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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1908
Page
6
Work tearing down the old site for the Lyric theater on Calhoun street advances rapidly with excavation soon to begin and opening planned by October 1. Plans include a similar Indy theater after Lyric opens and a 1990 season.
Albion Indiana brief notes list new moves and visitors. Mel Rangi moving his family from Noblesville to Albion to work at the Democrat office. Mrs D D Stewart from Avilla visits daughter Mrs Charles Garwood. Mrs D D Harper and baby arrive from Chicago to visit George Black and family. Roy Skinner from Hudson visits his mother Mrs Susan Skinner, and Mrs Fred Minard from North Baltimore arrives today.
Public notice announces that cement blocks from Menefee Art Stone Co will bear the mark Menefee Block on the back. Consumers are urged to check marks for proper protection and guaranteed quality.
Kendallville veterans recount a well planned week at Kokomo for the state G A R encampment. W P Myers chaired the Twelfth district delegation with M Browand representing Samuel Eddy. Nathan Keel, age eighty eight, attended and enjoyed his first auto ride in a large touring car at the parade.
Watsany Indiana March 23 Republic counties chairmen met at South Bend and named Archie G Graham of South Bend district chairman to replace editor John L Moorman who resigned to seek Congress. D D Gates name also floated. District convention slated for Plymouth on Tuesday June 9.
A colorful account of circusgoers across the United States notes Indians from the plains, Chinese and Japanese communities in California and Oregon, Mexicans in the Southwest, and African Americans who travel to see the performances. The piece describes attendance patterns, seating preferences, cultural displays, and the social impact of the circus on towns from Montana to Louisiana, highlighting how races and regions converge under the big tent.
An old advertisement explains indigestion as undigested food irritating the stomach lining, urging rest and nourishment while promoting Kodel as a complete digestive aid. It claims Kodel starts digesting in the mouth and provides instant relief, with a 1.90 bottle containing 24 units.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a contest or dispute involving Ligonier schools, bureaus, and a teacher figure. The readable text is garbled with names and actions unclear, yielding only a vague reference to a punitive or disciplinary matter linked to a school context.
Judges Rev Younger Dr C G Weebm and Mr J Gerber awarded Miss Blanche Free land a 4A old Medal for her recitation An Order for a Picture by Rosa Carey. A fine musical program directed by Miss Culver closed the evening's entertainments.
Property listing offers a nine room house in the southwest part of town priced around 2600 or 2000 with a $200 cash payment and monthly balance. Agent MO H Vesey at 9 11 Pixley Long Elk and Patterson Fletcher Co advertise Bay colored shirts and the Silver line coats with detachable or attached cuffs.
Mrs Callie E Vought was arraigned in police court for deserting her two boys left at Columbia street mission. Case continued to Tuesday for further investigation. Officer Schinudrott to contact her mother in Haviland Ohio about care. She cites husband in Michigan state prison for assault with intent to kill and inability to support the children. Two women arrested on Columbia street Friday pleaded guilty to drunkenness. One named Meggie Smith paid $1 and another, Mary Jones, paid $6. Both said Harry Gverly was fined $25 for drunkenness. Frank Sarno a boy accused of bicycle theft from William Aumann was placed on probation. Kenneth Davis convicted of burglary of Hobart drits. sent to Jeffersonville reformatory for ten to twenty years.
A short medical notice promotes a two part stomach tonic recipe. It touts Compound Tincture of Cinchona, Prosene Compound, and Ant Sherry Wine as digestives. The ad claims the remedy, marketed by Brever Bros Co, will restore digestion and general well being. The copy uses archaic phrasing and misspellings to describe a digestives blend and its supposed benefits.
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