14 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
1
A sensational admonition on dangerous cooking and digestion links a tale of family tragedy to warnings about stomach illness. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure that cleanses the stomach and blood, urging readers to insist on the product.
Notice to wheelmen offering refund for Henry Johnsons Aries and Oly Lintment. External application claimed to cure various pains and skin ailments. Ointment sold in bottles priced at 20 cents and 60 cents with larger sizes available from listed merchants.
Dec 13 Indianapolis Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Adams vs City of Shelbyville over a street widening and sidewalk removal project. The dispute centers on front-foot assessments, alleged benefits, and whether the city can redo improvements costing property owners fees deemed punitive or unconstitutional.
The ad from Reuben S Patterson markets Christmas items including frames and portraits, with prices from £1 to $10. It touts medallions and a wide display of furniture and jewelry, urging shoppers to visit and seek guidance on suitable purchases.
Public works notes by the city crematory rebuilding board outline plans to address viability and future use. The advertisement lists architectural input and a certified check as part of the process, with the board of public works ordering proceedings and signatures from clerk Schiaidt.
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs holds a long session with no concrete decisions. Officials discuss plans to raise funds through Brooklyn Baltimore syndicate while Louisville and Brooklyn executives are reprimanded for disputed actions.
Fragmented OCR recalls Major General Andrew G. Wanehonte and Egypt Sudan Nile expeditions. Mentions past commands and awards with scattered dates and places.
Fragmentary report describes British and Boer forces in heavy combat with artillery and trench entanglements. Casualties include officers and Highlanders amid attempts to flank and pierce Boer lines, with actions described near a river crossing and a late afternoon bombardment.
The report says trenches near Mag erafonteln four miles north of Made nevriver came under sudden fire at dawn Monday. Allied forces resisted with heavy artillery and enfilading fire from positions at Gayveldt and surrounding areas. Casualties included several wounded with notes of chaotic shelling and parsing orders as the Dawn attack pressed the frontline. The Associated Press reports the broader conflict continuing with standard dispatches from the front lines.
A garbled report notes Methuen retirement in perfect order as events unfold from Cape Town. Mentioned figures, dates, and locations appear distorted, but the core suggests a formal retirement and related remarks by officials amid wartime tensions.
Governor Poynter names ex Senator Allen to fill the seat created by Senator Hayward's death after a telegram from William J Bryan urged the choice. The Worrell Herald prints a card from Gilbert M Hitchcock expressing thanks for broad support across Damglass County and influential representatives.
Austin Texas December 14 Austerity dust up follows a Dyess report as Colonel Bryan weighs in on the university stadium and Allen’s appointment. He argues Allen should secure universal support while conceding opposition notes. The dialogue hints at political maneuvering and a push for allied backing in the upcoming election.
A letter from Postmaster W. McCoy of Bloomingdale Illinois praises Syrup of Pepsin Co. for relief from indigestion constipation and dyspepsia suffered for years. He notes extensive use by sedentary workers and long search for an effective remedy before finding Pepacin.
Wartime bulletin notes continued shelling of Ladysmith with limited medical status at Wort t mune Seamloney and ongoing operations near Lanrhyatte. Readers are advised to stay indoors as weather and nightfall affect movement and supply lines.
A Vatican decree grants privilege to celebrate a midnight Marian event as the church notes the papal approval and cardinal involvement. The report also mentions the death of a justice official's daughter, who sustained a distorted elbow in a separate incident.
A distressed OCR note offers money to loan at 6 and 5 1 2 percent. It mentions mortgage and trust operations, with references to a bank corner and repayment terms including installments of not less than 100. The garbled text lists terms and conditions and hints at public notices from a financial institution.
Brief notice describes a local sale of colored shirts priced at $1.59 and mentions individuals Patterson and Welock in a sparsely readable community notice.
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