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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1908
Page
4
A fragmented note from Saba reports confusion over county financial matters including a 200 dollar issue and local figures Hectora CoM Det Ga and Avot It. The text is garbled but hints at a meeting with names and places blurred by OCR errors.
The text reports a cure claim for measles fevers and related debilities with Elemric Givers as a seat torulive weed purifier. It notes a sale at Digier & Bra, drug store with price listed. The language is archaic and appears to advertise a health remedy for various ailments.
A promotional piece extols a land boom in South Texas plains led by W P Soash and the Soash Land Company. It cites cheap homeseekers, vast acreages, and a Pullman excursion to inspect the Bunting Water Ranch, with executives and managers listed and a money-back promise on the land’s merit.
This morning we received a tem flozan of khaki pants with roll bot h pm and belt to match priced at 1.50 dollars. Patterson Fletcher Co. 7.
Pierceton Indiana July reports William NM Graves a long time prominent resident dies after a lingering illness with dropsy He served in Company B with notable record in the Civil War He was a member of John Mun Post GAR and Masonic lodge Survived by son James of Chicago and daughter Mrs Cora Kirkland of Hudson Indiana Funeral arrangements and further details follow in local notices.
North Side boys embark on a week long camping trip near the city river. Leaders include Deputy Calvin Brown and Att. Frank Start veil will assume guardian duties with parents alternating daily duties during the trip. A warm spell is noted for the duration of the excursion.
A long string of briefs from multiple towns including Angola, Columba City, Kendallville, Warsaw and Bluffton. Mentions visitors, ailments, weddings, road work, court actions, and local society events with names like Mr. and Mrs. Leramen, Miss Nellie Manning, Ada Beighton, and Judge Wills Brown. Includes railway and automobile mentions and community notices across Steuben, Noble, and Wells counties.
Two local women Mrs S J Peabody and Mrs Walter Olds left Columbia City with their husbands to Rochester Minnesota to seek the care of celebrated surgeons Drs Mary of Rochester. They intend to undergo surgical operations and were accompanied by Dr D S Linvill and Miss Flosse Linvill.
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful T. R. Marshall writes to Bay City youths praising liberal education and citizen duty. Marshall, from Columbia City, urges youths to pursue education fitting them for American civic life and leadership, urging strength of character and the value of public service.
Mrs Addie Reed wife of Kir W Reed died Friday a farming area north of Hamilton Indiana from a stroke of apoplexy. She had been ill about a week but not bedridden. Funeral held at United Brethren church led by Rev WW Herron with Hamilton lodge of Daughters of Rebekah No 315 in charge. Survived by husband, one daughter, two sisters Mrs Fred Santxter and Mrs Grace Green, and one brother Mr McHenry.
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