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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
2
M Harden of Silver City NC says Heidric Bitters does all it claims for stomach liver and kidney troubles. He notes it helps weakness chills and malaria and calls it the best medicine. Sold under guarantee at Houseworth Bros. drug store for 50 cents.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Cough Remedy as thorough and harmless for coughs and tickling throats, claiming it calms coughs and heals bronchial membranes with green mountain shrub ingredients. It warns against opium or harsh substances and urges mothers to choose Dr Shoop's over others, sold by E D Miller.
A local advert touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a throat and lung remedy curing long standing troubles. Aire Be from Auburn Centre endorses its healing power and a trial bottle is offered free at Houseworth Bros. drug store with prices 50c and 1.00.
A fragment from a 19th century advertisement touts Buck's salve as a universal cure, claiming it heals every sore and burn. It mentions Hoseworth Bros. drug store in Hill, North Carolina and lists a price of 38 cents.
Dring's New Life Pills are advertised as relief for constipation biliousness and malaria. Mr A A Felton of Harrisville New York endorses the remedy saying it has proven right for years. Available at Houseworth Bros drug store for 25 cents.
Lieut Keator from the Spanish War suffered weight loss and indigestion after rough service. He used Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and regained strength, reportedly gaining 42 pounds. The ad offers a free sample from Pepsin Syrup Co. and lists Houseworth Bros. as a distributor at one dollar per bottle.
Fragmentary notes describe Elkhart horses at the County Fair in Go t-races Tuesday afternoon with premiums. Bands perform Friday and Sept. heilkHart with Goshen bands. Train service stops at the Bind stand. Northern Railway announces sale and return for 45c with a Tuesday evening timing.
An optimistic view of the motor carriage predicts it will be affordable, reliable, and easy to manage for clerks and workers, not just the wealthy. It will enable rapid commutes, widen access to suburban areas, and expand property development opportunities, reshaping daily life and mobility.
Dr Reboul reports silver leaf sheets as effective wound dressings. The leaf adheres to tissue, with cotton saturated in colodium to hold it in place. Fresh wounds heal rapidly with little inflammation or pus, yielding perfect skin cicatrization. Historical note cites Dr Rollin in Lyons showing microbes perish in silver, creating antiseptic effects from trace silver.
The Atlantic article by Charles A. Conant notes that modern corporations face the test of fire, weeded by past failures of wildcat banks and poorly managed rails. Strong, well organized firms are expected to endure these trials and deliver efficient service where needed.
The article explains how mountain people harvest elm bark in spring to weave cloth on a primitive loom. Bark fibers soak in water, are rolled into threads, and woven into rough brown garments. Wealthier locals wear Japanese clothing. women add bear and wolf skins in winter for warmth.
Fragmentary text shows Eskimo boys playing after eating while hunters and bark are referenced. details are unclear and cannot be reliably expanded into a full report.
The weather bureau records a January period in Washington D Italy over 33 years. The mean temperature was 33 degrees with extremes from 25 to 44 degrees. Precipitation averaged 3.50 inches, peaking at 7.09 inches in 1882 and dipping to 0.23 inches in 1872. Snowfall reached 5 inches on January 25, 1901. Average clear days 9, partly cloudy 10, cloudy 12. Maximum wind velocity 46 mph on January 0, 1894 from the northwest.
The passage recounts Thomas Wentworth Higginson noting American travelers abroad facing playful to probing questions from English companions about lonely lands birds flowers bishops and New York booths. A clergyman asks if Harvard and Yale are in Boston, provoking bemused reactions to a Baltimore dinner tableau and a wish for a canvas-backed clam.
A tailor notes praise motivates workers yet many firms avoid giving compliments. A window dresser dreams of feedback on his craft while fearing job loss if not satisfactory. The narrator, who designs doll dresses for display, longs for praise but laments their firm’s pursuit of something else.
A Baltimore Sun report notes North Verono m rooms and 1 914 147 spindles across 76 mills this year, down from 38 501 looms and 1 743 431 spindles previously. It cites worsened losses in South Carolina versus North Carolina and other states as mill construction accelerates, threatening global cotton manufacture in the growing region.
An English police court scene shows Lord Brassey charged with riding a bicycle without a light. The chairman, his son in law, asked if he was convicted. the superintendent replied no. He was fined one shilling plus costs and allowed time to pay.
Boston marks the centennial of the first grand lodge of colored Masons in America. Representatives from nearly all 42 U S and Canadian colored lodges attend under Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts guidance. Prince Hall, seeking a charter after early rejections, helped found the lodge that led to the African Grand Lodge later named the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
An advertisement claims that thistles and dandruff stem from a germ that injures the scalp and that only eradicating it brings permanent hair relief. It promotes Newbro's Herpicide as the sole product that kills the germ, with samples via 3 cents in stamps and sells in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes. Also mentions dancing school lessons and Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a substitute beverage option.
Miss Maude Tyner of 838 McLaren Ave St Louis urges women to read her testimony on relief from constipation and stomach trouble. She claims she suffered for years before using Pepsin and Caldwell’s Monticello in Alabama, sold by Housewares Tass at a dollar a bolt.
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