City News and Memorials From Lafayette and Surrounding Areas
Local notices report funeral details for Mrs Savaly M Eldred and recognition of Air Nicholas Afischo recovering from typhoid at home. Visits and travel updates include Trinity Methodist, Mercy Hospital, and families moving between Denver, Phoenix, Payne, and California. Telegraphed messages note illness of Yella Eike and departure of Mr Victor Kite and Mrs James D Willson related to naval service. Religious services planned by Trinity Methodist and Southside Mission with pastors H Gaylord and others, plus ongoing Brethren church meetings.
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E Alluvk
Suvere
Real Uke
Frade
Ig Lafayette Ing
Uns
Inventeo
First National
York Wade
Ontario
Sringe County
Congeran
Savaly M Eldred
Nicholas Afischo
Sto Joseph
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Elmer Sherwin
Mercy Hospital
Denver
Calo
Phoenix
Ariz
West
Southside
H. Gaylord
The
Brethren Church
Victor Kite
Los Angeles
Cal
Yella Eike
Payne
Guy W. Bite
Wayne Elib
James TD. Willson
Het
Frank
White Fruit House Big Saturday Specials Bulletin
White Fruit House advertises low prices on beef roasts and bacon per pound, special flour for today only, and new premium ware on display. It urges farmers to bring in goods and notes paying top tin prices for gutters, eggs, and poultry before unloading. Emphasizes storewide savings and January clearance sales across departments.
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Nlae
Waltie Jong
Prue House
White Fruit House
Belt Line Cars Schedule Notice 1908
Public notice announces Belt Line streetcars will run weekdays from 6:30 to 8:00 a m and 4:00 to 8:00 p m starting January 1 1908 and continuing until further notice Sundays will have no Belt Line service.
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Belt Line
Fort Wayne Railroads Count and Growth Prospects
Fort Wayne claims a sprawling rail network with twelve steam lines and five electric lines, totaling twenty four railroads. The piece argues future additions will push the total past twenty four, with plans for a Steayt road via Filwood and Huntington and H. & Jr. completing a Dayton Vine route from Celina. It forecasts Fort Wayne’s population rising to about 100,000, up from about 50,000, over twenty years.
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Fort Wayne
Lal
Erie Tranitines
Mr. Parry
Indjunapolis
Steayt Road
Filwood
Mad Tian
Huntington
Wabash
Indianapolis
Dayton
Celina
Ohio
Payton
Fort Warne
Chicago
Ford
Paracy
Port Wayne
Chicagn
Hay
Indianapoli
Tandon
Wrestling Contests Highlight January Siih at Princess Rink
Trade early the day. 7Ve are pent to be very boss: PAPTERSON-PLETCHER Co. Don’t miss the Wrestling Contests at Princess Rink on January Siih.
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Papterson-Pletcher Co
Princess Rink
January
Make Your Own Cough and Cold Medicine
An old time patent style remedy recipe promises to cure cold and cough using granulated sugar, water, and pine extracts cast as a powerful tonic. The ad claims rapid relief and widespread pharmacist support, noting refunds if not satisfactory.
Apples Made Cheaper by Commission View
The report says apples will be easier to buy as prices dropped to about a dollar per bushel. A New York syndicate allegedly sought to control the market, but prices fell and apples became accessible at reasonable rates, even in nearby cities.
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Commission
Agin
Asin
Rome
Commission Nia
New York
Thane Ad Diness
Cthele
Zastuard
Boston
Card of Thanks for Margaret Michel and Family
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to Rev Lange Professor Torn and neighbors for kindness shown during illness and death of Margaret Michel, beloved daughter and sister, from the Michel family.
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Lange
Torn
Wis
Margaret
Grorgh Michel
Central Grocery Ad Totals Bargain Pantry Items
A cluttered old time grocery listing shows prices on eggs 22c a dozen butter 28c per pound and various canned goods and produce. Includes brands like Fest Country Creamery Avila Clover Lewf and Jersey items with quantities and some misspellings. Describes coffee flour sugar ham bacon lard soap and cleaning supplies with bundled prices and promotional phrases.
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Avila Clover
Jersey
Ise
Dangerous to Carry Whisky About in Ongoing Probe
Deputy collector of internal revenue received a message about a man arrested for peddling liquor. In Garrett, a two gallon jug of whisky was found and another man claimed the liquor was intended for outside sale. A stranger in the town said the whisky was to be bought at a saloon, raising questions of price and purchase legality.
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Internal Revenue
Howe
House Ale
Sharp
Garrett
Gould
Teosiish
Cala
Millead
Myo
Anne Ua Furl Wayne
Mary al Morris
King's Place
Police Court Assault Case and Assault on Landlady
Il Rehand faced a police court ruling on charges of assault and cutlery against landlady Mrs James Fiannigan. The evidence showed a fight with extenuating circumstances. he was fined $1 and bonded, while four other men, including a 35 each for minor offences, appeared related to notices by a Salvation Army fundraiser in South Wayne. The report ends with an advertisement for Hallister's Rocky Mountain Tea and Meyer Bros Co products.
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James Fiannigan
Tichard
Flannigan
Sentente
Salvation Amy
South Wayne
Wrestling Contests at Princess Rink Promise Big Preliminaries
Promoters at the Princess Rink announce major preliminary wrestling events with plans for strong showings. A Patterson Fletcher store offers a small investment for a large amount of goods today, signaling promotional bargains.
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Princess Rink
Patterson-Fletcher
Moneylender Ad Promises Easy Terms and Confidential Help
A period-appropriate notice offers loans to cover unpaid bills and debts. It highlights small payments starting at five dollars, catering to furniture, pianos, horses, wagons, carriages, and fixtures. The ad promises discreet service and invites visits for assistance.
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Coun
Imansy
Local Grocery Ledger Mixes Items and Prices Across Staples
A fragmentary listing shows varied grocery items with per unit prices including sugars coffee beans onions potatoes apples maple and honey. The scrubbed OCR reads like a 20th century market inventory with dozens of product names and unit prices, including beans pork sausages and poultry terms alongside flour and tea.
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Dornell
Canada
Linvencett
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Lehman Shoe Co
Calhoun Street
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co
FOX Bros, & CO
Ares
DR. Wells
Berry St
Barr
Enough Coal Co
GGAL
Gore, Wood
Vertsat Lake Shore Tract
Wells Street
Wayne Coal Co
Varde
Peart and
Fulton Streets
West Slday
Bell
Brown
Dunn Coal Co
Cook
Harrison Street
Olds Coal Company
Manumee Valley Cosino
Conrad Bails
Mannent
Marc and Soft
Combs Atract
Nicks
Zurbach & Rinehart
Ofice
Taylor St
Waberhey
Residenca Phona
Odice
Perro Rey
Independent Coal Co
Bell Phone St. Ottice
Pioneer Coal & Wood Co
Murray Street
Bell Phone
Morris Coal Co
Morris, Manuser
Wall Strest
Port Warr
Tad
Moderwell Coal CO
Fulton Street
Niexel Plate
Journal-Gazette
City News
White Fruit House Department Store Bulletin
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Norway
Jorai
Tasore
B. Vol. Meyer Bros
Dreler Bros
Central Grocery
W. Wayne St
Hallister
Meyer Bros, CO
People’s Loan Co. Phony
TIS Carhaun
Ream 5
Seidel Block
Panama
WM. Hahn & Company
Barney & Berry
Crow
F. M. Smith & CO
Ae Aiteaeeey
Freiburger
Schwier
East End Grocer
Hella
Montgomery and Morroe Streets
E. A. Scully
Grocer
W. Jefferson Street
Fall Park
CUT Rate Meat CO
Grand Street
Ing
Ide
Wabash R. R
Indianapelis
Peru
Cuba
Louiaville
New Orleans
Kaigha
Key
Tampa
Florida
Gulf Coast
Cubs
J. R. Mulliken
Dist. Paes Agt
Louisville & Nashville
R. R
Louisville
Lincoln
Dante
Musicians
Barge
Lion Sys
Lehman Book and News Co
East Berry Street
Stransky
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