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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1902
Page
5
A garbled notice warns investors about Merete Genuine stock and urges caution against dealers selling “something just as good.” It references stock offers and a July 1 1902 deadline, with mentions of Hicks Process Machine recovery and a Two cent stock price. Secretary U P Evansole Port Wayne Indiana signs.
A vintage ad promises confidential private loans on furniture and items with weekly to monthly repayment options. It offers loans to employed individuals without an endorser and lists Room 3 Arcade with home phone and Saturday evening hours.
A reader described June skies with the Great Dipper and Virgo outline. Noted are stars Antares Capella Altair Regulus Spica and Virgo's Aleah, with discussion of precession and the northern and southern celestial hemispheres.
Advertised excursion offers a day trip to Indianapolis for one dollar. Rain may affect travel leaving World Way, with Cannul City attractions listed. Ticket details and schedules are hinted, promising many stalls, parks, and entertainment on February 24.
The Sipe Show, delayed by axle trouble en route, still drew two strong audiences in Kankakee yesterday afternoon. Spectacular acts include a revolving pony pyramid of seventy two ponies and a cycle whirl, plus a tumbling routine from the Cornelia family, with dogs not included. The company, veteran at the venue, attracts crowds despite occasional travel setbacks and lingering publicity.
Telephone operators walk out amid long standing wage disputes and a union endorsement by the American Federation of Labor. Strikers report grounding long telephone exchanges nationwide with reduced service payments of 20 dollars per month and a separate weekly day off.
Justice Huser performed a wedding yesternlay. Sulaine Carnahan sues Mien Kistler in DeKalb county with a hearing before Justice Smith tomorrow. The health department warns against street fires and fireworks. Jacob Monihan faces a third drunkenness charge with a $1 fine and ten days in jail. J C Sin travels to Chicago for a visit with relatives. Jacob Iqunateker reports losing a wallet on the Wabagit line and seeks help finding it.
Fragmentary timetable note from TarCito Indiana to Easthound Noo HR Nadauth ak Bunidsy with several listed destinations and days. Mentions Butler West born 1 February ex Sunday and Saturday services to Rimsnort New Wa 128 man ex Simday. Minor garble but conveys a periodic rail schedule and station names.
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