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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement fragment touts Parisiat Sage hair tonic as stopping itching and hair loss. It claims rapid results and includes customer quote praising soft, pliable hair. Sold by Meyer Bros Co for 50 cents a bottle or direct from Giroux Mie Co with samples and prices noted.
The Woodburn murder trial features intense cross examination of witnesses, with Judge Erwin challenging leading questions and probing signs language used by the defense. Bloodhound evidence and varying testimony expose inconsistencies as the court pursues the killer’s identity. The crowded courtroom reflects public interest, while jurors endure long hours and limited recreation in a tense legal drama.
A historic jury to try John Stout is isolated in the grand jury room, allowed only bailiffs for conversation. Jurors face severe penalties for any outside influence as they await verdict over two weeks or more, living at the city center court building.
An old advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as safe non habit forming. It claims benefits for anemia rheumatism and neuralgia, boosting blood and nerves, aiding general debility and women's health with numerous cures reported.
Concordia college aims to stage an evening program featuring junior and senior students. The bill includes English dialogue, mixed choral pieces, instrumental selections, and solos, built after weeks of rehearsal and promising a strong showcase of student talent.
In Thlaupetox Indiana on November 1 two Bluffton men pleaded guilty to petty charges before Judge Sirgis. Claud Thiker was fined ten dollars and given a sixty day sentence. Henry Ormesby received a thirty day term. The offenses were the first for both men. Henry Oraft, about ninety, is described as elderly. Rex White and Lickelson aided them with meals and shelter.
Health officials scrutinize the Langard meat ordinance as the council enacts limits that shift meat sales from wholesale to retail. Farmers protest, noting retail outlets handle only a fraction of annual slaughter while large dealers remain the primary buyers.
A dispute over city health ordinances and farmer markets in Fort Wayne centers on meat sales and slaughterhouse licensing. Two councils seek a unified interpretation to allow farmers to sell meat directly while retailers may handle it, with potential prosecutions under the original statute highlighted. A. J. Roussey, Gun and Bicycle, relocated from 621 Harrison to 130 East Columbia.
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