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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1902
Page
6
Advertises 32 cases of clean cotton bed blankets at low prices. Lists small 7 10 4 and medium 10 4 blankets with prices 35 to 75 cents per pair, large sizes up to 1.65 and 1.50 per pair, plus all white options and 81 by 90 inch sheets. Also notes remaining wool and cotton blankets and remnants of prints at low rates, domestic department offerings unmatched for value.
Special October sale offers bulk hosiery and underwear items. Men’s heavy fleeced shirts and drawers 25 cents. ladies and children's fleeced vests 15 cents. men’s heavy cotton socks five cents per pair. men’s heavy wool socks ten cents. children’s ribbed black cotton stockings five cents and up. ladies fleeced cotton hose ten cents. ladies wool hose priced at Be quality. men’s stiff bosom shirts 50 cents to one dollar.
Elkhart Athletics and South Bend K and S and S played to a 5 to 0 football score at Dunlaps park with Elkhart scoring on a late rush. The Mishawaka and Elkhart high school teams then tied 0 to 0 in a slower, defense minded afternoon game.
Slear made an early appearance yesterday to the delight of the crowd. He proves a strong running mate for Dixon, who is a consistent performer and keeps up with the pace.
The K and S team arrived after being described as touted off the board while the Athletics are not so bad. They rely on pice nals that act as silent signals and proved effective against K and S as the slug gers.
The Highland Park Indians traveled to South Bend and were defeated by Co. F on Sunday with a final score of 16 to an unknown opponent.
General Sporting News reports trainer Johnny Campbell will sail to England to pursue fortune. John A. Drake again loses on his own horses near a $30,000 tally. Barney Dreyfus of the Pittsburg club remains calm amid park condemnation threats. Gail Hamilton ran a mile in Lexington in 2 1234. Young Corbett defeated Joe Bernstein in Baltimore at the seventh round end. The New York club has accepted the challenge of Sir Thomas.
A notice claims a one day cure using NMN and laxative remedies with quinine. The ad states money will be refunded if the cold is not cured and bears W. Groves signature on each box.
Albino R Nuncio arrives with plans and estimates for the Mexican National Pavilion at the World’s Fair. The square 50 by 72 foot building will sit north of the French Pavilion with a lofty two story interior and red roofed turrets. Mexico plans to spend at least 500000, bring a 50 piece band and 100 Rurales, and occupy about 81940 square feet across the Manufacturers and Agriculture buildings.
An old advertisement promotes a product named Nox as the remedy that cures a cold in one day at a price of 25 cents, urging the name appear on every tablet.
Lehigh Valley system issues directive requiring married employees who maintain households to be allotted one ton of hard coal. The decision targets support for domestic fuel needs among workers currently living with families.
Classified notice for a medicinal salve called Osmicure Sintment offered by C. D. Rushton. Claims to heal eczema scorfula salt rheum and piles with pricing listed as 25e and 50c for sale.
From a 19th century pamphlet warning of wild ostrich extinction to a Cape Colony experiment, two farmers tamed ostriches starting with two birds. Within a year the brood reached eighty, launching a nascent industry. Today vast South African lands sustain it and about 400,000 domesticated birds produce feathers valued at $6,000,000 annually for export.
Historical trend shows growing use of cremation after a long pause since ancient times. The first American crematory opened in Washington Pa in 1883 followed by Fresh Pond Long Island two years later. By 1900 cremations surpassed six hundred with 654 last year reaching twenty six U S crematories and a rising national total from 46 to 2645 over the period.
The Autobiography of a Thief chapter recounts Auburn prison routines of a former inmate. He details waking to sweep his cell, meals, small opium portions, dumbbell exercise, cold baths, naps, yard time, and night reading before oil runs out.
A physician told a New York reporter that gout is rapidly increasing among the wealthy in the city, outpacing population growth. He links the rise to more clubs, fashionable restaurants, cafes, and widespread cab use from clubs to home. He urges more outdoor exercise and notes rich foods are more to blame than wine, though the two often accompany meals.
The article notes a surge of universities and museums in Russia’s eastern lands as exiled scholars and teachers settle in Siberia. yet most towns with 10,000 or more people still lack such institutions, though public museums exist under capable curators.
A reader notes the use of pneumatic tubes to carry mail between Paris and Berlin. A letter dropped in Paris can reach Berlin in an hour or about 300 minutes, showcasing fast cross continental delivery by tube system.
The Erie Railroad recently acquired 500 acres near Cleveland within five months to back a mammoth freight yard and shops. The facilities will be built in Randall, a Cleveland suburb, to handle repair work for a large portion of the Erie system. About $2,000,000 will be spent on improvements.
A remark about a girl's notable brilliance follows claims she recently completed a Rocky Mountain Tea course. The statement is now attributed to Houseworth Bros. and presented as a factual update.
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul issues twenty five million dollars of new stock to finance expansion into the Union Pacific territory. Strengthening railroad reach, the offering targets capital to accelerate construction and service in western lands.
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