Fort Wayne News Notes On Local People And Events
Local tidbits report residents facing illnesses and recoveries, including scarlet fever and operations. Notables such as Edward Minpeker and Anna Sullivan are mentioned with office duties. Aunt Julia C. Nower plans a farm visit. teachers from Fort Wayne travel to Indianapolis for a convention. The Art Metal Construction Co. lands a Huntington court house contract worth about 19 thousand dollars. Friends question an April Fool telegram sent to Roward Pope about a Pennsylvania train meeting.
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Rugplot
Walter Geurige
Nuit
Edward i
Lapteraler
Joby
Yerry
Snaster al Polles
Vera Bowers
Grushaineston
Jack
Theodore Frank
Edward Minpeker
Chun Department
Fort Wayne & Wabink Valley Function Company
Ass Anna Suliivan
Hilgabelth Applebaugh
East
Lewis Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Dnproybus
Nelson Clurt
Naperville
At- Ton County
Friemla Fa Deeelty Nauk Guunty
Mart
Julia C. Nower
Nopurvilla
Saventyre
Fort Wayne
Decatur
Bort Wayne
Wubasty Valley
Endianapolis
Art Metal Construction Company
Jamestown
MN. Y
Allen County Court House
Huntington
Pelea Ly
Roward Pope
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley ‘Traction
Pape
Pennsylvania
Jokera
White Fruit House Bargain Specials Cadge Store Bulletin
White Fruit House offers big specials for bargain seekers across groceries and home goods. Bulk prices include buckwheat flour a 25¢ per sack, granulated sugar 5¢ per pound, potatoes 7s per bushel, maple syrup 89¢ per gallon, eggs 4¢ a dozen, oranges 2¢ each, lemons 3¢ a dozen, dried apples 5¢ per pound, lard 10¢ a pound, crackers 8¢ a pound, seed raisins 8¢ per pound, plus a dandy candy for children. Second floor trims and millinery display with imported flowers and spring hats up to date. Third floor carpets and chinaware on easy payments. Farmers note: 14 per dozen for strictly fresh eggs for a few days. White Fruit House invites customers to compare prices.
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Michigan
wWe
Juia
White Fruit House
Farmers to Drop Tobacco for Beets in Wisconsin
Tobacco farming faces replacement by beet sugar cultivation, says J. H. Wagner, president of Mengmtinge Sugar Company. In Dane County, a tobacco district, farmers are shifting to beets, attracted by lower labor and similar prices. Beet pulp offers cattle fodder, and the pulp is often given free to growers. The shift signals a large upcoming beet acreage, with beets expected to exceed last season by about one third.
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Wisconsin
J. H. Wagner
Mengmtinge Sugar Company
Upper Peninsula
Wagner
Dune County
Warner
Factory Injuries Reported at Warsaw Plant
Hist News Wareawy reports injuries at a Warsaw factory where a worker named Claare Monixer recently joined the company. A saw machine cut and severed three fingers of another employee, prompting safety concerns and an investigation into line operations.
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Hist News Wareawy
Warsaw
Ini
Claare Monixer
Iron Gosh
3 Manufacturing
Cony
Anett Hard Severning
Wshata
Lyes
Whi Saan Company
Free Pie Offer Sparks Local Surprise
A cheerful announcement promotes free pie around the xo start to TE pantion, drawing residents to gather for a communal moment. The quirky promotion names participating businesses and invites neighbors to enjoy baked treats together.
Demonstration of National Vaporizer in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne residents may view a demonstration of the National Vaporizer claimed as the scientific treatment for catarrh asthma bronchitis hay fever catarrhal deafness and coughs endorsed by leading physicians in all cities. The device is on display for a few days in the north window Meyer Bros Co Wayne and Calhoun Streets.
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Fort Wayne
Meyer Bros. Co
Son
Wayne and Calhoun| Sts
Banana planter from Jamaica tells a curious tale
A Jamaican banana planter describes the tree as a source of ink, handkerchiefs, wax, and more, claiming every part yields useful products from hemp and lace to ropes and brushes. The passage shifts to a promotional note about Petras's Golden Rio Coffee offering free scenic views with a mail-in premium and pricing comparisons.
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Lapans
Jie Miica
Petras
Peirce
Durham Coffee and Spice Mills
Lafayette
Ind
Central Grocery Advertises Low Priced Groceries
The advertisement lists numerous groceries with unit prices including sugar at 5¢, dairy butter 30c and 34c, flour $1.20 a sack, prunes, currents, potatoes, onions, Navy beans, hams and cheeses, coffee varieties, herring, sardines, onion sets, and fresh dressed chickens. It invites phone orders for prompt attention.
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Maple City Creamery
Santa Clara
Firecracker Salesman Brings Snowstorm Rush to War saw
War sa w Ind April 28 A Toledo wholesale fireworks concern sent a shipment to War saw amid frigid wind and light snow. The salesman did brisk business taking large orders from local merchants preparing for Independence Day. Domestic pyrotechnics cost more this year than in the previous season.
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Bist Nowe Buren
Warsaw
Ind
BR. Boxlen
Toledo
Jugal Merchans
Driver of a School Wagon Claims Record
Martin Strain, driver of the Orion school wagon in Warsaw Indiana, traveled 1 540 miles in 140 consecutive days and hauled three loads daily weighing about 1 500 pounds each, claiming a world record in a local exchange for Pelieve Golden Rio Coffee Want ads in the Journal Gazette.
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Rist News Burea
Warsaw
Ind
Martin Strain
Orion
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