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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
4
Fire Bursquary offers secure surtafe vault boxes at $2.00 yearly to protect deeds mortgages securities and insurance papers from loss by fire theft or burglary. Rent a box to save replacement costs and stop worrying about damaged or missing abstracts and stock certificates.
The article lists officers of the First National Bank including J. H. Bass as President G. H. Worder and Hi A Kep lingers as Vice Presidents H R Freeman as Cashier and dH Ora as Assistant Cashier.
Real estate transfer notices list sales and subdivision actions by various sellers and buyers. Names include C Beller J V2 Hox and A Bejn Apkertgay with mentions of Kerr Murry and Reimer J. Reneei. Locations reference additions and grants districts. Dates and parcel numbers appear with references to estate conveyance terms and taxes.
Readable fragments describe a day at the New York dry goods market with traders and shoppers examining wares. Mentions of lenses, linens, and large dusters appear amid scattered phrases about prices and sales activity.
This fragment notes Thomas Anderson of Syracuse identified as insane and seeking treatment. It mentions a hospital or care process and references a journal ad format for want ads. The readable text is heavily garbled with stray letters and misplaced words.
Wheat conditions show weakness due to favorable weather and rising supplies as market reports indicate sizable daily receipts, prices fluctuating from mid to upper levels and contracts mixed. Cattle and hog futures move modestly higher while corn bears pressure on nearby notes. analysts cite improved yields and steady demand offsetting losses.
In Qt City on August 16 the oil market saw notable activity with price shifts and trading volume reflecting broader energy sector movements. Market participants monitored supply outlooks and refining margins as prices fluctuated amid regional demand signals.
In Toledo August market notes ship a bearish undertone with wheat and corn showing mixed declines. Heavy receipts from the South West pressured prices while September futures opened lower and closed near the day’s lows. rain remains a key need in leading states.
Nervous trading dominated from the open with a broadening demand lifting prices despite setbacks. A sharp early break centered on American Smelting and National Lead, tied to Boston advertising to spark speculative interest, while industry talks and tighter liquidity influenced near end-of-day moves. Copper strengthened in London and Continental markets as gold supply queries persisted, with overall gains sustaining into close.
Prices for dairy butter eggs potatoes onions and poultry listed among wholesale and retail markets. Wheat oats corn rye barley and other grains shown with barrels and bushels prices, plus livestock quotes for steers hogs cows and horses from regional merchants and suppliers.
Ledger style note records heavy reemits and weights at city scales. It mentions Mendes and twentyen lads, four pats patting corn, with mixed prices and measures including a bushel and small sums. The fragment suggests market activity and pricing signals without clear clarity on items or dates.
Cattle tone firmer at advance with steady sheep. Receipts 42,000 cattle and 30,000 sheep. cattle top at 74, hogs up 30 percent from Saturday, lambs and sheep weaker. Steers showed active demand for prime, with top prices near 7.40s. natives sold slower in mid grades.
In Steuben County Court in November 1905 Myers won a divorce from his wife and possession of his minor daughter. On Sunday he sought to take his two children, an eight year old and another younger, to Hillhart. Mrs Williams refused to surrender. Attorney Barr and Marshal Rimmel defended the decree. The children were taken to Myers and he left with them that day.
Gas service is set to commence this week in Kendallville Indiana as plant doors reopen at night. Engineers report retorts heating to 75 degrees creating gas. A new steam driven pump is added to the main well and supplies water for ordinary uses and fire standby. Gas staff have moved into the Ram north of His pas taffics in the Kengsr building and their gas staves are on exhibit.
Fire swept a barn belonging to Jethro Potter near the city, storing oats and flax as threshing season began. Smoke and flames destroyed the structure, with flames spreading to nearby outlets and threatening adjacent homes. Local crews battled the blaze into late night hours, estimating the loss and noting damaged property in the rural area south of town.
Among the vacant fauses weeks or months, Pernays stands out as the prime target for landlords. Watch the ads as property owners tire of relying on placards for letting spaces.
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