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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
3
Fragmentary ad copy extols blood purification by Hood’s Sarsaparilla and touts its health benefits. The text mixes promotional claims with dubious health rhetoric, referencing cure notions and unsubstantiated remedies without clear facts or dates.
German born Christian Schaper aged seventy one died at his home four miles southwest of the city after months of Bright's disease kidney illness. Born in Braunschweig Germany on April 28 1883 he came to Allen County fifty years ago and farmed here with his wife Alise Livetta Galme since 1843. He was a lifelong member of Martine Lutheran Church and leaves a large family including ten children and twenty two grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the Martine Lutheran Church with burial in the church cemetery.
The Catholic Society at Saint Peter's Catholic church elected officers for the next term. Charles Thiele was chosen spiritual director, with a vice president and recording secretary positions filled by William and Charles Gebers respectively. Joseph Huhn, Joby Suet Wes, and John Nyboer were named trustees and banner carrier. Additional church officers were selected, including Charles Gebers, Jol Huhn, Edmund Suelzer, Julian Rosunberger, and Fred.
Bradley Brothers’ Ave lost in a first game as Cigarmakers pull ahead. Names Coons Litpla Havanias and Miller appear among scorers. other details are garbled but indicate Bradley Brothers facing a defeat with limited legible player notes and scores.
Dinner listings show Pigeon Pot Pie and Hasen pleHer served at the Hof Brau from 11 to 2 from the day’s schedule. The text also references eminent authorities addressing health issues and a state event involving representatives and officials in a forthcoming colammiens meeting, with various garbled notes about sworn terms and duties.
An apparent Halloween night shooting near the Ratane hotel in Shenvarde sparked an investigation led by Mingland authorities. Witnesses described eerie rumors and conflicting accounts as officers searched the area and questioned locals about a possible visit and a heated confrontation at the inn.
An old style ad promotes Painkiller for joint and muscle soreness from cold weather and injuries. It urges readers to keep it handy and to avoid substitutes, naming Perry Davis as the sole Painkiller with a price listed and a call to age it fresh.
Local hotels allow heavyweight champion Jack Johnson a place to stay when he arrives next Saturday night. Report notes hotels face pressure over price and color line issues as authorities and managers weigh offering him lodging while seeking a fair rate.重量
A Chicago style report recalls Joe Gans, former lightweight champion, resting at a hotel in Port Wayne within the past year and a half. The piece notes his meals, room stays, and surrounding talk of the era about a forthcoming bout and rivalries among boxers and promoters.
An unclear OCR fragment describes a private gymnasium project in Chicago with references to a four foot ring and training plans. Mentions of locations and names are garbled, leaving the core idea as an adult private gymnasium facility in a new building with a boxing ring planned.
Brief note outlines the start of the curling season with team lineups and rink assignments. Names mentioned include Kiel Warne Ort ing and Hennierer, with references to rink order and early schedule details.
General Denman relayed inquiries to J P Morgan Co American Telephone and Telegraph Central Union Telephone and four independents in Columbus Cleveland Toledo and Dayton over freeneele phone deals. He also named HL BR McGews Cleveland attorney and Samuel B Jeffries St Louis in possible inside information. Press reports cited stock transfers that might price the telegraph business under control.
The article reports Dr. Roe Benin and attorney Francis Dolan alleging that William R Hearst and associates aided in tampering with the September primary process. Culver claims preparations to arrest Hearst and others, while defense asserts actions are tied to election law enforcement and primaries legality.
Fragmentary text suggests a British case involving a purported traitor linked to a high level trial. Names and specifics are unclear due to OCR errors, but references to a British unit and a trial imply a wartime espionage or treason inquiry with notable tension and secrecy.
A dated item reports Pigeon Pot Pie and Hasenpfeffer served today at the Hof Brau from 11 to 2. It mentions officer targeting a wanted man in a broader crime context and references wartime era naval security and a crane of labor-related matters. The text also includes fragments about a cartoonist and other unrelated notices from the Journal-Gazette.
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