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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1908
Page
9
A reader signs as Mrs HL from Irnfrindlam describing a skin disease cure. She mentions a lotion or remedy claimed to clear eczema in a few days, with advice to obtain fresh sealed packages from a drug store. The letter notes personal experiences and requests publication of the prescription.
Conrad Westenfeld, a longtime Allen County pioneer, died Monday at age around 62 after a battle with cancer. Surviving relatives include thirty-one grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday at 2 PM from the home of his son-in-law, with arrangements by local officiants.
The obituary details Mae Robarbs, daughter of Marbiy, who died in November 1908 at age thirty two. It notes her education at public schools and Mort Ways Conservatory of Music, her roles as a teacher, and her devotion to community and church work with the Methodist congregation in Poe. Interment was at Poe Cemetery on Sunday, November 29, 1908, after a life of faith and service.
An advertisement style missive extols Postum as a healthier coffee substitute. It cites a reader letter from Indianapolis praising Postum for overcoming indigestion and nervousness caused by coffee, claiming better health after switching. The piece ends noting that new letters continue to arrive, each genuine and human in interest.
Reports from the district indicate the Ganama Canal Gatun site suffered extensive earth and ground collapse after twenty days of rain. Dredged material and fractured ground threaten tracks as the Chagres river overflows the area. A temporary pumping station is submerged, and rock formations are exposed, with fears of undermining foundations.
An obituary from Amiaten Indiana notes the death of a venerable Auburn gentleman aged sixty one years and four months. The report describes a long illness beginning in youth, with specialists citing kidney issues and other diseases. It mentions a devout life, deep family ties, and a local school connection, with community figures referenced in a solemn tribute.
A young man died suddenly near Lorine afterintense illness. The mother Mrs Yai Warkinai Wis Wile, his brother and family mourn his loss. Funeral arrangements and services will be held next week in Miswton and the city.
For sale nine room house priced at 2400 dollars with rents of 240 dollars monthly. Also notes annual stockholders meeting and a reference to lighting improvements by Wiederhold and sale by J M Stouder & Co at 122 East Columbia Street.
In Tondor on November 30, readers are told of a famed purchase by J Pierpont Morgan aiding the Glastonbury Abbey tale. The piece claims sacred sites near Arthurian legends and King Arthur era relics attract visitors walking the historic abbey grounds and shrine past long-debated lore.
L Z Cooper claims aboliach trouble blamed for monk W hudth. he promotes a theory as the sensational New York topic. He describes a life in New Yorker routines with suffocating air and overwork, urging digestive relief through a new discovery now on sale nationwide.
A garbled OCR obituary fragment mentions multiple names aged eighty seven, with references to a marriage, guardians, and a funeral or estate context. The text is heavily corrupted, mixing places, dates, and personal roles, rendering a coherent event unclear but indicating a death and family settlement in a rural area with several named individuals and an eight-acre tract in a county.
Anheuser Busch St Louis draught beer at George H Brown's 119 East Main is noted in a fragmented local item. The piece mentions a lecture course supported by BUSCO women with planned readings, performances, and community attendance aimed at a successful outcome for the event and its sponsors.
A fatal railroad accident injures and kills several aboard a Chicago Limited train near a junction. The collision involved a freight train and the northbound Line, causing extensive damage and delaying service. The wreck halted travel for hours as investigators examined the scene and identified the deceased and injured.
Nia candidates for the Mastegy Mason dynes received the degree yesterday from the Hembera of the Soft 1, Faxless lodge. The ceremony included work on two acts in the afternoon and at 6:80, with toasts and adulation. The Adcom discussed the work of the border and the conferring of U4 Negros, completed late tonight.
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