26 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1921
Page
1
The band under John J. Vere Weirs presented a varied program at Rene VyFun bergidal last night. Solo pieces and orchestral numbers drew strong praise from the audience. The event continued the series with pieces by Verwelt and Menzies, ending with marches and a drawing book promotion for a Bread loaf.
An aged ad touts Digest Weill Tablets promising relief from stomach aches and indigestion within minutes. It claims fast digestion aid, comfort after meals, and a money back guarantee if unsatisfied, urging readers to ask their druggist for a pack.
Consolidated Realty and another company offered the purchase of the old Fort Wayne high school property on Fastwayne street for 122,500 dollars. The sale must be approved at next county school board meeting. the bidders were the sole applicants. Proceeds will fund construction of the new administration building at the corner of Cinten and Montgomery Streets and shops for student uses. The building, built in 1900, once among the best in the United States, has a noted history and was appraised at 70,000 dollars when first purchased.
The Public Library releases a July list of new standard fiction and general works. Notable titles include works by Atherton, Harrold, Dutton, Merimee, and Ward. biographies, histories, and reference volumes abound. The roster features fiction, travel, social science, and educational volumes from major publishers and authors.
Chautauqua offers a sparkling program with The Man From Home by a New York cast, featuring James Whitcomb Riley and Ralph Fingham. Lectures include The Perils of Democracy by Dr. Frank Ty Loves. Evening shows promise high attendance as Fort Wayne hosts the final day with top performers and a community sing.
An old warning urges readers to mix lemon juice with Orchard White to create a whitening solution for the face neck and hands. It claims the preparation will produce a pale, freckle free complexion and remove sunburn and tan, touting stage beauty uses.
Tod Alieeton reports the Shelbyville pulpit committee sent Rev. Spee of Shelbyville to assume pastor duties at the Joga church. The First Baptist Church of Elkhart and Ne Shalayville Front had pastored noted. Drowning rescue near the river. robberies at Rome City cottages. school officials plan a new consolidated grade and high school building in Chester township costing 74 000 to 190 000. vacation plans for County Superintendent A R Huyrtle near Keystone.
Twenty three new business titles arrived for July at the library. The range spans economics, industry, health, and technology with two weeks lending periods and renewals. Notable entries include works on street railways, dairy farming, public health, and modern calculating machines.
The narrative recalls Fort Wayne in 1823 as a growing trade center with Barr Street and Columbia Streets forming the core. John T. Barr and John McCorkle forged land deals after rafting down the Ayam river, selling land at $1.05 an acre that would later host major businesses. Early councils funded marsh drainage along Calhoun and adjacent streets, plotting 110 lots with Calhoun Clinton Barr Superior Columbia Main Berry and Wayne avenues. The square between Berry Clinton Calhoun was set aside for public use. Barr returned to Baltimore, while McCorkle and Barr’s legacies shaped the city though they did not settle there.
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