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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1908

Page

9

New Year Society Hopes and Personal Engagements

In a New Year message, Chester Taylor Lane announces the engagement of his daughter Hilda Lane to J Herman Breidenstein, son of Mrs. Margaret Breidenstein, a railroad time clerk. The piece reflects seasonal reflections on resolutions and personal growth alongside the couple’s union.

Chester Taylor Lane Maple Avenue Hilda J. Herman Breidenstein Margaret Breidenstein West Jefferson Street Breidenstain GRL Railroad Miss Lane Etda Lane Ethel Saylor Mariott Price Cehicago Daisy Gordon Rose Renton Harbor Mich Kellogg Brookline Mass Phillips Jacksonville Fla

A Jaunty Shirtwaist Costume Pattern Details

The pattern describes a shirtwaist frock with severe lines and a manshish back yoke, popular in fashion. It lists patterns 2725 and 2702 with sizes, yardage for waist and skirt, fabric suggestions, and ordering instructions from the Journal-Gazette pattern department.

Gibson

Christmas Ball Draws Two Hundred Guests at Wayne Day

A gala alumni ball hosted by the Bata Phi Sigma societies drew about two hundred attendees at Wayne Day last night. Bells and banners decorated the ballroom, music by WI Young’s orchestra filled the night, and patrons included Mr and Mrs Van B Pertine and Judge and Mrs Vesey.

Bata Phi Sigma WI Young Jes. van B. Pertine W. J. Vesey Thompson Carter Martin Gross Mason Long Barton Fred Marin Sewickles Beta Phi Sigma Carl Breidenstein Frank Arthur Barton Seymour Migner Willisey John Tibbles Urban Eckles Charles Comparet Fred Beltze Ed Wessell Leonard Mccurdy Fred Barber Harry Clark Harl Thompson Dick Vesey Abbott Carter Maynard Durfee Herbert Zur Muehren Williard Stockaridge Say Waterman Perry Cooper Muriel Bester Mabel Smith Nellie Gawson Bonnie Anger Edna Pape Juasla Heyman Esther Auger Charlotte Schick Gwen Saylor Flora Cook Louise Prisens Florence Lang Sally Margaret Vesey Myrtie Carter Irene Malloy Edna Perrine Virginia White Jeannetté Morris Emma Werfel Herman Breidenstein Dan Beers Herbert Miller Victor Miller Onslow Orr Harry Muller John Wass Monroe Die Phail Harry Schlatter Roscoe Heaton Maurice Lohman Frank Beha Ed O'Rourke Robert Russell Laporte Walter Curdes Arnold Curses Weir Garwood Herbert Coverdale Jacob Ritter Herbert Fee William McBay Francis Williams Gerald Both Hugh Preston Maurice See Harry Wenger Bartlett Shryock Roland Haffman George Fishering Budd van Sweringen Frank Hamilton George Wiley Edward McCask Winthrop Jane Marshall McKay John Sinn Louis Brames Clarence Zook Jack Janson Culver Merk Bell Elkhart Harriett Morrison Indianapolis Helen Russell Ilme Deskin Lima Jeannette Tierney Loura Nellis Foledo Satle Fen Broek Grand Rapids

Parly Modes Company Ad Seeks Orders via Gazette

A brief notice offers a pattern sent for ten cents and directs readers to address orders to Parly Modes Company care Jour Not Gazette. The ad emphasizes mail order access and payment terms while invoking a period newspaper tone.

Explosion Tears Through Roman Stoek Exchange in Rome

A mighty blast at the Roman Stoek Exchange in the Temple of Neptune area in Rome injured several clerks and caused the trading floor to collapse. Police and fire responders evacuated workers as officials consider gas leakage, with no confirmed bomb found.

Rome Neptune Hadrian Agripaa St Peter's Exchange

Fisher Friend Drives Indy Waste Box Sign Change

The Indianapolis public works board weighs permitting a newspaper or paper bill ads on waste paper boxes in downtown. The move, tied to 1906 franchise limits requiring metal signs, follows reports of Mayor Bantwaller backing the change due to a long friendship with E J Fisher, though Fisher denies factoring personal ties into the request.

Indianapolis News Indianapolis Taggart Bantwaller Fisher Fort Wayne Lim

Pope LEOs Jubilee Begins Today in Rome

Rome December 8 The pope’s jubilee begins today marking twenty years since the first mass of the priesthood. Pilgrims from around the world arrive to honor Pope Leo XIII as Italian families prepare a quiet, subdued celebration with no large gatherings.

Rome Leo Pius

Lumber Fire at Cleveland Yards Costs 160000

A lumber yard fire at the Flasher and Walton yards in Cleveland, Ohio, caused damage estimated at 160000 dollars. Firefighters fought the blaze through the afterday, with authorities placing the loss near eighty thousand to eighty thousand dollars in prevention and containment costs.

Cleveland, O Flasher & Wulton

Church Dert Lifted By A High Sale In Columbus

A local auction sale in Columbus lifted a church debt. The event drew about 1000 people from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Kentucky, the Dakotas, and surrounding areas. Col. Tomas Vinnedgs led coverage as the Journal-Gazette reported the sale and its broad turnout.

HNG Columbus Dee Atate Pennsylvania Winate City Kentucky Wistert Dakotas Tomas Vinnedgs

Saloons Close as Alabama Goes Dry in One Night

Birmingham reports the statewide closing of saloons as Alabama transitions to prohibition. At midnight, 17 counties remain wet for a year, with Jefferson County and Birmingham hardest hit as 220 saloons shut doors. The year ends amid a quiet celebration and a notable drop in business closures.

Alabama Birmingham Ale Alain Crenshaw Jefferson

Reverend Nickerson Leaves St Pauls Church

At St Pauls quarterly conference yesterday the Rev Herbert Nickerson was honored on leaving after nearly two years. He has been appointed to the Methodist Episcopal church at Fairmount Indiana. The congregation lauded his scholarly sermons, devoted pastoral work, and the church’s harmony and growth under his leadership. They offered prayers, best wishes, and strong support for his future field of labor.

Herbert Nickerson St. Paul's Church A ¥. Ferry Methodist Episcopal Church Fairmount Pine Goat Mey C. Hobbs

Pastor Surprised by Congregation at New Year Gift

The West Creighton Avenue Church of Chest honored Rev. W. P. Shambart as about one hundred parishioners gathered before watert night services. A member presented him a fine chair while he returned the gesture with a rocker for the congregation.

West Creighton Avenue Church of Chest W. P. Shambart Re Shambhark Shamhari

Scotia Leap Year Proposals and Old Customs

Fractured ancient note discusses a Scottish leap year idea, tracing a medieval act from year 148 during a Scottish parliament session. It hints at gender roles, eccentricities, and ongoing traditions, including modern implications of dating and social expectation.

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