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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1904
Page
2
Bowser reluctantly agrees to lead a skating party with the Gliding band after a long layoff. He strains to perform fancy figures on ice, slips amid roaring laughter, and is helped to his feet as spectators cheer his improvised display. The scene ends with Bowser’s resolve to endure the embarrassment for the sake of the group.
Mr Bowser joins a gliding band and on a cold January day crashes into the snow. Passersby, a kind policeman, and an express man aid him back to the house while Mrs Bowser, Mia Bowser, and a cat observe the aftermath. The episode ends with the Bowser family gathering the glider fragments and pondering the odd turn of Indiana politics.
A dramatic poem laments the wheel of the trade grinding on, mashing lives for wealth. It links factory crowds, poverty, crime, ruined virtue, and the erosion of empire, urging reform during a temperance crusade era. The piece is followed by notices on Epworth League temperance plans, a queen’s stance against revenue from sin, and local obituaries.
A Western Christian Advocate letter questions the push for bottled pure whisky under government supervision, condemning its touted medical use and charity tickets. The writer labels the scheme deceptive, arguing it eases sale of intoxicants while harming public health and moral effort against drink.
An array of temperance notes cites Judge Charles on liquor causing crime and pauperism, a Russian prize to render alcohol unfit while preserving taste, and reports of crowded alcohol wards. It notes prohibition by state or local option in many states, clergy petitions to end beer sales at camps, and convicts linked to liquor. It highlights rising debate, railroads restricting drinkers, and references to Foley's Kidney Cure and local death of Ozolo Township pioneer William Pontious.
Engineer John E. Long, long time employee on the western division of the Pennsylvania lines, plans retirement after thirty three years of service. Afflicted with rheumatism for years he has been unable to work since last fall and has applied for admission to the pension department. Born July 2 1837 in Wayne County Ohio he came with his parents to this state in 1857 and settled on a farm.
Long moved from a Winchester road farm near Williamsport to Fort Wayne in 1871, joined the Pennsylvania Railroad as a fireman, became an engineer in 1876, and has since worked with an unusually accident free record. He married Martha A. Weaver at Williamsport and resides with Dr. and Mrs. Long at 1901 Pine Street, sharing a musical heritage from his youth.
Robi J. Miller of Read House Drug Store in Chattanooga praises Foley's Honey and Tar as superior to other cough syrups. An engagement is announced between Miss Clara May Greer of Fort Wayne and Mr. Edgar Lea Bell of Milwaukee, with plans for a June wedding in Tyne. Greer, daughter of J. W. and spouse, is a former Fort Wayne teacher turned bookkeeper at Citizen's Trust Company. Bell is a Milwaukee saddlery firm executive and cousin of Joe W. Bell. The couple will reside in Milwaukee after marriage.
Telluride Col April 2 Deputy Sheriff Robert D Meldrum shot and killed Thissel at the Tom Boy mine boarding house five miles from town after Thissel cursed and struck Meldrum. Thissel died minutes after the confrontation as John Herron and a militia detail moved to arrest Meldrum. A local oculist notes forty men and three women per thousand are color blind.
In Kosciusko county a white swan measuring eighty six inches from tip to tip was shot last week. Allen McLean of South Bend suffered severe frostbite requiring amputation after winter injuries. Monroeville dry goods merchant David B. Redelsheimer sold his business to Erwin & Wright. Stewart Crowe, fourteen, died in Goshen from a ruptured brain blood vessel during a coughing fit. Special judge E A Dausman to preside over Rollin Ellison cases in Goshen. Professor C G Lockhart of Blount ton school joins Indiana University faculty in Bloomington. Morbert Lewis of Elkhart, eight, missing after refusing to go to school. Bluffton Methodists seek Rev C A Wade as Fort Wayne district elder. Peter Gross family in Jackson township, Elkhart county, with eleven bedfast children. Wabash Retail Merchants' association launches button campaign to reach a 20,000 population goal. Pickle factory near Angola planned with farmers to grow 200 acres. Steuben county sheriff job considered healthy with eight former sheriffs alive, pioneer W Homer Twichell born 1661. Professor J B McDaniel to supervise Christian Mission in Monterey Mexico. Jacob Auer of Washington township Whitley county dies at 75. Mishawaka Woolen mill flywheel explosion damages plant but no injuries reported. damage about 8000 dollars.
Dr Charles Zimmerman claims a positive home treatment cures consumption in suitable cases. He says many desperate patients have been saved and offers testimonials and information by mail from Fort Wayne Indiana. The ad urges readers to seek his remedy instead of waiting for a local doctor.
Middlesex county authorities probe the death of 40 year old Miss Mahul Page found by her father Edward Page a retired tranmnaster in her home. Initial signs suggested suicide but medical exam reveals six knife wounds. A note on the table claimed she was travelling to aid her injured brother in Boston. the brother is reportedly well.
The best family salve claims instant relief for burns cuts bruises sores eczema and abrasions. Emphasizes genuine DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve against counterfeits and danger from inferior products sold by Moyer Bros. Co.
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