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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
6
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female troubles. It claims to stop debilitating drains, treat irregularities, heal inflammation and ulcers, and bolster nerves. A Washington, D.C. reader testifies to relief after starting treatment.
In last week's Bristol Banner an article prompted Constable B. R. Case to file a vigorous denial. He protests against the statement that he asked Mr. Warner to drink with him and that he did not seek a set of handcuffs while prospecting.
A family question leads to Try Jell O the quick no bake dessert. Add hot water and let it cool. Flavors include Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at your grocers for 10 cents.
Detweiler and Yoder escaped the Emmett county smallpox quarantine and were found in Wakarusa. Officer Ash detained them.
Hazleton Pa Oct 15 The first district convention since Scranton met behind closed doors. Delegates report in favor of the main body while many miners doubt a final settlement and will not return to work until official notice is issued. Mitchell warns no settlement exists and no one should heed rumors. Troops remain at Oneida but no disorder. Scranton accepts 10 percent raise with arbitration on other grievances. A conference of coal railroads may follow. Houseworth Bros.
The Logansport pest house burned to the ground in an apparent act of arson. Investigators labeled the blaze as suspicious and pending official determination of the cause.
Charles Bender of Erie Pennsylvania praises Foley s Honey and Turcough medicine as the best in the world. Houseworth Brothers anticipate the Indianapolis Southern railway through Brown County will transform the region.
Attorney General Taylor issued guidance on marking ballots emphasizing that a straight ticket must be counted if the cross lines intersect inside or on the circle. If the cross lies outside the circle, the ticket should be discarded. Voters who claim inability to mark ballots may be questioned by the board and may be required to provide an affidavit if fraud is suspected.
Advice to take Foley's Honey and Tar at first exposure or onset of a cold and to take no other remedy. The claim notes it never fails when used promptly.
Home Telephone Company will lay a new line from Elkhart to Goshen to handle rising business. The independent firm reports 75 percent annual growth since George H. Fister became manager, adding about 200 phones in a year and reserving a business-only line for brief calls. Dr. Unger’s case in Chicago shifts away from murder toward possible death by action or accident.
A ten year old boy from LeRoy reports his mother, a heavy coffee drinker, has switched to Grain O, praising it as healthier for herself and the children. He notes they use a package weekly and signs with his name Fannin Williams.
Bristol Presbyterians met to discuss reorganizing the church and decided to postpone the plan. A new Presbyterian congregation society was formed and a preaching service will be held every Sunday morning.
A partially legible letter fragment mentions Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin claimed to cure indigestion and cites Thomas' Drug Store. The writer's nationality is not determinable from the visible text.
Haskett Conner, of New Albany, endures sixty six hours as a test of stamina. He continues regular gym drills and work while his skin eruptions and sores are soothed and healed by De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Beware counterfeit products. In Logansport, 24 year old Panhandleswitch man Houseworth Joseph Brown was killed after being struck by a locomotive that jumped the tracks.
The advertisement offers Banner Salve with a money back guarantee if it fails to deliver on its claims. It notes the Seventh Michigan Cavalry will hold its annual reunion at Battle Creek on October 19. Detroit is mentioned after the upcoming National Educational Association convention.
Scott Thomas, a resident of Concord township Elkhart county, applies to the Elkhart County Commissioners for a license to sell spirituous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities less than a quart with on premises consumption at a ground floor room on Main Street Elkhart. The notice specifies the premises described as a two story and basement building fronting Main Street. The date referenced is the first Monday in November 1900.
Alvin R Ludwis of Concord township Elkhart county Indiana applies to the Elkhart county Board of Commissioners for a license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors for on premise consumption at a two story brick building fronting Main street Elkhart Indiana. The premises occupy a 60 by 20 foot room on the ground floor with a Main street frontage in the 262 lot in the second south and western addition. The session will be held at Goshen courthouse in Goshen Indiana in November 1900.
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