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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
5
Forecast issued for Indiana and surrounding states notes partly cloudy conditions with possible showers in Indiana on Thursday and Friday, fair and warmer conditions in Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky, and light to fresh east winds along the lake and in Michigan.
Just received new Go-Carts Baby Carriages and folding wagons with attractive low prices. Hammocks in wholesale pricing range from 89 cents to 4 48 and more. Wide selection includes Croquet Base Ball goods Fishing Tackle Parasols Umbrellas Fans Belts Hosiery and more. Large citywide assortment in stock with heavy discounts.
A note from Fort Wayne reports a diphtheria case at 173 Sherman Street with three sick residents at a YMCA building. Various local notices follow, including obliques about births, travel, club activities, council meetings, and a dancing party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Mossman in Alcotte township with attendees and musicians named.
The savings are unusually interesting as prices on sick merchandise rise. No advances on carpetings despite mills adding 10 percent. A 10 percent discount on the entire line of house furnishings. Men suspenders and straw hats sold at one third less. Garbage cans on sale started yesterday with low prices. Located at 121 West Henry.
Fort Wayne contracts committee toured Pontiac and Leith streets to study a change in the proposed south side electric railway route. They favor a shift from Leith to Pontiac street, promising a straight line Calhoun to Walton, quicker service for southeastern residents, and support from Fort Wayne Traction Co. petitions gain traction with nearly 100 signatures.
Families of deceased Odd Fellows are asked to meet at Lindenwood Cemetery on Sunday June 7 1908 at 9 am to assist the committee in decorating graves. Memorial services follow at the Masonic Temple at 2 pm. Sojourning brothers and their families are invited. Chairman Philip L Zorbaugh Secretary Frank Challenger
An official public sale at 278 West Berry Street will feature carpets lace curtains bedding a cooling range backcase and writing desk dishes silverware and other housewares from the A Oppenheimer estate. Auctioneer H T Stapleford will conduct the sale at 1 o clock this morning.
The Wayne barbers shop adds a massage machine and a new compressor with capacity for twenty chairs to meet growing demand. UM Schrader SA Wilson acts as agents for corporate security, noting varied bonds and prompt service with no delay.
A compilation by John Beller lists numerous real estate transfers in Fort Wayne area. Transactions include Hedekin to Ackerman for 23 lots at Chute's addition, multiple parcels in Moran's, Fleming & Damond's, Swinney's, and College additions, plus Industrial Park lands to Buesking, Besancon, and Hoeppner entities. Prices range from 135 to 37,960 dollars, with numerous suburban lots and platted parcels recorded.
The Coldwater Road Lutheran Sunday school plans a gathering at Bleke's grove in Robison Park on Sunday afternoon and evening June 2. Refreshments and music are offered with recreation. Cars may be left at Slaton. Public invitation extended.
Colonists and home seekers urged to travel west northwest and southwest via Nickel Plate Railway. Contact nearest agent or C. A. Asterlin at Fort Wayne Indiana. Fare applies through June 12.
Money to loan on real estate or personal security. Ort, FE IEEE, Hoows Basa Block.
Advertisement offers money to loan on real estate with collateral at six percent interest and no commission. It instructs readers to address to journal-gazette, B-21, and notes Burnley's High Grade Coffee as a blend of uniform strength. It urges saving signatures as they are valuable.
Notice of an administrator's sale under the Allen county circuit court order. The sale, located at Breen & Morris offices in the Hamilton National Bank Building, Port Wayne, Indiana, begins July 6, 1903 at 10 a.m. with several on-site days until completed. Lot 25 in Williams addition is offered for not less than two thirds of appraised value, terms: one third cash, one third in nine months, one third in eighteen months, secured by mortgage bearing 6 percent interest.
Steck Piano showcases four decades of association with top musical art, with a claim to enduring quality. The advertisement notes showroom locations at 136 Fifth Avenue and Clinton Street, emphasizing a trusted legacy and ongoing relevance in piano making and sales.
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