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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
12
A Philadelphia advertisement claims Dr Lewis offers a home remedy to strengthen eyesight by 50 percent in a week. It touts Bon-Opre tablets dissolved in water and marketed through local drug stores, promising clearer sight quickly with regular use.
The sewing society of St Joan s Lutheran meets this afternoon in the schoolhouse with Mrs Roller Winacl as hostess. St B Mars Catholic ladies decline hosting this afternoon at a plenic eld de near St Vincent s orphanage. The Glee club of the Mission House near Sheboygan gives a concert at St John s Reformed last evening drawing a full audience. The Unique Society of the Trinity noon in their hall. Wilelity circle of King s Daughters meets this afternoon at Mes Le fand s home 1544 East Way. St John s Reformed W M S gathering uses Fort Wayne North Western interurban at 2 pm. Unique Society highlights a hall program this afternoon.
In San Francisco a notable delegation includes Bessie Asnes Dwyer from Manila P I who traveled 6000 miles to participate. Dwyer, Texas born, earned her state’s first legal degree and became a pioneer in library service and charitable work before becoming a first woman delegate to a party convention from the far west Pacific possessions.
London dispatch reports the Fehrenbach cabinet fell after majority socialists refused a confidence vote. Democrats and the People's party defected, leaving the government in crisis as independent socialists won a decisive share of Berlin municipal seats in the latest election.
Hicksville residents faced a health setback as Mr. Copeland of Athens returns home from Ohio University to recuperate. Local visits include Bernice Sayers and Kathryn Conard from Angola. A street accident on High Street injured Br. Erter and his son, with property damage to a harness and a lamp post. Visitors Ed Wyatt family of Sandusky and Detroit guests John Neil’s family arrive. Land sale in Newville township changes hands for 1300 dollars to Jay Hart. Mrs. Ella Allen dies at 63, funeral at West High Street. L. Manahan to deliver the funeral oration. Marriage announced between Edward G. Deitz and Lulu Dickerhoof, at A B parsonage. Remains of William Luce returned from Fort Wayne for burial at Forest Home. Plant ads offer Jersey sweet potato plants.
Obituary and funeral notices for multiple local residents. Veterans honors mark the burial of Deather Jones of Oberlin after full military rites by American Legion and G A R units. Other obituaries include Robert Treace of 401 East Radisill, Jay Frome, Sarah Elizabeth Gardner, Catherine Gouty, Charles C Anderson, Neviann Bernice Nance, and references to related services and interments at Lindenwood and Dutch Ridge cemeteries with church affiliations and local dignitaries in attendance.
In Detroit on June 22 Mrs. James H.R. Cromwel wed Deigning Tone Dodge whose father Horace Tiedge built cars and is worth over 509000 dollars. The bride wore a 100000 dollar Twail necklace and a furnished Philadelphia mansion was shown in gifts from her father. Torch was given by her father.
A wide array of aging health advice and experiments explores how vision hearing taste smell and touch shape thought and memory. The article notes taste is not uniform across the tongue and details nerve connections linking tongue nerves to brain alongside cautions about misperceptions and the influence of bodily health on mental clarity. It also includes reader questions on eyebrows digestion and household remedies, plus a community obituary and local notices interwoven with political dispatches on Senator Harding and party leadership moves.
June Grant Pence, 52, longtime Pennsylvania Railroad employee, died suddenly in his cornfield north of Larwill. Coroner Tennant cites apoplexy as the cause. Survived by his widow and other family.
The Journal-Gazette Want Ads report a Pedro party this afternoon at the Moose Home. Lanes of the Mooseheart Legion are expected to participate in the laid plans, with events set for 22:90 oclock.
Fragmentary civic blurb lists residents including Leonard from Caton and Mrs Monty Mastel as visitors to a town district. Mentions Mildred Wearer, Ware family, Lillian Softer, Turan Maitre and Mary Davis from Monife township amid scattered names and vague affiliations.
The Chicago convention appointed a large slate of national committeemen including J A LeHamon from Oklahoma John W Hart from Idana A T Hach from Thenn Jacky Charles D Hille from New York HB Howell from Nebraska Mrs Jeanette A Hyde from Utah Mrs Arthur J Livermore from New York and Senator Boies Penrose from Pennsylvania Also Mrs Corinne Roosevelt Havinson from New York and Mrs Christine Bradley from South Kentucky Among appointees Mrs South daughter of Former Senator Bradley of Kentucky was named assistant Secretary Of the national committee Harding and Mr Harstach praised the unity and amalgamation of party groups created by the appointments and urged broad representation across committees The remarks stressed the party's path to victory and the need to mobilize Republican support through the new executive and subcommittees Mrs Hyde and Mrs Livermore were noted for active organization and public speaking roles while Harding expressed appreciation for the ongoing work to restore GOP governance and call for Republicans nationwide to join the program
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