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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
8
An advertorial item touts a pill product named Kite's Mew Lite 5 fb as the best pills available. It claims these pills are effective, sold under a guarantee at a drug store, with readers urged to trust the quality and value offered.
Bir Frank Conlan of 488 Houston Street New York writes that Electric Bitters is a grand family medicine good for dyspepsia and liver complaints. It aids weak backs and weary flesh, regulating digestion, purifying blood, and imparting renewed vigor. sold under guarantee at Dealer & Bro.
Northeastern Indiana briefs from Angola through Waterloo recount local happenings. Garden, church, school and family news note Corkley and Grass families, pardons, sales, birthdays, and obituaries alongside civic updates in Decatur Albion and Kendallville with names like Mock, Gay, Birten, and Waterman.
For sale a 60 foot corner lot on West Berry Street priced at $2,700. Broker ICE W. Bell located at 117 East Columbia Street. Also mentions 400 clues coldres ferderedt Hands Aurehlets offered at 8 cents each. Event details unclear and partially garbled.
Kendallville girl found in Pittsburg after a county commission meeting file details. She was identified by Susan Snohandler and an attorney was appointed to handle the matter. The report notes an entangled relation and possible marriage prospects, with unnamed parties involved.
Miss Royal headlines a touring equestrian vaudeville with her seven year old mare Chesterfield. The pair perform precise poses including the Dead Charger, drawing astonished crowds. Chesterfield, pampered by the four hundred set, enjoys baths and daily gallops, with lively antics when loose in the street.
Local ad announces a major stove sale at H J Ashs on East Columbia Street. Call to seize bargains in Base Burn BPS as advertised.
In Fort Wayne, George Wilhelm sues Fort Wayne Cement Stone Co. for 100. He, a sidewalk builder, alleges purchased forty barrels of cement guaranteed first class but found inferior. Joscph C Dillery et al seek quiet title. Clark Fairbank’s will probate assigns all estate to widow Caroline H Fairbank, executrix. Wood & Townsend law firm to dissolve September 1 with T. L. Townsend as successor.
At the Allen county bar Postmaster RB KB Hanne met county commissioners to discuss a government supervised road section. The commissioners wish to start but funds are nearly exhausted and no action can be taken until a petition for a read is filed. Tyrhaard urges patience until next spring when more petitions arrive and funds may be available. Also listed are licenses for Wad Lenny Scott with Agnes Reed Arnold Curres and May Adams.
A chaotic police court record shows John Bose and Patrick Sullivan charged with public intoxication. Willson Burrus and John Demsey with vagrancy. Several defendants were ordered to leave the city within an hour. Also listed are Frank Martip and Charles Bode for public detoxication, with fines or costs. Thomas Perris and others with varied penalties including jail days and bonds. The session, led by Judge Skelton, addressed riot charges against Tomo Boise and Samapa fan and Joe Maxim amid mixed outcomes.
Announcement declares Louis Austin as proprietor of the Gruber cigar factory. The move signals the continuation of the Gruber brands once popular in Fort Wayne and nearby towns. Long-time associate Allman Garnilier remains tied to the business as part of the transition and ongoing operations.
Acquainted Nini upholds Graber's standard as the cigar business passes to Ar Aumann who will run factory, retail, and wholesale. Anmann, with 23 years at Gruber, premieres as foreman and aims for top quality cigars including Eclipse 9 cent and La Vernid brands. Meantime, Montpelier confession tells of a horse theft, burglary of a bicycle, and a livery-horse beating case with multiple defendants and pending sentences.
Special rates to Decatur next week for the Great Northern Indiana fair. Are you going. Trunks discounted one per cent during preveat sale. Pattergon Fletcher on.
Kist News Bureau reports in Pierceton Indiana Golden confessed to offering a horse for sale to Bowers. He appeared yesterday in circuit court under $1,000 bond and is jailed in Monticello awaiting sentence. An officer moved him handcuffed to the Monticello jail.
Local store runs a large blistering sale with advertised bargains. Call to view discounts and promotional items. Shoppers are urged to visit the street location to see price cuts and special offers.
Kirst News Bace reports in Kendallville Indiana that twelve year old Missy Hazel Simons was found by Elkhart police and returned to her mother Anna Simons. Chief Sylve confirmed a Lake Shore conductor helped locate the girl in Archy Camp on Lisle Street. Anna Simons arrived with the girl and they left for Elkhart on an evening train.
Local fair officials announce a prize pool of 6000 dollars in purses and premiums for events at the Great Northern fair in Decatur next week, inviting participants to enter in multiple disciplines.
An advertisement touts cures for nervous breakdown and a range of conditions including pelvic diseases, varicocele, stricture, rupture, piles, fistula, blood poison, prostatic enlargement, eczema, and other ailments. It claims to restore vitality and removes disease symptoms through unspecified methods, promising relief without business interruption.
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