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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1903
Page
2
Geo Wyman and Co announces a full range of new fall dress goods in black and colored fabrics. The assortment includes plain and fancy suitings for street wear, light weight dress fabrics, and waists fabrics in white and colors. The store invites customers to view the collection, noting it is the prettiest they have offered and that showing is no trouble.
New lines of carpets and rugs offered with deep discounts. Smyrna, Tapesty, Velvet, Wilton, and Body Brussels rugs priced from 1.25 to 30 dollars for various sizes. All wool carpets 50c yard, linoleum 45c yard, oil cloth 20c yard. Window shades made to order with closing sale of handmade opaque shades at 25c. Prices compare favorably to market.
Large discount sale features men's flannel shirts at 37 1 2c and 50c, sweaters at 25c, ladies walking and dress skirts reduced to 2.50 and 3.50, children's wash suits sold at 95c and 50c. Also in druggists sundries violet talcum 15c, castile soap 1c, and toilet paper 10c for 25c.
Barney Oldfield has recovered from Detroit injuries and returned to Toledo with Mrs. Oldfield. He will stay until fully recovered then race again. French drivers left Cleveland for Syracuse races. Alexander Winton returned to Cleveland and supports Oldfield. Repairing the car will take time and Toledo may host fall races with Oldfield. Oldfield recalls the Detroit crash and says he will race in France next summer, then retire.
Fred Falkenburg, formerly with Pittsburg, has signed with the Canucks of Toronto. The move marks a new chapter for the player as he transitions to the Toronto team.
Ned Hanlon has added Grant Thatcher from California to his Brooklyn squad. Thatcher joins the roster as Hanlon reshapes the lineup aiming to boost performance this season.
During thirty seven games for the Athletics this season Rube Wad dell fanned 307 batsmen. That's a world's record.
President Herrmann intends to push the Reds claim for pitcher Walker and expects the Boston Americans to defer.
The Utica club of the New York State league trades pitcher Fairbanks and infielder Hilley to the Philadelphia Americans in a move affecting two players and team rosters.
Al Selbach pledges to deliver the greatest bowling alley in Ohio for Columbus once the old tin can bowels him no more, signaling a bold comeback plan and local anticipation.
Roy Evans has been passed up by Sedalia in the Missouri Valley league and it is feared that he will have to seek another club. The report notes uncertainty about his future with the team and mentions possible transfers or tryouts elsewhere.
Dan Daub, recently appointed umpire in the Central league, pitched five years for the Brooklyn National League team. He is giving the best of satisfaction in his umpiring. Catcher Bowerman of the New York Nationals was struck in the leg by a fast pitch from Ames during a tryout and was hospitalized for treatment.
John McCloskey, former manager of the Louisville team under Hecker and Foutz, will lead a Mormon club next year after being elected manager of Salt Lake in the Pacific Coast National league.
Newark manager McGraw signs Devlin of the Newark club to play shortstop for New York next year. Devlin, Georgetown college man, has made a brilliant record with the Jersey club this season.
A committee including B. B. Johnson of the American league H. C. Pulliam of the National league and P T Powers of the National Association of Minor Leagues has been appointed to run a professional baseball department for the exposition. Games are to be played on the exposition grounds for the championship after the regular season end with dates Oct 2 3 and 4 allotted.
Rome notes the elevation of Giuseppe Sarto to the papacy, tracing his humble Riese roots. It recalls his boyhood poverty, parish schooling, and the close but distant life of his sisters, who fear losing their simple status as he rises to world power. The piece adds color through anecdotes of family life and village characters.
The article portrays Pope Pius X during his early papacy, noting his limited mobility and isolation from family life. It describes his discomfort with confinement, longing for the sea and country, and his practical, frugal, and compassionate nature as he assumes leadership of the Roman Catholic Church.
W. S. Ledbetter of Shreveport La. credits DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve with curing him after trying numerous remedies. The ad claims it eases blind bleeding itching and protruding piles and asserts no substitute matches it. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
The oldest cricket veteran, H Jenner-Fust, captain of the first Cambridge eleven that faced Oxford in 1825, is still living at age 97. He is the sole survivor from players on both sides.
In a brief health note, Burdock Bitters is promoted as a remedy for bad blood and indigestion. The ad claims it combats enemies to health by restoring balance and aiding digestion. The tone mirrors period patent medicine advertising.
Neponset Illinois September 12 A two week search ends when Mrs William Tuttle sends a letter saying she is with Tracy a former farm hand on the way west. Tracy and Mrs Tuttle planned the elopement traveling to Wyoming where he later returned to join the search. The couple used an assumed name.
Judge W. T. Holland of Greensburg Louisiana reports relief from long digestive distress after using Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure. He says his digestion is now perfect, his sleep refreshed, and credits the remedy for his recovery. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
Typhoid fever ravages Norwood settlement near Indianapolis as Flower Mission agents report half of local families affected. The outbreak prompts health warnings and calls for medical attention in the neighborhood.
M. T. Lynch editor of Philipsburg Daily Post testifies to Foley's Honey and Tar as the best cough and cold remedy his family has used. He endorses its value and recommends Fenton's Drug Store as the source.
Edward Orpin confessed to Chief Hunt that since last April he committed seven highway robberies and set fire to at least seven buildings in Portland Oregon.
Professor Ovi as, head of the Greek department at Princeton, was struck with paralysis in Hong Kong during an Orient tour. He has arrived in San Francisco with an attendant for treatment.
A dramatic prompt urges keeping Dr Thomas Electric Oil on hand to treat a sudden croup attack, warning that a child’s life might be sacrificed without the remedy in stock for emergencies.
Reader text outlines a bank seeking a permit and potential organization in Matteson area, Illinois. C Hood and A Hood named as organizers. Ambiguous figures include capital amount cited as 265.00 dollars. The fragment references a Sept 12 editor issuance.
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