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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1908

Page

3

Dean's Kidney Pills Promote Kidney Health Claim

An old testimonial promotes Dean's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney pain. A Fort Wayne reader credits the product with relief after a year of severe back and kidney discomfort and endorses its efficacy for kidney troubles. The ad notes nationwide sale through Foster-Mellville Co. and urges customers to seek the Dean's brand.

Dean Dorothea Wise Hilsworth Street Cohkuntla City Ind Kiineya Ming Fort Wayne Ut Sever Bros. Co Foster-Mithuen Co Buffalo N. Y United States

The Telegraph and Telephone Boom in America 1908

The article surveys telephony's rapid rise led by Alexander Graham Bell and American enterprise. It compares U S usage with Europe, noting one phone per 22 Americans in 1908 and nearly 4 million telephones in use. It highlights growth from 1878 to 1908 and the vast daily telephone activity.

New York Tele- Poune Presiden Vall Te Ameris van Wlephenie Telegraph Nis Company Camner Efts Esorporte United States Alexander Graham Dell America Jong Great Britain Germany France Russia Sweden Europe Franiere Iia IGT Bell Jena

Grape-Nuts Beyond Breakfast Food Says Its Value

The article extols Grape-Nuts as more than a breakfast cereal. It emphasizes the product as nourishing wheat and barley prepared for quick absorption to rebuild brain and nerve cells and store energy for thinking and action, with a noted slogan there is a reason.

Development of Woman’s Charms by Secret Patent

Misleading advertisement touts a de velopment method for women claiming to enhance arms neck and bust through topical treatments and tonics. It promises dramatic changes with home recipes and positions as a medical breakthrough, urging daily use for weeks with claims of powerful results.

York Feild Pietate Crateaene Uwe

Telephone growth and farming use extend global networks

The article notes rapid advances in telephone extension with growing farm use and private networks on large estates. It cites 7,000,000 subscribers in the United States, long distances becoming common, and projects further reductions in distance over thirty years. It highlights major manufacturers, industry value, and global sales of American equipment.

United States New York Chicago Vail American Telephone and Teleraph Company Bell System Chcago

Local notes from Lagrange hinge on visits and births

Lagrange Indiana April events report visitors and travels among residents. Al Storm of Lima visited. a baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Willis. Dr Hostetler attended. Frank and Mrs. Dunton and Mrs. Roop made trips to Auburn and Walcottville. A H L Johnson and others visited Traverse City and Indianapolis. Several residents visited Goshen and Middlebury for gatherings and to see friends.

Lagrange Ind al Storm Lima Willis Hostetler Frank J. Dunton Auburn Frank Roop Walcott~ville Frank Chugston

Warsaw court hears matter amid county chatter

Attorney Piereston handles business at Warsaw court as Homer Lengieilew appears Tuesday. Former Goshen postmaster Onl Sioewin denied reports of a candidacy to succeed the late AL Ty Brick. An electrical rapid heat factory seeks to locate in Warsaw, planning a facility and jobs.

Piereston Warsaw Tad Homer Lengieilew Tuseday Court Onl Sioewin Goshen W. Resse Koscisko Sivenit Cort AL Ty South Tend Warsfv Ause

Flood Ravages in China Kill Thousands at Hankow

Shanghai April reports describe a sudden Yangtse and Han Galang freshet causing large losses. Floodwaters swept through Hankow’s junction area, destroying hundreds of boats and killing over 3,000 people as they slept. Inland damage follows, with totals still undetermined.

Shanghai Yangtsejiang Han Galang China Hankow Hankows Cau

Warsaw Items and Prohibition Talk At County Meeting

The Warsaw column notes a new barbershop in the Hays hotel room left by a saloon, plus prohibition rhetoric from Irish ordter Michael Farming at the county convention. Other items include a broken window at the Pennsylvania station, various Warsaw residents visiting places from Indianapolis to Chicago, and local council plans to repair the North Muffala storm sewer.

Huntington Hays Warsaw Court House Michael Farming Manly Watson Goodwine Rattens Jad Shickis Wilson Indianapolis Pennsylvania Ae Holtman Teeton Ain S. Widamen Warsiwetty Council D. Kutz Rigdon Warsa Witte Eckstein

Whitley County Man Burned Out in Dakota

Elst News Bureau reports from Columbia City on April 21 that Jacob Cox of Whitley County, who moved to McKears North Dakota last year and invested heavily in lands, sent a telegram stating a small two acre field caught fire and the blaze swept his tract to his house barn and stock. Cox, formerly in the timber business in Chicago, has lost much of his belongings over a decade due to the disaster.

Elst Newa Hureau Columbia City Tid Jacoh Cox McKears North Dakota Jacnh Cox Chicago Besime

Columbia City Coup Could Move Venture to New Mexico

Mr and Mrs Lyman Fox and their son with Mize Florence Helfrich plan to leave Columbia City for New Mexico next month. Fox, part of Fox and Helfrich firm, hopes the milder climate will aid Mrs Fox health. A prior venture by Fox faced rejection on the stand.

Kist Columbia City Ind Lyman Fox Florence Helfrich New Mexico Jar Fox Fox & Helfrich Fim Southwest Cota Republic

Chocolate Pie And Healthful Founts Of Nutritious Pie

Fragmented OCR text notes healthful pie content and references to nutrition and preparation. Mentions chocolate pie, Acree, Patat TT, and gerkars with garbled directions. Includes garbled shopping note about grocers and order quantities.

Husband hears from recreant wife at last

South Whitley Indiana April 210 Al Bowser of Collamer finally receives a word from his wife who left with a neighbor for Texas six weeks ago. She requests $290 to be deposited to her order in a South Whitley bank as her share of joint property and asks him to notify her Urbana mother. She offers no clear location and vows she will secure the money. The case underscores a desertion and elopement involving a man of limited means.

Rat News’ Bureau South Whitley Ind al Bowser Collamer Texas South Whitler Urbana Iausband

Journal Gazette Adopts System for Finding and Selling Items

The Journal Gazette outlines a new advertising method to help readers sell items and find goods or people. The notice promotes a structured approach to buy and locate offerings, aiming to simplify transactions and improve matchups for readers.

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