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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1908
Page
10
A scrambled set of fashion notes outlines fall millinery and outerwear. Hats feature large brims, velvet and silk trims, feather plumes, and ornate crown details at premium prices, while coats show longer lines, smaller sleeves, and heavy button and braid trimming. Skirts proceed with gores and side closures, signaling early autumn styling shifts.
A fragmentary fashion note cites DUTTONs and a curved girdle fashioning a bold silhouette. Mentions Tangy furrow Bish Khothw and rival belts while observers discuss changing styles and the cost of new attire amid winter wear fatigue.
Interview with a local humane officer notes Fort Wayne has few active wife beaters as many men abandon families rather than abuse them. He vows to crack down, sending offenders to the penitentiary if possible, while acknowledging widespread desertion and economic strain forcing spouses to seek bargains in ads.
In a broad attack, Toombs accuses English athletics administrators at the 1960 Olympic Games of unfair, crooked rulings against American athletes. He catalogs alleged offenses from drawing heats to judging methods, equipment rules, and race interventions, arguing the British officials degraded the sport and harmed American competitors.
Jack Johnson scouts a 185 pounder named Dob Mohs from Milwaukee as a potential challenger to gain prestige against eastern boxers. The unnamed promoter Johnson runs the plan to have the young fighter travel east, while Maha shows promise despite crude style. A light jab at a joke ends with a comic line from a Hongkong Brullipkeract bit about a bicycle.
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