Two Oldest Women in Allen County Poorhouse
The Allen County infirmary houses notable elders including Mrs. Rowanna Thompson born in 1818 who recalls slave days under Dr. John Moore and a life of service across Ohio. Also pictured is Mary Etta Clark aged 75 who has spent 58 years at the infirmary since age 17, with both women sharing stories of residence, work as cooks and staff, and community life at the county home.
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William Warf
Allen County Almshouse
Mary Etta Clark
Allen County Infirmary
Rowanna Thompson
South
Thompson
Oxford
N.C
John Moore
Stivery
Massa
Jack
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio Capital
Niel Hotel
North
Bellefountaine
Delaware
Mt. Gilead
Warjen
Fort Wayne
Aveline
Butler
Clear Lake
Hedekin House
Tneas
Inirmary
Willie Warf
Tie
the Sentinel
Decatur
Tlow
Allen County
Mary
Asylum Life for the Elderly and Infirm in Fort Wayne
The article notes many inmates are old or feeble and some are crippled or feeble minded. Forty nine insane residents sit in wards with 32 men and 17 women. The county infirmary costs about sum a year to maintain housed fed and clothed. The farm spans 201 acres run by Superintendent Johnston.
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Fort Wayne
the Sentinel
Hayve
Baylf
Johmston
Old Man Whose Life Has Been Spent In Poorhouse
A Sentinel visit to the Allen County infirmary shows cheer and brightness among inmates. Superintendent W A Johnston, appointed 1908, runs a large, well supplied facility with 153 inmates, most men. The farm produces grain and pork for the institution, 400 dollars monthly payroll, and many workers needed to care for 140 residents.
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Sentinel
Allen County
Johnston
W. A W. Johnston
Eel River Township
John R. Johnston
Charity and Poorhouses in Indiana Report and Church Services
Indiana’s public and private aid system supports thousands in poverty with 92 poorhouses housing about 3 000 inmates including 2 909 men and 1 900 women. Northern counties show more infirmary poor, reform era changes altered census and asylum populations, while church and state institutions absorb former vagrant poor.
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Indiana
State Board
Mwh
Hemariee
Mew
Voaniy
Rey
Fred Withseanss
Kinin
Reikin stringed instrument by Nagoya violinmaker
A Japanese violinmaker in Nagoya reports devising the reikin a guitar shaped instrument with four strings that can perform the work of several samisen The inventor says the idea came during a European tour last year and has demonstrated success in an orchestra of Japanese instruments
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Nagoya
Europe
Mrs Edgenlong Praises You In Suave Fashion
A dialogue shows Mrs Edgenlong praising the listener with a sly tactic to appear intimate. Mrs Flimgill notes this habit as her concise method to project closeness, reflecting social maneuvering and impressions within their circle.
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Grandma
Will Carlton
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Allen
Minnie Brandstratter
Anna Adams
Fr. C. Scarlett
Washington Township
Mra
Dahnston
Merenti
Fome
Eoentte
Teremiah Bowers
Savilla Avenue
Pontise Street
Bluien
George L. Parker
James M. Reed
Reed
Mr. Reed
John Spice
Johny Wilkinson
Terman J. Felts
Thomas Turfineer
Pressad
W. H. Johnson
Indurmary
William Mellinger
Charles Stock
John Beckman
Frank Buckley
Sperintendent Johnson
David Hartman
Wm. Enslen
ST. Patricks Cathedral
John Cardinal Parley
Rome
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
New York
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