This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1912
Page
8
Urban hardware store advertises cheap children rompers at 25 cents and a large range of lawn products including 50 foot hoses, lawn mowers from 2.05 to 4.50, straw hats, Indian suits, wheel goods and various wheeled toys all offered at low, popular prices.
In a correspondence fragment, Howell questions why Tom Watson of Boston and Powell add qualifiers after names. The exchange notes Sullivan’s similar postscript, suggesting such suffixes are unnecessary.
Willig Pelion was sentenced to five years in federal prison at Leavenworth after a jury found him guilty of blowing the safe at the Harlan post office on December 1. Sheriff A M Keleheiderfer captured Pelion near Antwerp Ohio. Postmaster John G Mack and others from Harlan testified against him.
Deaths include Mrs. Mary Elter who died at her daughter's home aged 11 years 10 months 22 days with several survivors in Michigan and Indiana. Remains to be shipped to Jackson Michigan for interment. Funeral announcements list Catherine Doyle Alles Taubacher and Daniel F. Mauss with service times and locations. A notice also seeks laborers for concrete work on Coombs Street bridge.
AVILLA IND June 12 Mr and Mrs Harry Downend welcome a new baby girl. Merle DeCamp returns from Purude electrical engineering course on vacation. Mrs Amy Seavey of Fort Wayne, with daughter Mrs Allen Merriam of Portland Ore, visiting Sir Handanl and family, then to Fort Wayne. Cart Hudron of Filennyt visits friends. Miss AT Young of Cilcaga visits Mrs Alexander Bosch. Lloyd Yosser and family at cottage on Wawasee for weekend. Mr and Mrs Percy Allng of Auburn and Mrs A Munn and Miss Margaret Roos of Garrett guests of Mrs Gearse Knauer. Miss Jethel Arnold Jennie Stelborn Kendallville victors this afternoon. Mary street improvement satisfies neighbors despite ciled issues.
Corunna and nearby residents report visits and arrivals including Miss Mar tin Oster in Bryan and Mrs. Joseph Fisher with Mrs. Albert Schutte. Guests from Toledo Kendallville and Chicago are mentioned along with local hospitality and bread advertisement. In Washington a coroner verdict finds Representative Robert C. Wickliffe died after being struck by a railroad train, with testimony noting prior deafness and near-misses with a trolley car.
June 1 Topeka Indiana locals report visitors and travels. Sadie and Martin Yoder head to Mt Clemens Michigan, Mrs Lantz and Mrs Weneger visit Walcottville relatives, and Rev F A Rotchelderfer hosts. Ramsby family reunion planned with large turnout and dinner, band concert draws crowd, continued weekly summer concerts led by Rotchelderfer.
Warner Pickens of Zanesville Indiana suffered painful injuries after a run fall from his motorcycle on West Berry street yesterday afternoon. After his injuries were dressed he went on to continue his journey home. Dry wood for sale Hoff man Bros Co.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.