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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
6
A fragmentary report hints at a troubled marriage and custody dispute. References to Mrs. Mathie, Miss Johnson, and Mr. Johnson surface amid garbled OCR text, mentioning divorce, residence, and parental rights, but details remain unclear.
Born to Agr and Mrs Albert Thomas at 1007 Edgewater avenue a son. A child born to Mr and Mrs Charles Erdthardt of Adams townships a girl. A son born to Mr and Mrs Edward Sprague of Monroeville.
City news item notes Mr S Fouterix of Terre Haute and Mrs Louise Flynn ill to be cared for at 72 Elizabeth. Officials discuss school plans, street work on West Wayne near Nelson, and social events. Obituaries, magician Keller retires, Mrs Elba Betty and Mrs Cary honored, Loyal Americans plan a social and banquet for May 27 with forthcoming National meeting in Marion or Indianapolis.
The White Fruit House advertises its large stock of candies gums and premiums on the third floor and offers farmers 18 cents a dozen for fresh eggs. A local notice mentions "The Roll Call" by Broome at Wayne Street M E church with Dudley Buck Male Chorus performing. admission 25 cents. The page also reports unrelated local court notices including jail terms for several individuals and fines for drinking vagrancy and stealing.
Bursa KEXPALLVILG reports Kendallville may gain a new automobile garage and storage building on North Main Street near the Take Shore tracks. Wallace Manufacturing plans erection soon to provide space for autoists and transient guests, addressing the lack of local storage near the riverfront areas.
The article notes the Artificial Stone Company electing officers for the coming year. Akayatten JL J Reiser is named president, HL Melger is vice president, 1. Leiter serves as treasurer, and Michael Indet is mentioned in key roles. The piece mentions local district pride and a regional construction context, with a commercial aside promoting a range sale at Fox, Bros. & Co. Stove.
Tleury C Mackey seeks a $4000 frame dwelling on West Wryno while Hleury Schomberg files for a $4000 frame dwelling on Masterson Avenue Ded Wes res SHOU frame bieui rat La Wie est Male street.
A garbled listing highlights items like butter creamery products, granulated sugar, Viome Grown Lattura, Good Sweek Oranges, large pineapples, Gallet Can Apples, Good Corn, and produce including tomatoes priced at 30e. The fragmentary note mentions dates and assorted foodstuffs in a market brief.
A fragment lists items from Central Grocery including home phone 1800 and Bell 462, various foods and groceries such as Butter, Eggs, Mason Jars, Olives, Potatoes, Strawberries, Sugar, Ham, Lard, Flour, Prunes, Oats, Raisins, Coffee, and fresh produce like lettuce, spinach, asparagus, onions, radishes, peas, and dressed chickens. Prices are jumbled with many figures, reflecting a catalog-like request or sale notice.
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