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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1913
Page
3
Fine white silk with blouse and skirt finished in black and white embroidery. Insert of filet lace and wide bands with a large Inca collar trimmed in black velvet. Shadow lace designs on tinted net with rosettes and white ribbon. Regular value 12.50, offered at 6.50.
A lingerie model of French voile over white net highlights a new draped blouse as part of a pretty dress. Colored embroidery accents match the deep girdle, forming a refined and beautiful combination for the gown.
Flag Day events ran through the city yesterday with flag displays on the federal building city hall and courthouse. Banks homes and many residences showed banners while two Hayden ar residents unfurled the American flag in public. The Grand Army post and military groups led observances with services at the temple and a small button hole rally favor distributed. Postmaster designate H C Bunner, a Purdue graduate, praised local support and announced improvements including a larger waiting room. Mr and Mrs O W Read and Mr and Mrs John Reed planned a Michigan trip, with Reed suffering a scalp wound in a street collision before departure. A neighbor surprise marked Mrs John Hanna s thirtieth birthday with local friends and light refreshments.
Two story and basement 30 by 50 foot building for rent on Harmony court in the rear of Reed Shoe Company. Central space suitable for tailor repair painter storage and similar uses. Gall at Seavey Hardware Store.
Ossian News says H C Fun ter received commission as postmaster of Ossian with C H Tell set to retire. Monday, Hunter to assume charge with Marie Hunter as assistant and Dr M N Newman retiring from active duties. Former postmaster Charles H Tell departed for Deal in May 1919 after long service. Bell to relocate to Chicago.
More than 2,800 adherents attend the Church of God national camp meeting in Anderson Ind for the annual foot washing ceremony. Women wear plain dress and no jewelry. men wear no neckties and no smoking. The service uses only a tuning fork and no presiding officers are named.
New potatoes arrive in Fort Wayne in ample supply. Retail prices range from 40 to 45 cents per peck, with many vendors noting the crop is the finest in years though prices are higher than last season. Some stalls report potatoes selling as high as 50 cents per peck.
Mrs. C. C. Rumsey, daughter of the late E. H. Herriman, stood out among society women at the first international polo match. Newport to Washington society flocked to the event as a social display, with Mrs. Rumsey identified as Miss Mary Herriman. She attended with her mother, to whom the railroad magnate left about $160,000,000.
Announcement from New York June 14 says Theodore Roosevelt plans a lecture tour in Argentina on U S progress. Col Roosevelt’s secretary confirmed a trip but details remain unsettled and departure is expected this fall.
Court actions yesterday afternoon placed 14 year old Anna Allison with her 19 year old sister Mia in state care as the judge ordered further proceedings. The Woods family faced multiple hearings with Mrs Emma J Woods granted a divorce from Frank Woods amid allegations of impropriety involving a younger sister and a 12 year old child, plus mental health concerns. Other court notes include suits for debt, foreclosures, and a contentious divorce case, with several testimony details and upcoming deadlines noted.
In South Bend Indiana on June 4 Rev John Walton pastor of First Baptist Church Garrett Ind says motion pictures aided his charge. He reported the Garrett church was $100 in debt a year ago after buying a motion picture machine he showed biblical scenes and organized song services. Within six months debts were paid and the congregation grew to about six hundred members.
The ninth annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America in Baltimore highlighted a dramatic shift in advertising over twenty-five years. Creatively evolving from routine to innovative, ad men now shape public taste, with honesty and square dealing at the core of promotions.
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