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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1901
Page
4
A local retailer promotes its second floor women’s outfitting section with new arrivals and exclusive productions. The store touts affordable pricing and easy shopping, highlighting waists, waists, dresses, coats, washable skirts and jackets in fashionable fabrics and trims.
A large sale listing white and colored shirt waists in lawns chambrays and other fabrics. Styles include full fronts trimmed plaited backs and sleeve detailing with laundered finish. Prices advertised from 1.25 up to 6.00.
Gailor offered suits for those who did not buy last week with a selection from over 300 fine tailor made suits at regular price. The note urges customers to take advantage as prices return to normal and many people missed the previous opportunity.
Foreast for Saturday and Sunday shows showers. Winds vary from fresh westerly to northeasterly. Temperature details unclear with possible rain in northern portions and scattered showers affecting the region.
A. Jones returns from Winimac and Dr. L I Davis from Chicago. J H Bilderback visits Zanesville. St Peter's Council plans an excursion to Rome City. Mrs. Graves away on business. Ladies' Mite excursion to Robison Park. Werner guests return to Toledo. Wessel at St Joseph's College on vacation. Fort Wayne Deux directors meet. Attorney Smith accompanies sister from Decatur. Hope hospital discharge noted. Oklahoma trip planning for Chichee and Milwaukee officials. Ed Summers back at St Joseph's after surgery. 160 officials of Chichee and Milwaukee stay in city before Pan-American exposition. memorial services for Wayne Tent No 34 Ku Klux. Join Wackermann visits. local figures injured near Lafayette street. T J Elliman returns from South Bend arranging Society of Charities conference. St. Lawrence river trip noted.
Large shipment of strawberries pineapples and California fruits arrives for Saturday morning sale. Includes Mediterranean oranges wax lemons navel oranges plums apricots peaches cherries and Georgia peaches with per dozen and per item pricing. Also offers plain glasses table tumblers fancy brown tumblers cracker jars Japanese tea pots decorated cups and saucers.
The ad proclaims expansion of purchasing power and business, promising customer satisfaction and word-of-mouth growth. It lists trimmed prices for groceries and meats, including sugar at 1.60 for 18 pounds, tomatoes at 25¢ per can, soap at 28¢, and various meat cuts by the pound, signed by H. G. Wiegmann at 199 Lafayette St.
Free today Lehman’s promotion highlights shoe sales with 100 pitire uffie Dengelt Sheee bargains. Regular goods priced at 2.25, 100 pairs of Queen Quality Ladies Shoes at 1.48 to 1.75, and Dongola Oxfords offered. Jacobs Shoe Store, 17 Calhoun.
Allen county's Skelton's at 25 West Main and 27 West Main advertise spring chickens strawberries and a variety of vegetables. The shop promotes butter from local makers and invites customers to visit for fresh homegrown produce and staples.
Rumney Day brings a sale of advertised Rumney $2.40 shoes and oxfords with a focus on wear, price points noted at $2.40 and $2.70. The event promises best value and features items from THING & CO at Calhoun Street with Pobby as manager.
A damaged OCR lists produce and prices including strawberries, peaches, early peas, home grown peas, turnips, verte and carrots, radishes, rhubarb, cauliflower, and potatoes with rough prices such as 40 cents per peck. The text shows disjointed vendor names and odd spellings, typical of an old newspaper short market notice.
Travel option for $1.50 to Cincinnati and return aboard G R and L L Ry with a 12 06 a m Sunday departure and 8 35 p m return, June 18 16, city stay noted. Local grocery ad promotes fruits vegetables potatoes and coffee with prices from 1 cent to 2 75 per bag, Coverdale and Archer sellers.
An old newspaper advertisement heralds a sale at James M. Kane's featuring fishing tackle sporting goods and related items. Highlights include Bristol steel rods at 2.75, reels up to 12, casting lines, knoxy lines, baseball bats, croquet sets, and stockPrices from one cent to a dollar with many items under five dollars. The tone is promotional with emphasis on value and broad assortment.
Subscriptions now deliver the 1001 Ue rectory directory in Fort Wayne. The directory boasts a complete 191 census style tally, noting population estimates and methods used to project figures. It mentions new rural delivery routes and revised fill of residents.
The New Keystone offers crop details and market notes from 235 and 240 Calhoun Street. It lists prices for key produce including beans peppers and cabbage, notes large shipments coming in daily, praises superior strawber ries, and mentions plans for canning while promoting Uncle Bam Trad.
Ad promises to beat all rival prices on fishing tackle base ball goods and porting gear with a temporary tomorrow only offer. Encourages readers to buy fish nets reels and radiant figures, citing Korhlinger and Baur at 1 East Columbia Street.
A called meeting of the D of I will be held at their hall at 7 30 in the evening to arrange the funeral of the late Mrs Beakis. Jenni Pelery Emma Conover, c of MW, Recorder.
An unnamed lady questioned a seller about knee pants priced at 50 after she paid 100 for similar goods. The ad mentions sixty styles with double seat and knee tape seams in wool, attributed to REUBEN PATTERSON, at Corner Calhoun and Washington streets, with a later note of thanks for kindness during bereavement.
A fragmented notice advertises facial massage at Wayne's first-rate barbers during usual hours. It mentions attendants Lori and 15018 Cilhoun Street opposite Cathedral, with pricing and terms to suit customers. Also references an opportune piano man and a belene offer for liner funds at 906.7. Patterson.
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