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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
4
A fragment from a summer journal discusses headaches of hosting at a seaside home, warning about thoughtless visitors and urging punctual arrivals, courteous conduct, and restraint in entertainment. It shifts to a practical recipe for a meat dish suitable for picnics, detailing steps and serving ideas with local flavor.
The readable text shows jumbled phrases about papers, papers lists, and office staff. Names and roles appear scrambled with references to officials and charges, but the intent is unclear. The fragment hints at organizational confusion or misattribution without clear events or outcomes.
A garbled notice references official actions and dates related to city procurement and public works. The page also promotes wholesale prices and garden hose sales from the Fort Wayne City Supply Co. via the Journal-Gazette Want Ads.
A fragmentary report describes Miss Augustive near death following cancer surgery in New York City. The text names a pastor in St Louis and mentions a wife, a physician, and an associated incident with a Mrs Gustave Vandeleenede, suggesting a sequence of events and romantic aftermath but with many garbled details.
A new two revolutions in air stunt on a moving automobile headlines Ringling Brothers show at Fort Wayne on Thursday. The act features a dramatic crash and a daring wheel ride as two riders defy gravity, drawing gasps from spectators and culminating in thunderous applause. The circus runs Wednesday to Friday at 1:45 p m with 25 cent admission.
North Webster Indiana July 19 Attired in a Bist ferry Wirlog hat and pi Wat hline invaded certain questionable places and obtained evidence against Harry Lindland Emanuel Hamman charged with bootlegging was found guilty on one charge Saturday and several others are pending Hamman as principal witness allegedly altered testimony to claim the accused sold liquor without a license at age sixteen Hamman to be tried early this week if able to leave his...
Fort Wayne Printing Co. at 214-16 E Main Street advertises retail stationers. A fragmentary news note from Kist News Bureau mentions July events in Warsaw, including a temperance crowd and an arrest, with unclear details about a pony show and local exhibitors.
Fragmented OCR lists an offer to reduce insurance rates via Childs Fire Extinguishers with Fort Wayne Oil & Supply Co as agents. The text also mentions a cashier appointment at Columbia City Bank and hints at various names and positions, but the lines are garbled and partial.
A reader from Indiana recounts using Down's Kidney Pills for weakness and relief in daily tasks. Mrs. Gevdys and Sidney Pins are mentioned regarding endorsements and availability at Meyer drugstore for 50 cents, with the pills described as restoring strength and energy.
A hoard of commissioned medical officers will meet at the Bureau of Public Health Monday September 14 at 10 o clock to examine candidates for the assistant surgeon grade in the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service. Applicants aged 22 to 30, graduates of reputable medical colleges, must provide character testimonials. Successful candidates will be numbered by merit and appointed by vacancy order. initial duty at large hospitals in Boston New York New Orleans Chicago or San Francisco. Promotions follow seniority and vacancy. Salaries range 1100 to 2100 dollars yearly with quarters or commutation, longevity increases every five years up to 40 percent after twenty years.
An aging millionaire manufacturer from Fond du Lac, Le Meyer, 86, dies in Milwaukee after applying for admission to the county hospital. He had lived recently with relatives and faced hospitalization denial due to not being a county resident. His family arranged care as he lingered, while local Fort Wayne Oil & Supply Co. advertises Childs Fire Extinguishers through its Fort Wayne wholesale agency.
A double wedding occurred at the county clerk’s office in Columbia City Indiana Saturday afternoon. Elmer Brechner and Sarward Brechner both Blackenlth of Bippris married Effie M Warner and Milas Josephine Fleming respectively. The grooms are brothers and both brides come from families in South Whitley. The couples will reside in Sipps after the ceremony.
Rise News reports at Columbia City Indiana that a talking pictures exhibit will be shown on several evenings at the Grestid restaurant site with a device claiming to render natural colors and moving wolves scenes. Benton of Talado brings the magnified invention to this event.
Columbia City blacksmiths schedule a neighborhood picnic announced by Wist News Antcouy COLCA Oey. The gathering aims to boost community ties and feature plans and activities for the event, with local smiths and helpers coordinating the outing at the Harper shop.
A garbled column fragment offers stray phrases about beauty items and household goods. Scattered words hint at cosmetics and grocery terms, with partial names and stray lines suggesting a damaged text from a feature or advice column.
Crowds swarmed the grounds yesterday as visitors eyed the upcoming harness meet. Citation, the famed race mare, aims to lower the track record held by Robert J as a thrilling centerpiece. The four days feature high-class entries, including a 2:10 opening pace and a 2:13 pace on Thursday, with Friday’s 2:12 trot and 2:17 pace drawing heavy interest from fans and officials alike. More than 200 high-class harness horses have been entered, with a roster including a stable from the Lutostie track headed by top drivers. Races start promptly at 1:45 p.m.
Readable fragments show produce prices for tomatoes celery onions and corn flakes. Items include 2 Ms New Onions per peck, tomatoes by peck, celery per 62, and butter and eggs. Coffee and teas list German Breakfast and Young Hyson, with per pound and per ounce pricing.
An old promotional note touts Dr Hush as a scientifically skilled osteopath offering cures for chronic and acute illnesses without knives or drugs. It alleges eight years of treatment by others failed, praising Dr Hush’s reputed results and urging readers with various ailments to seek his care. Mrs G Childers of Greenfield credits Dr Hush with a cure after prior doctoring.
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