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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
5
The sheriff closed the store as debts fell due forcing a move of the entire stock of men's and children's clothing furnishing goods hats and related items to 123 South Main Street. The goods will be sold at retail for 35 cents on the dollar to benefit creditors.
An opening sale advertises men’s fine macintoshes at 1.68 with a modern cut. The offer promises a value of 6.00 and a return option if not worth the price.
Sheriff closes Koenig and Koenig Clothing Manufacturers after eighteen years of operation. The firm had assets around 193000 with most creditors in the East. A creditors meeting plans to ship goods to Elkhart Indiana and St. Louis Missouri to be sold at retail for 35 cents on the dollar.
A catalog notes deep discounts on men and boys garments with money back guarantees. Fine suits and overcoats priced from 3.30 to 10.15, plus pants, shirts, underwear, sweaters, socks and accessories with refunds if customers doubt value. Sale emphasizes high worth vs sale price and return policy.
Osolo News reports a well attended Rally Day at Zion with Mrs Bond of Elkhart giving an address. Several ministers spoke and Mrs Alice Kinney recently returned from Pennsylvania. Local residents visited from Goshen and Elkhar Hilbish. A Chicago trip and a McFarren schoolhouse program for November 8 to organize a debating society are noted. A rural route change petition to Washington requests extending delivery to 41 families with minimal impact.
An 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. It includes endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists of Toledo Ohio and claims the cure works through the blood and mucous surfaces.
Fragmentary text mentions Terre Hauté-Lelia Moreland injured during a harmless carnival scrimmage. References a brain blood clot and potential death. Includes garbled names and stray phrases about children and Mrs. Austin Food.
The autopsy reports by Dr. Harvey B. Gaylord detail the abdominal wound, stomach wall damage, and gangrenous cavity behind the stomach extending to the pancreas and kidney with a facially old bullet track. Fatty degeneration of heart muscles and rapid pulse explain the death, while Dr. Matzinger notes the absence of pathogenic bacteria, ruling out bacterial infection as a factor.
Adjutant general reports the Grand Army of the Republic shows 269 507 members after 8 166 deaths in the year to June 30 1901 with ongoing losses and aging veterans. The October sale features fleeced lined vests and pants 174c and other discounted goods including yarns silks ribbons and ready made wares.
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