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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1908
Page
7
Advertises Madame Vanness a trance medium at 1010 S. Harrison St claiming powers from Egypt India and Europe. Promises to reveal past present and future, guide business ventures and reveal dates facts and figures to astonished visitors.
An advertisement touts a clairvoyant offering a written guarantee to teach fascination, reunite lovers, remove evil influences, settle old estates, and aid love, business, and property matters. It claims to solve domestic issues, reveal truths, and provide confidential consultations with flexible hours.
A fragmented query questions why advertising exists and warns against believing a dealer who claims a product is the same as another. It references mislabeling as “lust aria” or “etter” and notes confusion over the article requested. No clear news item detected.
Washington dispatch notes Tehuantepec railway opened in 1907 boosts U S commerce by linking oceans with a 190 mile land corridor. More than 40 million dollars of American merchandise moved between Atlantic and Pacific ports via the isthmus in 1907, with sugar from Hawaii fueling eastbound trade and rapid transfers across docks.
Henry M Williams sold his two story business building at 18 Calhoun Street to Charles Clark proprietor of the Arlington hotel for 26000. The building was remodeled last summer and is among the handsomest in the downtown district. Williams plans to build an electric line from the city to his park at Everett Lake for a future summer resort. Also notes new shipment of Maine Baldwin apples at S Bash & Company with low season prices.
Washington dispatch reports Consul General Denby in Shanghai to say the American Presbyterian school property was destroyed amid tax riots in northern Chekalng. He notes the missionaries are safe and that protection is promised by Chinese authorities.
George A. Pettibone, brought from Boiss Tinko following the charge of murdering, will undergo a minor operation soon. Clarence Darrow, attorney for the Western Federation of Miners, reports Pettibone has suffered since arrival and continues to endure pain from a mustarditis attack and related injuries during a confrontation with Willen Westrack.
Classified brief from Journal-Gazette want ads seeking a capable auditor or office manager. Instructions direct applicants to send responses via Box 4 at the newspaper's address.
The Metropolitan Life Building's new tower will reach 680 feet, making it the tallest living building. A lantern balcony will offer the public a lookout 544 feet above ground, with a 25 foot clock face to follow. Construction began last spring with stone apex and lantern in place by May.
A local correspondent explores oddities of U S government life, focusing on the contest for the Senate reading clerk. Officials, elevators, and power politics reveal how ambition meets bureaucratic habit in Washington. For sale note at end.
The Renard Trio introduces The Three Rewards from London’s Hippodrome, with a Teeth-using aerial act praised as marvelous. Charley Wayne’s act teams with The Music Teacher piano comedy and Schaar Triade, a nonstop roar of laughter, while Daly the juggler headlines and J Ilda Sebnee promises another illustrated song. The Dicey Temple Orchestra provides a standout vaudeville setting.
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