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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1916
Page
13
Grand Rapids and Indiana railway inaugurates the Pond Lily special for summer patrons. The daily schedule runs Ft Wayne at 8 40 pm and Rome City at 6 43 am, reaching Grand Rapids at 7 50 am. It aims to connect lake cottagers with city business, inviting daily travel to and from the lake resort.
Mr and Mrs Charles Howard McBride arrive in Fort Wayne on No 3 train over the Wabash after visiting Detroit Buffalo and Niagara Malls. McBride is a yard foreman at the Wabash and will reside locally with many friends offering congratulations. Washington reports railroads south of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi given until September 15 to revise commodity freight rates per the interstate commerce commission order.
Berne hosts the eleventh annual Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Firemen's association convention with an expected 500 attendees from Fort Wayne and surrounding towns. Special Sheckel train service via Grand Rapids and Indiana railway will depart Fort Wayne about 8:30 AM. Fire departments from Fort Wayne Electric Works and Wayne Knitting Mills will field teams in hose races and uniform contests, with a morning business meeting and afternoon sports.
The article argues health is the priority for women on the Woman's Page, noting how readers seek tips to preserve health and how accounts of others recovering from ailments inspire them to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy.
An injured worker with a swollen eye remains in bed while several Pennsylvania shops employees return to duty. Eke and Henkel miss two weeks and one week respectively, Rowan and Thompson miss two and one weeks, Rodemund five days, as chief clerk Wilt departs to attend a New York conference on railroad federal valuation at Pennsy station.
Chief Clerk A M Hoffman returns to the G R I offices after completing service. Numerous staff notes include repairs, absences, and returns across the Pennsylvania and Grand Rapids & Indiana lines with several workers resuming duties after medical or vacation leaves.
June 26 near the Lawrence home Miss Sheets 16 year old daughter of Jacob Sheets of Land suffered a serious tearing of tendons in the left heel when riding on a motorcycle with Homer Coatman. The bike bumped a rat in the road causing her left heel to be caught in the rear wheel spokes. a nearly inch deep wound required antiseptic treatment at Calumba City by Dr. E Nolth and Dr. C Le Sanders.
Francis Williams tendered his resignation as city editor of the Fort Wayne News and departed for New York yesterday to work with the Adams newspaper syndicate. He is succeeded by Frank Hamilton, who has effectively led the news staff.
The notice lists visitors and guests: Ea Shiliman and daughter Ruth from St. Petersburg, Mary Lautzenhiser with friend in Marion, Elisabet Lautzenser with relatives in Roann, Mitton of Wabash as a business visitor, Mrs. Fox Freeman visiting near Urbana, and Charles Sexton visiting Bluffton for the weekend.
Local residents hosted relatives and friends during the week with gatherings at various homes. A funeral brought Nichols and Bert from near Mymouth to town, while Jontan Dunbar’s service drew many. Nearby travelers and callers appeared throughout the day, and several noted a health ad about Ta-Kalan hair treatment was included in the issue.
Dim Troy, a familiar town character, was found critically starved yesterday in an abandoned brick building near East Wayne Street, next to the Kappel building. John Welten, owner of the Wellington restaurant, located Daly after he had not eaten since Thursday. Daly had been getting his meals at the ton for some time, and Mr. Williams had allowed him to sleep in the building, where he had been living.
Misses Margaret Mason and Frances Menien will be initiated Wednesday as the Columbia City Tri Kappa sorority chapter hosts an initiation and dance at the city chapter venue.
The text records a social event at the CT Jones home on West Spencer Street with a dance at the Commercial club hall in honor of guests. A mock election between two candidates occurred Monday evening at Miss Hagel Harrison’s home. An advertisement notes sale of one hundred fast color guaranteed umbrellas with mission handles priced at $1.00 by Patterson Fletcher Co.
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