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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1899
Page
8
Long list of court actions in Maumee township and Shir ley City cases. Motions overruled for new trial and venire de novo in Shibe Ley City matter. various civil suits, judgments, and ad ministrations noted with dates and parties including Moriarity license objections and saloon issues.
In Charlotte Disler v Samuel and Catherine Disler a judge ordered the defendants examined on November 27 at 9 a m in the Colerick Thomas law office. The parties are in the city and efforts to settle are under way. Separately E V and Frank A Emrick filed a divorce complaint with William S P Disler as plaintiff and Charlotte Disler as defendant, the plaintiff alleging his affections were alienated.
Henry H. Herd through Ryan and Ryan sues Emma Herd for divorce alleging abandonment after a marriage on August 23, 1873. The couple lived together until September 23, 1897, when the defendant left and they have not resided together since.
The article lists manufacturers and bid prices for wooden furniture and steel furniture for a new court house. Notable bidders include M Ohmer Sons Dayton Ohio Mitchell Furniture Cincinnati A H Andrews Chicago Wallenger Milwaukee W H Warren Chicago and Jerome Herff Peru Indiana with adjustments discussed for sample grills and optional deductions. Some bidders claimed lower totals after including omitted specification items.
News reports four more smallpox cards sent to Dr. Proegler amid growing cases in Scipio township near Major Eager's home. Sanitary Officer Brokaw to visit Thursday with Dr. Lomas's report. Proegler weighing stricter measures to prevent spread.
An affidavit from John Shane and a second county case challenge the boy phenomenon claimed to bring cures in Fort Wayne. The article documents mounting skepticism about alleged miracles and cites an affidavit showing Shane’s paralysis case and published claims of cure.
Nearly one hundred Waterloo high school pupils under Principal M D Smith sign and enact etiquette rules dated November 7 1899 The list covers conduct in class and on streets including no communication during school refined seating quiet rooms polite behavior hats to ladies and abstaining from tobacco A separate note reports a stolen clothing grip valued at $30 found along a railway track after train travel to Hartford City.
Miss Clara Reese and Rev. Martin Daib were married last Wednesday at the bride’s parents’ home on Montgomery street. Rev. Will Meinzen officiated. Attendants included Miss Emily Reese and Miss Freda Daib with groomsmen Rev. Wyencekin and Rev. Henkel. The couple will reside in Strasburg Illinois after a brief visit here and a wedding tour to Chicago and Milwaukee.
A temperance mother learns her medicinal whisky fueled her sons Nathan and Judd into drunkenness. The minister confirms the cause as the bottle and the boys’ descent haunts the village. The scene ends with the mother dead and the Lindley brothers as alcohol afflicted, wandering without home or care. Nearby, Northern Indiana Trust delays its planned office opening to April due to building readiness.
The article argues deafness cannot be cured by local applications because they cannot reach the diseased Eustachian tube area. It asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and that nine of ten cases are caused by catarrh.
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