New Fort Wayne Muncie Indianapolis Trolley Service
Limited interurban cars will start May 16 between Fort Wayne Indianapolis via Muncie and Peru routes. Timetables show alternating Muncie and Peru legs with frequent departures from Fort Wayne at 6 20 am 7 20 am 8 20 am 9 20 am and more, plus Indianapolis return trips and local Fort Wayne Muncie service. Freight also offered. negotiations long under way to connect many towns to Fort Wayne trolley.
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Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Muncie
Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company
Indiana Union Traction Company
Peru
Carriers to Deliver on Lower Floors in Fort Wayne
Postal inspectors in Fort Wayne require mail delivery only to the second floor or lower, affecting about 150 firms and residents after May 10. Buildings with elevators are exempt, and upper-floor mail must be placed on first-floor boxes or with a first-floor recipient. Deliveries to multiple suites in a building may be omitted. The rule shift follows a rise in third and fourth floor occupancy without elevators. Ely's Cream Balm is touted as safe under the pure food law, containing no injurious drugs.
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Fort Wayne
Ely
Bloomington trustee Matthews dies by own hand after shortage found
John M. Matthews, Bloomington township trustee, shot himself amid a nearly four thousand dollar shortage in his books. He was 65, a Civil War veteran, G A R member, and active in the Methodist church. He leaves a widow and two sons.
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Bloomington
Ind
John M. Matthews
Matthews
Methodist Church
Monroe County
Annual Spring Sale of Curtains and Draperies
The notice advertises a spring sale featuring Regular 75c and 89c per pair curtains and draperies with regular $1.00 quality, highlighting low sale prices. It mentions location in Berry and St. Street area and emphasizes annual sale nature.
Nottingham Curtains Sale Prices and Upholstery Service
Nottingham Curtains offers regular priced window coverings with sale prices per pair and a note highlighting the Upholstery Department. The ad promises quality workmanship and invites customers to buy upholstery material and have existing furniture re-upholstered.
Arabian Curtains Sale on Handled Arabians
Advertises a complete line of handsome Arabian horses in Ivory Regular quality with a sale price per pair. Mentions pricing. main figures include 2.25 regular and sale price 0.79 to 1.55. Includes promotional shorthand typical of a classifieds blurb.
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Ivory
Cluny Curtains On Sale In Varying Quality Bespoke pairs
Advertising copy lists Cluny curtains with edging and insertions, adaptable for bedroom dining living and library. Sale prices per pair range from 4.50 to 6.00 for several quality levels, with one line noting a price of 86.35.
Novelty Curtains Offered At Half Regular Prices
A special lot of Novelty Lace Curtains in white cream and ecru with various patterns is offered at half the regular prices. Pairs list regular prices from six to ten dollars, with sale prices ranging from three twenty five to five dollars per pair.
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Fort Wayne
Wolf & Dessauer Dry Goods
Wolf & Dessauer
Brussels Net Curtains at Sale Prices
Exquisite Brussels nets with fine patterns suited for parlor window hangings. Large selection available at sale price per pair six dollars seventy five cents, regular eight dollars.
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Brussels
Roosevelt hunts big game amid Aden to Mombasa voyage
Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt landed after a rainy voyage with son Kermit and Captain, was greeted by officials, saluted by guards, and attended a dinner aboard the ship. The party planned a trek to Sir Alfred Pease's Athi River ranch, with flooding delaying routes and altering plans.
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Kermit
Roosevelt
Aden
Mogadiscio
Somaliland
United States
Mombasa
Mr. Roosevelt
Sir Alfred Pease
Athi River
Amended Track Plans Submitted to Board of Public Works
Amended track plans were presented to the board of public works on Monday by the Wabash and Pennsylvania companies. The proposals were submitted with estimates and filed for formal consideration.
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Severye
Board of Public Works
Wabash
Pennsylvania
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Logansport
Vandalia
Bel River
Fred Hefty
Auburn
Vest. Berry
ST. ST
Nottingham
Madras
Tiffany Art
Battenberg
Hartshorn
Co. Co
L. L. Carpenter
Auburn Building and Loan Association
W. H. Schaab
George A. Bishop
H. B. McCord
J. E. Buchanan
E. T. Cochran
J. W. Sheffer
M. E. Garrett
Odum
Grand Jury
Lagro
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