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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1908
Page
9
A long column of Fort Wayne social life headlines New Year celebrations, dinners, dances, and parties. It lists many families from Oak Park, New Haven, and nearby areas hosting watch parties, card games, musical evenings, and church group events, with numerous guests and hostesses named.
A period sewing note describes a smart semi fitted coat for amateur construction. It outlines front and back shaping, fabric choices such as chiffon broadcloth and velvet, and Elmore sleeve variations. The pattern suggests a versatile coat usable for traveling or driving, with measurements and fabric yardage for a medium size.
The Kansas City Clearing House Association adopts a plan to call in small clearing house certificates and clearing checks by January. Banks are required to act, with certificates and checks to be surrendered by the stated deadline.
New York critics report a busy week at the Majestic featuring Fascinating Flies a two act musical comedy with music by Gustave Kerker and a story of share speculation. Dream City starring Adele Ritshie Little Chia and Mery Marble opens Thursday with Wil Wam Faversham’s Squaw Man on Saturday. The program includes high praise for the chorus dances and production values set against a cool spring night in New York.
Mr B Grépe Davis sails for the Panhandle from Chicago to arrange a grand excursion. The personal trip, described as one of the finest ever taken from this city, will depart Thursday January 7.
An old style advertisement offers generous pay for photographs. It calls for pictures of prominent people, places, and events for a newspaper syndicate. It promises prompt return of submitted images and requests clear details with submissions.
The La Salle Theatre presents The Girl Question in Friday performances by the Ju lin Sliger company. The show stars Paul Wielwider, Irvine Norton, and Moreher Acker with a strong chorus, following prior success in Chicago.
The Squaw Man, a Western stage drama, returns to the Majestic theater next Saturday. Critics call it a remarkable production with a six month Wallack's New York run, praised for its dramatic construction and strong performances by Willan Fevershion and Liebterg & Co.'s staging and interpretation.
A bustling late afternoon program features Charles Wayne and Company with Gertrude Des Roche, plus Big Bill and the Ramsey Sisters. Mueller and Mueller, Kawis and Von Baufman, and a juggling act headline a varied bill at the Temple theater, with comedian Charles Aarne and the act Morning Matters drawing strong crowds. The performance includes vaudeville flavor, dance, and musicale numbers, as patrons enjoy a lively succession of acts through the afternoon.
Ernest Peters longtime Allen county farmer born in Westphalia Germany died at his home in Adams township after a weeklong illness at age seventy five. He immigrated in 1854 and accumulated a valuable Adams township farm. Survived by wife and seven children Finelle Gustave Arthest Willan Peters Wilkin Bonieke and Mrs Samuel, plus one brother and three grandchildren. Lifelong member of St John's Reformed Church funeral Tuesday at 11 from residence and 1 o'clock from St John's.
In the morning report, Thomas 4 and Me Tre non Kenighis of C algne are linked to a forthcoming installation. Sergeant W. J. Papert is accompanied by Sirs Hanpert as legal action proceeds. Attorneys Memmond and Start represent the Ww vyiitmad in ongoing Bushes matter. The Journal Nagerta and Star note a planned event and an unrelated mutter about an invention.
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