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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
2
In Bleahedm and Langrange, banded voices debate party alignments and the potential impact of a proposed spell four measure. The text mentions Gilhaeme’s county funds and police, with confusion over who bears responsibility for arrests and actions amid factional tensions.
A detailed examination reports that deep wells are wasting water across states, with underground sources diminishing as production rises. It notes rising numbers of wells, declining aquifer heads, and a push for laws to cap wells or control output to curb waste.
Political news from Hartford City recaps visits by James M. Henry Republican state chair, John W. Brand Democratic chair of Whitley County, plus Hartford City reporters Hilly Blodgett and Louis Jadlow. Notes interviews on local politics, saloon debate, and the Indianapolis Star network.
A Boston conclave of Knights of Pythias elected Henry Parrish Brown of Claybourne Virginia supreme chancellor and Henry Hansen as supreme chance elect. multiple officers chosen across the supreme lodge and uniform rank. Indiana drill teams vied for $10,000 in cash prizes as the encampment events continued with social balls and military drills.
The St Stephen’s Young Men’s Sodality of St Peters Church will stage the operetta Sylvia in St Peters School Hall on Sunday evening. The performance coincides with a lecture by Father George, editor of the Messenger. The program includes Aly Love Dwelt in a Northern Lang by Elgar and other pieces, followed by a Providential Lecture.
A local representative described a sharp rebound in building trades amid rising steel demand. He cited a 4000 ton iron shipment as evidence of accelerating activity and strength in the sector, noting manufacturers anticipate sustained gains as the revival takes hold.
In Fairview Senator Bryan refrains from direct insult and frames the dispute with James W. Van Cleave, defending Democratic labor provisions and jury trial rights. He portrays business leaders as wary but not opposed to the party platform, and outlines contrasts between labor unions and trusts while defending the labor department plan.
A discussion argues that while state authority is curbed, religion faces growing anarchy. It contends creeds and historic authorities should retain guiding power, warning against church leaders who reject doctrinal accountability and endorse personal belief above tradition. The editorial cites President Elliot of Harvard warning of moral chaos in government and its religious implications.
A New York man, Frank Conlan of 486 Houston Street, extols Electric Bitters as grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver issues while aiding back strength. The product purports to improve digestion, purify blood, and restore vigor to the weak, sold under guarantee at Crater & Bro. drug store.
A reader from Ingleside, North Carolina touts Dr King’s New Life Pills after 15 years of indigestion and $200 in remedies, claiming they are the best pill ever sold. Dreier & Bro. drug store offers them at 26 cents under a guarantee.
Ct will have finished within thirty days on the north side of East Columbia street opposite the end of Clay street a new blacksmith Shop twenty four feet by fifty six feet. The location is an unusually desirable one. Will give a lease of three or five years to desirable parties. DN. Foster Court street.
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