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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1908
Page
8
A garbled survey of home services and local notices references wall paper cleaning and disinfectant usage at residences, plus a mix of farm for sale adverts and personal notices. Names, places, and specific farms appear scattered, with various Indiana and Ohio locales implied and multiple individuals named in passing.
Several piano sales and related items listed by George Jacobs Music House and Hoffman Bros Co. including upright pianos in various finishes at Calhoun Street addresses, a touring car trade offer, and rough lumber for building. Multiple small ads reference immediate cash or monthly payment options and urge quick action.
Fragmented classified notice offers $1500 home or farm purchases with weekly rent options. Open Saturdays. Association room 7 Atcate Meds Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Angola Ind May 11 Angola high school girls presented a Friday evening literary program in the auditorium. The event, a traditional month end showcase with a boys reception afterward, drew a large crowd of friends and patrons. Highlights included a debate on segregation, multiple readings, choruses, and a dramatic finale with a firing line and blank volley. The program closed with a rousing chorus and encore.
Veseys Greenhouses lists large rose bushes in red white and pink at 10 cents each, American Beauties 25 cents, carnations red white and pink 10 cents, geraniums in bloom 10 to 15 cents. Orders delivered anywhere in the city. Telephone 6231. WHITLEY COUNTY ITEMS Columbia City Ind May 17 Christiano brotherhood lecture Grace Lutheran church Sunday evening special Epworth society officers to be elected at Columbia City Methodist church. Ralph Youts of Gallup N M arrives to visit relatives. Transcript in case of David T. Brown vs Harry Wolt filed with county clerk. Mr and Mrs Leon Chepman return from their wedding tip will be at home North Hill street. County Superintendent Heapy delivers class address at Raleigh school commencement May 21. A boy born to Lenn Alexander and wife Friday evening. Tort Warne Blues and Columbus City Grays play at Columbia City baseball park Sunday afternoon. Leigh S Hunt’s son sings verses at home in Eta township.
Angolan brief notes R F E McGarry the jeweler on Maumee Street adds a Boaler make safe to store equipment. Eula Hetcher attends the commencement, praising education for Acak in Columbus. Miss Hetslar graduates from the state institution at Indianapolis. Dr. Albert Gooraie plans to locate nearby.
Important Steuben circuit court term closes with agreement in Harlan v A. Brautter. Goshen residents Cotton and Cotton and Jonathan Taylor of Fremont settle after portions of trial. Harlan A. Staffler deeds real estate to Cotton and Cotton while plaintiff takes hardware stock in Fremont and Taylor receives $3,799.22 to secure a loan.
An advertisement seeks a loan against a Rome City cottage appraised at 1550 with a 600 loan request secured by a first mortgage. The owner offers to repay 100 per year or more as needed, with details to be arranged. Additional context mentions court notices and estate matters.
To taxpayers of Allen County clear notice that the County Board of Review will meet at the courthouse in Fort Wayne on Monday June 1 1808 at 10 AM to review correct and equalize assessments and hear property owner complaints with thirty day continuation. GEO NORMUTH Auditor Allen County May 4 1808.
Charles Animan of Paling Ohio stories unfold as he stirs trouble with his aunt Mrs T Fl Dirtim and family. Mrs Flora Hess of Pleasant Lake invited Mr Hess’s mother. Dr P B Carter of Peru Inn is a guest of Miss Armstrong amid a tense social scene.
Multiple listings describe properties and businesses for sale in Bloomingdale and surrounding streets. Items include cottages, rooms, garden plots, hotel and restaurant opportunities, a meat market, and a general sale of real estate and equipment with notes on utilities, locations, and terms.
A fragmented page lists property for sale and rent, including lots 38x28 with gas, water, and nearby streets, homes near East Craigbron Avenue, and a Wilson's addition lot. Also advertised are livestock, a two-story building, a meat market, dry goods wholesale, and a small farm near town. Cash and installment options shown, with various prices and terms.
Wanted pupil to learn to play instrument and other pieces. Sparse details mention bands, leader, and a venue in May. Address provided as Banis ter with unclear locality.
Classified notices offer money to loan with evening office hours, real estate for sale or rent, including several farm and urban properties, houses on multiple streets, plans for seasonal leasing, and various insurance and repair services. Names like Monroe W. Fitch & Son, Bittinger & Hogue, and Central Insurance Co appear amid property listings and notices.
Fort Wayne to Lafayette interurban routes listed with fast limited service and timed trains. Document notes Huntington and Wabash valley connections, division cars, and multiple stops including Garrett Auburn Avilla and Huntington. Rates, schedules, and ticketing details referenced with car and depot notes.
A fragmented advertisement urges readers to invest in Michigan farmland. The notice mentions a contact, Paul Wiges, with a room and phone-like reference for more information. The text is incomplete but implies a sales pitch for real estate investment.
K Vorndrian Real Estate Bulletin lists city lots and residences near Calhoun East Magne Birach Pilch Street and Pontiac Street with prices from 1 200 to 13 050 and several acres near Fort Wayne. Advertises eight or nine properties including modern four room homes and farm land with fenced yards and suburban locations.
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