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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1903
Page
3
Agnew Michigan physician Dr J C Bishop reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three severe pneumonia cases with good results in every instance Refuse substitutes from Fenton's Drug Store.
A witty dialogue unfolds as a colonel probes a grass widow about marriage for rank. She playful admits affection but would accept him only as a plain Mr. highlighting social status and romance in a clipped, period voice.
A Bowling Green Ohio reader says a running itching leg sore caused tortures until Dean's Ointment relieved burning and itching instantly and effected a permanent cure.
In Chicago, Miss Smythe confuses Celia’s event claiming a silver wedding as twenty-five marriages, while Miss Tomkyns corrects it noting Celia has not married twenty-five times. The exchange highlights social mirth over Celia’s long romance-laden reputation.
Rock Island Illinois September 5 George W McCaskin former independent mayoral candidate plans to announce another independent bid for governor and study then ride horseback to state capital.
A farm boy Ezra pledges to go to war provoking his father Farmer Scott who delays him with a ruse at dusk near an elm tree. As a thunderous storm erupts the scene ends with Ezra sprinting toward the hills in a bid to join the fight.
A lamenting poem contrasts a deceased beloved with ongoing earthly turmoil. The speaker recalls the brown eyed daisies and river sobbing while mourning the lost mother and the one he loves. He vows to keep faith, seek justice, and honor the memory in a solemn tribute.
W S Ledbetter of Shreveport La testifies that after trying many remedies, one box of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured him. The salve is praised for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles and is sold by Houseworth Bros.
In a city street two young girls hear a passing man labeled an undertaker. They explain they know him as the man who undertook their grandmother, revealing a mistaken but curious impression about the stranger.
Judge W. T. Holland of Greensburg Louisiana reports great relief from indigestion after two years of distress. He says after taking Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure his digestion is perfect and his sleep is now restful. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
A judge recounts a child Frances telling her mother she dreamed of scolding her in the parlor saying you were there. The exchange highlights a witty, quaint scene from a domestic setting.
An old advertisement fragment touts Kodol Dyspepsia as a remedy for indigestion and stomach trouble. It highlights relief for sufferers and positions the product as a solution to dyspepsia.
The government urges Congress to understand that no modification or amendment to the treaty will be accepted. It says the United States terms are the most liberal possible for Colombia under the law and that Central American states must accept the treaty as is or miss the canal. Rumors of a Panama canal company deal with Colombia are unconfirmed. Dr Herran will be questioned about his criticism of Minister Beaupre, which the state department did not welcome.
President Roosevelt accepts many congratulatory telegraphs on his escape from Henry Weilbrenner the insane farmer. Guards at Sagamore Hill rise to twelve and patrols cover the grounds day and night. Roosevelt expresses sympathy for the Weilbrenner family.
About 7000 Japanese in Hawaii are to be organized into a single body with Consul Salo as president. The aims include improving conditions, settling labor disputes for Japanese workers, establishing hospitals and schools, and countering idleness and ignorance among some youth.
In Mexico Missouri on September 4 the Endowment Fund association plans a 5 million dollar drive to aid aged and infirm Methodist preachers. Rev Dr Watkins cited Texas giving 14 thousand and Mississippi 13 thousand as examples while local collections exceeded 3 500 dollars.
Adjt Gen Scott accepts the resignation of EB V Crossman lieutenant third division second ship's crew Illinois naval reserves of Alton. An election to fill the vacancy is set for Sept 15 1903 in Alton. Crossman was commended for patrol work on the river and in Fast Louis during last spring floods.
The Illinois squad, chosen by Assistant Adjutant General Reece, will represent Springfield in the interstate militia rifle shoot to be held in Minnesota on September 4. The team selection and event details are described in the dispatch from Springfield.
In a playful exchange Charlies Dickens and Mr. Pecksniff meet in a shadowed setting. Dickens asks about ill will and Pecksniff replies that Dickens owes him none and that Pecksniff will be remembered long after Dickens.
A local advertisement extols DeWitt’s Little Harry Risers as a liver cleansing laxative that avoids griping and weakness. It quotes W. H. Howell of Houston Texas praising the pills for constipation and sick headache, with sale by Houseworth Bros.
In a New York Sun piece Virgil stumbles during a recital of the Aeneid and is teased for neglecting the word Arms and the Man. He contemplates rewriting the line to Feet and the Man to avoid snubbing football heroes.
M T Lynch editor of the Philipsburg Daily Post says Foley's Honey and Tar is the best cough and cold medicine his family has used. He compliments the product highly and recommends it, noting its superior effectiveness. Fenton's Drug Store is cited as the place to obtain it.
A. E. Welby, longtime general superintendent of the Rio Grande Western Road, has returned from Peru where he spent a year building seventy five miles of railroad. The line starts at Lima 12 000 feet above sea level and ascends to 17 000 feet in seventy five miles.
Medical notice explains deafness cannot be treated with local applications as they cannot reach the ear. It states the only cure is constitutional remedies and attributes deafness to inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube.
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