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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
9
In Indianapolis a probate matter moves forward as Jadent Cook seeks relief from a decree. The petition asks the court to modify or set aside the order and restore rights pending resolution. Proceedings aim to determine the next steps in the estate case and potential compensation.
A late evening session of the supreme court discussed a community fund, with a report outlining payments and balances. Citizens noted expenditures and the board faced questions about the allocation of funds and accounting practices.
A WWI era piece centers on John Philp Bousa’s “Handa Across the Sea” and a letter from France by Earle Phinney to his brother Joseph Phinney, detailing life in the western front, letters home, battlefield conditions, and the Nova Scotian and Allied efforts. It notes Phinney’s service, family ties, and the broader Allied struggle with mentions of American, Canadian, and British forces, plus the emotional impact of war correspondence.
A product named Measles Brazilian Balm is advertised as preventing measles, scarlet fever, mumps, chicken pox and all contagious diseases. The ad claims it kills germs and cures in three to four days and is endorsed by B. F. Jackson, proprietor, who says he never allowed them to enter his family.
Community sale announces discounted produce including cabbage five cents per pound green string beans seventy two cents per pound summer squash two cents per pound and cucumbers in baskets. Bring your basket and visit the vegetable car for purchase.
Laxatives don’t cure Glando. The Great Gland Tonic is a three in one treatment that acts on the glands controlling the liver stomach and bowels. It’s claimed constipation stems from gland inactivity and sluggish liver with symptoms including headache fatigue nervousness indigestion and a sallow complexion. Prepared by the Gland-Aid Co Ft Wayne Ind.
Washington reports a protest by a National Woman’s Trade board committee demanding an investigation into wartime contracts and overtime abuses. The group urges the Treasury and McAdoo to address excess overtime at the Printing and Engraving Bureau where many women work twelve hours daily seven days a week. Officials promised to investigate.
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