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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
8
An interview with Hessiz-Hills Drug Company of Memphis notes rising demand for Q Ban Hair Restorer and Q Ban Tonic. Druggists report orders surpassing other preparations, with a money back guarantee after six bottles if hair color does not improve. The ad promotes mail order offers and local stock by Bradley Bros.
An advertisement touts a facial treatment promising clear skin and a velvet texture. It claims to cure pimples sores cold sores cracked lips and chapped hands with an “Infallible” formula sold by druggists and agents.
A Fort Wayne business brief quotes J Littte of the Bowser company touting rising railroad earnings and iron and steel trade prices as signs of broad prosperity. He notes increased equipment orders and optimistic expectations, while staff discussions highlight strong sales reports and a favorable outlook for the future.
After weeks of planning the Pennay employés held their annual excursion to Rome City with about 200 in attendance. Four trains ran and included a guard of conductors and Brakemen. The roster listed Seventh Conductor Morhalis and Fourth Conductor Hayet among others, with several engineers and firemen named.
Towser Toomer, a monthly periodical, is issued by Towser & Co for June. J. TaltUe approves the edition distributed for June. The Boomer aims to honor cow boating work and includes verse about migratory regulations. Reports show notable feats in mule work and a record crowd expected at the Anthony convention.
Bricklayers in Fort Wayne prepare to host the state convention of the International Bricklayers Union in July. Delegates named include Olle Schultz Jerry Kindler Jacob Collier with alternates Toul Whitford Pred Ponhaler and Charles Youre. Local members expect a large turnout as arrangements for the meeting hall near completion.
Two California exhibit cars arrived from Kendallville and drawn crowds at the Lafayette Street crossing. F Lenk manages the display inviting locals to explore the unique road show while a large mounted shark, reportedly weighing 19 483 pounds, attracts additional attention.
Tomorrow work starts on ash pans with a 25 worker force. The Pennsylvania company has begun manufacturing at the site, 100 engines to be equipped, and the track near the site partly laid for rapid completion. more engines later will adopt the new device.
The Round House crew stayed on duty while many others took a trip, with the Pennsylvania company Leys still employed at the round house. Despite a holiday mood, the heavy current workload required keeping a force on site, leaving only a few workers in the west shops near Lafayette Street.
A local Bartenders League announces a 70 night meeting to discuss organization growth and member enrollment. Officials aim to increase participation and plan future events while preserving the league’s aims and standards.
A Fort Wayne brakeman on train No 11 may lose his foot after an on duty accident. He was injured while on the job and expected to undergo amputation if the injury cannot be saved. Repair work and interior structural reinforcement are described as ongoing to secure the line.
Despite garbled text, the item notes workers planning an annual Wabash outing via Detroit, with early announcements and hundreds of men arranged to attend. The company prepared for about 1,000 adults and many children at 10 cents each.
The Wort Wayne works have finished a large new model vibrator for the Shelton Eloetera works in New York and will alloy it there within days. The device is smaller, lighter, yet serves the same purpose and is said to be easier to copy. The local company holds the contract to finish all such machines used by Shelton and they are shipping parts worldwide. Weather promising for next Sunday could bring hundreds to Work Wayne from the Deanette area. the special will leave Dan-
The article notes hundreds returning last night at 6:30 and trains running to Toledo and Detroit with workers and managers facing evolving schedules. It mentions Wabash railroad operations, payrolls for local employes, and several Fort Wayne area plants preparing shifts, along with personnel movements at the Bowser company and other factories.
Fung 24 at 2493 Wollonswen between East Creichton and Pontiac features social notes. Mrs George Knotl of Chicago is in the city to attend the worldine of her brother George Weber. Mrs Knot is wife of a former Fort Wayne Electric Works employee, Mr Knott at Prost, now with the Wahl Adung Machine company and heads a department.
Bluffton Indiana diary note reports a BLUFFTON physician operated in Philadelphia and a patient named Dr. Tamas W.areKin ney undergoing surgery. The item describes contact for a domestic helper at 402 East Berry St and references a medical transfer to Philadelphia for an appendicitis operation with hopes for recovery.
The article reports attorney WW Bhuirplens delivering an oratorical address at a joint service of the Micca hon order, held on a city Sunday, drawing new attention from sixty members present from Mort Wayne. Unclear portions note unanimous approval of his remarks and reference a public speaker role.
Flower beds across the parks are nearly finished with only a few plants left to set. August Goers, Superintendent of Parks, said recent rains delayed work but now planting is nearly complete for the annual display. The gardens feature the usual varieties and promise more striking beds than in past years.
In Washington on June 14 a twenty one gun salute marked Flag Day as a statue and house honoring Francis Scott Key, author of The Star Spangled Banner, were celebrated by the public. Four hundred school children attended the event near the Wort Myer estate and the Francis Scott Key Memorial association safeguarded the site for posterity.
War sa w Ind June 11 Prot 2 C Sanderson a resigned professor of Warm History at Winona academy and Sis Bey a student reportedly saw the rescue of passengers from the Cunard liner Slavonia off the Azpren group. They left New York on the Batavia of the Hamburg American line.
Suffering stomach trouble? A bold offer promises to buy you a Potosote package at no cost if you send your name and address. The mailed sample claims to replicate mineral waters’ benefits for digestion, constipation, rheumatism, kidneys, liver, and skin without paying upfront.
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