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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1908
Page
7
Spring fatigue and winter drain blamed on clogged blood and low spirits prompt promotion of Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Tonic as a tonic and vigor builder. It claims to enrich the blood, energize the brain, strengthen circulation, nerves, and muscles, with endorsements from patients and doctors and guarantees of absolute purity.
C C Aldridge of Empire Ga endorses Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. He claims it cures attacks quickly and has used it for seven years. The product is sold at Dreyer Brothers drug store 30 cents and 1 00 with a trial bottle free.
Local ticket agents report correspondence with supervisors on plans for expansive Fort Wayne excursions by rail. Industry observers note a surge in excursion traffic, reluctance to cut rates, and a likely early opening of the season as agents push for crowded trips and higher ridership despite market caution.
The Lake Shore RR reports 1907 maintenance of way and structures at 4 928 098 up 1 000 073 from 1906 and maintenance of equipment at 5 ... Transportation costs 16 950 910 up 717 ... General expenses 820 644 up 111 066. Freight earnings 31 111 482 up 1 341 ... Passenger 9 769 878 up 1 054 170. Total earnings 44 953 475 up 2 408 087. Net earnings 10 415 074 up 646 437. Total income 16 131 422 up 2 109 001. Profit and loss surplus 17 905 258 up 306 723 after 14% dividends 4 925 310 up 1 978 860.
An advertisement extols D. D. D Prescription as a cure for eczema scales and skin sores. It claims bacilli cause the condition, that applying the liquid heals quickly, and features testimonials and a dramatic insurance scene to attract readers. The piece mimics old patent medicine rhetoric with sensational assurances and questions of legitimacy.
Quarters of Chicago April 1. Connelly becomes general freight agent at Pittsburg. A. D. Pendleton to replace him as division freight agent at Terre Haute. Pennsylvania workers shift roles at Fort Wayne and Indianapolis shops. Several staff injuries and recoveries reported. Goodyear tire demo planned by Chicago rep Calahan at Lae Obahans garage, attracting local auto owners.
Denyven Maren reports union labor recognition in the Denver and Rio Grande railway shops by J J Mockler second vicepresident of the International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths. A strike vote occurred in Missouri Pacific Wabash west of Missouri Iron Mountain and Texas and Pacific shops. Rio Grande workers eyed a sympathetic walkout. park officials restrained action until now.
A nervous man asks at a local station about accident insurance offered by the railroad. An official confirms insurance is available around the clock on every train, prompting the man’s relieved reaction before a loud disturbance erupts in the waiting room.
Thousands claim Hygael is the most unusual remedy for catarrh. It follows nature by using balsams inhaled with the air to reach nose, throat and lungs, killing germs and preventing spread. The ad urges full course and offers money back if it fails to cure.
About a thousand members of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen met in executive session in Washington for the fifth Sunday union meeting of Pennsylvania lines lodges east of Pittsburg. Resolutions favored railroad safety measures and labor legislation, including machinery for arming locomotives with self-dumping ash pans and sweeping reforms on injunctions in labor disputes. A Townsend bill fire was voiced, urging interstate commerce regulation and compulsory arbitration. The group planned to present resolutions to Speaker Gannon and Vice President Fairbanks. The gathering closed with a grand ball and a Drill exhibition by Harrisburg lodge ladies. Delegates were welcomed by President Roosevelt at the White House in the afternoon. The shop league baseball lineups were announced with Carl ZurMuhlen elected manager and Charles Bichel captain. players include George Beach, Jon Hartwig, Charles McCos, and others.
Five weeks after slipping from a locomotive car, Pennsylvania fireman 5. B. Dingman kept working with a broken foot. He felt knee pain but pressed on until yesterday when he finally sought medical treatment.
Burgess II, son of Nickel Plate conductor Charles E. Burgess, aged about twenty five, was buried at Bellevue following a burial service described as held after horn. He served as a passenger brakeman and earlier ran freight and passenger trips, but ill health limited his work since last October. Heart disease listed as the direct cause.
A fragmentary notice states that MeGaba, a freight agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, will shift to a western and division freight role as head of a new froistt unit. The article is garbled but indicates organizational changes within the rail line.
Albion Indiana March 30 The first leap year season party hosted by C C B club at Mr. and Mrs. A E Cory home on South Grange street drew nine girls and nine young men for a four course dinner. Dinner tables glowed with dim lights and snow white linen. A lighted picture of the crowd and a venture to the VauDette followed by music and social hour marked a lively evening with escorts seen to their homes.
Kendallville timetables record walking feats as Roy Creiger and Bruce Misses cover 24 miles to Rome Clev in 85 minutes and return via gravel pit lake, while two other youths walk 26 miles to Albion and back. The town also notes the Kendallville Major Ozone club of young women starting morning walks for health.
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