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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1899
Page
14
The Nickel Plate road issues a wrouxlet titled Summer Outings highlighting pictorial scenes on the south shore of Lake Erie and the classic shores of Lake Chautauqua. Advertises low rates for seasonal travel this hot season.
All S. S. superintendents in Allen county must submit their statistical reports by June 1. Reports may be sent to the sender or left at the Fort Wayne Sentinel office.
Patrons are urged to watch for pleasant summer surprises with reduced excursion fares. Check newspapers and ticket agents before buying. Readers are reminded of the daily express service between Chicago and New York or Boston with no car changes and lower rates than competitors.
Letters from Robert Weber of Fort Wayne, serving in the Fourth Infantry Hospital Corps, describe early Manila camp life and impressions. He notes the old city walls, New Manila with modern amenities, Spanish officers, and harsh conditions. He mentions awaiting front movement, limited mail, hot weather, mosquitos, beggars, and strict curfews.
The document notes two two centimos Filipino scrip pieces, a Second Lieutenant commission signed by General Emilio Aguinaldo, and two Manila English newspapers Freedom and The American. It describes their crude printing, weekly or daily schedules, annual costs, content focus on army operations and camp gossip, heavy editorials, and advertising by Manila merchants, with loyalty to America despite wartime strains.
In trenches near Malabon a soldier reports hard fighting all day with many killed and wounded on both sides. He encloses a commission from Aguinaldo for a second lieutenant found at San Francisco Angeles. He urges preservation and signs off with affectionate regards to his father as troops charge Malabon by candle light.
Fragmentary entry notes a World War II era air action with a German or Axis air unit and a citation to Manila, April. Details are sparse but indicate a report of aerial combat or loss with limited readable phrases.
Marion Indiana May 10 Fortune seems to have smiled at last on W J Craig of the soldiers home. He has been confined in the home hospital but will go to Chicago for treatment. Former owner of the Indianapolis Sentinel and Clover Leaf receiver he now has back pay of 1000 and a pension of 72 per month barely sufficient for his condition.
In circuit court Judge O Rourke ruled Wednesday for plaintiff Christian Pirson. The award totals 3638 25 against the Riverview Farm company and R W Taylor and Henry J Miller as administrators of the estate of the late R T McDonald.
Highly bred young Short Horn Bulls for sale by Chieftain and out of Scottish King and Non Pariel Chief, prize bulls. Dams linked to Gay Monarch and other imports. Prices not expected to be high. Sunnyside Farm operated by Charles McCulloch at 10 41 Fort Wayne Indiana.
Advertises loans secured by real estate or personal security offered by Cc. F. Pfeiffer in Rooms 6-7, Bass Block. Includes subscription notice for The Sentinel.
George Munsch, a Madison township farmer, filed an affidavit in Squire France's court against Oliver Taylor for assault and battery after Taylor's chickens supposedly invaded Munsch's garden. A sequence of affidavits and a contested first fine led to Taylor being fined again, with $19.50 in fines and costs. Mrs. Anselm Fuelber is recovering after an illness of about a week.
An 19th century patent medicine advertisement touts Utah Kidney Beans as a curative for Bright's Disease dropsy bladder stones and numerous kidney ailments. It features endorsements by Rev. Roland Hall of Tennessee, claims of alcohol content, and lists Fort Wayne agents and Turner’s Little Liver Turners as companion products.
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