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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
7
Advertisement praising Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a solution for indigestion and stomach troubles. Claims the product digests food without the stomach, relieves fullness and belching, and suits both adults and children. Includes a testimonial from Lemuel James of Marysville, Ohio. Prepared by E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago.
An Indiana diamond dealer recalls gambling on daily ship runs aboard fast liners like the Treuchtland Kronprinz Wilhelm and Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. Pools of about $400 to $500 are sold in the smoking room after dinner with twenty numbers, high and low fields, and a humorous auctioneer. Winners collect the pot and are treated to a celebration as runs are posted daily.
The visiting milliner is a skilled in-town dresser who trims hats in private houses. She cleans, repairs, dyes, and renovates materials, studies latest styles from Paris and New York, and can outfit a family for a season in days. Her rates start at a dollar and rise with patronage.
Indianapolis restaurant Jan Hong Low & Co offers birds nest soup at 340 East Washington Street with Canton chinaware and a tale of Chinaman May Sam and his wife as owners. The dish costs $1.50 a bowl and is praised for body and aroma though expensive. the piece notes the nest’s value in China and the need to order a day ahead for soaking and cleaning.
A Milwaukee woman shares a testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming relief from months of female health troubles. She says the first bottle helped, the second cured her, and she has remained well for a year, praising the remedy's power and urging others to consider it.
Late London advices report De Beers plans an expedition to the West Indies to seek diamonds after recent volcanic disturbances. Historical notes recall large octahedron spinels found in Barbados later identified as white spinels, valuable in any hue. Spinels fetch high prices. blue spinels can be mistaken for sapphires, and spinel crystals are linked to potential Caribbean diamond finds.
The article reviews wide opinions on the eastern swallow or salangane nests used for bird nest soup. It notes uncertainty about nest materials with theories ranging from swallow glands to seaweed linings and swallow saliva, and cites Java as a major, taxed source with nests built far from sea.
The New York World praises land developers for building broad streets and utilities near cities. It notes that large scale suburban projects offer affordable lots with shade trees and easy terms, fostering orderly growth and many homes among the trees.
Topeka teamsters organize while Raleigh hosts a labor temple project. Ottawa post office staff seek higher pay as Nebraskans return from a strike. Weardale quarry workers win wage increases. Loveland graders gain a shorter day. Dublin elects Dowd as Lord Mayor. Barcelona reports new strikes.
A New York Post report describes an experiment in a caisson off the French coast. An electric torpedo charge created a 1244 square yard hole, sinking the caisson and destroying multiple partitions. The test shows distance as the best defense against torpedoes.
Leonard Joseph reports a thunderstorm incident where a wild goose appeared to fall from the clouds. A second goose was found later with minor neck injuries and singed feathers. Both birds were deemed fit for the table.
German actress Fraulein Frisch was fined ten dollars in Vienna for using the word archduke on stage, an act considered a breach of local police regulations and prompting authorities to enforce the rule.
An excerpt notes three enduring questions about the north pole: its precise location its true nature and the reason for its existence. The passage highlights still unresolved scientific and geographic puzzles without offering definitive answers.
A local resident Mr. Collins Pindell of 200 Crawford avenue testifies that after years of back pain and failed remedies Doan's Kidney Pills gave lasting relief. The piece notes national labor actions and union activities across several cities and industries.
A clipped advertisement directs readers to House Worth Bros drug store for a free sample of Chamberlain's products. It mentions a regular size 25 cent box and implies a promotional offer. The text is a fragmented sales note with emphasis on a free sample and a nearby store.
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