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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
6
A Michigan mother reports her infant daughter healed after six months of eczema resisted by treatment. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with immediate relief and full recovery, urging readers to try the products.
Bluffton Indiana June 12 The county council of defense of Wells county met and organized by electing A I Cline as chairman and Albert Melchin as secretary Others include Mrs FP Williamson James Clark Sammiel Gehrete De Prink Garrett James M Ward The body awaits further instructions from the state Roach of defense A county mass meeting at West Baptist House planned to raise funds for the Red Cross War Fund with River by er B WoCime of Tint oe Potter City addressing the crowd A court divorce request and alimony case noted plus local business ads and job notices including a request for 15 to 20 molders from National Steel Casting Co Montpelier Ind
A vintage endorsement extols Poslam as a healing power for skin ailments, promising relief from itching and rashes. The ad claims rapid soothing of irritation with a strong healing core and offers free samples by mail to addresses on West 47th.
A fragmentary report from Chicago narrates a war widow linked to a Countess and several named figures. The text mentions a death in the western region and references conflicts in a distant theater, with uncertain names and places. The garbled OCR yields vague connections between Chicago, Washington, and a purported casualty.
Readers are presented with a garbled OCR item mentioning an Auburn factory relocating to Bryan. The text references shoe making and local industry, but precise details, dates, and entities are obscured. The fragment suggests manufacturing and regional economic notes tied to Auburn and Bryan without clear names or figures.
In a terse report a Decatur man dies while en route to a southern destination. The brief item notes an unidentified male casualty with limited details available from the damaged OCR text. Local authorities have not released additional identifying information or circumstances surrounding the death.
An enigmatic ad style notice suggests taking a break for a week or two to refresh a workload. The fragment hints at a service claim to rejuvenate a job appearance, with periods of absence and a vague Wey or Howe reference.
Advertises for fifty motormen and conductors with no labor trouble, good wages, and clean work at the superintendent's office 124 Holman Street. Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction Company. Includes scattered OCR noise and unrelated fragments from a nearby page.
The jury includes ten Democrats and four Republicans with 15 alternate veniremen. government and defense split on challenges. Samuel Perrott and police officials are named in a federal conspiracy case involving election fraud and bribery as opening statements begin.
Ad asserts Laxatives fail to cure amid “Three-in-One” Great Gland Tonic. It claims glands affect liver and digestion, diagnosing constipation as gland inactivity. Symptom list includes headache dizziness nervousness fatigue and jaundiced complexion. Sold by Gland-Aid Co. Ft Wayne Indiana.
The June 12 edition notes nuptials between Miss Frances Geppert and Mas Fetherston, with mentions of attendees including Hutt, George Prey, and Caleb Maller. The piece names residents and relatives, references a ceremony at Fare Wave, and notes Chester Lewton's late status. it sketches a community wedding pageant with local families and social ties.
A warning against using cheap Big Can baking powders as they are not uniform and cause bake failures. The result is greater waste from spoiled bakes than the yearly saving on powder. Avoid the cheap Big Can variety to prevent losses.
Stroh Indiana reports church bells will ring thrice tonight as patriots are urged to subscribe to Liberty Bonds, with a series of meetings and local notices about gatherings, visits, and community happenings spanning June. Notable items include pastor Wade’s quarterly conference, Greenwalt reunion in Topeka, and local social news from Cement City, Sturgis, and Fort Wayne.
Wanted common laborers 40c per hour long job. Apply Westinghouse Church Kerr & Co care Bowser plant. Fragmented local notice mentions church event and a children’s drill with unclear names and dates.
A Cleveland druggist Druggist Brown promotes a home treatment to curb a drinking husband and claims success after ten years by a woman who rescued him from drink. He notes prices and dispensing in Fort Wayne.
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