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Newspaper

Elkhart Weekly Truth

Location

Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1903

Page

3

Henry Clews Sees Market Turn With Safe Harvest Prospects

Henry Clews notes midsummer inertia fading as market activity may rise. He cites strong crop prospects, especially corn and cotton, easing fears and supporting a potential rally. The report expects foreign gold flows and says a favourable crop and monetary outlook could lift values toward normal levels.

New York Vaticans Department of Agriculture Shaw Europe Bank of England Paris London Berlin Wall Street Henry Clews

All on Fire Elkhart Citizen Praises Doan's Ointment

An Elkhart resident recounts relief from six years of eczema using Doan's Ointment. Mrs Milo Myers of 213 South Fourth Street says it stopped itching almost immediately and cleared signs within days. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.

Dean Milo Myers South Fourth Street Houseworth Bros. Drugstore Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo N. Y United States Doan

How to Get Married in a Global Snapshot

The article surveys marriage customs across regions from the Arctic to Arabia and Hungary, noting varied rites and beliefs. It then shifts to Lisbon and Portugal describing hills, trams, parks, and historic sites, with remarks on meals and beds, Cintra, and royal residences.

Lisbon Rome Philadelphia Europe Spain Place Do Commercio Olisipo Alphonso I Portugal Cintra Dona Maria Pia Batalha Thomas

Escorial Visit Delivers Cold Welcome and Quiet Dullness

The narrator describes travel to the Escorial during a Madrid cold spell. Omnibus guides and gratis ticket distribution ease entry yet irritate visitors. The palace feels dull and gloomy though the Pantheon of the infantas shows beauty with white marble coffins and scriptural inscriptions. Don John of Austria rests with dignified state among royal offspring.

Wellington Napoleon Russia Madrid Spain Escorial Don John of Austria

Cigar Legend: Bismarck Gives Away Last Smoke

The anecdote recalls Bismarck confessing his love of cigars with a Koeniggraetz tale. He guarded a single cigar during battle and, unable to smoke it himself, offered it to a wounded dragoon, finding greater satisfaction in the act than in lighting it himself.

Napoleon Bismarck Koeniggraetz New York Press

DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Purge and Tone

A paean to DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a purgative that cleanses the liver and rid s the system of bile without griping or weakening. W H Howell of Houston Texas endorses them for constipation and headache. Sold by Houseworth Bros.

DeWitt W. H. Howell Houston Tex Houseworth Bros

Balfour Named President of 1904 Cambridge Meeting

Premier Balfour elected president of the British Association meeting to be held in 1904 at Cambridge. The association also decided to hold the 1905 meeting in South Africa.

Premier Balfour Southport England British Association For the “Advancement of ‘Science Cambridge South Africa

Tolstoi Birthday Observed in Secrecy

In St. Petersburg on Sept 12 1907 reports note Count Tolstoi spent his seventy fifth birthday privately at his estate near Tula. The event drew little public attention and was kept out of major coverage.

Tolstoi St. Petersburg Pe ‘Stoi Privac Tula

Growth of Socialism Across Europe Highlighted in Dresden Speech

Five hundred delegates from Germany, England, France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, and Belgium gathered for the inaugural congress of social Democrats in Dresden. Herr Kaden praised Europe and U.S. socialism, noting Germany now has 3,000,000 socialists and 81 Reichstag members, with France, Britain, Austria, Belgium, Norway, and Sweden showing gains. The congress will propose party initiated reforms, own bills, and an agitation committee, while police prepare for security and Vorwarts sales are restricted at stations.

Dresden Germany England France Spain Austria Switzerland Belgium Social Democrats Herr Kaden Europe United States The Reichstag Empire Socialist Party Chamber of Deputies Great Britain Social Democratic Party Independent Labor Party House of Commons Norway Sweden Vorwarts Berlin

Favorite Prescription Promises Health For Weak Women

The ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as remedy for ovarian trouble and other womanly diseases. It claims regularity, relief from drains, healing of inflammation and ulceration, and renewed vitality with testimonials, plus Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.

Dr. Pierce Anna Quinn Woman’s Athletic Club Sycamore St Milwaukee Wis

Politician Flees After Divorce Claim in Fort Wayne

Florence B. Nicodemus divorces Edward Nicodemus former deputy county clerk who vanished from Fort Wayne after a failed bid for clerk. She testified she gave him 200 dollars of her savings to aid his campaign two weeks after their wedding and 500 dollars more before the convention. He disappeared shortly after his defeat.

Fort Wayne Ind Florence B. Nicodemus Edward Nicodemus

Leap to Whirlpool Claims Niagara Falls Victim

Niagara Falls sees another death by suicide as a man identified only as John Whybra leaped from the bridge tower into the whirlpool rapids. Local authorities reported no further details.

Niagara Falls N. Y Niagara John Whybra

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