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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1902
Page
10
Washington reports the president will not travel to Charleston due to his son’s illness though the child’s condition is not alarming. Doctors request the president avoid Groton to not excite the boy, with a possible last minute departure if the situation worsens.
Mrs Roosevelt and a maid arrived in Groton Massachusetts after 10 am and rode three miles to Groton School where Theodore Roosevelt Jr. lay ill. President Peabody of Groton School greeted them and arranged a bedside visit, while Mrs Roosevelt declined to speak publicly per the Roosevelt administration’s plan.
In Washville Tennessee February 8 illiterate mountaineers called cavites threaten to kill university officials and blow up buildings if a planned laundry at the University of the South in Sewanee is built. A prior laundry burned soon after opening and letters with skulls and rifles target Vice Chancellor D L Wiggins and Steward R L Colmore. Citizens of nearby Tullahoma favor relocating the laundry and vow protection if installed.
The school board, facing gas shortages and cold weather, decided to stop using gas in Lakeside and Clay schools. Furnaces were modified to burn coal, and students received a day off while the overhaul took place.
Mrs. P L Cordier of Mannington Kentucky says her three year old girl with severe croup was saved after a single dose of Foley's Honey and Tar. The ad warns against substitutes and lists Dreier and Pellens as sellers.
At a meeting of the building committee the panel awarded the contract for architectural plans to a selected firm. Officials discussed project scope timelines and budget constraints while confirming next steps and approvals needed for formal documentation.
T E Bracken of Muncie says the Muncie Hartford City and Fort Wayne electric line is advancing with grading nearly half finished between Muncie and Montpelier. The project aims for operation on part of the route by mid summer. Fort Wayne Gas Co crossing pipes is under study. General Manager S L Nelson to buy six new cars for the line. Huntington business men’s excursion reports 1,212 travelers not counting children.
A health advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poison, cancer, ulcers, eczema, and related conditions. It claims rapid healing of sores and pains, with a free trial offer and mail order from Dr. Gillam in Atlanta, plus stockists in Indiana.
C Gilliams of Lagrange interviews Republicans in the city to gauge his chances for the Republican nomination for Congress in the district.
An advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for cuts burns bruises inflammations and boils claiming millions sold annually and money back if not cured. Also notes the death of Mrs Francis A Kinsey at Warsaw aged 88 after she and husband marking their 68th wedding anniversary on December 29.
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe option for children with coughs and colds. Claims the product contains no opiates or poisons and lists Dreier & Bro. and Pellens & Poister as sellers.
Northern Indiana reports four new rural routes from Lagrange. Obituaries note Francis Marion King of Columbia City and Hannah Kingsley of Mt. Pisgah, plus deaths of John Draggoo Almira Hill Catherine Baumgardner and Peter Creager. Local incidents include an explosion in Decatur and a leg injury from a rolling object near Noble County.
In Lafayette Indiana Dr S S Washburn sues the city council for $2460 claiming pay for attending smallpox cases under a health department contract at $20 per day. The council refused, prompting the lawsuit watched by physicians across Illinois Indiana and Michigan.
Gen Samuel Pearson prompts White House with a demand to end what he calls a British post at Port Chalmette near New Orleans. He claims soldiers are there to renew weapons and recruit men, urging the president to decide whether to permit action against the site or face neutrality law violations.
Cincinnati Irish groups urge Miss Alice Roosevelt to avoid angering England and its enemies during King Edward VII’s coronation. They propose she carry a prayer petition signed by a million mothers for mercy for Boer babies to win American support and avoid hostile reception.
An emphatic endorsement promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a reliable treatment for pimples eczema boils scrofulous sores erysipelas and salt rheum arguing it can cure eruptive diseases in men and women and improve appearance and prospects.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo proprietors. Local testimonials assert trustworthiness of J Cheney for 15 years. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as internally acting on blood and mucous surfaces. price seven dollars per bottle. sold by druggists. testimonials free.
Samuel Wolf entertained his store employees at Standard Hall on Friday night for his upcoming wedding. Prizes in card games went to Miss McGee Mrs Frank Hill Gerhard Myers and Al Lyons. D P Swartz of New York proposed the toast and performed songs and a reading. Al Lyons and Mr Wolf gave toasts and dancing followed with music by the Misses Cohen.
Charles Reynolds may open a piano school at Huntington, outlining a plan to offer lessons and piano instruction to residents. The article notes potential establishment details and community interest.
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