Local Notes from Fort Wayne and Surroundings
City news items recount social visits, appointments, and upcoming events. Guests include Miss Anus Dougus in Lima and Miss Lerothe Rindfust of Larwill, with plans for weddings and a banquet at Wayne Club. Also noted are staff changes at National Telephone and Telegraph, a new hockey club, and railroad executives attending.
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Anus Dougus
Faust Washington Street
Iva Shits
Lima
Atuchtey N.J. Doighman
Wilt & Co
Mas
G. J. Beaver
E.W. Mitchell
Cleveland
Williamson
A. Pontius
G. Wo Nori
LE Fagan
Columbia
Fort Warne
Columbus
Grand Rapids
FH. Kleekamp
Munlertown
Edwin Fox
Air CG. WL Ers
National Telephone and Telegraph Company
Fort Wayne
Lerthe Rindfust
Larwill
Dr Smith
Tukedy
Chi
Po Bros
State Fair Association
Tidiquapylis
Fis
Diocesan Property Transferred to Bishop Aler Bing
Trustees transfer all Fort Wayne diocese property to Bishop Aleyding Richter of Grail Rapids and Bishop Horstman of Cleveland as new diocesan trustees after Bishop Rademacher’s death. Transfer covers churches parishes orphanages and benevolent properties across about fifty northern Indiana counties with several hundred churches. Deeds to be recorded in all counties.
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Breen & Morris
Fort Wayne
Aleyding
Richter
Grail Rapiis
Horsuman
Cleveland
Rademacher
Sheere
Toasmuch
Keystone Flour and Groceries Advertises Local Deals
The ad lists Keystone Flour at 4.8 per barrel and AH Chey Flour at 4.00 per barrel along with buckwheat flour Michigan potatoes oranges California raisins and seeded raisins with multiple prices. It advertises fresh dressed meats bread rolls cakes cookies doughnuts and daily baking at 228 and 240 Calhoun St with deals on citrus and dried fruit.
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Keystone
Michigan
California
Nancy Citroi
Oran
New Keystone
Calhoun St. Peel
Toys Dolls And Games Low Prices In City Display
Toy shop touts large assortment with deep cut prices from manufacturers. Offers 200 dozen Ki Body Dolls and various dolls, rubber cats, doll cabs, go carts, kids sets, air cans, climbing engines, and storybooks priced from under one dollar to a few dollars. Whith Fruit House to start shoppers.
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Westralia
Whith Fruit House
Christmas Groceries and Memorial Invitation
LEAVE YOUR ORDER NOW. Dressed Turkeys 11¢ lb, Dressed Ducks 10¢ lb, Dressed Chickens 10¢ lb, New English Walnuts 12¢ lb, New Filberts 12¢ qt, Presh Country Butter and Eggs. A ROSS, GROCERY, West Columbia Street. General Lawton Post 590 invites all G A R posts, auxiliaries, Union Veteran Legion, Sons of Veterans, Spanish American War veterans and auxiliaries and citizens to a Lawton memorial on Wednesday December 19 at 8 pm in the assembly room of the courthouse. THEO BEY, Commander, RK JOHNSON, Adjutant.
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Xmas Hall
ROSS
West
Columbia Street
Candies arrive at The New Keystone shop
Tot of fresh candies for the holidays includes mixed and sealed treats such as bars, chocolates, caramels and more. Prices are tight. Call and see us at The New Keystone located at 338 and 248 Calhoun St.
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Keystone
Calhoun St
Thing & Co Slipper Line Arrives At Calhoun Street Store
Thing and Co at 2 Calhoun Street announces a new line of ladies slippers titled Xatas Slippers. Over forty styles on sale at $1.00, $1.35, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00. Tobey manager.
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Haliday Bee Lads
Aline
Thing & Co. Bately
Thing & CO
Calhoun St Farge Red Boot. Co
Tobey
Carpenters Union Box Social Invitation
Carpenters wives daughters and sweethearts invited to a box social hosted by Carpenters Union No 232 at Kimball Hall No 109 Calhoun Street Friday evening December 21 beginning at o clock. Attend and bring a box for a good time. Committed.
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Carpenters
Carpenters’ Union
Kimball Hal
Calhoun Street
Classified ad jumble from 19th century shoppers
An OCR fragment lists multiple earnest ad lines including sewing machines by Wheeler & Wilson, a jewelry shop promoting watch chains, and a housework helper ad. It also mentions an Oriental Rugs and Pine Silk Dealers storefront on Arcade Way with listing for tying events on December 18 at 11 30, 2 and 7 30, plus various local business names and contact notes.
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H. T. Stapleford
Fort Wayne stock farm seeks horses for winter care
Wanted horses to winter. We have thirty box stully and are better equipped to take proper care of road and defying horses than any other stock farm around Fort Wayne. Horses called for and delivered. Tel éphone 18.
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Fort Wayne
Auction Sale At Trucking Co Storage House
An auction sale is announced for Thursday at 7 a m at the Trucking Company's storage house opposite the Artificial Tire Co. Household furnishings of all descriptions will be sold at any price. Note the date 18-3t.
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Dee
Uth
Ity ‘Trucking ‘ Co
Artificial Tire Co
Sterling Silver and Ebony Finished Novelties Ad
An advertisement lists Manicure Pieces Ebony Brushes and sets, Sterling Silver Novelties and Rogers plated ware. It promotes best values with smoking sets priced from 4.75 to 5.50, Bon Bon Plates at 1.00 and up, and solid gold pencils accessories. Sold by P. Green in Ar.
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Rogers
2Ic
Bic
P. Green, Ar
Portrait Frames and Homes Ad Offer Special Holiday Prices
Porch La La Grood residence and Leith Street listings feature homes at 1500 and 1600 with monthly payments. DOTD, Agent, announces special holiday prices on framed pictures and frames. Frames can be made to order in all sizes and styles. Cooperative Portrait G located at 18 to 0 East Wayne St.
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Wayne St
Notice to Star Light Council Members Meeting Tuesday
Members of Star Light Council No 3 Order of GChoren Friends are urged to attend the meeting Tuesday night. The call emphasizes member presence and council duties in the local order.
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Star. Light Council
Order of Gchoren Friends
Local Grocer Ads Flour Potatoes Meats and Eggs
An old grocery ad lists flour at 4.00 per bushel, best plow mills at 3.77 per bushel, Michigan and Jersey potatoes, large yellow onions, sugar cured shoulders, English breakfast bacon, rest roll butter at 20 cents, and country eggs at 27 cents per dozen. White Fruit House.
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Ity Mills
Globe
White Pruit House
New Two Step Quadrille at Elektron Hall 20
At Elektron Hall the Golden Eagle introduces a new two step Quadrille praised as the finest dance published. Also premiering a Chinese two step Chats Thursday. The catalog lists incests, combi rou, and various designs, with Gold filled link buttons and Gruber’s goods presented in festive boxes for Xmas. Ranke & Nussbaura advertise imported and domestic perfumes in bulk and Laney packages.
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Duce
Scueranger
Ranke & Nussbaura’s
Wabash Holiday Rates Announced For East of Mississippi
Wabash offers holiday fare reductions for all stations east of the Mississippi. Tickets go on sale December 22 23 24 28 and 31 and January 1 and valid for return until January 2 1901, with customary reductions applying.
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Wabash
Missippi
Christmas picks and cosmetic gifts from local merchants
An array of items is promoted including Parcd to Lom at present interest on improved city property and a range of jewelry chains, guards, and charms from Clary Mairbank and P Scherzinger. The advertisement also touts Loesch's Toilet Cream for chapped hands, face and lips, claimed to be non greasy.
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Clary Mairbank
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Bath Robes
Biter
Terry
Drinkel
Oxford
Bik
Red
Mac Lou
Smen
Pixley & CO
Boston
WM. Hahn & CO
MF Noll
Tao E. Jefferson
Edison Phonograph
Packard Music House
City News
Maff W
Lsi- Hess
Vod
Fessenden
Ftnwon
Wis
Ant
Gumppe
Masips
GF Kukui
Pray Warne
Friends
Sul D. Bayless Lodge
Siss Lulu fKibier Hig
Monroe
Muneia
Aler
Bing
Indiana
Bish
Ops Richter and
Horstman
No. Wheeler & Wilson
A. A. Ochlinger
Dallas F. Green
Arcade Jeweler
Taquire HG Hast
Wayne Street
Thieme
Pape Furniture Go
East
Berry St
Por la
Elektron Hall
Gruber
Rigarg
Tradt
AL Gizes
Eclipse
Frank
P. Scherzinger
Boston Dental
Malister
Merith
Cotton & Knox
Columbia Machine Works
Barr Street
Louis F. Curdes
Pixley-Long Block
Eavey
United States
Kel
Ickel
Vines
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