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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
2
Geo Wyman and Co. will place on exhibition and for sale 2000 cloaks at half price, offering a large stock for customers. The event will showcase cloaks and outerwear with significant discount opportunities.
Great bargain sale begins Tuesday September 22 while cloaks last. 69 dozen Percale Wrappers in silver gray mourning and cardinal sold at 1.00 each, originally 1.75 to 2.00. Made of 84 square cloth with 32 to 44 bust.
A Scientific American analysis traces trotting records from 1839 to 1903 using a hyperbola model. It places the ultimate mile time near 1 minute 30 seconds, reached only as an asymptote, with pneumatic sulky improvements helping earlier gains.
Booth Tarkington and family sail from New York aboard the Blucher to London to see a stage presentation of Monsieur Beaucaire at the Imperial Theatre. A special showing will honor the Indiana author and his relatives with invitations extended to English nobility and notable writers. The party plans to visit London, Paris, Rome, and other countries, and Tarkington has recovered his health.
Michael Conroy was bound over for the grand jury in Clinton Iowa on a conspiracy charge in the Grossman fur store robbery. The chief witnesses were W E Moll and wife of Chicago.
Fire at the D. J. Green company building in Mc Donough Georgia destroyed the entire building and an adjacent block. The blaze caused about 100000 dollars in damage with about 10000 dollars covered by partial insurance.
Myrtle Bell of Hancock Michigan died by hanging in her jail cell after ripping a braid from her dress to use as a rope. The case cites intoxication and shame as factors in the act.
Mrs. Raymond Conner of Shelton Washington writes that years of kidney trouble resisted doctors until Foley's Kidney Cure. She notes the very first dose gave relief and says she is now cured. The advertisement mentions Fenton's drugstore as the place to obtain the remedy.
Opening sale of lots announced for the new town of McClelland by Pottowattomie County Ta. agents. The Omaha region is noted as the site. The notice outlines imminent land offerings and sale terms.
A Mediterranean shellfish called pinna produces a viscid silk used in Sicily to create attractive fabrics. The creature spins a filament to attach to rocks, guides and glues the threads, and can regrow them if cut. Harvesting occurs at low tide, then washing, drying, and carding yield about three ounces of fine thread from one pound of coarse filament, resulting in a burnished golden brown color.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and stomach troubles. It claims the product digests what you eat making the stomach sweet and aids assimilation by the blood and tissues. Sold by Houseworth & Co.
D B Carpenter has booked Miss Bob White for early December. The Grand Rapids Evening Press reviews the Sun Minstrels as well above average in specialties scenery and voices and notes a superb first part with the prettiest stage settings in years. They perform at Bucklen Opera House Wednesday Sept 23 and present Legally Dead for one night on Tuesday Sept 22 with manager Harry Shannon touting top scenic production and featured singing and dancing acts.
A rural drama lacking sensational plot devices with a realistic down east atmosphere. The production features an elaborate onstage setting with lighting effects and props and comes to Bucklen Opera House on October 27 1908.
Mrs. George Swartz reports her six year old daughter suffered kidney weakness causing worry. After trying Dean's Kidney Pills from Houseworth Bros. drug store, she saw a marked effect and shares her gratitude to help other mothers.
The 15 year old Amish youth from Clinton township leaves home with 75 cents and a return ticket, then works in Elk Hart while drafting a “Declaration of Rights” demanding access to public schooling and non Bible reading. He seeks to read wholesome literature and visit friends on Sundays, promising to return only if allowed to attend public school three months yearly until eighteen.
Edward T Pangburn aged 47 died at 1203 East Jackson Street at 8 15 this morning from consumption or related illnesses. He was born in Washington township in 1856 and lived in or near Elkhart most of his life. Survived by wife May, daughter Florence and son S R Pangburn, plus parents and several siblings. Funeral at Trinity M E church Sunday at 2 30 pm with Rev Light. friends meet at 1 45 pm. interment Grace Lawn cemetery.
Elkhart county treasurers defer a 50000 expenditure for courthouse upgrades until the September 1904 annual county council meeting. The tax levy has risen nearly ten cents per hundred since last year, prompting concerns over further indebtedness and outside sentiment against the project as reported by the Bristol Banner reflecting Goshen press coverage.
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