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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1902
Page
5
A long list of holiday goods appears in a Christmas themed catalog style, highlighting items such as holiday gowns, lace, silks, linens, undergarments, purses, curtains, robes, furs, and various textile wares. The assortment emphasizes seasonal wrapping, hosiery, and baby apparel as shoppers browse for gifts and attire.
Weather summaries indicate rain in parts of Indiana and Ohio with colder conditions on Monday. North of the region, expect fair skies in Washington and mild winds, while a cold wave edges east toward Connecticut with fresh west winds.
Society and club items fill the afternoon with meetings and events across St. Margarets Guild Trinity parish activities and numerous local groups. Mrs Bell and Miss Hay return from Allanne Ci. Plebiscite notices include the School of Art exhibit opening Dec 15 at the Commercial club rooms.
Despite record demand, the fur trade offers very low prices thanks to pre-advance material costs. The seller promises highest quality and lists example prices as part of a promotional notice.
VESEY & HEATON offer loans at 5 percent secured by mortgages on Fort Wayne real estate with amounts from $1,000. They seek farm lands and offer sale or trade of some northern Indiana farms on suitable terms. A firm member will be at Neibelbiss' abstract office each Saturday for details.
Goods for Christmas arriving daily urged readers to visit the jeweler Ty. M. Beor at the corner of Calhoun and Washington Streets. The Journal-Gazette advert mentions the page “leais them all” and promises readers it offers results and head it for best read.
Mr Van Norman spoke in Lagrange county on Indiana dairy conditions and profits from dairying. He announced the State Dairy Association meeting January 21 to 22 at the university in a new building equipped for practical dairy training. He urged increasing butter making facilities, noted Indiana milk supplies feeding eastern markets, and highlighted speakers and railway travel discounts. Eclipse is advertised as the best cent cigar in the world.
Rundell Proprietary Co offers a bold public test of Rundell's Rheumatic Cure promising free treatment for bed-bound severe rheumatism cases. The offer requires patients to send to No 19 Butler Street within one week, with eligibility limited to those confined to bed. Office hours unspecified due to garbled text.
An old classified-like snippet advertises wintering horses call numbers 18 or 1218. It features Rockhill Bros selling Dr Austin’s corn flour and a range of Victor Talking Machines from 15 to 350 dollars. Guy Conklin at 1112 Calhoun St advertises records and toiletries. Rodenbecks at 1004 Calhoun and other boxy items appear amid a busy ad block.
Mr Charles J Meegan and his wife travel to Columbus Ohio where he will assume the night editor post at the Ohio State Journal. A veteran Fort Wayne newspaper man he has worked at Kansas City St Louis Chicago and The American before this appointment. He is described as a bright breezy writer with energy and ability.
The Fort Wayne Cathedral marks the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with a pontifical high mass at 9 o'clock. Bishop Alerding presides with Father Roche as presbyter's assistant and Father Bathe as ideacop, joined by Father Sullivan as sub-deacon and Revs. Thomas and Edward Munger as deacons of honor.
The Eureka bowling team trains for a key match this week against Van Wert. Friday night’s trio John Farnan Frank Farnan and Frank Hill averaged 442 across three games. Two weeks ago Eureka lost to Van Wert by eighty pins. the upcoming return game promises to be a standout in the city. Eclipse Cigar is advertised as the best selling locally.
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