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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1900
Page
6
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a clairvoyant doctor, a palm reader, and English clairvoyance lore. The text references a mystic practitioner named Dr Bottle and a cart reader, presenting a curious glimpse of a speculative era.
Long article details Tarwell retirement on January 1 with Gustave Hickins taking charge, Belden Larwell Electric and Manufacturing expanding to dynamos and transformers, nine hourly workers the largest payroll, and a lamp invention proving successful. It notes numerous Nickel Plate and Pennsylvania line staff vacations, engine overhauls, and holiday travel as well as the Fort Wayne area railway moves and local personnel changes.
Seven thousand four hundred eighteen cars sold by Dichter Brothers with an increase of 423 from last year. Second section of Pennsylvania train No 11 derailed Saturday morning and arrived in the city. No details of the accident yet. two express cars set off, merchandise saved except 300 gallons of oysters spilled beside the track. Express Messenger Frank A. Young injured at his DeWard street home with bruises.
H Gray of Amenia Duchess county voices strong praise for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a top children's cure for croup. He notes it prevents attacks when given at the first hoarseness and urges keeping a bottle on hand for instant use as symptoms appear. Sold by Dreier Bro druggists.
New York December 22 Mrs Gertrude Payne Whitney and her sister Miss Emilyns Vanderbilt receive one cent each from a $5,000,000 bequest of their father Cornelius Vanderbilt. The total now valued at over $6.49 million will be distributed among four heirs excluding Cornelius's son. Christopher Mazet recommended the split with Alfred Vanderbilt and Reginald Vanderbilt each receiving about 1.48 million dollars while Gertrude and Gladys each get roughly 1.48 million.
An advertisement touts Centlivre beer as pure and wholesome. It promotes delivery to any part of the city day or night via telephone 62.
Cincinnati mourns St John Riley Chamberlin a World War veteran and Miami University alumnus who died in Cincinnati aged 72 after a bronchitis pneumonia illness. He worked thirty years in newspaper service including with the Associated Press and was widowed with two children Lille and Paul. Born near Chickaloosie Ohio he served in the army and returned to Cincinnati after the war.
A terse notice lists a German named Harry Manha tain with Canaries at 57 Rast Main St in TRAUTHAN'S. The fragmentary line hints at a local trade or display detail, but the full context is missing from the OCR.
War correspondent Richard Henry Little reports on U S soldiers abroad celebrating Christmas with home comforts where possible. Generous provisions are sent to Manila, Luzon, and other posts, while front line troops endure heat, trenches, and limited supplies. Officers share dinners, games, and a toast to sweethearts as isolation and distance deepen homesickness.
An ad touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm soaked flannel bound to the affected area as superior to plasters. It claims rapid relief for rheumatism, side or chest pain, and praises the balm’s efficacy after a single application. Dreier & Bro. druggists sell it.
Fragmentary text references beverages and delivery at night with unclear names and contacts, offering limited identifiable entities or events to accurately summarize or headline.
Advertisement listing a Nord Wheeler and Wilson sewing machine offered by Christos G A Khuehtlinger of 100 Culheun Street with contact phone 11 448 Main.
A sermon urged cleansing of sin through Jesus Christ, stressing the Lamb of God role and the need for Christians to live pure, devoted lives. It warned that unwashed sin drives believers from the church and urged daily devotion and repentance to maintain spiritual vitality.
A fragment describes a venison dish preparation with jelty style and oyster incorporations. It mentions origin terms and a shipment note FOB Maiur e and Bopeeniaechiret Prop. The text is incomplete but signals a culinary item tied to a supplier notation.
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