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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1905
Page
3
Special October sale features cut length silks from 3 to 20 yards at 50c per yard. Jamestown dress goods 25c, 75c to $1 suitings at 50c. New cloaks from 5 dollars, suits 10 dollars, Butterfly skirts at 5 and 10 dollars. Petticoats silk 4.75, petticoats from 95c. Millinery offered with sharp price and quality. Trimmed hats 5 dollars and up, 2 and 3 dollars also available. Surprising value in quality and price.
The store advertises a fall and holiday season sale with Blue under glaze German semi porcelain plates at 10c each and 100 piece dinner sets for 7.50. Dolls include full jointed styles from 50c to 96c, with sewed wigs and moving eyes, plus a 15 inch Kestner doll at 50c. Second floor department invites visitors.
Retailers advertise deep discounts on Fleeced Underwear for boys girls men and women at 15c per garment with many items under 25c elsewhere. They list a full range of weights up to 1 and stock Staley s celebrated underwear and stockings for all ages priced 10c and up.
Advertises domestic goods including red blankets at 39 to 60 cents, wool blankets up to 5 dollars, Standard Prints at 3 cents, blue and white indisc fabrics at 4 to 5 cents, Tennis Flannel from 5 to 10 cents, table padding and linen yardage priced low. Highlights underprice delivery and various yardage options.
All wool carpets at 50c per yard and ten wire tapestry at 85c. 9x12 tapestry rugs from 12.50 to 15. Wilton 9x12 priced 30 and 36 dollars. Velvet 27x54 at 1.25. Linoleum 45c per square yard and up. oil cloth 20c and 25c per square yard. Come and See Us.
In a period experts note as most critical for women, symptoms such as suffocation hot flashes dizziness headaches and heart irregularities can arise. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as the remedy to strengthen the nervous system and ease distressing changes. A Chester Town Maryland woman reports relief from womb issues dizziness and nervousness after following the regimen and guidance. Women are invited to write to Mrs Pinkham for free advice.
Liquid air absorbs gases and charcoal enhances this effect when cooled to liquid air temperature. Prof. Dewar demonstrated that absorption accelerates, so a closed vessel with cooled charcoal can become rapidly emptied of air.
An advertisement asserts a permanent cure for itching piles with Dean’s Ointment, offering instant relief at drug stores for 50 cents.
The old York palace in Whitehall once housed Cardinal Wolsey and later Henry VII and is now occupied by a barber and wig maker named Carter, showcasing a bold reuse of a royal-era site.
The Department of the Interior Ottawa warns land agents and U S companies offer 160 acre homesteads via private arrangement. No such schemes exist. To obtain homesteads, contact an authorized government agent. By order of the superintendent of immigration Ottawa. W H Rogers Canadian Government Agent Indianapolis Indiana.
A vintage ad claims Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup improves dull complexions by stimulating liver and bowels. It asserts the remedy is mild, pleasant, and non nauseating, urging readers to remember the Orino name and avoid substitutes from Houseworth Bros.
A garbled OCR snippet references Dr. Thomas and mentions burn, oil, Thor. Readable parts are insufficient to identify a clear event, date, or location. the text appears as scattered fragments without coherent context or identifiable entities.
A ten second tremor hit Reggio di Calabria and surrounding Calabria on Sunday afternoon causing panic and structural damage as torrential rains undermined houses. No serious injuries reported.
Jamaica reports another earthquake shock felt in Kingston at 4 35 Sunday afternoon lasting about a minute. Frantic heat prior to the quake added to the oppressive conditions in the capital.
An earthquake shock struck Santiago de Cuba Sunday afternoon, stronger than Friday’s and Saturday’s tremors, according to locals. The report notes multiple tremors in the area over the weekend.
Gloucester Massachusetts officials Augustus Gardner and Benjamin A Smith depart for Washington to seek an immediate interpretation of the 1818 treaty guaranteeing American fishing rights off Newfoundland. The group plans to test any interference by Newfoundland authorities and may shift herring sales to other Gloucester fishermen.
Winfield Scott Hancock aged forty three nephew of the late General Hancock was arrested at Hyattsville Maryland last night charged with murdering Emma Smallwood a young white woman employed as a domestic in the Hancock household who died after a criminal operation. A warrant was issued for Mrs Amanda Mackall Hancock's sister for complicity in the crime.
In Sioux City on a Sunday drive a hack ride ended in tragedy as B. H. Darrow, 60, shot and killed his son's wife Lillian Darrow, 25, then fatally shot himself in the right temple. The couple had arrived from Sioux Falls October 10 registering as E. H. Darrow and wife.
Manager Mc Graw and the New York National League champions crowned by a frenzied crowd at the polo grounds after beating the Philadelphia American League team 2 to 0 to claim the professional baseball championship. Winners receive $1,142 each, losers $420.
Richmond Ind Oct 16 The jury convict John Knapp of murder in the first degree for killing Leonard Geisler marshal of Hagerstown and sentences him to life imprisonment after remaining out all night.
Gates closed at 1 a.m. Sunday with 56 960 visitors for the day at the Lewis and Clark exposition. The grand total for the fair reaches 2 545 509 attendees since opening.
Joliet Illinois October 16 the tenth anniversary of the Prison Volunteer League was celebrated at Joliet penitentiary. Mrs Maud Ballington Booth founder of the league addressed about 1400 convicts.
Goshen Ind Oct 16 Robert L Greene Notre Dame professor was held to appear before a federal grand jury in Indianapolis on Nov 14 for sending scurrilous matter through the mails. He posted a card to H H Peck the Vermont sheriff awaiting execution of Mrs Mary Rogers urging mercy and citing thou shalt not kil. Greene bonded $200 and released returning to South Bend after hearing.
Noblesville Indiana October 16 Mayor Dul issued orders to arrest every violator of the cigarette law to enforce its provisions. Authorities planned none of arrests pending a Supreme Court decision on attorney Lowery of Indianapolis. Smokers continued to use cigarettes on the streets with little restraint since the law took effect.
In Freelandsville Indiana Saturday night Joe Nolting shot and killed Hammond Pehmeier after a long enmity. Nolting fled to Westphalia then was captured and jailed in Vincennes. Pehmeier, a prominent farmer, Nolting a miner.
In Clinton Indiana on Saturday night thirty year old Tom Dooley was shot and killed by Policeman John Piazza during an arrest attempt after a brawl with William and John Ryan. Dooley was knocked down as the officer entered and the shot was fired while the suspect was on the floor.
Lemuel Darrow, incumbent mayor of Laporte Indiana, was renominated without opposition as the Democratic candidate for mayor. The nomination has sparked the most bitter fight in the city’s history with party lines badly obliterated as he rounds out his third term.
The former Haubstadt bank cashier Farthing, missing three months, arrived in Mayfield Kentucky to stay with his father. He offered no explanation for his disappearance and left his Haubstadt bank accounts in order.
Indiana Republican leaders mostly back Judge F E Baker amid civil service charges over alleged funds gathering. They frame party strategy around upcoming municipal elections and broader campaigns, noting reform calls and tensions over post office changes affecting Riley’s celebrated sites like Tailholt and the Old Swimmin Hole as marsh land drainage proceeds.
City council to decide within days whether baby cabs will be licensed like bicycles. Bicycle dealers push for a fair deal and no discrimination, noting riders pay $1 yearly for street use. Dealers aim to repeal the license ordinance and threaten councilmen who oppose them.
The retiring consul general to Paris, John K. Gowdy, will be greeted by Rushville townsmen with a royal welcome. A public reception is planned for Oct. 24, with speakers James E. B. Watson, Winfield T. Durbin, and W. A. Cullen delivering brief addresses. A mixed reception committee will meet the Gowdys at the train and escort them to the hotel the following Saturday afternoon.
Mt Sterling Ky Oct 16 The Northern Coal & Coke company of New York has purchased the Mason farm on Camp Branch Creek Letcher county for 40 dollars per acre. The property comprises several thousand acres and lies on the Lexington Eastern railway extension.
In Vernon Ti on October 16 a politician named Roe Gregory was shot and fatally wounded. Police investigate the incident and seek suspects.
Cambridge City Ind Oct 16 The Winona assembly directors extend an invitation to Virginia C Meredith representing the Indiana Union of Literary Clubs to hold its next annual convention at Winona Lake during the first week of October.
Fall River mass October 16 1900s It is understood in manufacturing circles that the Fall River Cotton Manufacturers association will grant an advance in wages to the operatives soon. There are now upward of 26000 employed in association mills.
Senator George T. Fulford of Brockville Ontario died in Newton hospital from injuries after an automobile crash a week earlier.
Four African American men drowned in Eraieeilon Alabama during October. Rescue efforts and authorities investigated the incident as a likely accidental drowning in local waters. Identifying names were not fully readable in the clipping.
Under E D Starr and George H Nicolai the play His Last Dollar stars David Higgins and Eleanor Montell with a strong cast. A racing plot set against Wall Street frenzy and a sincere romance with youthful trials and a humorous Hebrew character provides lively comedy and convincing drama at Bucklen.
Olive Vail, famed as Chorus Girl in The Land of Nod, captivates Chicago audiences with beauty and talent. California born, she began in San Francisco musical theater and now headlines the Auditorium Theatre appearance with the hit Belle of Bald Head Row.
Richard Mansfield will open the New Jefferson Theatre in Goshen on Monday evening November 6 with his acclaimed production of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Mansfield first played Shylock as a 14 year old at Derby School in England. An advance seat drawing is set for Thursday evening October 19, with Louis B. Noble handling reservations.
Elkhart resident Charles Dickinson details a 3 box course of Doan's Kidney Pills from Houseworth Bros. drugstore. He describes severe back pain and kidney secretion issues that eased after use, crediting the remedy with restoring work ability and overall health. The endorsement notes persistent relief from prior treatment was costly and ineffective.
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