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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1908
Page
4
Fragmentary and distorted text references promises to marry, court costs, and a Jefferson County style case number. Mentions Kellare, Tara Ter, and a divorce context with monetary figures such as 300 and 500 dollars.
A damaged OCR fragment references local events and sermons at churches and gatherings. Mentions Sefton Go and Methodist church activities, baptism or sermon notes, and a layout of an evening schedule with names and times unclear.
A large Decatur delegation arrives by special car for a local gathering and initiation at the Iecal Judge. A banquet follows as teas and a tea demonstration draw public interest. The Wolf & Dessauer basement hosts a tea exhibit teaching proper brewing and serving methods.
The Smith Premier Typewriter Company shows a new visible ball bearing model at the National Business Show. Experts call it a wonderful machine with advanced design and smooth operation for users seeking reliability and clarity in typing.
The will of Mat' cuterhouser of Flartford lawnship was probated Saturday. It provides first for debts from the personal estate, then a $190 bequest to her stepdaughter Veamina Schellin and Lars Nenderhouser. She wishes her residence at St Berne not to be sold while any unmarried child or stepdaughter remains. All remaining property goes to six children Inra Eur Neille Tetse Homer and Ts Nenderhauser equally. Homer Nenderhauser to serve as executor without bond.
A teen named Burkert suffered a broken leg and exposed bones after a fall near Liondiiras in Lariayn. He was removed to a nearby location. witnesses described the injury and pain as responders attended and a pursuit briefly disturbed the scene.
An old notice outlines a plowing contest awarding prizes from a gold medal to a windmill. It states one operator per furrow, furrow width at least six inches, all lands finished by 6 p.m., and stakes set for a half acre yardage. Thomas Clerk as judge and officers listed.
In a Saturday evening car scene two women discuss presidential candidates as strangers nearby joke about the names Taft and Bryan. A man with an umbrella confirms Taft and Bryan are being debated while others react to the ongoing political chatter.
The school board will hold a special meeting on Thursday October 8 to offer for sale a new issue of $75 000 in school bonds to the highest bidder The board previously sold $160 000 in bonds for Blommingdale school and other purposes but the deal was illegal under current law The law passed last session allowed bonds beyond the old limit The board aims to have the law repealed at next session to permit further issuance
A Bryan Democrat and a Taft supporter argued for hours in the Wayne hotel lobby. The exchange began at 6:45 PM and continued past 11:20 PM as local bystanders watched a traveling salesman clash with his counterpart over national politics.
Ward School at Angola hosted a public entertainment to raise funds for library books. The program featured songs, recitations, solos, and a “Entertaining Sister's Ben” sketch with students including Pearl, Nina, Bulah, Marion, and Hester, plus Mr Endicott and young performers.
A fragmentary report claims a new cure for eczema and skin ailments uses hot water dissolving a compound, taken as a tea or dissolved in water, with anecdotes of rapid relief. It mentions Dr Veo Currier and a discovery tied to a drug sold in sealed bottles, warning to avoid inferior preparations.
We have put into effect three material price reductions on Tungsten Lamps. This bright white light, secured only by Tungsten Lamps, delivers 2 to 2.5 times the light of carbon filament incandescents at the same cost. For reduced prices call Home phone 2696.
President George M Haffner of the Master Bakers association leaves this morning for Milwaukee to represent the group and discuss lectures by the Wisconsin extension division. He notes Indiana bakers had to seek education outside the state after Purdue delayed adopting the idea, which would have drawn students to Indiana and benefited the baking industry and bread consumers.
Fire at Purdue University in Lafayette destroys Alpha Theta fraternity house causing about 10 000 dollars in damage. Early reports attribute the blaze to an unknown cause with investigations beginning.
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