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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
9
A Fort Wayne society page recounts numerous family and social events. Engagements, weddings, and receptions unfold at homes on West Berry Street and nearby avenues with guests, toasts, and gifts. The Nutting lineage, Harvard ties, and local prominent families feature in social ties and future plans.
Minnie Coe dies at her Roanoke home Tuesday night at 10 oclock aged fifty eight. She was daughter of the late James A Coe who died in November 1908. Death due to tropical trouble after several months illness.
A fragment from a 20th century advertisement or column derides cheap yellow laundry soap and a consumer habit. It mocks tenacious savings by noting a five cent cake of pure white soap lasts longer than smear of cheaper brands, with awkward phrasing and curious misspellings.
Born in Whitley county she is survived by two children Ars Luthier T Coluon of Fort Wayne and Chester M Cov of Roanoke. She was a member of the Roanoke Methodist Church and the WRC. Funeral arrangements not set but likely at Roanoke Methodist Episcopal Church Thursday. Interment planned at Glenwood Cemetery.
Frederick J Rump is the successful bidder for the Gritt office building at the corner of Fairfield Avenue and Hendricks Street. Demolition of the old structure has begun. The new three story building, with a basement, will cost about $10,000.
A store offers free autograph marking in gold on umbrellas purses and feather goods bought today. Bring in other articles to have your name marked for 10 cents each.
In Defiance County on May 27, nineteen of twenty six saloon men filed for annual licenses starting May 26, a protest against high taxes and anti saloon sentiment in the western part of the county.
The Loyal Americans held a social session and smoker at the Knights of Pytlis trail last night to arrange attendance at an elite meeting at Marton on May 40. At Marton a class of 200 candidates will be enrolled and a prize drill will be given.
A swarm of bees caused excitement at the Calhoun street crossing near the Nickel Plaza yesterday morning. Edward Bil, stationed in a tower, dumped water from a bucket onto a dry goods box, binning the swarm into a safe hive. Bil reportedly gained about a bushel of bees. A city ordinance bans keeping bees inside the city limits, but Mr Hill lives on the outskirts and will keep them.
A damaged text fragment shows an order request and misprinted addresses. It mentions sending parts and pricing phrases like ten cents, with garbled branding and unclear recipient information. The readable bits indicate an advertisement error from a company name close to Vermil or Vermil-Ga.
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