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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1911
Page
5
The piece argues that the era seeks peace and fraternity, citing religious prophecies and the need to curb war. It contrasts spiritual hopes with political fixes like tariff reform, urging a bill that serves the public good over partisan interests.
The wool tariff report and a presidential message urging swift revision were transmitted to Congress. The president praises the board’s exhaustive findings on wool, woolens, and woollens and seeks immediate action, while Democrats in the House weigh how to proceed despite mixed reception.
The editorial urges respect for law while condemning lawless big business and McNamaras. It notes trusts violate laws, rely on lawyers to avoid consequences, and calls for a complete court hearing to prove innocence or guilt, referencing packers and national sentiment.
Paris reports Mme de Thebes the etoile quarter seeress foresees 1912 as a black year with war looming in Europe. She predicts high living costs, political upheaval, uprisings, and disasters including floods and epidemics, touching Paris and Brest, Toulon, and other regions.
The article touts fruits and vegetables as medicines, highlighting pineapple juice as a digestive aid and showpiece of nature’s pharmacy. It cites cranberries for malaria, lemons for fevers, onions for nervous ailments, and tomatoes for liver health, advising plain consumption and cautioning against sugar.
Decatur Indiana residents hosted family dinners and shared food and gifts with the needy. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Milo Black of Newcastle and Irvin Acker families, with Winnifred Lowery visiting from Sharon Pennsylvania. Churches and Sunday school children contributed toys and baskets to aid poorer homes. Sadie Cowly and her daughter Maud returned to Fort Wayne after holiday visits.
The notice promotes heavy markdowns on fur coats and pelts including Caracul Caracal Sitka Fox Black Lynx Jap Mink Persian Lamb Hudson Lynx Blue Wolf Opossum and Coney. Items priced from $90 to $150 with one fourth off regular lows.
Readable text shows a sale on children coats in cloth plush and caracul fabrics with prices listed as 6.50 values at 4.95 10.00 values at 7.89 and 15.00 to 18.00 values at 9.98. no brands or store names identified.
Beautiful waists in silk and chiffon marquisette and lingerie, all handsomely made and trimmed, offered at greatly reduced prices for a limited time.
After an over Christmas visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. Z. Weaver the season brought several weddings. True Daugherty wed Miss Johl in Monroe and will live in Decatur. Martin Ault and Dollie May Overhulser married. Bertha Smith and Alva Buffenbarger were wed at the bride’s home.
Antwerp reports Rolla Jump returning to Fort Dade Florida with the coast artillery. Beets are grown by Continental Sugar in Tipton with forty acres in the field. New $30,000 Antwerp schoolhouse nears completion as heating and plumbing progress continue. Funeral for David Zuber scheduled with Knights Templar attendance. Local business activity includes Crouch & Son horse shipments and C. Perry beet culture gains. Various residents visit Fort Wayne and Monroe with family notices and health updates.
Convoy area social news lists Miss Lela Mentzer of Winona Lake visiting family. Local residents Carl Reynolds, Homer Heyman in Fort Wayne. Clayton Ravili ck of North Judson visiting Friglicks. Christ Heolle with relatives in Convoy. Paul Long welcomed a baby girl. Ruth Reynolds visited Leona Sponneller near Dixon. Parker family from near Van Wert with Elgin Pettit. Rose Reynolds and Besse Norris from Van Wert visited Convoy. Clyde Pritchard of Venedocia visited relatives. Edna Mollenkopf hosted Lela Mentzer Bernice Dwire and others at dinner. Van Wert shoppers Moore Grace Clay and Mrs We Hall with daughter Flossie. Mrs A Krxcher and Ruth Reynolds Fort Wayne visitors. Join Fritz family shopped in Fort Wayne. Ernest Flickinger and Ed Norris business callers in Van Wert. Mrs J B Reynolds and Rouge made a Van Wert trip midweek.
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