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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1900
Page
4
Come in and hear The Edison Phonograph and the latest records including instrumental selections at Packard Music House located on 120 Calhoun Street.
Weather notes indicate generally fair Tuesday with westerly winds. Wednesday looks damp with showers, cooler conditions, and fresh gusts across Michigan and nearby areas.
Mr John L B Evans traveled to Chicago on business while Mr John Forbing returned from Ohio. Evangelistic services begin January 15 on Wayne Street. Isidor Lehman back from New York, V R Russell of Dun & Co. visited Decatur, Indiana for business. Ernest Kawspe, Eckert Packing bookkeeper, absent ill. J Whine returned from Chicago stock purchase. Albanis Bros moved carriages from Berry and Clinton corner. Women’s Hope Hospital to hold monthly meeting Wednesday evening. Sons of Veterans nominating officers tonight with voting later. Seating contract for iwhumaus Lutheran church awarded to Wabash Furniture Co. seats by April. Oscar S. Rhoads, new Schroeder Pharmacy owner, reports improvements. Fort Wayne welcomes his new venture.
A promotional list features New Leghorn Citron 14 th, New Lemon and Orange Peel, California Raisins in multiple varieties, London Lager Raisins, Sultana and seeded raisins, Currants, almonds, mixed nuts, Smyrna figs and more. An accompanying note markets bath robes by Patterson at $5.00.
Fragments tout a variety of Christmas sales including frames, pictures, violins, and novelty items at Calhoun and Cotham streets. Promotions mention prizes, special discounts, and officers of a social group with names like Eliza Smith and Mary Aliel. A holiday book drive is advertised with a 23 cent Pine Banks note.
A Board of Works meeting discussed permitting Home Telephone to lay two conduits between Warne and Washington, approving assessments for Tam Street and an alley west of Walton Avenue, and directing a plat for Taylor Street widening. The semi monthly payroll of street and park forces, totaling $600, was approved for disbursement. No reply from Contractor Adams regarding South Warne sewer construction was received.
A collage of store notices and promotions from Fort Wayne area merchants. It promotes P. Scherzinger silks, Loesch's Drug Store pine perfumes, Salem Church Baezant opening, Dr Joe Z Ogle contact, Christmas hours, Silverware lines like Ciog Fleurs and York Rose, Dallas Green Arcade Jeweler, Beck & O'Brien steel range, Schrader Wilson legal bonds, Fidelity depot agents, Perrey Pictures, Keil & Ket, Elk's Bouquet at Loesch's Drug Store, and Keil & Ket 116 Calhoun St.
Johnny Appleseed appeared in police court for drunkenness and was released after the mayor listened to his account. Albert Moore and Henry Scott were jailed 16 days each for vagrancy. Frank Thomas faced assault charges and was released on suspended sentence. Jessie Hartman filed an affidavit against Thomas for assault and battery, set for hearing today at 1 p.m. A stranger with the A. Walter diek possession remains at large. Charles Moreland lost 40 dollars at the Rat Dall hotel on Calhoun Street. part recovered by Joseph Kolby, rest by a boy named Fred Norton, turned to Superintendent Gorstine.
An expert pastry cook will demonstrate practical pie and cake making from Celebrated None Such food specialties at Skelton Grocery Co 25 West Main Street Patterson this week Wednesday and Thursday. Everyone invited for an instructive entertaining event. Also catalog of Groceries and a music house ad by George Jacobs on Calhoun Street.
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