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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
8
Summer dress goods sale offer and prices
There are many saving chances in summer goods as they must be closed out. Printed lawns at 9c a yard and batistes at 9c. Foulards and dimities 15c to 25c a yard. Plain and dotted Swiss mousselines 25c value. Early fall gowns offered at 39c and 50c.
Hammock sale halves prices on selected patterns
The store announces closing out all hammocks at one fourth lower than regular low prices with excellent qualities and patterns available for customers to choose from.
Summer Suit Room Clearance Prices End Sale
Clearance prices rule our suit room with summer suits waists and skirts offered at wonderful low prices to close out.
KNIT UNDERWEAR STOCK OFFERS BARGAINS
A stock nearly complete as season's start offers Swiss ribbed vests at 10c 12 44c 15c 25c and 50c, plus combination suits priced at 50c 75c and 1.00.
Unusual Toilet Goods Offers From Daggett Ramsdell and Bico
Advertises Daggett Ramsdell cold cream soap at 50 cents with every 75 cent jar, along with a 25 cent cake. Also promotes Bico Bath Powder and Bico Talcum Powder at a combined price of 19 and a half cents, offering 50 cent value for 19 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daggett & Ramsdell
Oldest Goose in United States Is in Flint Michigan
Flint resident Mrs. A C Johnson claims a 36 year old goose named Baby is the oldest in the United States. The bird hatched in April 1873 after being found in snow by the owner and has since become a neighborhood favorite. Tax ferrets in Noble county have collected about $40,000 in sequestered taxes for the county treasury, earning a one third commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint, Mich
United States
A. C. Johnson
Baby
Noble County
Civic Improvement and the Individual
The piece urges Fort Wayne residents to rely on personal effort for civic progress rather than reliance on others or philanthropy. It praises the middle class as the city’s strength and argues true advancement comes from widespread self-reliant action, not millionaire donations, despite the costs and labor required. It ends with a report of a bank box looting tied to the Wakarusa post office theft, noting $250 in stamps missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Wakarusa Bost
Orville Wright Cross Country Flight Tops Aviation News
Orville Wright carried Lt. Benjamin Foulois over a ten mile route from Fort Myer to Alexandria and back at more than 42 mph. The flight demonstrated the aeroplane’s wartime potential, with Wright noting altitude adjustments affected speed. General Allen confirmed government acceptance and plans for an aerial training field near Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Orville Wright
Benjamin D. Foulois
Fort Myer
Alexandria
Army
Navy
Schuter’s Hill
Wilbur Wright
Orville
Katherine Wright
Bishop Wright
Dayton
Reuchlin Wright
Kansas
Miss Wright
Wilbur
Wright
Schuter’s
Four Mile Run
Europe
Aeroplane Corps
General Allen
Ohio
Washington
War Department
Shuter Hill
Four Mile
Taft
Army Field
Signal Corps
Lieut Foulois
Charley Taylor
Foulois
Mparitora
Foulos
James Allen
Lahm
Handsome new People's Trust and Savings Bank opened
The People's Trust and Savings company opened its new Calhoun street home with a public reception. Visitors toured the modern, elegant banking quarters lit by electric lighting, appreciating the building's convenience and refined woodwork throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Trust and Savings Company
Calhoun Street
Whushern
People’s Trust
Count Zeppelin GoeS To The Fair In 220 Mile Flight
Count Zeppelin piloted the airship Zeppeli n II from Friedrichshafen to Frankfort about 220 miles at 21 mph. Strong head winds slowed progress at times. Crowds of 100000 cheered as the craft circled the city and landed in a wire enclosure guarded by infantry while artillery saluted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Bitterfeld
Zeppelin air ship passes Ulm in morning flight
Ulm in Wuertemberg reports the Zeppelin air ship crossed overhead at 5 19 am after a 56 mile run in one hour and thirty nine minutes, signaling a rapid crossing from an early morning route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulm
Wuertemberg
Zeppelin II Struggles With Winds Over Bietigheim
Reported adverse winds hinder the Zeppelin II as it passed over Bietigheim Wuertemberg at 10:20 this morning. The craft took five hours to cover about fifty eight miles from Ulm, veering off course due to gusty rain hail and heavy wind while its machinery operated normally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bietigheim
Wuertemberg
Ulm
Zeppelins Zeppelin II sails to Frankfort expo
Friedrichshafen July 31 The dirigible balloon Zeppelin II started at 3 40 this morning from here to sail to the Frankfort air navigation exposition about 220 miles away along the planned route. The moon shone brightly and the weather was beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedrichshafen
Frankfort Air Navigation Exposition
Zeppelin message dropped on parade ground
Caunstat July 31 report says a message fell from a Zeppelin over the parade ground signed by Colsmann manager of the Zeppelin building company aboard the airship The note describes smooth drive to Uhn followed by bad weather ballast thrown over a gondola trim needed and initial stalling near Geislingen before continued travel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caunstat
Zeppelin
Colsmann
Zeppelin Building Company
Uhn
Geislingen
Auto Fire Quelled by Grenade Heroics on Clinton Street
A short circuit in W. K. Noble’s automobile on Clinton street caused a blaze that fire crews reached too late to save. Noble extinguished the flames with a hand grenade kept in the car, causing only nominal damage to the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Noble
Clinton Street
Main
Barrett & Morris
Noble
Aeronaut Dropped Before He Was Prepared
Baltimore on July 31. Aeronaut Fred Owens battled a strong head wind for over half an hour attempting to sail his airship from an amusement park toward city hall. He then landed atop the Lexington and Liberty street building, narrowly missing a fall, with the craft slightly damaged and the engine failing at 500 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
City Hall
Fred Owens
Lexington and
Liberty Streets
Owens
County council awards reward for murder case leads
In a special session the county council approved 500 for a reward to informants aiding the capture and conviction of Herman Miller John Stout and John Baker in the 1907 murder of Marshal Columbus Cray at Woodburn. Funds to be paid via Dr Don Gorrell from the Woodburn bank, with further appropriations for counsel stenographer, court reporters, ditches and county operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Council
Herman Miller
John Stout
John Baker
Marshal Columbus Cray
Woodburn
Don Gorrell
John Capron
Picnic Invitation Aims to Preserve Miami Traditions
A tri county gathering at Brock's grove Conner's mill Wa bash Aug 25 invites Miami Indian survivors from Grant Wabash Miami counties. The meeting seeks firsthand traditions to educate youth and promote a monument for the Mississinewa battleground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brock's Grove
Conner’s Mill
Wabash County
Grant
Wabash
Miami Counties
Missiessinewa Battleground
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Rurode Dry Goods Company
Klaehn & Melching
Louis Dorn
Wrights
German Aeronaut
Friederichshafen
Frankfort Fair
Wenger
Bright
Calhoun
Ind
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