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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
3
A compact ad asks where your deeds mortgages and securities are and offers a safe deposit vault at 2.00 per year. It claims the box protects abstracts insurance papers and stock certificates from fire theft or burglary and invites readers to call and rent a vault to stop worrying about losses.
Listing of bank leadership includes A H Bass as President H Worden and H Keplinger as Vice Presidents H Freeman as Cashier and H Orr as Assistant Cashier. The typography indicates a formal organizational announcement for First National Bank with named executives.
A historic market note indicates anticipated strong retail activity for the coming week with firm prices overall. Chickens, berries, apples and plums show mixed results, with prices for cantaloupes and melons steady, cabbage common for wholesale, and cucumbers pricing varying by location.
Detour, Ind August 11 The Decatur Italy Gradcastin youths finish travel arrangements for a ten day outing at Winona and will encamp here Tuesday morning. Campsites at Winans will host tents and gear from Indiana Ohio Illinois and other states. A cook is hired for encampment duties and a student leadership program is planned with talks and readings by Epworth League secretary Tonia Oo Tphyty and local clergy.
The September wheat market opened lower and closed weak amid broader grain selling. Local holders reduced bets as uncertainty and weak overseas demand pressured prices while reports showed steady U.S. receipts and ample supplies.
The Adams County Farmers Institute at Berne hosts a wide summer gathering with on plantings and recitations. Featured speaker Prof. W. Lada from Purdue University and Mrs. J. Vaan participate in programs including poetry and Latics revival, with adjournment planned for August 53.
In Berne Kansas on August, reports indicate the saw mill resumed operations after a long idle period. The Sunapee era weathered disruptions and a steady pace of activity followed, with orders and daily work gradually returning to normal.
The report notes weak tone in the wheat market and clover seed about 10 cents lower. It covers price movements across futures months, including May, June, and December, with references to Chicago futures, market activity, and regional price changes in the Northwest and other areas.
Market notes show mixed demand for timothy hay and clover. Receipts are light for timothy and prairie hay while buyers seek quality for nearby shipments. prices held upper ranges but advised careful purchase amid limited demand and rising mold concerns.
Market notes from Fort Wayne show wide listings of wholesale and retail prices for dairy butter eggs wheat and live poultry, with numerous stalls and vendors named. Prices range from per pound rates for butter and dairy to per bushel quotes for apples, apples, and various grains, along with livestock quotes for cattle hogs sheep and poultry.
A Sunday school convention gathered in Adams County bringing together Jet Sun chant groups from Satir Tid and Maye Creek townships. Rev. Tas Conper of Berne led sessions on temperance and teacher qualifications while choirs from Mt Carmel Mane Grave Salem and Mt Hope Sunday schools performed. A large turnout from the city and surrounding area attended the event with programs of recitations and discussions throughout the day.
Price reports show hogs advancing with beeves sold slow and sheep higher. Cattle demand eased with mixed weekly receipts totaling about 48,600, western range cattle strongest, lambs and sheep firm, and hogs rising to top bids around 6.70 to 6.72 for top butcher grades.
An early 19th century plan describes a memorial to Robert Fulton to be built on the Hudson riverfront between 114th and 116th streets. It envisions a pier head with crescent bays, two grand buildings, a library, museum, and reception hall, plus a monumental tomb and towering column. Estimated cost 2. million dollars, to be funded by public contributions led by Cornelius Vanderbilt and Samuel L Clemens among others.
The Commercial Bulletin notes a comparatively lively week in wool markets with good buyers and representations from New England and Philadelphia. It cites sales of about 5,000,000 pounds moving hands, mixed activity among buyers, with prices for quarter blood, half blood, and Montana Lincoln wools detailed. Shipments from Boston to August 1 totaled 133,512,003 pounds, versus 162,975,690 last year, and a call is made for livery services by Frank Purcell Cab Line.
A garbled note from a Hawaii source mentions wishes and greetings, referencing Tet and a morning, with unclear names and actions. The text appears as a stray morning message lacking coherent context or identifiable events. No definite person, place, or outcome can be confirmed from the legible portions.
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