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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1908
Page
8
Dress Goods and Silks offers their entire stock of dress goods silks and waistings at greatly reduced prices with many good choices available.
The United States government establishes a horse breeding station at Fort Collins Colorado to develop a distinct American carriage horse. Leading stallion Carmen from St Louis and mares from seven states form the foundation for a standardized, versatile stock blending Morgan traits with robust build and wind.
Progress in breeding experiments aims to spread a government bred American carriage horse through the states via agricultural colleges. Scientific methods should improve the breed and influence horse exports, transforming the nation into horse exporters. Also mentions Hollister's Reckr Mountain Wea hes ston and Meyer Bros.
In aYearly message to the supreme body, John We Tattoo notes a 360 percent gain by the order across multiple states and provinces. The report details reorganizations in New York and New Jersey, with activity spanning Virginia West Virginia South Carolina Arkansas Texas Georgia Missouri Kansas Iowa Wisconsin Montana and British Columbia. The year shows indebtedness of 17,300 and mentions resolutions.
An archival feature explains U S currency production from minting copper cents to gold and silver coins. It outlines copper mining, blank preparation, stamping, and the government’s emphasis on anti counterfeiting, with notes on officials and Philadelphia mint operations.
The piece explains how mutilated money is handled by the United States government. Bills with heavy damage are redeemed at face value if enough of the note remains, while the policy discourages further tampering. Damaged notes are pulped at Washington and sold as image souvenirs of significant value.
Public schools and Concordia College resume today after a Christmas break that began December 20. The longer mid-winter vacation followed Christmas, with many students returning this morning while activities including sports, drill, and arts halt until tomorrow. Catholic schools delay until then for the Epiphany feast.
Clark Becker of the Department of Public Works argues last year’s building permits underreported value by about 28 to 25 percent. He notes permits list only general contractor costs and omit plumbing heating and wiring, skewing assessments and reducing permit totals while new or remodeled structures reached nearly 1.2 million dollars.
Great interest is shown by Indiana fruit growers as the State Horticultural Society offers 300 in cash premiums for a fruit show at Purdue University during the farmers short course in May 1908. The event aims to educate growers on varieties, orchard management, sprays, and marketing, inviting all farmers to attend and obtain practical information.
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