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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1900
Page
7
A fragmented note discusses piano quality and popularity, asserting a piano must have full tone, smooth touch, precise action, and a beautiful case. Mentions a Packard link and a claim of remarkable degree, with garbled phrases about ownership and design.
Train schedule fragment shows the Findlay Fort Wayne and Western Railway lines with express and local services. Mentions departures around 4 Na 2 and daily or Sunday specific operations and a Freight/ Mail Express service. The readable text indicates mixed mail, freight, and passenger services on the Southern Shore and Michigan routes.
Time table fragment for Lake Erie and Western mentions Sunday service exclusions and numbered lines. Includes sources and partial station notes with references to Santh Derark Wan 4d and North line. Details are incomplete and require full timetable for accuracy.
An old advertisement extols a Rotary Motion sewing machine, claiming it is three times the value of rivals, one third easier and faster, quieter, and durable. It promises light sewing without puckering, less noise, and longer continuous operation than Wheeler & Wilson, urging comparison before purchase.
London journals report rising public plea for terms of peace with the Boers as mass meetings and editorials press for restraint. Letters from officers in South Africa recount brutalities and humanitarian appeals while domestic politics drift amid wartime anxieties.
Fragmentary report describes a Washington Capitol rotunda incident where a choir quartet led by unfamiliar singers performed Tesses is Risen before police halted the performance. The event occurred amid a broader wartime backdrop with Taft and other leaders approving the singers’ appearance before officials corrected the action.
Obituary notices report John Nimax Jr died at 1 30 Sunday morning at the family residence near King street and Maumee avenue age 25 from consumption. He was a member of St Marys Catholic church and St Aloysious Young Mens Society and sister deaths are noted. Funeral arrangements set for the residence and St Baites church. Also noted Henry B Orbison a Port Wayne native and longtime resident and business man dies at Tehica Michigan remains to Lindenhurst cemetery for interment. He was about 58, survived by widow and three children. Sister Eaduain will have requiem at St Josephs hospital chapel Wednesday.
The Elks staged the first rehearsal for their coming Austr al spectacle yesterday afternoon. A scarlet fever case was reported to the city health board from 15 Masterson avenue. Frank Pyke of Chicago spent Sunday in the city. Bishop Alerding made a pastoral visit to Notre Dame with students giving him a royal reception. He will visit St. Mary’s on Tuesday.
The American Chamber of Commerce praises President McKinley and the U S government for the exposition. Resolutions congratulate American exhibitors on winning more awards than any other nation and express hope this boosts Paris-U S commerce and strengthens ties between France and the United States.
A longtime Pennsylvania Railroad employee James Sothern, a veteran engineer who began as a fireman forty two years ago and was later promoted, has never missed a payday. He plans to stay with the line until retirement under the pension system and is noted as one of the road’s oldest serving members.
Framed pictures offered by Reil and Kell at 116 Calhoun Street appear in a brief listing. The notice mentions a wide variety and implies purchase or display options, with no clear dates or figures provided.
In a New York address Minister Wu Ting Fang defends a moral common ground between Confucian and Christian teachings. He argues the golden rule transcends dogma, urging meekness toward enemies and justice without vengeance, while noting the gap between doctrine and action. He cautions against violence by Christians and warns the world against retaliation as a guide to conduct.
Describing conditions in the Philippines, Judge W Wo Tall writes from Manila that work remains and success cannot be promised. He links Kinles’s re election to pacification and says insurgency persists, fueled by terror and a conspiracy of murder and threats by armed enemies.
A Day Mail Hongkong correspondent reports unreliable mail advices stating American troops cannot seize rebel contraband vessels. It notes arms and ammunition funded by subscriptions enter Manila and imports of religious items are distributed to support armed groups amid official trade rhetoric. London date appears.
Obi and Dee report a brawl in a Mountain View saloon between Hughes gang members and ASAT tilt, with multiple injuries. Jesse Morris, Marshal Aerim, Tesse Williams, Frank Hughes, and Palmesty were shot in the melee, with chest and head wounds noted.
Irrank L. Byers of St Paul has left the Chicago Advance company and readers will see their present subscription file altered by tat parer The Cong was Tendon in 18SS by Herbert W. Gleason of Minneapolis.
A jagged, archaic sounding quatrain mix hints at devotion and resilience. Names and phrases appear garbled, but evoke a male speaker urging endurance and spiritual guidance amid gloom. The piece reads like a relic of clipped speech and stylized exclamations.
A fragmentary Shakespearean pastiche echoes The Tempest as memory and pageantry fade. The excerpt references the great globe, stage diversions, and a chorus of revels, ending with a plea for steadiness amid fading artificial wonders.
An old advertisement-style fragment touts life medallions and framed pictures at Perry Pictures on Calhoun Street. It hints at a broad assortment and a promotional offer tied to purchases.
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