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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1908
Page
1
Retail ad lists men s fancy overcoats priced at 40, 85, and 12.40 dollars with various amounts. Offers the same item in different sizes and finishes at reduced prices through Saturday February 1. Prominent figures include assorted stock numbers and discounts for heavy garments.
Prices show heavy reductions on men's black overcoats and pants with discounts ranging from twenty five percent to deep cuts. Specific items include overcoats from sixty dollars down to six dollars and trousers from thirty five dollars to two dollars, all advertised as black and staple pieces.
Fragmentary sale list shows sweaters priced at various low amounts from $5.00 to $1.50 with multiple errors. Mentions shirts caps and a cape item, plus odd phrases like FLOO and adose yeep eyes. Customer beware, details unclear and prices inconsistent.
OCR list of children's overcoats with varied prices from $12 to $19 and lower amounts. Mentions plain and fancy overcoats with multiple price points and garbled symbols. Reflects a mid century clothing advertisement with inconsistent formatting and several illegible figures.
Local retailer advertises a 20 percent discount on men’s fashionable suits. Limited time offer with reduced prices on a selection of styles and sizes.
The Big Shamrocks present a nine to one night of waltzes at Mulguren's Hall with a reception of Central League magnates in attendance. Exhibits include Babe Ruth era photos and portraits of Frank IQ Cargo, Claude H. Varnelle, and Idyck Hendricks as part of a baseball memorabilia showcase.
The Berghoffs achieved a remarkable 7,053 in a forfeit match at Brunswick bowling alleys led by Kaufman and Brang with series 21s and 24s. The team topped city standings, supported by strong all-around play and standout performances, including Emwick and Sender.
The Mivb invites Fort Warne residents to a Tuesday evening event January 21 at Mylatesa Dancing Academy. Dancing from :30 to 1 o'clock.
Miami five cancels Notre Dame clash due to Notre Dame scheduling. Instead, the Wabash five will headline the Saturday night bill at the Miami Athletic club. The club notes Wabash’s strong basketball reputation guarantees a heated contest.
A joint conference between the Nation Stogie Makers of America and the American Federation of Labor billets to recognize the Stogie Makers. The event, aimed at safer recognition, includes a discussion on American insertion by the belly and the Cigar Makers' union. Advertisements note PAZO OINTMENT offered in Want ads.
Harry Gay, Cleveland outfielder by trade, leads an off season orchestra that travels with a touring show. Local villagers praise the band as strong actors as press notices mention the performers and their stage appeal amid nostalgic references to old time entertainment.
Mr. Allen J. Vesey bought an eighty acre farm in Paulding County Ohio yesterday through the agency of Monroe W. Fitch & Sons. The sale marks a multi season investment and reflects ongoing land interest in the region as reported by the Gazette Want Ads.
Richmond Indiana hosts a meeting that completes the Indiana Ohio Baseball League circuit with clubs from Muncie Kokomo Marion Anderson and others admitted. No truth to Richmond joining the proposed Ohio State League was found. An admission petition to the National Association is filed and a schedule ratification meeting at Van Wert is planned in two weeks. Poaches O’Neil a well known Indiana player will receive the Anderson franchise.
A Cincinnati report notes Fort Wayne top bowlers near the top in a convention tournament. Special matches, women’s clubs with cash prizes, and an International Championship match with delegates from the National Bowling Association, Canadian Bowling Association, Western Bowling Association, and American Bowling Congress are planned. Prizes for two man teams and individual tandem players are expected, along with a potential individual match featuring bowlers with perfect scores from Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia.
Harvard dispatch reports juror Bert Palmer, who opposed the Walsh verdict in the John R. Walsh bank case in Chicago, says he contemplated suicide rather than convict. He asserts if told he could change his mind by Judge Anderson, he might have done so.
Hendricks and four local lawyers discuss Walsh case with Palmer. Palmer swears Y suffered sleepless torture and would have killed himself rather than sway verdict. Affidavit notes Hendricks sent to readers of Walsh verdict context five miles west of Harvard.
Pittsburg January 20. Informatic reports no immediate rate change for Pennsylvania Railroad due to reversal of the 2-cent rate decision. Samuel Moody, general passenger agent, says rates will likely remain until February 1 and the railroad will comply with the 21-cent law throughout the controversy.
South Bend on January 20 reports eighty five hungry men presented tickets at the municipal soup house 127 North Main Street and were served a hot meal including soup crackers butter and bread before noon.
A city soup house run by Policeman Lemuel Essex serves meals from 7 to 2 in the morning, lunch at 11, and a nightly sniper period from 8 to 9. Costs are about eleven cents per meal. A patron notes the soup house meals are better than those where he had hoarded.
The Lehting Hook and News store was entered and robbed on Sunday night by smashing a rear window. £2 was taken from the cash register and several fountain pens were stolen. Proprietor Miss Tehman warns patrons that collectors are not sent out after 6 PM and the genuine collector is the younger employee of several years.
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