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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
14
A kimono styled dress for a young girl promises comfort and grown up appeal. The article notes an easy one piece cut with optional seam at the corner back for narrow material and praises silk, lawn, dimity, and cotton fabrics as suitable summer choices.
A fragile paper triggers a chain of events as Steele faces disgrace and exile. Years later he returns rich and powerful, seeking to ruin Perris while romance blooms between Marjorie Steele and Arthur Ferris at a pivotal ball. Ferris fights for his son and Ferns family power, culminating in a decisive confrontation and Steele’s swift departure.
In a muddled tale linked to financier Ferris and his son Arthur, Steele suffers overwrought nerves and a strange vision of Christ preaching on the Mount. A banking run triggers a climax as Steele shoots himself after drawing on Partis' bank, while Ferris seeks action against his father before dying by his own hand.
The Lyric presents two comedies titled Im Had Three Passions and Help Help Myphobia with a country boy and a fox comic, plus a dramatic feature The King's Messenger about a girl defending her father amid a wartime thriller A Cat of War.
The Jefferson offers an exceptional program today and tonight featuring Self-accrued a high class dramatic, The World at Large a dramatic with a flourish May Bel May dancing continues, Hartzine new act, Little Cell2 Forsch in the Dance of the Foppies. Miss Banker’s pupil Wayne’s water interest dancer debuts. A cool plate town program with fine acts each night.
Mary Fuller stars in When the Right Man Comes Along a semi masculine heroine who scorns marriage and builds a fashion business her choices challenge gender roles. The feature also presents Fire Decrees adapted from Mary Pickford with Kalem and highlights Miss Pickford’s influence.
In a chaotic domestic scene Gerald and Diana face a comical series of misunderstandings as visitors burglars and forgotten anniversaries collide. A mother mediator an unexpected reconciliation follows amid clattering milkman gloves and a noisy kitchen showdown.
The Ideal theatre shows a two reel film In the Redmans Country depicting Tadians and soldiers driving the Redskin westward. It portrays harsh acts as tribes grow desperate before conquest. New management, improved by a major U S film firm, backs daily specials with texture shown each day.
June 4 Ossian notes describe relocation of the post office fixtures to a brighter new room behind Munter Creamery. First stamps and cards were exchanged by Paul Gorrall and Rev. L D Hehl, with parcel post and stamped envelopes marking day. Community activities include a birthday party for Rath ering, K P lodge memorial plans, and local visits, farm improvements, fishing party departures, and Bible class gathering led by Charles F Bell.
Miss Helen Mary Mommer, pianist and daughter of Dr. Benjamin Mommer, was awarded a gold medal before a large circle of invited friends last night. She graduated from St Augustine's Academy and earned new laurels for herself through this achievement.
The last Mothers Club meeting of the year was hosted by Mrs Simon Ackerman with decor, music, and elections. A Hibernians auxiliary party at Library hall awarded prizes to several, while farewells for a Chicago-bound guest featured impromptu speeches and a two course lunch. Various rural engagements, talks, visits, and planned picnics fill the social calendar, including Children’s Day exercises postponed and local visits among Ossian residents.
Temperance workers of Whitley county plan a rally in Columbia City on Thursday afternoon June 19. Speakers include Professor TL W. Lough of Instanopolla and other notable figures. An evening banquet will follow under church awnings hosted by local temperance organizers.
The county commissioners awarded the contract for the first Macadam road in Whitley County to WoW Hatch & Sons of Goshen. The 200 foot long, 18 foot wide road will have an asphalt filler and must be completed by October. Other bids were Brooks Construction Co. of Fort Wayne at 10,599 and ALY Fry at 15,640.
St Johns Catholic District league plans St Boniface day events at St Marys Esthole Church and St Marys School Hall. Communion in the morning, gala program in the evening with choirs, an address on The Life of St Boniface, benediction, and a tableaux by St Marys high school pupils. German Catholic churches invited. no admission charged.
After weeks of rehearsal members of the Young Ladies guild at St. Tone formed church last night held their practice before presenting their entertainment this evening at their hall. They have dressed carefully and assigned parts in tie amb Orchestra.
Salvation Army officers from Michigan City South Bend Mishawaka Elkhart and Gary gather for a three day northern district session with Kinlong John Knapp as host Brigadier Kimball of Detroit and Brigadier Cowan of Indianapolis give addresses at various meetings The program includes services at the court house citadel church visits and an officers council plus a reception for Rev F W Winter and wife and a staged welcome for Wayne Reformed Orphans Home head proceedings include a preliminary Grace Congregationalist youth group effort to organize a lasting local chapter with a temporary presidency and treasurer named.
Church members gathered for a planning supper at the M L church as the every-member canvass begins at 9 AM and will run until all members are visited. About 200 workers from Mobile will tour the city with name and address cards to prevent duplication. Lunch will be provided, and workers will share experiences at 12.
The Salem Choral Club gave a large concert titled Light and song last night and will perform again tonight with an orchestra. The entourage plans a grand trip to Mantia, visiting San Francisco Pekin and other stops before returning to Salem for further activities.
June era report notes Attorney General McReynolds advocating a sliding scale tax on tobacco output to pressure tobacco manufacturers after urging that dissolving the trust via stock distribution is improper. He plans to brief Wilson and Senate leaders and weighs next steps in antitrust and oil investigations.
Luna 4 An Awvicement Way announced the approaching marriage of Misa Braet Lysile Moves to Willian Wike. the wedding will be at the brides parents on Wednesday June 2. Also reported: wedding of Willian Morris to Rachel Hardilek, a recall of resignations from teaching staff, a motor collision at Johnston and Washington, memorial services for Daughters of Pocahontas and Red Men, Mrs. Thomas Monroe’s death from leukemia, and a local advertisement for Buexion’s Amica Sale with a dressmaking note. The piece notes Greenas Tnirgt employment for Morris and a funeral at Reiffsburg Mt. Te. church with burial at Gernand cemetery.
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