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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
16
An advertising feature claims Father John's Medicine holds a vast store of nourishing value far exceeding steak oysters cod and milk. It asserts high calorie content per teaspoon and notes the product is alcohol free, non habit forming, and prescribed by doctors.
Washington June. Administration opposition to halting beer and wine production to save food was affirmed by Food Administrator Hoover who warned that a whisky basis would bring greater evils than small food savings. President Wilson had indicated he would not act against wine use unless Hoover deemed it necessary to feed the allies. Senators plan to strike wine and beer provisions from an emergency bill unless the president stops production. Hoover argued prohibition should come by public will, not through food administration responsibility. Try Journal Gazette Want Ads one cent a word.
Fort Wayne locals react to a sensational claim that a single spoonful of buckhorn bark glycerine and other ingredients clears the entire bowel tract. Advertised as instant and pleasant, the preparation supposedly relieves sour stomach gagging and longstanding constipation, with doctors and patients surprised by its apparent efficacy.
In New York on June 5 a rival horsemeat shop at 200 West 40th Street offers porterhouse sirloin and round steaks at sixteen cents a pound. The firm claims horse flesh as a historic food source and notes government supervision of slaughter and sale, while promoting lower costs for thrifty families.
County Agricultural Agent H R Smalley reports higher grain yields this year in Allen County. Wheat is ahead due to early planting and favorable weather, with an estimated 20 percent above an average year. Oats lag behind wheat, barley looks good with early sowing, and corn shows strong stands pending a favorable season.
William Light of 404 Perry Avenue died of apoplexy yesterday morning after a decline in health. He was a Trinity Lutheran Church member and janitor at Nebraska School, survived by parents and two brothers Ralph and Carl, plus two sisters Minnie and Remha. Andrew Geogieln named grandfather. Also notices for Emma N Timeh and others, with funeral details and cemetery interments, including Lindenwood and South Dakota references, plus multiple memorial services scheduled for Saturday afternoon and early weeks.
Funeral services for Tbsey Ly Andrews are listed with a home service at 417 Wildwood Avenue Tharsing Street at 10 a.m. and a chapel service at El Wiver Chapel at 11 a.m. Interment follows in the Eel Hiver cemetery. Additional details note a funeral from the residence at 1.5 miles north of Nathweet or near 10:20 p.m. interment in Hunters Town cemetery.
A firsthand wartime account describes Allied destroyers hunting U boats with depth charges and patrolling fog bound seas. The narrator explains how ash cans are dropped, how submarines retreat, and how contact is lost in heavy spray and bubbles.
A physician comments on former Secretary of the Treasury Shaw’s endorsement of Nuxated Iron, praising its potential public benefit while warning physicians not to promote false claims. He notes iron deficiency harms many, citing Senator Tower and public trust in leadership to ensure safe medical advice.
Directors publish a sworn statement of Nuxated Iron composition for public examination. It urges physicians to record it for patient questions and invites newspapers to copy it for readers. The note warns buyers to avoid imitators and lists ingredients and claimed benefits, urging use under physician guidance.
The 74th annual Notre Dame commencement will be held with Rev. Bishop Herm Joseph Alending presiding at Sacred Heart Church on Sunday and events continuing through Monday. The program includes a baccalaureate sermon by Father Seter 2 and addresses by Mrs Flo Ryan Tully, with graduates receiving degrees and medals on Monday evening.
In Waukesha Wisconsin on June 6 Judee Teck and three experts assess the mental state of Miss Grane Luck as a June 18 court report deadline looms. The commission’s findings will determine whether a verdict or punishment will be issued in the murder case of Mary Newman Roberts.
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