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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
3
A fragmented ad style piece touts Dr King's New Discovery as the leading cough and lung remedy. It claims repeated winter success against chest illness and mentions trial bottles and store availability with price references.
A claimed remedy touts a salve that supposedly cures scratches sores burns and similar injuries in a few rounds with no lasting scars. The advertisement asserts immediate results and guarantees full healing for a range of ailments.
A national Christian churches group forms to rail social educational religious and fraternal work with R A Long elected president and P C MacFarlane secretary. Headquarters to be in Kansas City with plans for 100000 members in three years and a prize for best name for the brotherhood.
Mary L Oates widow of Channery B Oakley died early Monday at St James Hospital after a lingering illness. Born August 27 183? she had lived in the city for over fifty years. She married Mr Oakley shortly after Fort Wayne death of her first husband and later moved to 82 Luftman Street. Survived by a single relative Norman Th Meakin of Chicago, she was respected for kindness and fidelity. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon from the West Superior street home of William Haene with pallbearers from the same firm. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
The piece reviews the 1864 presidential race with Lincoln facing opposition from Chase and Fremont factions within the Republican Party. It notes the Cleveland convention nominating Fremont, the Baltimore Republican convention re-nominating Lincoln, and Democratic nomination of McClellan with Pendleton. It covers Johnson’s southern governance, the campaign dynamics, key wartime victories boosting Lincoln, and the 1864 election outcome confirming support for Lincoln’s war strategy. It concludes with Lincoln’s December 6 message denying negotiated peace with the Confederacy and offering peace through submission to federal authority.
Remains arrive from Watertown to Fort Wayne over the Wabash for burial. Rev Frank Fox will officiate the 5 vict' service. James J Bay and New Hartford guests to attend. Conrad Bix funeral set Friday at 1 and 3 from St Pauls Lutheran with Rev Jacob Miller presiding. Anna Beyerein funeral moved to private service at 1837 High Street.
Suit coats of plain material shown with elaborate braiding and cone shaping effects. some designs feature long tight sleeves and entirely braided bodies. Bright satins and silks are braided all over, making handsome independent coats that pair with multiple gowns. Trimmed plain calico edges and shirred puffs appear with croke-over wristwear.
A fragment from the Journal-Gazette highlights a wife using bargain ads to guide how her husband’s earnings are spent, underscoring the role of classified advertisements in household budgeting and value choices.
Boston reports quote Thomas Nton Carver, an economics professor, arguing that men earning 18 dollars weekly should not marry in Boston and raise families. He warns unskilled foreign laborers flooding the market worsen conditions for skilled workers and calls for labor reform and immigration limits, though current laws hinder change.
An ad snippet from the Journal-Gazette touts Admiral coffee and its malt bread as top quality. It invites readers to ask their dealer and try the featured products, praising their desirability and seasonal appeal.
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