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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
6
Road samples from New York to San Francisco travel through major stops including South Bend. Wool bed blankets in white grey red and plain measure 10 4 11 4 and 12 4 inches with prices ranging across the month long August sale.
In Chicago at Sixty first and State streets two bandits shot and killed Frank Stewart and Motorman John B Johnson during a robbery of Chicago City Railway receipts. They fled with about 3000 dollars as darkness concealed their escape. The attack lasted under a minute.
A group of Lucanian Scots arrives in New York to study Texas cattle ranching for two months and assess beef packing and the industry. Led by T Carlaw Marin of the Dundee Advertiser the delegation includes R Pringle David McIntyre and I L Lumsden, backed by Metador stockholders. They will also examine the U S wheat market to oppose Chamberlain tariff proposals on American exports to Britain.
Sir Thomas Lipton faces trouble beyond the cup challenge as his yacht Erin is said to have suffered a major shortage of table silver and linen after entertaining guests. Many women among the visitors allegedly carried away small silverware items, knives forks spoons salt cellars and other pieces. The losses are described as considerable in value.
In Waukesha Wisconsin on August 31 the Lakeside hotel and cottages at Pewaukee Lake were sold by the sheriff to satisfy a debt of 47000 dollars. John W Marinier a Milwaukee banker purchased the property for 32850 dollars.
A German sergeant and six privates employed in the army magazine near Metz have been arrested on charges of selling to agents of a foreign power. They are accused of leaking the secret of manufacturing a new bomb fuse.
Caleb Powers former Kentucky secretary of state was sentenced in Georgetown to hang for involvement in Governor Goebel's 1900 murder. The report covers other items including pacifist views, maritime law reforms, labor issues, and sporting results from the era.
Reports from Los Angeles indicate a large overall shortage tied to Eaton & Mains the New York agents for the Methodist Book concern. The disclosed figures show a loss of 634298.25 in New York plus a San Francisco net loss of 3514.98, with details not fully public.
In a Chicago Tribune verse, a mother in an attic opens a trunk of heirlooms. A bride’s satin gown, faded blue ribbon, lace buckles, a doll, a lock of hair, and a scented satin shoe reflect memories kept sacred in a shadowed trunk.
Grover Wehnes 18 son of Geneva official describes seeing a sea serpent aboard his yacht near Kashong Point on Seneca Lake. He says the creature, as big as a shark with yellow eyes, kept pace for a half mile before sinking. He rejects repeating the trip for any amount.
Gates at frequent intervals bar country roads in Norway forcing travelers to stop and open barriers. They mark farm boundaries and separate cultivated land from waste areas, creating nuisance for motorists.
Aubdon Phillips of Glover Vermont recently sent away over thirty handsome coon skins, mostly his own trapping, with orders to turn them into a coat.
The article argues deafness cannot be cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased ear part. It states only constitutional remedies work because deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. When inflamed the patient has rumbling or imperfect hearing and total deafness if the tube remains closed.
Extensive improvements on the New York Central are advancing rapidly. The new system prevents a train crew from crossing to another track by switching, and towers cannot operate switches until the danger signal on the next block is set on each affected track.
A promotional note praises DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a purgative for biliousness and constipation. The pills cleanse the liver without griping or weakening, and provide tone to tissues. Endorsed by W. H. Howell of Houston, Texas. sold by Houseworth Bros.
W C Shoemaker superintendent of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton's Indianapolis division and W C Schlich traveling passenger agent visited Indianapolis Friday. Shoemaker says Thursday trains carried 9 499 passengers between Rushville and the fair grounds at 15 cents for a round trip.
A Manhattan Therapeutic Association advertises a treatment for drug habits claiming permanent, painless cures. The program pledges individual nerve specialist care, immediate relief, and restoration of appetite with confidential correspondence from 1185 Broadway, New York City.
The cantilever bridge over the Monongahela River, visible to mechanical engineers, will finish in sixty days. It features an 812 foot truss span the largest double track in America and will allow both tracks to operate simultaneously.
An advertisement for Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claims it digests food and sweetens the stomach. It asserts a universal cure for indigestion and dyspepsia, aiding digestion and nutrient assimilation. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
Nicholas Monsarrat, president of the Hocking Valley road, will move his headquarters from Columbus to New York City and likely make that city his residence hereafter. He will have full charge of rapes the.
The Union Pacific quotes reduced fares from Chicago and St. Louis and Missouri river points to Oregon and Washington and major Montana and Idaho destinations. From Chicago the fare is 33 dollars, from St. Louis 30 dollars, and from Missouri river points to Kansas City Omaha 25 dollars. Rates to Montana and Idaho points are proportional. The sale runs September 15 through November 30.
M. T. Lynch of the Philipsburg Daily Post reports his family used Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds and found it superior to other medicines. Fenton's Drug Store carried the product.
The Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoo will open its convention in Buffalo on September 9. The meeting starts at 9:00 a.m. The order accepts general freight and passenger agents of railroads and steamboat lines, with membership limited to 9,999. Initiating fee is 9.99 dollars and yearly dues are 99 cents.
Judge W T Holland of Greensburg Louisiana reports suffering indigestion for two years with post meal distress and sleepless nights. He says Kadoi Dyspepsia Cure completely cured him and now sleep is refreshing and digestion is perfect. Sold by Houseworth.
Michigan crops of peaches and grapes trigger road bulletins warning that no freight is more perishable. Delays in handling cars will not be tolerated. Within two weeks grape shipments from Ohio vineyards are expected to begin as well.
W S Ledbetter of Shreveport La.testifies one box of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured him after trying many remedies. The ad claims no remedy equals it for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles and notes Houseworth Bros. sell it.
Dr J C Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three severe pneumonia cases with good results in every case. Refuse substitutes. Fenon's Drug Store.
A poet mused on his mother’s songs but failed to find any line about his father calling him to breakfast a second time. The fragment hints at family memory and overlooked verses.
A colonial advertisement touts Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry as a universal blessing for all ages and promotes it as nature’s remedy for dysentery diarrhea and summer complaints with confident claims.
A playful note cites lines about speech and dictionary use as a man pays a resort bill. It reads like a humorous aside on language and pronunciation.
Fragmentary notes describe Thada ointment claiming instant relief for leg itch and burning. Mentions Dean's ointment and a quick permanent cure by a company in Bowling Green.
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