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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1907
Page
7
An ad touts Pyramid Pile Cure claiming a painless home cure with a free trial package. It urges readers to write to Pyramid Drug Co at 95 Pyramid Building Marshall Michigan to receive a plain wrapper sample by return mail. The pitch promises immediate relief, permanent results, and no doctor or surgery.
Public notice lists J Winifred Weaver a Concord township resident seeking a license to sell spiritous vinous malt and other intoxicating liquors at 523 South Main Street Elkhart Ind in a first floor front room of a three story building. Application to be heard by the Elkhart county Board of Commissioners at Goshen on the first Monday in November 1907.
Washington coverage notes Treasury officials believe the crisis has passed and deposits with New York banks reassure prospects. Delegates to a telegraphers union convention plan an aggressive strike strategy against Western Union and Postal Telegraph. Hearst is arrested in New York for criminal libel and released on parole. A New York messenger returns stolen money after failing to change bills. Secretary Wilson touts opportunities on abandoned farms in New England and New York. Wheat closes higher on foreign buying amid tight money markets. Chicago to receive 11110 from W Johnson estate for water mains taps.
Washington wedding joins Catherine Cullom Ridgely daughter of the Controller of the Currency to Phelps Brown son of Sevellon A Brown former Department of State clerk. The ceremony at Church of the Covenant featured Miss Eleanor Ridgely as maid of honor and bridesmaids Gertrude Brown and Catherine Williams. Reception followed at the Ridgely home with a bridal trip planned and residence to be in Indianapolis.
An advertisement promotes a parlor claiming unique access to every Edison Catalogue record within a wide radius, inviting patrons to hear a vast phonograph collection and highlighting exclusive availability.
Sterling Illinois October 24 a landmark step in the Lake Michigan to Gulf of Mexico waterway movement the Illinois and Mississippi canal now open to navigation Governor Deneen and other notables attended the ceremony the main line runs 75 miles from the Illinois river near Hennepin to the Mississippi three miles below Rock Island a 20 mile feeder connects Rock River to the main line the canal is 52 feet wide at the bottom 80 feet at the waterline and 7 feet deep with 32 locks on the main line one on the feeder a long dam will drive water and houses 21 sluiceways for electrical power development
A fragmentary ad from Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin offers a free trial package for a headache relief product. It promotes quick pressure and pain relief with a large box priced at 25 cents and asks dealers to participate.
A fragmentary ad notes dresses offered by House worth Bros at 50e and 1 dollar per bottle in Monticello. The text is incomplete but indicates a promotional sale context and a pricing detail for garments or related items.
A fragmented notice promotes advertising space in the Truth for landlords to rent properties. The Opera House block reference suggests a theater or venue listing as part of the ad. The readable text indicates a general rent and notice layout aimed at wide city readership.
In Elkhart patients testify to tooth extraction without pain. Dr C K Runyon, dentist, offers preparations free from Cocaine. Office at 126 W Lexington Bal Avenue. Home phone 658.
An old advertisement touts Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup at 50 cents claiming to cure constipation, sick headache, and stomach trouble for the entire family. It emphasizes home comfort and health as the best wealth, urging purchase from all dealers.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions disposable pills and strong cathartics with violent action. It references a product offered by a seller called House Worth Bros at 50 cents and one dollar per bottle. The text is unclear but suggests warning language about medical laxatives.
Mrs. Fannie Connor of Rural Route 1 Georgetown Tenn says coughing cured by Dr King s New Discovery after other remedies failed. Her testimony stresses the product as a real cough cure and lung restorer. Houseworth Bros druggists offer 50c and 1 00 bottles with a free trial.
An old advertisement warns that kidney trouble is an insidious disease and may prove fatal before symptoms appear. It claims Foley’s Kidney Gate corrects irregularities and prevents Bright’s disease or diabetes, then promotes sale by retailers.
The provided OCR text is too garbled to identify a clear event or names. It does not yield a coherent news item, date, location, or organization to summarize into a newspaper card.
Read by every landlord in the city, a basic want ad seeks a house listing. It highlights relocation needs and aims to attract local landlords with clear contact options.
Chronicle fragment describes a city event. The tone reflects local concern and missing details about a Bee and a girl. Readable portions suggest social or moral themes without clear names or dates.
A removal notice on High Street dated October 28 announces the Dr J F Werner Dental Office relocation or closure amid a bullying issue at the local practice.
A compact notice urges buying window glass to avoid losses, weighing price and value for homeowners and contractors. It emphasizes prudent procurement to safeguard finances.
A fragmentary classifieds page lists numerous help wanted ads including dishwashers laundering factory laborer lathe hands and carpenters, plus room and board offers and furnished rooms. Addresses and details are scattered across the clipping with multiple employers and locations implied in Lansing Chicago and surrounding areas.
Various sale and rental notices list properties horses furnidings and rooms for rent. Entries include For Sale expensive Riverside properties 1100 and 2000 dollars and a 9 room residence corner Franklin Street with a 300 dollar price cut. Also listed are a Mullins steel pressed launch a coal burner a cottage near Smo Lake and several rental units on Main Street Division Street and South Main Street along with a lost pin notice and advertising copy for Dr Shoap's Restorative.
A. A. Ghisholm Treadwell Ney credits Electric Bitters with curing indigestion nervousness and general debility after a period of illness. He resumes business as before and notes continual gains. Guaranteed by Houseworth Bros druggists at 50 cents.
Notice to customers announcing Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law. It contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended as a safe remedy for children and adults. Dealers are advised.
Advertisements claim Preventics tablets prevent pneumonia bronchitis la grippe and other illnesses. Marketed as safe and non harsh with no quinine or laxatives, they are said to be effective when taken early. Trial boxes priced at five cents and regular boxes at twenty five cents sold by druggists and dealers.
Last installment of 1906 state and county taxes for Elkhart City and surrounding townships due at The Simpson Abstract Office corner Main Street and Lexington Avenue Elkhart Indiana. Last day for payment without penalty is Monday November 4 1907 per County Treasurer notice.
An old advertisement claims Doan’s Ointment halts a skin burning spread immediately and relieves itching, with Doan’s Regulats touted to cure constipation and aid digestion. It urges readers to ask their druggist, listing a price of 25 cents per box.
Certification states druggists are authorized to refund money if Foley s Honey and Tar fails to cure cough or cold. It claims to stop coughing, heal lungs, prevent pneumonia and consumption, with no opiates. Genuine product in a yellow package, refuse substitutes, sold by all dealers.
Ella Slayton of Noland Arkansas touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a 25 cent health aid for cleansing and vigor with guaranteed satisfaction. Dr Shoop s Restorative offered as quick relief for weak stomach nerves and heart conditions with free samples. Moley s Kidney Cure advertised as curing kidney trouble within medical aid limits. Sold by all dealers.
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