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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1908

Page

10

Pittsburg Inches Toward Industrial Recovery Says Banks Improve

Charles McCulloch and Olaf N. Guldlin return from Pittsburg with optimism. McCulloch notes banks there are healthier than weeks ago and money is plentiful. Westinghouse employment steady while Pittsburg’s industrial mood improves, signaling possible national recovery though not rapid.

Charles McCulloch Hamilton National Bank Olaf N. Guldlin Western Gas Construction Company Pittsburg McCulloch Westinghouse Company Jock

Making of a Good American trip widens horizons

Charles R. Weatherhogg and William Griffin returned from a four weeks Europe trip and said it made them better Americans while praising the experience. Griffin found London dreary and Paris brighter but home in Fort Wayne remains the preference. Tred Berghoff was appointed continental manager for the Kid Medical company and assumed duties weeks ago.

Charles R. Wweatherfregs William Griffin Europe Mr. Weatherhogg America Fort. Rayne William M. Griffin Griffin Mr. Griffin London France Paris Tred Berghoff Lonton Kid Medical Company Berghof

Affidavit filed against Joseph N. Butler for swindling

COLUMBIA CITY Ind Feb 12 An affidavit filed in circuit court against Joseph N Butler by Deputy Prosecutor Kissinger charges him with swindling Ten M Grable of Thorncreek township out of 30 dollars on a fence proposition Grable bought the rights to a patent wire fence and one machine from Butler but did not receive the machine or patent credentials Butler was arrested Tuesday evening at LaPorte and is held while Sheriff Staples pursues him for other county charges for similar transactions

East News Bureau Columbia City Ind Joseph N. Butler Kissinger Butler M. Grable Thorncreek Township Grable Whitley County Laporte Staples

Kosciusko County Fair to Be Reorganized in Warsaw

In Warsaw Indiana Joel Hall called a meeting at the county courthouse for Saturday at 1 PM to reorganize the Kosciusko County agricultural association and the county fair. Business leaders and farmers are urged to attend. Edith Garner, daughter of Marshal and Mrs William Garner, celebrated her fourteenth birthday with a party of twenty six guests featuring games and music until midnight.

Warsaw Ind Joel Hall Court House Kosciusko County Agricultural Association Edith Garner Marshal William Garner

Masquerade Skating Parties Highlight Auburn Event

Auburn Ind February crowds from Kendallville Garrett and Waterloo are expected for a masquerade skate at Groscop Coliseum. The floor is noted as among the finest in the state and the rink’s popularity grows under manager Groabop’s direction.

Auburn Ind Kendallville Garrett Waterloo Groscop Coliseum Groabop

William Fife in Serious Condition After Yacht Accident

Scots yacht designer William Fife remains in a very serious condition after an accident last Saturday while overseeing Sir Thomas Lipton's new racing yacht. He fell from the deck into the hold, struck his head, and was unconscious for hours before being carried home. Fife, famed for lighter-than-air designs like the Shamrock I and for projects such as Cecily and Lucida, had previously sailed to victory and influenced Lipton’s plans for international racers. His health has long been afflicted by rheumatism and recurrent illness, yet he continued work on Lipton's next challenger.

Glasgow Scot Wilam Fis Sir Thomas Lipton Dumbarton Clyde Cecily Lucida Fife Himuself Oswego John BR. Mills New York Yacht Club Canada Lake Ontario George Watson

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Services Highlight Moral Life Study

The Plymouth Congregational church hosts a local American Missionary Society gathering urging members to study Lincoln. A pamphlet extols Lincoln as a president and moral statesman whose incorruptible life was his greatest legacy, ahead of Lincoln Memorial Sunday on February 16 with services nationwide.

American Missionary Society Plymouth Congregational Church Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Abraham Sincola Plymouth Church

Spencerville resident John Sweldoer dies at 60s

Joan Sweldoer, a Spencerville area resident near Spencer ville, died yesterday from the infirmities of age after living in the county for more than fifty years. Funeral services are set for Friday with interment in Hicksville. Lydia Valen tines Florist listed at 116 East Washington appears in a stray line. Proofread fragment mentions nearby Auburn Inn and Feb 12.

Lydia £. Auger East Washington Pees John Swatdner Spencerville Auburn Inn Joan Sweldoer Hicksville

Family Struck by Illness in Auburn Junction

Auburn Ind Feb 12 That fortunes never come single is shown in the Knepper home where William and Mrs Knepper are in critical danger after Mrs Knepper suffered a stroke. Their son Milt Knepper is confined at home with rheumatism.

Auburn Ind Wm. Knepper Auburn Junction

Loom End Sale Defies Dull Trade With Vast Offerings

A sweeping Loom End Sale unveils massive markdowns across domestics, curtains, and linens. Offers include 10,000 yards Simpson’s Calleo fabric, 100 dozen hosiery, 5,000 handkerchiefs, 2,000 yards lace, and heavy carpet specials. Sizes, prices, and quantities suggest a marquee clearance drawing shoppers to Loom End Department.

Simpson's Iuperior Gelit

Loom Ends and Their Value in Textile Mills

Loom ends or loom ends are short loom scraps from 1% to 10 yards long. Mills bundle them at season end and sell by weight, usually below raw material cost. Buyers who persistently purchase loom ends can obtain scraps of many kinds from all mills.

Bargain Fashion Sale on Skirts Coats and Furs

Market ad lists reduced prices on ladies skirts suits shirt waists and coats with many items half price or deep discounts. Featured are panama skirts $2.95 to $4.98 chiffon panama $4.98 fur pieces and jackets half price, kimonas petticoats and embroidered waists also discounted.

Eton Tallor

Loom End Sale Promises Great Fort Wayne Bargains

Every Lady in Fort Wayne offers a phenomenal loom end sale with deep reductions. Loom Enda, Turkish Damask, napkins, table linens, silks, dress goods, towels, and ready wear marked down to a fraction of original prices. Numerous loom ends and remnants across fabrics including silks, linens, calicoes, and velvets, with heavy discounts on varieties and lengths.

Hardware sale listing for hooks and eyes and hairpin

A compact classified style item noting 3c price for 24 Hump Hooks and Eyes in black or white from size 0 to No 4 plus assorted sizes at Cabinet Home Goods with hair ins mentioned.

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Iiron Messrs. Weatherhogg and Griffin Kosciusko County Fair Miss Garner William PE Lipton Jeter Missionary Society OF Plymouth Church Valentines Dekalb County Frank Dry, Goods Co Indiana Nottingham Brussels Fort Wayne Ford
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