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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
9
An advertisement touts feet remedy products claiming instant relief for sore feet corns and callouses. It features customer testimony from F. Dreutzer of Chicago and promotes powders that draw out poisons and purify pores, selling for 35 cents a box with direct mail availability.
Local agent W Mam Shorey has received the new passenger train timetable set to take effect on the Wabash railroad next Sunday morning at o'clock. Only a few changes alter the present schedule, mainly affecting Fort Wayne arrivals and the spacing between stations to address trains running too short or too long. The following will be the schedule after Sunday morning.
Grocers Clerks and Meat Cutters unionists plan a night meeting above Star theatre to deliver a progress report on half day closing. The committee seeks to distribute itineraria among local unions and publish lists of unfair practices while soliciting excursion ticket blanks for Pennsylvania employees. Excursion to Lake Maxinkuckee on June 26 may attract five special trains to handle a anticipated record turnout.
General officers of Nickel Plate completed a two day inspection trip, arriving in Fort Wayne Wednesday, departing by train to Chicago, and continuing to Cleveland by special train with private car. The party included General Manager A. W. Johnson, K. Blair, and W. L. Blair, superintendent of transportation.
W H Dila a Wabash bridge carpenter fell about thirty five feet from a trestle near Helm Creek west of Wabash while working on a trestle. He landed on rocks, was unconscious and badly injured with bruises and possible internal injuries. He was taken to the company's hospital in Peru for treatment.
At a Retail Clerks association meeting a plan was adopted to close stores on Saturday nights at 10 o clock. Two committees were appointed to notify merchants of the rule. The action is the first formal move on the issue after prior agitation. New officers were elected: George Hawk president. Miss Kerns and Miss Corlette first and second vice presidents. Herbert Zurblublen corresponding secretary. Charles Koop financial secretary. Miss Minnick Miss Guthermuth and Miss Swineharte trustees.
Tests of a new invention called the rallophone are reported from Stratford on Avon England. It is an apparatus to telephone between moving trains and stations along the line, aiming to do for railways what wireless telegraphy has done for ships. The system uses train and station telephones with a wire coil around the carriage.
An advertisement touts a cure for liquor habits with a three week guarantee. It promises patient satisfaction or no cost, claiming a skilled physician provides constant attendance and a comfortable facility at a sanitarium in Shelayville.
Conductor Lee Kanage of the Pennsylvania company has been incapacitated for six months but shows rapid recovery. He traveled downtown yesterday for the first time since illness and expects to resume work soon.
Bulletin from Wabash shops and offices states Paymaster Francisco will arrive Tuesday morning June 20 to distribute May wages to office and shop employees. The notice lists locations in the city for wage distribution and formal payroll handling.
Rail agencies plan special trains for the Turners celebration in Fort Wayne. Nickel Plate likely runs three trains from east and west, plus Pennsylvanian service. Lake Shore to bring a group from Indianapolis. Wabash to operate two excursions Sunday for the event.
The regular monthly session of storekeepers on the northwest system of the Pennsylvania Railroad adjourned Wednesday evening, and the attendees returned home yesterday morning. The June session began on the first Monday and lasted three days, shorter than usual.
The closure of colleges affects baggage handlers on railroads with many students arriving in town. Wabash and Pennsylvania lines moved large luggage loads as students, residents, or transferes changed trains. Baggagemaster Louis Lusssnhop and assistant faced heavy demand transferring trunks and bags yesterday morning.
Pennsylvania officials conducted the regular monthly inspection of stations west of Fort Wayne to Clark Junction aboard the special train, returning in the afternoon. Several Pennsylvania shop and factory workers were listed as sick or off duty, and Thomas O Rourke joined Ishering at Bowser & Co. factory.
Returned from Pittsburg where he visited relatives E George T Haswell veteran cabinet maker at Packart company critically ill at his home 2212 Trdigna evens Engineer Briant and Firamay Majors assigned to new switching crew in the Wabash yards Paul Tinie of the Pennsylvania boiler Shop struck his hand with a hammer and will be unable to work for some time Mrs Adame wife of W Adams of the Pennsylvania paint shop leaves for St Paul Minn to visit relatives John Wella Nickel Plaza engineer to Clear Lake for two weeks Engi neer Charles Crosby of the same road retired from the lakes J J Wood works manager Fort Wayne Blantete returned from Chicago Edward Pierce engineer on the Nicks Plate arranging to spend two or three weeks near friends in Vermont George Rupley of the Pennsylvania machine shop sick for three months visited shops yesterday and will resume soon G O Luca of the Pennsylvania planing mill and wife left for a two months trip through the west to Washington Oregon and California Willam B Falconer machinist in Smithville Texas shops of the BE GT railroad will visit Fort Wayne next week for three weeks. GB Kennedy factory superintendent entertains his father connected with International Harvesting at Chicago CB Beott of the Pennsylvania machine shop bruised his right hand by a wrench. Joseph Panyard sustained eye injury from a steel chip and will miss days, sight not permanently affected.
In Decatur Indiana on June 15 guests at Pred Schurger’s stag shower for Trea Schau of Schaish Gottemeller & Co. gathered west of the city. A lawn banquet was lit by lanterns, with soup, cards, and a gift umbrella presented to the groom to be Fred Geburger.
Tocsin news item recounts local social events and obliquely mentions individuals like Jenn Johnson in a serious medical condition after an injury requiring Dr Bl to operate. The column lists neighbors visiting, church gatherings, lodge activities, engagements, and upcoming community events with numerous residents and visiting family names.
Lake View Indiana on June 16 reports a series of social visits and local activity. Names include Hana Swanson Atwood Glenn Stetfe Thomas Miller deputy Toslloarriar and more. Week highlights feature church services, family visits, and a graduation crowd from nearby towns.
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