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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1908
Page
8
A promotional missive promotes a dyspepsia cure claiming to improve digestion and stomach health. It cites pills or tonics, promises quicker digestion, and asserts personal success with the product. It names agents in Fort Wayne and Syracuse and invites readers to send money or letters to notable addresses.
A new three story brick building for WNE Griffin Co at Fairfield and Pennsylvania Ave has opened, housing heavy machinery and hundreds of employees. Rail service adjustments under the GR&TL schedule delay some Pennsylvania trains to improve connections at Kalamazoo and Fort Wayne. Edward P. Kinney arrives as Bartenders Union organizer for a Langard Hall address.
Gart Shoher editor of the Labor Times Herald leaves for Vincennes to attend the Indiana State Labor convention representing the musicians union. Various workers move between Bowser machine shop and related firms, with several taking vacations and new assignments noted among Pennsylvnia and nearby businesses.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions an army of intelligent women and appeals to readers. It references fame, work, and labor, with garbled phrases about snowy white wands and labor cuts. Entities are unclear due to transcription errors.
Charles Reed of Auburn Indiana left his job as a carriage trimmer with the Kiblinger company to enter the Naval training school at Norfolk Virginia. The move marks his entry into Uncle Sam's service as the program prepares young men for naval duties.
Bluffton street fair begins this morning with displays of farm produce, livestock, and horse shows. The event draws nearby towns, with anticipated crowds and cheerful chatter as vendors set up and local groups prepare demonstrations.
An old advertisement urges Dr Williams Pink Pills as the remedy for nervous debility. It cites overwork and worry as causes, claims blood purification and nerve nourishment, and presents a testimonial from Mrs Paul White of Rumsville Indiana about recovery after a severe nervous collapse. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York.
The report notes a record drought crippling oil wells from several regions east of the Mississippi. Production falls, with West Virginia’s Follansbee pool dipping and Clinton limestone output stagnating in Ohio. Southwestern Indiana shows promise, while drops appear across older districts in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. Cyrus Cline slated to speak in Angola, addressing Bryan and Kern club at Brann’s ball.
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