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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1905
Page
7
The Troy steam Laundry advertises reliability in timely service and delicate handling of colored shirts and shirtwaists. It invites customers to request a trial package to sample their best work and the fabrics’ colors.
News from local finance circles confirms Muncie Hartford City Fort Wayne Traction sold its 600000 bond issue to Rollins & Co of New York and Chicago. The company has let the grading contract for the Bluffton to Fort Wayne line to be finished in four months. A survey party led by D C North arrived in Bluffton to map the line toward Fort Wayne, with a six mile southern reach noted.
The Board of Public Safety invites bids for one police patrol wagon per specifications on file in the Superintendent of Police office. Proposals will be opened at 7 o clock p.m. July 1, 196. A certified check of $ must accompany each bid to evidence good faith and readiness to sign a contract within five days after award. By order of the Board. W. Becker, Clerk.
Mr John A Duncan longtime chief electrician of the Home Telephone company resigns Saturday night to become superintendent of the Home Telephone system in Sioux City Iowa He is noted as a skilled expert and is active in Fort Wayne Elks and the Corner Rod and Gun club His brother Frank Duncan a Sioux City ball team owner is mentioned in relation to the transfer.
Chief of Police Gorstine has compiled a circular on Clinton Brugier alias Robert C. Brooks alias Milton C. Young alias Frank Renick. Brugler faces forgery charges across multiple states with past convictions and pending cases. several arrests and a range of fines fill the docket as authorities track his operations and aliases.
An advertisement lists manicure items and tools available at Rodenbeck at 1004 Calhoun Street including piles scis sors orangewood sticks cuticle items and related supplies. The snippet presents a promotional notice for a local beauty goods seller.
David Carter drowned Sunday in the St Joe river. Fred Rothman located and recovered the body about fifty feet downstream while in a boat. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:46 PM at the residence 1822 High Street under Modern Woodmen of America auspices.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a worldwide remedy used for over fifty years by millions of mothers to soothe teething pain soften gums and relieve wind colic and diarrhea. It warns buyers to ask for the named product and avoid substitutes. The bottle is pitched at twenty five cents.
The city council will discuss a report from the annexation committee at a night meeting. The panel likely recommends incorporating sparsely populated outlying suburbs with growth potential including the Spy Ran district, areas west of Bloomingdale, and north of Wayne Knitting Mills, known as The Hill.
June 26 Napolis Indiana reports the North American Gymnastic Union festival ends as Turners depart for home and Germany’s team led by Professor Kessler of Berlin plans a Detroit tour. A special accounting team works on averages for awards while the festival shows financial success likely to yield a dividend. The instructors association with 150 members held a brief meeting and treasurer notes over 3000 on hand with Karl Zeigler of Cincinnati named president and Arthur Knoch of Cincinnati secretary.
A testimonial from Mrs. Joseph Bierhauer at 182% St Fourth St Columbus hails Easy Task Soap as excellent for whitening laundry. The brief note claims the product makes clothes as white as snow and expresses loyalty to the brand.
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