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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1908
Page
6
A fire left the Wallen family homeless as parents and eleven children escaped. An officer described the scene and the father’s attempts to save others before the home burned. Investigators prepared to interview survivors and determine a cause.
Farmers of Washington Township are invited to hear an address by J. H. Bueter at the Scarlette schoolhouse Friday night December 11, 1908. John Gillie, President. W. H. Langstaff, Secy.
Frank Catshall will assume charge of the Indiana Lighting Plant in South Bend. Orders for men’s bath robes will be attended to immediately for Christmas delivery. Samples and models are on display on the second floor at Wolf & Dessauer.
A group of traction magnates and officials met to discuss interchange rates. Attendees included Lee Henry Daal, Attorney Me Harrent, Bert Wayne, and Wild Sates leaders. They reviewed proposed easing measures and potential impacts on western districts and broader regional transit finances.
The store advertises a wide Christmas stock from nine dollars to ten cents, highlighting perfumes and razors for men and women. It touts many small gift items including manicure sets, tooth brushes, soaps, hair and hat accessories, and razor straps, urging shoppers to visit the Christmas Drug Stores for a generous buy.
A fragment from CITY NEWS reports a delayed meeting on the subject Thy Melting mee Issued to Prank Cole and notes various local notices. It mentions postponement of the Ladies’ meeting at Plymouth Convecational church and lists forthcoming services, elections, and civil notices. The item also records deaths, funerals, and public health notices, including a typhoid fever case and a death from appendicitis. Local officials and figures such as Mrs Kate Wells and Mrs Tame McChanee are named amid community affairs and church activities.
Fragmented ad style notice for Fleurithe ent sale of a saloon at 1235 East Columbia Street. Includes court references and legal-sounding text about trusts, licenses, and county issues, plus a late evening oyster event and an offer to sell printing type. The piece blends sale inquiry with court jargon and a job-like public notice. The overall content resembles a miscellany from a local journal page.
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