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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1906
Page
5
A wartime style advertisement extols Malta-Vita as the most healthful, easily digested whole wheat food. It describes Malta-Vita as mixed with pure barley malt extract, baked into water flakes, and praised for energy, muscle building, and blood quality with a price of 16 cents at grocers.
Bluffton street commissioner Fred Tangeman resigns. Warsaw veteran Hector Phillips dies from paralysis after a Saturday night. Neva Gipe 13 breaks arm near Columbia City. Jefferson township pioneer William Mcvuague dies at 85. Bluffton’s Anna Steevicks, Wells county infirmary’s oldest resident, turns 95. Frank McBride 16 near Churubusco in critical condition after a knee wound worsens to blood poisoning. Decatur Park hotel gutted by fire. loss 2500 insured. Boston Weston jailed in Huntington awaiting new trial motion. Weston convicted of killing R J Holthouse in Decatur over cab fare. Ely’s Cream Balm ad.
A fire in Logansport Indiana nearly destroyed the Cass county orphans home causing about 25000 dollars in damage. Nineteen children were on the playground when the blaze was found and investigators suspect a faulty flue or an electric wire in the attic sparked the blaze.
The Foley & Co. Chicago remedy Foley’s Honey and Tar is praised for coughs and colds but warns that many imitations with similar sounding names exist. The genuine product appears in a yellow package and users are advised to refuse substitutes.
Sunday evening services at the German Baptist church in West Goshen were disrupted by an acetylene gas tank explosion in the basement. Three men, janitor Hoover Samuel Hoke and Noah Ganger of Goshen, were seriously hurt and may die. A number of congregants were injured while fleeing the blast.
Tekonsha resident G. J. Welch touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as quickly easing pain from burns and skin injuries. The ad claims fast pile cure and the product as the best healing salve, priced 25e at Dreier & Bro.'s drug store.
Lawrence and Eldon Redding were in a boat on Little River when a shotgun they carried discharged. Hidon, 12, sustained an 80 percent left arm injury requiring amputation near the shoulder. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon east of Roanoke.
Advertisement for Orino Laxa Ave Fruit Syrup promotes a laxative tonic claimed to cure stomach and liver trouble, aid digestion, and stimulate liver and bowels without irritation. It asserts relief from indigestion sick headache and chronic constipation.
Rev E W Allen argues church duty extends beyond buildings to active service in society. He defines salvation as developing all human faculties and improving external conditions, urging churches to pursue social justice, honest business, and civic reform alongside spiritual life.
Assistant Night Yardmaster Homer L. Blakely of the Pennsylvania died instantly when struck by a string of flat cars loaded with iron pipes near the Piqua road in Fort Wayne. Coroner J. E. Stults reported skull crushed neck broken and both legs crushed, with Blakely past the office work before his 7:30 p m death. Born in Fort Wayne he rose from train crew caller to resistant night yardmaster over a career spent entirely with the railroad.
Advertisements offer high prices for horses of all kinds and mention hatching service for Orpington and barred rocks. Contact details include C. BE Rippe Bale Table 1017 Broadway and A M Eby Ontario street with phone number 6402 for delivery and inquiries.
Mr Bowser declares a return to the simple life but the plan clashes with modern comforts. Mrs Bowser adapts by doing chores herself and serving old fashioned meals, sparking tension and a chaotic climax with a clock mending incident and a pursuit through a snowstorm.
A crayon portrait of A. T. Biewend, Concordia College’s first director, was unveiled. Donated by surviving Biewend family members, the artwork replaces a ramon in the library and joins remaining pictures of the Old Concordia era.
A playful dialogue from Lealiv's Weekly features Mrs Nixey asking Banvled Holgar about going to work. Banvled admits difficulty with riddles as the reader is prompted to guess the answer.
George W. Perkins former vice president of New York Life Insurance was arrested on a grand larceny in the first degree warrant issued by Magistrate Moss. He sought a writ of habeas corpus from Justice Greenbaum to move the case to the supreme court. Argument postponed to next Friday.
English clairvoyant Joseph alias Jose, a professor and astrologer, was arrested in Hammond by Post Office Inspector A. R. Burr for using the mails to defraud. He advertised 2-cent horoscopes and promised a richer reading for $3, with over 500 letters sent to him by victims.
Mrs W L Gilpatrick of Danforth Maine says Electric Bitters restored her mother’s strength after twenty years of severe dyspepsia and six months of use. The tonic targets stomach liver kidneys and blood purification and claims relief from malaria biliousness and weakness. Price 60 cents guaranteed by Dreler Bros drug store.
Leonard Hanson of Pierceton accepts a position as electrician on the liner Minnesota, sailing between Seattle and the Philippines.
The North Indiana M. E. conference opened informally with Rev. Charles W. Shoemaker preaching at the First M. E. church in Alexandria. Temperance observances mark the start as delegates are assigned and evangelistic services planned with Rev. Joseph H. Smith as chief speaker. The conference covers 217 ministers, six districts, property valued at 2,378,875 dollars, membership 5,313, and annual minister support totaling 4,194,403 dollars. Closing session set for Saturday.
A period ad claims Foley's Kidney Cure protects kidneys and restores health. It cites Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky praising the product as a permanent cure for kidney disease and mentions Dreier and Bro as sellers.
The two cent per mile fare reduction from three to two increases expected travelers in Ohio. Nickel Plate Road promotes ample facilities for summer outings on Lake Erie's south shore. For more details contact C. A. Melin, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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