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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1890
Page
7
Society and Personal items summarized from the week in a condensed round up. Highlights include social calls, engagements, travels, and community notices reflecting local life and standards of courtesy.
Community items list births marriages and events from Whitley county. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs RFisher. several residents travel to Fort Wayne Chicago and Denver. church ice cream festival planned at M E church August 14. Local officials sworn in E Eller trustee and L O Smith assessor. various accidents visits and notices widen the social calendar.
Bluffton area notes report a drinking jaunt to Fort Wayne after visiting Jones quart shop and criticize prohibitionist schemes. The column notes twin boys born to Mr and Mrs C E Dudley, and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Charles Davis. It warns about gambling ring activity and plans to name locals to grand jury if activity continues. Also mentions visits and local business and a series of lectures on embalms.
The snippet lists various brief items: a man named Wagner plans to erect a cottage on East Craig Street and move this fall, Orin Stine from Reedburg Wis returns home with his parents for a few days, C V Gorrell of Ohio is en route to Denver to tend to his son Jose who was badly burned in a gasoline blast, and Clara Johnson visits Kingsland this week with sister Mrs James Brickley.
County commissioners review final settlements with retiring trustees across townships. Figures detail receipts, expenditures, and balances on hand for Sylvanus Ter Monroe Springfield Gotlieb Schaffer Milan Lake Edward Harper Jefferson William Hovey Cedar Creek Martin Habecker Adame Thomas Covington Aboite William Dalman Pleasant Benjamin Rose Scipio.
South Bend Tribune reports Fort Wayne Company B known as the Fort Wayne Rifles at Fort Wayne. Organized Sept 9 1885 with 55 members led by Captain Frank W Rawles. They won maiden drill first prize and state drill second in 1886 at Lafayette and later won $500 first prize at Evensville 1888. Officers: W H Peltier captain C J Bulger first lieutenant W W Kerr second lieutenant. Peltier under arrest for insubordination Kerr away on business Bulger in command.
A short week ending list names Baker George W Mooney Mrs E T OFETLEMEN Jansin WH Wood George LADIES Martin Mary C. R. Hinares plus a postmaster. Words of Wisdom from Indiana School Journal argues virtue and honesty as essential in education and calls for educators of high civilizing influence to maximize the state’s educational system.
Visitors Dr F B Wood and Attorney L J Gengler from Garrett were riding a horse drawn carriage when a dog darted from Leo road toll gate causing the horse to bolt into a ditch. Dr Wood suffered serious scalp injuries and was carried home by train followed by recovery efforts. A separate note touts a catarrh cure and an Ann Ashland brake patent for vehicles.
A nostalgic ad refrain highlights Castoria as a remedy across generations from infant illness to motherhood. The repeated lines emphasize trust in Castoria through childhood, youth, and parenting stages.
Fragmentary remarks from a public discussion reveal calls for a law that prohibits the making of wills. The text references a broader claim about remedies for skin diseases and a dismissive note on scarce goods in hell, indicating a garbled OCR excerpt from a local debate.
Farmers and labor organizations gathered to discuss a possible farmers exchange and measures for reform. Resolutions urged debt reduction, real estate tax changes, lard adulteration controls, and direct senator elections while debating a party ticket.
An advertisement claims a daughter of a customer was cured of suppressed menstruation after using one bottle of Bradfield's Female Regulator. It cites testimonials from J. W. Hellums and others and lists various products and sponsors including English Spavin Liniment and Fort Wayne druggists. It also includes an auction-like note seeking white oak butts and logs and a hub and spoke works inquiry near the Wabash railroad.
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