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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
4
Hear the latest Hecorda recordings and instrumental numbers at Packard Music House located at 136 Calhoun Street. Edison phonograph demonstration invites neighbors to sample new records and enjoy music selections in a public display.
The forecast notes frenk West Jodkuie and Wwis-Fas facing mild weather with winds increasing. Thursday and Friday bring cooler conditions with a chance of showers and stronger gusts later in the period.
The Fort Wayne area contains numerous brief social, business and travel notes. Visitors include Dr O B Sheets Milan Center in Fort Wayne, Miss Jhiniatta Stone returning to Fostoria after a city visit, and Dr Mcgoogan planning Bluffton and Warsaw trips. Residents and relatives travel or recover, with multiple arrivals and illnesses noted. The weekly civic life covers court cases, a heating cease, a large stock invoice, a city council franchise hearing, and a Christmas gift to a Bethel church pastor.
The column lists numerous visits and guest appearances in Cincinnati, Decatur, Chicago, and other cities. It notes engagements and upcoming gatherings, including a wedding of Ida Gyrns Fairfield to Alvin J. Raimes in Livingston Kentucky with holly and Christmas greens decor and a wedding supper.
In Monroeville on Christmas Day Miss Nora Brandeberry wed Samuel M. Cairns of Mansfield under Rev W E Murray and Rev J Y Nash. Dora Nunamaker aided as a guest. Miss Ethel Baker played the bridal march. gifts flowed as the couple, described as a notable local couple, celebrated with a Christmas dinner. A second quiet Christmas Eve ceremony joined Cland Bower and Lena Bowerman at Fort Wayne with witnesses and a homeward trip to Summit City for their new life.
Fresh Country Butter 20¢ per pound eggs 23¢ a dozen. Flour 4.00 per bag. Potatoes 45¢ per bushel. Oysters 25¢ per can or 20¢ for stewing. Cranberries and sweet potatoes on sale. Fresh pork chows shoulders and beef roasts listed. Beef, pork items priced. large letter ad ends with Bash Blick and phone numbers 315-378.
Mondamin Meadows Dairy Company announces Peter Francisco will head its Tee Cream department. He managed a top Chicago ice cream operation and will handle large or exacting orders promptly. Creams will be pure and high quality from Mondamin Meadows. Also promotes clothing by Schmidt at 57 H Berry St as ideal Christmas gifts.
Local ads advertise buckwheat flour reduced prices per sack and multiple brands including New York State Buckwheat and Surprising Buckwheat. Maple syrups from New Vermont and Lynden offered in quarts and gallons with quoted prices. White Fruit House appears as advertiser.
A cryptic notice mentions BISGO and Basi Leh Si with monthly service terms. It references a person identified as SIG0O and a date window "monthly pry wenisx" with unclear connection to local actions. Further details are unreadable in the text.
A pure harmless powder for the shoes offered by druggists. It promises warmth and comfort for cold feet with simple use and easy application. The product is marketed through pharmacies and general stores.
Auction announces sale of a $500 rig on Friday at 1 o’clock. The Tri-State Block store fronts on Gerry and Clinton, with contact at 415 South Calhoun Street. Calls promptly made.
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