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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1908

Page

6

Doans Kidney Pills Lifelong Relief Claim

A testimonial from Allen recalls chronic sciatic rheumatism ending after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Houseworth Bros drug store. He reports lasting cure since 1900 with a reiteration in 1906 and urges readers to buy the product through Pride 50c Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.

Dean Houseworth Bros Indianapolis Déan Allen Doan Pride Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y United States Doans

Dr Shoop’s Restorative Promised to Aid Ailments

A newspaper advertisement claims stomach weakness reflects nerve failure leading to stomach heart and kidney issues. It promises the Restorative will address the inside nerves within 48 hours and urges readers to test it, noting it is sold by B. I. Miller.

Shoop B. I. Miller

Exposition Travel Offers From Elkhart To South Bend

Tickets go on sale Tuesday evening from Elkhart for South Bend trips at 5 and 6 pm with return options for 45 cents. Special Exposition service departs Elkhart at 6 30 pm daily except Labor Day, valid on any train on sale days. Burdock Blood Bitters advertised as health tonic.

Elkhart Manufacturers and Merchants Exposition South Bend Northern Indiana Railway Company

Cora Patten in Paolo and Francesca at Presbyterian Church

Cora Mel Patten to star in Paolo and Francesca at the Presbyterian church on Friday September 11 at 8 o clock. Admission 35 cents.

Cora Mel Patten Paolo and Francesca Presbyterian Church

Cured Hay Fever with Foley's Honey and Tar

Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana credits Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package with quickly curing a three month summer cold that resembled hay fever after other medicines failed. He says his wife later had success with it as well. All dealers carry it.

Nusbaum Batesville Ind Foley

ZEMO Promises Quick Cure for Eczema and Pimples

An advertisement promotes ZEMO as a permanent cure for eczema and pimples. The clean liquid allegedly draws germs to the surface and destroys them, promising clear healthy skin. Sold by F Bentz and a St. Louis medical company sample offer mentioned.

ZEMO Waite EB. W St. Louis F. Bentz Gar

Miss Clara Mumaw Announces Fall Shorthand and Typewriting Program

Miss Clara Mumaw, teacher of shorthand and typewriting, offers thorough practical instruction in business penmanship spelling and letter writing. Fall term begins in September. calls at any time for arrangements at 465 Main Street Home phone 18 9 9.

Clara Mumaw Main Street Phine

Public sale announced for Standard Hotel assets

Arthur B Darling receiver lists Sept 14 1908 auction at 2 PM for the Standard Hotel premises Elkhart Indiana. Sale to highest bidder includes bedroom suites bedding bar room fixtures stock glassware kitchen ware restaurant counters and related property. Inventory viewable by contacting the receiver at 119 Maion Street Elkhart Indiana.

Arthur ‘B. Darlitg Standard Maion Str Elkhart Litdiana

Whip Trade Faces Shifts as Cars Bloodline Bikes Rise

In a local assessment, whips remain in output despite growing bicycle and automobile use. Some say the Dieycle era influenced demand, yet producers note steady output. A whipman from the area reports no fear that bicycles autos or electric cars will ruin the trade.

Accidental Discovery of Inflammable Gas Traced to Acetylene

A scientific experimenter Mr Willson attempted to reduce oxides to metal via the voltaic arc with carbon. He aimed to produce metallic calcium but yielded slag. Slag tossed by boys to the yard produced bubbles and odor when in water, revealing a strong inflammable gas identified as pure acetylene.

Willson

Connecticut Leads Nation in Inventiveness Says Tribune

The article claims Connecticut leads the nation in inventiveness over the past twenty years, with few years behind, noting common items from hinges to clocks are produced there. It cites a New York Tribune remark on bear hunting methods and hunting safety as part of the featured discussion.

Patent Office Connecticut Connécticut The New York+Tribune Brulti

Non-Partisan Political Club and Carpenters Union Meet Honors

The text notes a Non-Partisan Political Club meeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at C. L. U. hall with J. F. Roser as president and C. R. Livengood as secretary. It also records Carpenters Union No. 565 meetings every Friday at the C. L. U. hall with Frank Lape as president and Eugene May as secretary.

J. F. Roser C. R. Livengood Indiana Ave C. L.U. Hall Carpenters. Union Frank Lape Eugene May Avondale Ave C. L. U. Hall

Tailors Union Meeting Notices

Tailors Union No 296 led by J Karasch pres and H W Hutfield rec sec meets at various tail or shops at 210 Cherry Street with details in local notices.

Tailors Union J. Karasch H. W. Hutfield Cherry Street

Local Craft Unions Meet Monthly in City Halls

Typographical Union No 266 H meets first Tuesday of every month in C L U hall with D Albers as president. Cigarmakers Union No 415 chaired by John Roser meets first Thursday monthly in C L U hall. Plumbers Union No 278 led by V S Kantz meets second and fourth Thursdays in Painters hall. Barbers Union No 207 led by Fred Waters meets first Monday monthly in C L U hall.

Typographical Union H. D. Albers Press Union John Roser John. MacGregor S. Main St C. L. U._hall Kantz J. BF Tames St Barbers Union Fred, Waters A. E. Loudenslager E. Middlebury

Bartenders Union announces meetings at Canton Street Gun Store

David Cole presides Bartenders Union No 73 at 822 Canton Streets. Meetings held over Gun Store on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. Adolphus Meise serves as secretary.

Bartenders Union David Cole Adolphus Meise Canton

Metal Polishers Union No 335 Meeting Notice

Union notice for Metal Polishers Union No 335 led by E S Burns president and Hugo Winterhoff secretary. Meets on the second and fourth Friday of each month at Red Men's hall located at 321 Jefferson St.

Union Hugo Winterhoff Jefferson St

Musicians Union meets first Sunday monthly in hall

Musicians Union No. 192 held its meeting in the C. L. U. hall located at 120 Sixth Street. Waters presided and Nelson Kemberling served as secretary. The gathering discussed routine matters and planned the next agenda for the coming month.

Musicians _Union Waters Nelson Kemberling Sixth St C. L. U. Hall

Painters' Union No 63 Meets Fridays in Painters Hall

Painters Union No 63 holds weekly meetings in Painters hall each Friday night at 219 As Penwold Ave. H Hackman serves as president and J G Shrock as secretary.

Painters’ Union No H. Hackman J.G. Shrock Aspenwold Ave Painters Hall

Boilermakers Union No 192 Meets Twice Monthly

Boilermakers Union No 192 led by I E Seibert meets on the second and fourth Wednesday in the C L U hall at 807 Middlebury Street. Members gather for plans and union business.

Boilermakers Union I. E. Seibert Middlebury St C. L U. Hall

Iron Moulders Union No 420 Meeting Info

C Francies president at 1200 Hudson Street and G Jenkins secretary at 517 West Franklin Street announce monthly meetings on the first Tuesday in the C L Us hall.

Iron Moulders Union C. Francies Hudson St

Electricians Union No 157 Officers and contact

Robt. Sanford president Asa Kintsler secretary treasurer care Home Telephone Co.

Electricians Union Robt. Sanford Asa Kintsler Care Home “Telephone Co

Bricklayers and Masons No. 4 Meeting Notice

G W Clark presides and O W Amidon sec at the Bricklayers and Masons No 4 unit gathering. Address listed as 300 Union Street. Proceedings concern local lodge matters and schedule.

Bricklayers and Masons No G.W. Clark O. W. Amidon Union Street

Brotherhood Locomotive Union meeting notices

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers No 248 holds meetings by J Smith chief J HR Calkins assistant at 119 Division St Méets every Sunday afternoon at B of L BE hall. Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen No 162 meets Tuesdays and first Sunday at B of L F hall Mulberry St with W H Roose Master and Harry Meredith secretary.

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers F. J Smith J. HR. Calkins Division B. of L. BE. Hall

Brotherhoods of Railway Trainmen Meeting Details

Brotherhoods of Railway Trainmen meet Sundays at 2 p.m. and 2d and 4th Mondays at 7 30 p.m. in Saint G BE Gardner 120 Fremont St and L E Blickenstaff 1007 S Eleventh St act as master financier and secretary positions with R T Wall at 415 South Main Street listed.

Brotherhoods of Railway G. BE. Gardner Fremont St. Bo

Railway Conductors Elk Hart Division 19 Officers Named

A dated notice lists A O Brown as president of Railway Conductors Elk Hart Division No 19 with Marion address 921 and William H Darling as vice president at 401 Vistula Street Beite. The fragment outlines officer roles and locations in a local union structure.

Elkhart A. 0. Brown Marion William H. Darling Vistula

Reminiscent Romance Found After Four Decades

A man recalls a long lost sweetheart whom he visited in the South after 40 years. He recounts his dream of death, a promise to answer his letters, and a reunion with the woman now a mother. The story ends with her aged likeness and a daughter the same age as his own child.

Washington Columbia Justi

Snakes and Indigenous Beliefs on Death and Decline

The text discusses a belief that November denotes a time for self harm, notes no predator preys on snakes except hungry hawks, and describes snakes laying 60 to 80 eggs yearly. Indians say snakes commit suicide before winter, climbing to dangerous perches then dying. many perish in wheel tracks in town areas.

Maine

Wireless diplomacy and the drift of maritime communication

A Memphis News-Scimitar item extols Marconi wireless as a distant power for vessels and international greetings. It argues wireless could replace gun salutes and powder with electronic signals, hinting at a future where courtesy crosses oceans instantly.

Marconi Stentor Memphis News-Scimitar Savannah Roosevelt Howdy Sheba Swat

What Stenographers Do Jacob Riis and the sympathetic observer

A New York lawyer describes Jacob Riis as a man of empathy toward the poor. Riis sits in a lawyer’s anteroom while a young stenographer types, her appearance noted as pretty with clear eyes and soft hair.

Jacob Riis New York Riis Vith

Tabasco Limer Contest Opens Public Offer

Public contest invites entries by May 1 1909 with prizes announced May 15 1909. Readers urged to submit lines with name and address and share with friends for a chance at income prizes. Contest emphasizes openness and broad participation.

Thyme Tus

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