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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1908
Page
3
An incoherent report notes arrivals for a convention with scattered references to delegates, officials, and locales. The garbled text mentions leaders, commanders, and a list of names, hinting at a formal gathering with planned speakers and a broader community response.
The Charity Ball Shag continues to draw crowds since its New York premiere at the Lyceum theater under Krohans. Allen Sipek’s company promises a grand afternoon and Wright Huntington will star and direct. The show boasts experienced talent and aims to entertain all theatergoers with a polished performance.
The Man From Home by Tooth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson plays at the Majestic Wednesday. It drew vast audiences in Chicago and New York, with a reported run length and high profits, though production costs remain a topic of debate.
An OCR fragment outlines a Majestic production titled Paid In Fully with references to Eugene Walter and vanissipurary Sanerican Vitis. It hints at a theatrical presentation with production notes and cast mentions but lacks coherent events or dates. The readable text centers on names and a show title amidst garbled phrases.
The article outlines varied stomach trouble symptoms including ravenous appetite, food aversion, chest weight, throat fullness, heartburn misperceived as heart disease, and frequent headaches. It argues the stomach should digest food without prior digestion and calls for a tonic built from already digested food to strengthen digestion, linking digestion to blood and nerves.
A review notes the production progresses with forceful style and real ire from characters. It marks a radical departure from conventional theater, praising Walter merits and detailing the play’s two-year life in New York and five years in Chicago.
The Casino advertises the latest motion picture described as a sober hearted romance with a gentle story. It highlights Miss Ghuius Brown and Miss Ber nige Keinaent in singing acts and promises a grand opening with a feature to be shown Thursday night and continuing through the week.
Larwill resident Read Maynard, previously in the loan business, and Marshall McNabb Baturday were arraigned before Mayor Martinson on Saturday night. Maynard pled guilty to public intoxication and was fined $2 with costs totaling $10.40, which he paid and was released.
A garbled report notes one Wright achieving a new world record with a machine era context. The fragment mentions Ans, Sept. 2, Wille Wrist, American, and Angora Hel, but lacks clear details.
A local petition prompts city officials to outline improvements near the St Mary and Meyer avenues and the planned park. The council weighs street work, home-ownership concerns, and funding, with decisions expected at the next meeting. The Metropolitan Engineering and Construction Co. announced Taylor Street paving finished, praised as the best paving in the city.
A Temple theater vaudeville night drew a large matinee crowd as German comedian George Hillman with his schoolmaster act and a lively cast prompted sustained applause and great engagement from the audience. The show featured singing dancing and lively performances that kept the theater filled and energized.
A dated warning urges using pure soap for dishwashing to avoid impure fats and contamination. It touts Easy Task soap as safe, affordable, and available locally, stressing cleanliness for dishes, glassware, knives, and forks.
The week at the theater is praised with standing room crowds and a first rate bill. Jules Held provides excellent impersonations of the great, Ada Schnee sings "Sweetheart Days" beautifully, Fritz Austen and the comedy duo Dyer and Sidian entertain, and John Zimmer's "Somewhat Different" act is highlighted as the standout. Zimmer, a seasoned performer, is acclaimed for consistent, strong stage presence.
The gross complaint of Daniel Prough to the suit for divorce from his wife contains sensational allegations. The defendant alleges he was frequently turned out of the house while his wife entertained other men, with orders to mind his business when he sought admittance. The couple are prominent residents of Jefferson township.
In Huntington Times report, Officer Truax responds to Mrs Oaks claim that her husband took their two children to his mother's home on Whitstock street. The tale details a welfare dispute as Oaks tolerated his sister-in-law Otto Wahls and family, leading to a domestic rift. The officer finds no jurisdiction to intervene as the children were found resting at their standmother's home and the case ends without action.
At night, William Hueckelhahn was mauled by a boar while feeding hogs on his Maples area farm. He suffered severe injuries to his right arm and body, requiring fifty stitches. recovery is unlikely. His parents were killed six months earlier in a separate accident nearby.
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