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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
6
The council met in the council chamber on Tuesday evening June 11 with members including Willean TR and others listed. The mayor delivered a communication and remarks on proceedings, noting actions and adjournments and referencing committees and motions during the session.
A long, garbled advertisement-length letter promotes San-Yak as a remedy for high blood pressure kidney and stomach issues. It includes testimonials from various named individuals and places, urging purchase and use, with claims of health recovery after taking multiple bottles and urging public demand and municipal support for the medicine.
Fort Wayne in 1918 hears from the Common Council and committee members about proposed ordinance changes to streets and alleys including Jane Street Victoria Avenue and Clinton Street. The report discusses service changes, transfer corners, and future work dependent on steel availability and winter timing.
A Port Wayne municipal record details committees on finance, streets and alleys, parks and public buildings, and police, reporting requests for ordinances, appropriations, and street improvements. It covers tree protection, street lighting, park conveyances, and vehicle use in parks, with votes and mayoral approvals noted.
In Van Wert County the community group Hoffmann Brothers Company and local officials outline planning for a stamp drive. The article notes weddings and funerals in the area, with details of residents from Lima Dulwich and Port Wayne, plus a sale of stovewood and lumber by Hoffman Brothers Company.
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