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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1912
Page
10
Sufferer Mary O donnell of Sander Wye credits Kilmer Swamp Root with curing years of kidney and bladder trouble after prior failures with drugs. She reports improved health after using three bottles and urges others to try the remedy. Notarized statement dated July 14 1909 backs the testimonial.
Fragmentary OCR reads like an advertisement or notice about a bottle offer and a request to send to Dr Khner Co. Mention of Fort Wayne Journal and a fifty cent regular price appears. Information is garbled and names are uncertain. core idea is an offer to obtain a bottle and a promised informer.
Freight Agent A E Gilbert and force move into the new terminal on Grand Street near Harrison and Webster. The concrete brick steel building features seven tracks and two paved driveways with four 6,000 pound scales. North yard tracks delayed by Harrison Street improvements, but Grand Street is open for traffic as upgrades continue. Wabash aims to double freight business in the city and resume traffic previously diverted by insufficient facilities. Labor shortages hinder rapid progress. wages are $1.73 per day with about 10 workers on site at a time.
Three thousand tickets for the Fort Wayne Electric Works Volunteer Fire Department social at Swinney Park have sold with more expected. The grounds will glow with incandescent lights and a large colored wheel displaying the department name. The Electro-Mechanical band will lead the procession as the firemen travel to Dunkirk Thursday, proceeds aiding the Dunkirk trip expenses.
Albert Lamb aged 14 son of William Lambert was killed when dynamite caps in his pocket exploded near his home in Indiana. He had 2k caps in his trousers pocket while playing with other youths. He ran to a barn area, fell on a stone, and the caps exploded as he landed. The caps were buried by contractors on public works.
Lena Mauth, longtime agent for the interurban at Andrews, has resigned. Gertrude Alex Cinakey of Logansport succeeds her. Miss Smith, a prior efficient agent, is mourned by patrons at the Logansport station. Andrews marks the first Indy agent placement, with Miss Guntive Johnson currently in Booth Whitley.
The federation executive council counting ballots cast by nine railroad employee branches reports 309,000 votes on a strike question. A strike would back the Harriman shop workers. In Chicago a Chicago and Alton president resignation prompts A A Worthington rise to presidency.
John D. Rockefeller reduced his car count from five to four following a government order dissolving the Standard Oil trust. The State Department has received his request for licenses and plates for four automobiles.
New York reports a syndicate of leading theater owners including the Rhuberts, William A Brady, Low Sields, and Marcus Lowne forming a thirty city circuit in the east and Midwest. They will offer ten to thirty cent shows alongside higher priced commpany productions to shift audience habits toward legitimate theatres. The cheaper programs promise intelligent, standard pieces rather than melodrama, with plans to expand this spring. Start right this spring by buying your Auto supplies at the Auburn Garage.
Churubusco reports a birth for Jeane Zigler and her husband in Nobdle County with Dr Crinwall attending. A civil verdict in Vandalla rail line case favored the plaintiff for 776 dollars. Local residents Willan Brown and Elwood George are mentioned with church visits and rural notices.
Fragmented OCR reads of a Columbia City community page noting repeating names such as Lamon Sack and Frank Sfarthanbry with Cleveland origins, events planned for next week at a home, and rumored talks. References to Vandalia connections and a convention on the 2th suggest scheduling details and local civic activity.
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