Baltimore Herald anecdote, a neighbor shouts a robber is inside Mr. Fudge's house. Mr. Fudge confirms entry but dismisses police help, joking the thief is the man who reads the sas meters.
London Mail reports poachers in the Ardennes adopting clever ruses to evade capture. One man wore boot heels fixed under his toes to mislead trackers, while hares and other game are shipped to Brussels in firkins of butter to mask scent.
A Detroit Free Press snippet recalls a grimly comic scene where a landlord and tenants lament a missing steam heater. the old couple describe how the lonesome stove pipe hauntingly drops and adds to their hardship.
A Chicago Daily News snippet notes Chloe-Ah suspects jealousy after spotting her husband smiling at a larger woman. The green-eyed monster is questioned with playful banter about the rival’s red eyes.
Detroit Free Press reports a humorous anecdote where Diggs-lt set a trap for his wife, aiming at a pantry mouse. Biggs-Not expresses non jealousy, noting the plan’s domestic scope and lighthearted fallout.
The Geographical Journal lists twenty Americar volcanoes in North America, twenty five in Central America, and thirty seven in South America. The report notes many lie on islands.
A brief Washington political line notes that the maxim think more and talk less is good advice but few contenders adopt it. The remark appears in a democrat leaning context.
A brief editorial note from the Washington Iowa Democrat asserts flattery gains influence, claiming compliment softens resolve and yields outcomes. It emphasizes the persuasive effect of praise in human interactions.
A husband and wife dispute a recurring charge from Smith's store. The husband naively concedes he is a fool while calling his wife a ditto, after consulting the shopkeeper about being billed for items never received. The exchange ends with humorous ruefulness.
Within two years a cable will link the Continent with Hawaii and the Philippines. The English manufacture cable uses India rubber from Philadelphia and copper wire weighing 500 pounds per knot. Laying machinery controls bends and prevents excess payout. tension is measured to prevent kinking.
Darwin noted worms loosen soil and enrich it with finer texture. Swiss naturalist Prof. Dussere reports worm activity leaves soil richer in phosphorus and lime. The worm fertilizes soil as nature does, similar to farmers using chemicals.
J K Brown inspector of immigration for the Hawaiian islands says Japanese labor since Chinese exclusion is less desirable for plantations. Neither whites nor natives will work on plantations and Japanese sometimes learn trades to displace white skilled laborers. The issue of Chinese exclusion in the United States receives less attention to Chinese skilled labor replacement.
A tall man asks a commission merchant if he sells commissions and requests a lieutenant’s commission for his son who wishes to be a soldier but won’t go to West Point. The exchange appears in the Baltimore Herald.
Miss Anne Teek asks Grace to be called by her first name, and Miss Sharpe agrees that elderly ladies may use familiar terms. The Philadelphia note captures a light social échange in which names and familiarity are gracefully exchanged.
The quote depicts a New York Herald exchange where the editor tells a politician that truth is mighty but rare in politics, and the politician laments how long it may take for truth to prevail in their business.
A man wearing a mackintosh asserts he knows too much to ever be caught on a jury. When pressed how he avoids selection, he repeats the boast that he knows too much, reflecting a sardonic courtroom-ready sentiment from a Chicago Tribune remark.
A humorous courtroom exchange centers on whether a carriage waits for horses or for an automobile. The judge notes the modern switch from horse power to motorized transport as the source of delay and misunderstanding.
Over £100,000 is allotted for hydraulic mountings for the barbette guns of the battleship King Edward VII now under construction at Devonport.
A New Orleans bird fancier argues popular opinion misjudges geese claiming the species is among the brightest and easiest fowls to train. He cites behavior and training ease as evidence.
A court record notes the divorce of Mrs Gabbleton-Jack Whoopler for the third time from her husband Mrs Teller remarks there is no living with that man as the judge confirms the divorce.
A playful exchange from Puck praising a man's faults as trifling and his virtues grand while another character expresses surprise at the perception of his wealth. The dialogue captures quotable wit and character dynamics typical of the scene.
Artist Castalgne depicts Brittany's market life with peasants in embroidered outfits, din of taverns, and bustling stalls of fish and vegetables. Women in red skirts and coifs, sabots wearing blue umbrellas, and children gaze as boats depart for new lands. The scene blends quiet streets with noisy taverns and harbor activity.
A reflection on how literary greatness shifts in memory and how hidden works may be revived by chance. Citing Deuteronomy, Shakespeare, Omar Khayyam, and Lorna Doone, the piece argues that fame is not fixed and accidents of discovery shape the canon.
The advertisement touts a “Mystic Cure” that allegedly cures rheumatism and neuralgia in one to three days. It claims immediate disappearance of symptoms after the first dose and lists a price of 75 cents at Chas. D. Rushton, druggist, 225 South Main Street.
In Breslau a museum houses bones of dwarfs 4 feet 8 inches to 5 feet tall, believed to be pygmies. Prof Kollmann reports similar Swiss remains, with other small people found at Colmar and Worners. Thilenius suggests some Silesian pygmies may date to Roman and Slavic invasions.
The 1901 calendar year set a record in U.S. city building with 85 571 permits across 42 cities. Construction value reached 372 173 631 dollars, up from 241 561 585 dollars in 1900, driven by a 25.07 percent rise in permits and a 54 percent increase in building value.
Letter from Pannies William of Buchanan Michigan dated May 22 reports his mother, once a heavy coffee drinker, using Graen-O as a coffee substitute from LeRoy New York firm. He states the family uses a package weekly and she has given up coffee entirely.
Mr. C Haney of Geneva suffered forty years with piles before DeWitts Hazel Salve cured him permanently. The ad touts DeWitt’s for cuts burns bruises sprains eczema tetter salt rheum and skin diseases, warning buyers to look for DeWitt on the package and avoid counterfeit versions from Houseworth Bros.
An English bishop introduced historian Freeman to a waiting audience as “the distinguished scholar that so admirably describes and illustrates the savagery of our ancestors” after noting Carlyle’s rude boorish behavior. The piece contrasts past reverence for eccentricity with the current intolerance.
The text advises immediate immersion of the burned limb in cold water with ice to dilute acid traces on the skin. If nitric acid or vitriol is involved, keep the area in cold water and then render the water alkaline by adding soda to counter the acid.
A fern in a jardiniere and two small sprouts in tin cans in a window illustrate ownership of the word fernery per the Atchison Globe. The note comments on how modest plant display can grant botanical naming rights.
A witty remark compares people to telescopes, suggesting they reveal truth then conceal it, highlighting cynicism about insight and perception without referencing a specific event or source.
If you have a bad cold you need a good reliable medicine like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to loosen and relieve it and to allay the irritation and inflammation of the throat and lungs. For sale by Houseworth.
Farmers and families are urged that Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs and colds and stops consumption at the verge. The advertisement promotes the remedy as a universal cure and life saver for respiratory ailments.
Advertisement notes Osmicure ointment for bekema scrofula salt rheum and piles with prices 25 cents and 50 cents sold by C D Rushton.
The New York Times reports over two million artificial teeth are made annually in the United States and output is rising. Americans, especially Southerners, seek dental care promptly while English and Irish patients delay until pain. the era marks greater preservation of natural teeth and advanced dental science.
A London paper notes Formosa's new railroad uses English rails and locomotives with American and native rolling stock. Labor, mainly Formosan and Japanese, earned higher wages than locals, with Japanese workers averaging more per day for ten hours. Top rates include carpenters 62 cents, masons 80 cents, blacksmiths 79 cents.
A retired burglar cites hard work over dreams as the key to success. He recalls wishing for bank robberies while another man he knew thrived by focusing on small jobs and steady effort. His son contemplates a future in teaching, leaving readers to draw conclusions.
John H. Hanson of Huddersfield critiques U S pronunciation in Washington D C remarks quoted by the Washington Post. He cites Raleigh Potomac as examples and argues the English cadence adds dignity to place names.
Consul at Amsterdam Mr F D Hill explains cocoa butter production. Cocoa beans are roasted, shells removed, beans ground and pressed to extract cocoa butter using hydraulic presses. The description outlines the standard industrial method in a concise statement.
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