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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
5
Sheriff Shepard jailed eleven men in Charlotte Michigan on a crowdsplash pickpocket ring. The prisoners were found with up to 30 in silver on their persons. The item also mentions Mrs. Austin pancakes and a Goshen landlady chased by an angry boarder, with a brief ad for Kay's Long Balm and Houseworth Bros. selling it.
South Bend residents face a rising diphtheria outbreak with many new cases reported yesterday. Citizens remain determined to fight the illness as ads urge Dr Kay's Renovator for sale at Houseworth Bros.
Evangelical pastors in the state issue a formal declaration forbidding any minister to remarry a divorced person unless the divorce was granted on biblical grounds. The measure has high church approval and takes effect immediately.
Chauncy Strauss and family left last Thursday for Akron Ohio. Quite a number of families visited in Elkhart last Sunday. Roy Kinney will soon leave for Angola to attend school this winter. The vicinity was well represented at the prohibition valley in Goshen Monday last. Wm Bickel Fred Kinney and L H Wetter attended a teachers institute at Bristol last week. Jennie Bickel visited Lotta Hilbish last Sunday. Mrs B F Kinney attended a Sunday school convention at Wakarusa last week. Mrs Kate Moyer of Dayton Ohio is visiting with Mr and Mrs Samuel Kegerreis.
Farmers are informed that Conley and Son will supply the best woven wire fence from the American Steel and Wire Company at a small markup over wholesale price. 431 Rice Block.
Cleveland and Bango townships report no need for constables or justices of the peace as elections show stability. Erie newsdealer Charles Bender praises Foley’s Honey and Turpentine. A train carrying 1000 tons of steel rails for New Zealand departs Youngstown after production at the National Steel plant.
The Elkhart County Sabbath School convention met in Wakarusa and continued to noon Saturday. Friday's sessions drew strong attendance with music led by Will Maurer and talks by J. W. Nusbaum Rev S Heiniger and Daniel Zook. Rev J C Carmen gave the standout address on Normal Work before a packed evening audience. The convention voted $100 for state Sunday school work and elected officers led by T. J. Juday as president and J F Nusbaum as secretary treasurer.
A family question daily answered with Jell O described as a quick no bake dessert. Simply add hot water and allow to cool. Flavors listed include Orange Raspberry and Strawberry at 10 cents at grocers.
Oshkosh Wis Oct 10 within the month the Diamond Match company will inaugurate serving a hot noonday meal to its employees. Soup and coffee will be the main items with separate dining rooms for girls and men and a uniformed chef in attendance. Management says warm dinners will improve health and comfort and raise factory output.
Purification claim highlights Dr. Kay's Renovator as a blood cleansing remedy marketed by Houseworth Bros. The text presents a promotional line urging use of the product for blood purification with no further details.
Near St Stephen Minnesota on October 10 Nelson Fernstrom, while hunting at dusk, shot and killed Mrs Stromer who was atop a straw stack looking for cattle, mistaking her for a wolf in the fading light.
Winnipeg report details the discovery of a third body, an unknown woman, in a well at Boissevain Manitoba. Police continue to investigate alongside provincial and city officers and detectives, with no motive yet established. C. Daw and J. Smith are the other two victims reported nearby.
A testimonial from Mr. Charles Dickison of 318 Sherman Street details personal kidney and back pain relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He credits the product for restoring health and mentions purchasing from Houseworth Bros. drug store. Doan's Kidney Pills cost 50 cents per box and Doan's Ointment offers skin relief with a free sample by mail from Foster-Milburn Co.
South Bend residents anticipate an electric railway to reach Niles and Buchanan with surveys reportedly completed and assurances from Indiana Railway Company that construction will proceed. Skeptics doubt ongoing plans under current management, while LaPorte and Michigan City may miss a more favorable arrangement seen last summer.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a universal remedy for piles claiming safe, failproof relief for all ages and conditions without side effects.
Charles Teatre, a young Mt. Carmel railroad clerk, died instantly when a shotgun discharged while he and a camping party were afloat. He slipped and struck the gun, the load entering his shoulder and severing the jugular vein. He was the sole support of his widowed mother.
A dispatch from Queenstown reports the White Star liner Oceanic escaped shipwreck off Ireland. As the ship neared the coast near the Fastnet light a fog bank lifted to reveal land ahead, prompting a dangerous maneuver to avoid disaster.
Dr Kay unveils Renovator a new system for home improvement with emphasis on efficiency and durability at Houseworth showroom presenting a practical solution for customers seeking modern upgrades.
The Wisconsin River crest at Portage reaches an all time high surpassing earlier records though old settlers recall 1851. The levee above the city fails flooding the lowlands toward the Baraboo bluffs and inundating the northern town as water moves through streets, damaging crops stock and buildings.
The Idaho Soldiers' Home in Boise City burned down on October 10 causing about 40 000 in losses. Eighty inmates were housed there with no injuries. The elderly residents will be relocated to town buildings including the statehouse. the home was built in 1883.
New York October 10 P H Gilhooley counsel for the Elizabethport New Jersey Banking Company said clerk William Schrieber, missing since, was a defaulter to the amount of 50000 and the bank directors have covered the shortage. Among directors is United States Senator John T Kean.
The first business session of the ninth annual national meeting of the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo opened at Macabees hall in Dallas Texas with more than 3000 members present. Mayor Cabell gave a welcome address followed by replies from George W Lock and D D McLeod.
An advertisement notes that flu coughs are cured by Dr Kay's Long Balm, described as pleasant to take, sold at Houseworth Brothers.
A dated Elkhart Circuit Court notice from September 24 1900 lists electoral and county offices to be filled. It enumerates presidential electors by district and a full slate of state and county officials including governor secretary of state treasurer attorney general Supreme Court justices and local county officers. The document bears Clerk Louis A Dennert's formal signature and seal.
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