18 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1902
Page
1
A family question prompts a quick answer with Jell-O as a delicious two minute dessert. No boiling or baking required simply add boiling water and set to chill. Flavors include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. A package costs 10 cents at your grocers.
Debate on the ship subsidy bill outlines a plan to pay subsidies for American vessel building tied to public services. It argues equalizing costs with foreign shipowners, sustaining domestic industry, and boosting Pacific trade with increased tonnage. The plan cites costs, geographic allocations, and a fisheries bounty as part of national policy.
Washington reports a favorable committee stance on a New York post office project costing 2.5 million dollars. The panel also backs higher or new funding for multiple cities including Cleveland Ohio Jacksonville Florida Greenville Tennessee and Laredo Texas withraised cost limits and allocations.
A farmer from Wood, Iowa, recounts giving Chamberlin’s Cough Remedy to his sick child. After dire breathing and a near choking episode, the medicine was administered as directed, followed by expectoration of phlegm. The father credits the remedy with saving the boy’s life and notes it is sold by all druggists.
Claude Clawson sues S. Peabody for 10000 alleging loss from a fight during work at Peabody mill in Columbia City. Case tied over a year ago as jury failed to render verdict. Counsel for Clawson are Galvin Felts and Wood Bowser. Counsel for Peabody are McNagy Marshall Royse.
A historical address on the U S Postal Service covers the money order system and delivery innovations. It traces rural delivery, early post offices in Fort Wayne, and the growth of postal business from 1901 to the present, praising long-serving employees and noting key figures and milestones.
An old advertisement urges that the name E. W. Grove appear on every box of the gennin Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets and cites the celebrated Crip Cure with a two cent price, reflecting period marketing language.
W C Williamson of Amherst Virginia states he suffered lumbago for over a year and found complete relief after using Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which other remedies failed to provide. The product is sold by all druggists.
A Huntington delegation visited Fort Wayne for a city club event. Mayor Dungan and City Attorney Fred France joined leading citizens on a program that highlighted interurban railway ties, mutual benefits, and a joint drive to strengthen social and commercial links between Huntington and Fort Wayne. A procession of guests toured the city, with crowds and motor coaches visiting public buildings and stores before a 5:20 pm return trip to Huntington.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Lazaive Bromo Quinine Tablela a one day cure for coughs and colds with a no cure no pay offer. It also promotes a holiday jewelry sale by Beck & O'Brien Jewelers at the Calhoun and Washington street corner.
Fort Wayne Steam Laundry emphasizes a broad city delivery, claims to handle colored goods with gleaming gloss and domestic finish. Peck & Schaffer, proprietors, operate at 46 West Main Street with phone access.
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