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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1908
Page
19
News from Goshen reports Hiram Goodspeed longtime postmaster attempted suicide three times after tax records revealed seven thousand dollars owed. Tax findings unsettled him. doctors attended him tonight and authorities expect his recovery.
Rendallville residents, veterans and their spouses, prepare to attend the national encampment in Toledo. The Elst News Bureau reports August preparations as Mr and Mrs. GE lead efforts to organize travel and participation.
Burnell Bliss and wife of Springfield along with James Taylor and Jeri head to Toledo to visit kin and join the encampment. Brow and pestami soldiers of the city are ordered to report at Hotel Secor on Wednesday to help set the parade.
Household furniture offered for immediate sale as the party departs the city. Inspect at the apartment address today. Also mentions Mondamin Dairy butter and buttermilk in the same notice.
A long, patchy wire service style column lists events in Garrett and surrounding towns. It reports a hospital update for John Schiltz, a Thursday church choir engagement with Miss Henriette Straxs, and a Fort Wayne bride Clara Baton. It notes baptisms, travels to Put-in-Bay, temperance lectures, and assorted community notices across Auburn, Waterloo, Warsaw, Angola, and Columbia City with multiple families and residents named.
A promotional ad touts lawn swings wagons and lawn mowers at low prices. It highlights Granite Ware and fishing tackle with discounts on hooks nets buckets and minnows plus boat rentals and near transport offers. The piece uses promotional language to urge readers to shop for money-saving prices.
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